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Bon Jovi Album Cover Analysis
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2. The “Keep The Faith” album cover was designed to represent how that when the band had its rough patch after the release of the “New Jersey” album and there was a lot of rumours and controversy about the future of the band, the album its self represents how the band did not give up and came through to release the album the album art shows 5 hands all in, there are 5 members of Bon Jovi, once again linking back to the band not only does this show that the band kept the faith as the album title implies but what the hands are doing in the picture is something that only close friends really do, they did this to dispute any rumours of any kind, Bon Jovi are still around today about to release there 10 th studio album “The Circle”. There is also a lyric in the song that implies the struggle they went through well two, “its hard to hold on when there's no one to lean on” and “lord we gotta keep the faith”
3. The album is entitles the circle, the circle of what? There are many circles that this could represent the most likely of which being there circle of friend ship which has survived a lot, also it could mean the circle there music has gone through, this is the first cover since there first album back in the 80’s which has displayed an image of the entire band, the album art is also black and white displaying them, well black and white is very simple, which has reference to the common saying, what you see is what you get, also they are walking through a tunnel that has a lot of light behind them, but they are walking into the dark, this could mean once again they have toyed with the sound of there music or like some rumours are saying this could be the last album we hear from the band, back to the idea of the tunnel, the start of the tunnel is not visible, which could represent the time they have been around also they appear to be walking, this could show how far they have come and no matter what they will keep going.
4. The 2007 album lost highway now straight from the cover the name of the album implies the name but, the road in front is long and has no end this could represent that they have a long way to go just yet as apose to the circle album cover where the longer road is behind them and seeing as they changed there style of music it could imply the name of the album, as it has been written they have been looking to this style of music for a long time, but there was something missing the missing being the word lost in the album name and whatever it was that was missing being the highway, now that they have found what ever it was, they have a long road in front of them and they aren't slowing down, everything apart from the road in front is abstract this implies that all they are focused on is the future and what it has to offer also the weather is good on the cover this could represent that the band are happy as they are and what they have created
5. Entitled slippery when wet the name of the album originated when they jon and richie were writing the album in their earlier years and were obsessed with one strip club, the actual cover itself just displays the name of the band and the name of the album, however the name behind the album means something like that things slide faster on slippery surfaces, and at the time the band were releasing in what at the time seemed quick succession
