Destination Anywhere - Bon Jovi

Released during a period when Bon Jovi the band had all kind of drifted off and gone their seperate ways for a while, Destination Anywhere is essentially Jon Bon Jovi's second solo album and has a very different, often more acoustic feel to it than material normally associated with the band. That said, it is one of if not the favourite album of mine to be recorded by Jon and features many of his greatest tunes. The precedent is set high with opening track, Queen Of New Orleans (the first single to be released from this CD) which really gets the whole thing going with its catchy lyrics and strong, rocky beat. This is typical Bon Jovi and something that will ...  Read the complete review

"Destination Anywhere" is Jon Bon Jovi's second solo album. I always find it a strange thing when a member of a band, especially the singer and one of the main writers, decides to do a solo album, while the band are still formed. Fair enough, the band were having a break and most of the members were involved in other projects but generally not musical projects. What this did do was allow Jon Bon Jovi to experiment beyond what would normally be allowed on a "Bon Jovi" album. With the commercial pressures from the studio it is a lot harder to release a different sound from one of their main acts. However, do it as a solo project and you ...  Read the complete review