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7800° Fahrenheit de Bon Jovi

Álbum de Bon Jovi

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 27 de Marzo de 1985
  • Sello Discográfico: PolyGram Records
  • Compositores: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan
  • Productores: Lance Quinn

Valora este álbum

7800° Fahrenheit es un álbum de Bon Jovi, publicado en 1985 por PolyGram Records. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «In And Out Of Love», «The Price Of Love», «Only Lonely» y «King Of The Mountain».

Lanzado en 1985, 7800° Fahrenheit es el segundo álbum de estudio de Bon Jovi. El enigmático título hace referencia a la temperatura a la que una roca se derrite y se convierte en lava, una metáfora de su sonido de rock candente. El álbum continúa la línea del hard rock y el glam metal de su debut, pero con una producción más pulida y un mayor enfoque en los himnos de estadio. Pese a que el disco fue un éxito comercial y les valió su primer disco de platino, la banda ha expresado a menudo su descontento con el resultado final, considerándolo un trabajo apresurado y sin la chispa de sus mejores obras. "7800° Fahrenheit" es un álbum importante en su discografía, un paso necesario en su camino hacia el megaestrellato que alcanzarían con su siguiente trabajo.

Cómo se grabó

Tras el éxito de su debut y una gira como teloneros de bandas como Scorpions y Kiss, la presión de la discográfica para lanzar rápidamente un segundo álbum fue inmensa. La banda entró al estudio con el productor Lance Quinn con muy poco tiempo para componer. Este proceso apresurado, según la propia banda, afectó a la calidad final de las canciones. Fue el primer álbum en el que la sociedad compositiva Jon Bon Jovi-Richie Sambora se consolidó como la principal fuerza creativa del grupo.

El estilo musical

El sonido de "7800° Fahrenheit" es la quintaesencia del glam metal de mediados de los 80. El álbum está dominado por guitarras afiladas, baterías potentes con mucha reverberación y, sobre todo, estribillos grandilocuentes diseñados para ser coreados en estadios. Los teclados de David Bryan siguen teniendo un papel importante, pero el sonido general es más guitarrero que en su debut. Es un álbum que define el sonido del "arena rock" de la época.

Análisis de las canciones

El álbum generó cuatro sencillos, aunque ninguno alcanzó el éxito masivo de "Runaway". El sencillo principal, "Only Lonely", es un potente tema de hard rock. "In and Out of Love" es otro de los himnos de glam metal del disco. El álbum también incluye dos power ballads, "The Hardest Part Is the Night" y "Silent Night", que anticipan el inmenso éxito que tendrían con este formato en el futuro. "Tokyo Road" es una épica de hard rock que se convirtió en una de las favoritas de los fans, especialmente en Japón.

Cómo le fue en listas

El álbum fue un éxito comercial, superando a su debut y alcanzando el estatus de platino en Estados Unidos.

Recepción crítica

La crítica de la época fue mixta, con muchos considerándolo un álbum formular y sin la frescura de su debut. La propia banda ha sido su crítica más dura, a menudo omitiendo las canciones de este disco en sus giras. Sin embargo, con el tiempo, ha sido revalorizado por los fans como un sólido ejemplo del glam metal de los 80. "7800° Fahrenheit" fue el álbum que les enseñó lo que no querían ser, una lección crucial que los llevaría a buscar un nuevo enfoque y a crear su gran obra, "Slippery When Wet".

Listado de Canciones

  1. In And Out Of Love4:25

    Letra

    Young and wired Set to explode in the heat You won't tire Cause baby was born with the beat Take you higher than you've ever known Then drive you down to your knees I'll pick you up when you've had enough You been burned baby lessons learned [Chorus:] In and out of love Hear what I'm sayin' In and out of love It's the way that we're playing In and out of love Too much is never enough She's gonna get ya Running wild When me and my boys hit the streets Right on time She's here to make my night complete Then I'm long gone I got another show One more town, one mile to go One endless night of fantasy Is all she left of her with me [Chorus]
  2. The Price Of Love4:13

    Letra

    One heart one other They met last summer One move she started Now they love this way The pain of pleasure Lying together You're at their mercy As the telephone' ringing on No one said there'd be nights like this Risk your life for a stolen kiss [Chorus:] We live, we learn, we lie For the price of love We kiss then say goodbye For the price of love We live, we learn, we lie For the price of love We kiss then say goodbye For the price of love Each move goes so slow Until the doors close No secret codes now No words as baby goes down One last dance then goodbye Practicing his love lies He runs to his wife And your left holding the knife You live your life to take that chance When your a master of the art of romance And you know you won't cross that line Until that last slow dance [Chorus] Alone our lonely hearts would die. It's all in the game And the way that it's played There's no time to wonder why To catch you when you fall Answer when you call No one can hear you cry [Chorus]
  3. Only Lonely4:57

    Letra

    Another long and sleepless night You need someone to hold you tight Sometimes love don't know wrong from right Another long and senseless Fight was all you knew they're all the same There's no one left to take the blame What's behind this masquerade How do we win these losin' Games we play, words we say Cutting wounds we know they run so deep Leave it all behind you Or someday love will find you [Chorus:] Only lonely -- I can't stop hurting you Only lonely -- but I can't stop loving you Only lonely -- how much pain does it take It's getting sometimes I don't know When to stop when to go Sometimes we're so afraid to let it show A stolen kiss so out of place It wipes the smile right off your face And when those feelings start We let them go, let them go Games we play, words we say Cutting wounds that run so deep Leave it all behind you Or someday love will find you Only lonely -- I can't stop hurting you Only lonely -- but I can't stop loving you Only lonely -- so tell me babe, how much pain can you take before your heart breaks? I got this timebomb ticking in my head This time I think she's gonna blow How can I say get away When I just can't let go Games we play, words we say Cutting wounds that run so... Leave it all behind you Or someday love will find you [Chorus]
  4. King Of The Mountain3:51

