The video for ‘When We Were Beautiful’ is available on the Universal Music Portugal site (in case you didn’t already know).
First off, it’s not in black and white, which is a relief. Bon Jovi has a tendency to over-use black and white as an effect in their videos. This is just a straight-up concert video (which shouldn’t be a surprise, seeing as how it was recorded at the show in Dallas about a month ago).
The visuals are mostly what I’d expect to see on the big screen at a show, actually–just shots of the guys, blending in and out. There’s an occasional shot of the audience mixed in, which is a good move; it really reinforces the live feel of the video.
I would actually have liked to see Richie get a little more face time during the solo. (Usually during live shows they show Richie or a closeup of his hands during the solo. Great for the Richie girls, but it does tend to deprive the girls in the back from seeing some of the dance moves that Jon does during the solos.) In this case, with Jon dominating the screen during the verses, it would have been nice to see Richie during the solo.
That being said, Jon was hot. That sweaty slice of chest on display was just plain gorgeous.
All told, I thought that this was a decent video. A bit of a back-to-basics approach. Performance videos have usually worked out well for Bon Jovi in the past. This one shouldn’t be any different from the others.
Related posts:
- ‘What Do You Got’ Video Review
- When We Were Beautiful (album track)
- ‘Let It Die’ Video Review
- ‘Love Will Set You Free’ Video Review
- ‘Let Me Hear You Scream’ Video Review
Tags: Bon Jovi, The Circle, The Circle Tour