The Alternative New Jersey ?....


Cast your mind back to 1988, its the end of August and the band have recorded upwards of 30 songs for New Jersey. The original idea was that it would be a double album, except rumour has it Polygram wouldn`t pay them the money for it, especially if it copied Slippery's success!!.
So what I have done is take all the tracks from that period and imagined what Disc 2 might have looked like. Some of the songs like Cadillac Man were written during touring, so maybe I`m cheating, but its my page so who cares?...Anyway, have a look, use your imagination and see what you think

So you would have the normal Disc 1

Lay Your Hands On Me
Bad Medicine
Born To Be My Baby
Living In Sin
Blood On Blood
Homebound Train
Wild Is The Wind
Ride Cowboy Ride
Stick To Your Guns
I`ll Be There For You
99 In The Shade
Love For Sale (unedited)

Then you would have Disc 2:

Love Is War
House Of Fire
Lets Make It Baby (v1)
Judgement Day
River Of Love
Now and Forever
Growing Up The Hard Way
Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore
Backdoor To Heaven
Love Hurts
Cadillac Man
In America
Rosie
Diamond Ring
Lets Make It Baby (v2)


So do you think it would have been as big a success? Mail me with your thoughts


For more information on all the Bon Jovi demos and rare tracks, read my article or see the list
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