100 million fans are most definitely not wrong! (100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong - Bon Jovi)

Member Name: jeffjen

Product:	100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong - Bon Jovi
Date:	16/03/09 (164 review reads)
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Advantages: Great value for money 4 cds and dvd set.

Disadvantages: None

I am a massive Bon Jovi fan, and have been lucky enough to see them live on three occasions. I recently bought this box set, having downloaded it previously as it was cheaper to do that, but then decided I really wanted to own a copy, as it is a must for any Bon Jovi fan to have in their collection.

100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong is a boxed set of 4 CD's and a DVD released in 2004 to celebrate Bon Jovi's 20th anniversary and also that they had sold 100,000,000 albums. The cover and title is a take on the Elvis Presley compilation '50,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong', with the band even wearing gold lame suits!
Included in the set is also a booklet with many fans testimonials and explanations and thoughts from Jon Bon Jovi on the band's career and songs.

What surprised me the most about this collection is just what good value for money it really is, as you are getting 4 cds and a dvd full of unreleased material, apart from two tracks which have appeared on movie soundtracks. All of these are above average and excellent quality, and I couldn't help but wonder why some of the tracks featured did not end up on Bon Jovi's studio albums! Although Jon Bon Jovi himself once said he has made some errors of judgement when deciding which tracks to put on their albums, due to the amount of songs Bon Jovi write and sometimes due to a track not fitting in with the 'theme' of the album, and it is interesting to note that the band's big hit 'Living On A Prayer' almost never made it onto the album!

The accompanying DVD contains archive footage of the band as well as interviews and a bit messing about behind the scenes!
The CDs have been put together so that each CD has a certain 'feel' to it, there are 50 tracks, most of which are new, some re-workings/demo's of old songs, ( Always and Someday I'll Be Saturday Night ) and a couple of tracks which featured in movies.
All the band members also feature as 'lead vocalists' on self-penned tracks - Richie Sambora, who is also a fantastic vocalist as well as guitarist sings 'If I Can't Have Your Love', Tico Torres (drummer) takes the vocal on his track 'Only In My Dreams', and David Bryan (keyboards) on 'Memphis Lives In Me', from the musical 'Memphis'.
Some of the stand-out tracks for me on this collection include - These Arms Are Open All Night (which has become one of my favourite Bon Jovi Tracks), If I Can't Have You Love, The Radio Saved My Life Tonight, and Satellite.

I really felt after buying this and listening to it that I had bought 4 new Bon Jovi CD's all at once! It is certainly no greatest hits collection, anthology, or a box set of sub-standard songs which never made it to the album, and is testament to how Bon Jovi have continued to sell millions of albums and play to sell-out stadiums, whilst other bands come and go.

All in all a must-have for any Bon Jovi fan to complete your collection.



It is currently available on Amazon at £23.98 or Play.com £23.99 with free delivery.

Summary: A must-have box set for any Bon Jovi Fan