Editing Bon Jovi (section)

==Musical style==
Bon Jovi's musical style has generally been characterized as [[hard rock]],<ref name="Moskowitz">{{cite book|editor-first= David V. |editor-last= Moskowitz |title= The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World |year= 2015 |publisher= [[ABC-CLIO]] |volume= 1 |chapter= Bon Jovi |isbn= 978-1-4408-0340-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Thomas |last= Harrison |title= Music of the 1980s |year= 2011 |pages= 48, 53, 60 |publisher= ABC-CLIO |isbn= 978-0-3133-6600-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Tris |last= McCall |title= Bon Jovi announces new album and tour dates |newspaper= [[The Star-Ledger|Inside Jersey]] |date= October 25, 2012 |access-date= October 9, 2016 |url= http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/10/bon_jovi_announces_new_album_a.html}}</ref> [[arena rock]]<ref name="Moskowitz"/><ref>{{cite news|first= Gene |last= Stout |title= Bon Jovi will make a local band's day at Monday's KeyArena concert |newspaper= [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date= March 2, 2006 |access-date= October 9, 2016 |url= http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Bon-Jovi-will-make-a-local-band-s-day-at-Monday-s-1197334.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Richard |last= Harrington |title= Jon Bon Jovi Is Rock's Mr. Nice Guy |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |date= December 16, 2005 |access-date= October 9, 2016 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121500510.html}}</ref> and [[pop rock]].<ref name="Moskowitz"/><ref>{{cite news|first= Jon |last= Pareles |author-link= Jon Pareles |title= Heavy Metal, Weighty Words |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date= July 10, 1988 |access-date= October 9, 2016 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/10/magazine/heavy-metal-weighty-words.html}}</ref> The band's first four albums were described as [[glam metal]].<ref>{{cite book |first= Joe S. |last= Harrington |title= Sonic Cool: The Life & Death of Rock 'n' Roll |year= 2002 |page= [https://archive.org/details/soniccoollifedea00harr/page/392 392] |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |isbn= 0-634-02861-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/soniccoollifedea00harr/page/392 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Emma |last= Forrest |title= On the road with Big Jon |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |date= June 23, 1995 |access-date= October 9, 2016 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/on-the-road-with-big-jon-1587826.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Benjamin |last= Smith |title= Revisiting America's Hard 100 (25–1) |publisher= [[VH1]]. [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date= November 11, 2013 |access-date= October 9, 2016 |url= http://www.vh1.com/news/51890/americas-hard-100-list-25-1/}}</ref> Their first two albums used a heavier mixture of glam metal and hard rock while their follow ups, ''[[Slippery When Wet]]'' and ''[[New Jersey (album)|New Jersey]],'' featured a more commercialized mixture of glam metal and hard rock.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} They shed the glam metal sound by their fifth studio album, ''[[Keep the Faith]]'', and their sixth, ''[[These Days (Bon Jovi album)|These Days]]'', utilizing a more mature hard rock sound. ''[[Crush (Bon Jovi album)|Crush]]'' was characterized as "far enough into [[pop/rock]] to actually stand a chance of getting airplay", while ''[[Bounce (Bon Jovi album)|Bounce]]'' was described as "heavy, serious rock". ''[[Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)|Have a Nice Day]]'' was also characterized as being heavier than ''Crush''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/have-a-nice-day-r790894 |title=Have a Nice Day – Bon Jovi |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=September 20, 2005 |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> The band altered their sound dramatically in their next release, ''[[Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)|Lost Highway]]'', blending influences from [[country music]] and [[country rock]], a sound Jon Bon Jovi described as "a Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville."{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} Bon Jovi returned to a more typical rock sound on ''[[The Circle (Bon Jovi album)|The Circle]]'', which was described by Allmusic as "conjured by echoed, delayed guitars, shimmering keyboards, and spacious rhythms."<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-circle-r1675189 |title=The Circle – Bon Jovi |website=AllMusic |date=November 10, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>