Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: 7800° Fahrenheit
I originally got this album as a birthday present. It was a bit of a disappointment, as I’d asked for Have a Nice Day, which had just come out at the time. But after I managed to wrap my brain around the differences in sound between the albums that I’d had up to that point and 7800° Fahrenheit, I ended up really liking most of the songs on it. (That would turn out to be a common theme for me as I discovered Bon Jovi’s music. Every time that I thought I’d gotten to know what the band was all about, I’d get another album and it would be a complete stylistic curveball all over again.)
‘Always Run To You’ is everything that makes hair metal great. It’s got a very strong pop sensibility, with that distinct power punch that is so unique to the genre. There’s nothing really unique or groundbreaking in this song, but the guitar work is solid. That’s really what I love most about this particular song. While a lot of this album is dominated by Dave’s keys, on this song they let Richie out to play. The lead guitar is up front and in your face. Plus, it’s the guitar and bass that drive this whole song along.
I also love this song because while it’s a love song, this is no ballad. This is a hard-driving rock song, with the bass line just pounding away. It can be kind of rare to find a great hair metal love song that isn’t a cheesy ballad, and this song does it. Jon and the boys don’t get enough credit for their work on this album, and this song is a great example of that. It would have been easy for them to take the easy way out and make the love song a ballad, but they didn’t.
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Tags: 7800 Fahrenheit, Bon Jovi