    Letra

    Listen people can't you hear the voices that are crying out There's a hunger burning in the heart of their souls Maybe now that I got you let me tell you what I'm talking 'bout Stand up and shout tonight we'll lose control I been down and mistreated Now we're standing undefeated [Chrous:] I'm the King of the Mountain I'm the King of the Hill I'm the King of the Mountain I'm the King of the Hill You spend your life working 9 to 5 it's like doing time Boss man says "Hey boy, you'll never be no good" With the night there's a magic in the air that makes us come alive Tonight's the night they can't put you down, no one could I been down and mistreated Now we're standing undefeated [Chorus] Listen people can't you hear the voices that are crying out. There's a hunger burning in the heart of their souls. Maybe now that I got you let me tell you what I'm talking 'bout Stand up and shout tonight we'll lose control I been down and mistreated We won't be cheated Now we're standing undefeated... [Chorus]
  5. Silent Night4:56

    Letra

    After the smoke clears When it's down to you and I When the sun appears And there's nothing left but goodbyes We'll just turn and walk away How could we let it end like this Just turn and walk away Should we seal it with a kiss It's too late Now you're out and on the run It's too late Held up in love without a gun [Chorus] Silent night We hold up our candle light Silent night The night our love died No words to say And we're both too tired to fight Just hold me close and don't let go... It was all so simple when You were to be queen and I'd be your king I guess those dreams got lost Cause baby you're still you and I'm still me Now letting go It's always the hardest part to fight When we both know We're just two more victims of the night It's too late Too late to wonder why Much too late To save a love that's died. [Chorus] Just hold me close and don't let me go After the smoke cleared It was down to you and I When the sun appeared There was nothing left but goodbyes... Silent night
  6. Tokyo Road5:41

    Letra

    In a time, in a place In a world, they forgot Lives the heart of me A part that just won't die Just a boy, not a man Sent to war, in a land They said we'd fight for their freedom But I felt like a hired hand Sometimes I have to find my way Sometimes I have to get away [Chorus] Take me back to Tokyo Road Take me back to Tokyo Road Working hard, for a pass Got the night, make it last It was a time to remember All my life I would never forget In a bar, breathing smoke Snorting whiskey, drinking coke It was a time when no one would die And there wasn't a care Sometimes I wish it was that way Cause sometimes I have to get away [Chorus] This guy turns me around and he's pointing up the stairs I found myself in her doorway but there wasn't anybody there She walked in the room with nothing on but a red light And with a smile she got so close to me. She whispered something 'bout midnight You know I didn't understand a word she said But it felt so good She knew that I didn't have any money But baby I knew she would... [Chorus]
  7. The Hardest Part Is The Night4:23

    Letra

    In the heat of the street of the city A young boy hides the pain And he walks so tall, trying to hang on But he knows he's going down again I know he's going down... Darkness fades he's the prince of his city In a place where they all know your name You can see in their eyes life so paralyzed. Your just a pawn in a losin' game You lose at life it ain't no game [Chorus:] Hear their cries The hardest part is the night (In the night, hear their cries, in the night) Stay alive The hardest part is the night, it's the night, it's the night... All alone in a place where the lonely They all have to walk through the rain And they dance on the edge where you only Only pray that it has to end That the night ain't no friend [Chorus] These four walls they could tell you some stories About lying and dying and fame There's a price that you pay for the glory About losing and choosing and pain. [Chorus]
  8. Always Run To You5:00

    Letra

    The clock strikes ten Out on the streets again I been looking for something to please me since I don't know when Out on the dark side of town Another rumble's gone down And life on the high side isn't what this boys about She's got something I want man, it's something I need It takes more than the night to satisfy me... [Chorus:] I stand accused I can always run to you Any road that you choose I can always run to you I stand accused I can always run to you I run to you Baby, I can always run To a heart of chrome And a soul of steel We've done more white lines than you'll know any one we could steal And when I give her the gun You know she feels so right And we don't let go when we're alone when I'm holding her so tight She's got something I want man, it's something I need It takes more than the night to satisfy me [Chorus] And when the morning comes and I go to sleep When I close my eyes she's waiting for me I know that tonight she'll satisfy me [Chorus]
  9. To The Fire4:22

    Letra

    We would take no prisoners 'Cause there was nobody giving in They came walking through my jungle And met an angel about to sin I heard a voice from inside of me When the youth of America cried: Can you help me, hear me call [Chorus:] I don't wanna fall (I don't wanna fall) I don't wanna fall (I don't wanna fall) To the fire I don't wanna fall (I don't wanna fall) I don't wanna fall (I don't wanna fall) To the fire When you're a part of society You know, the heart of your innocence dies When we met with Authority I looked him right between the eyes 'Cause all we had was our innocence All we had was our hearts to try to win the fight you tell me... Can you save me, from it all [Chorus] Can you help me, hear me call Can you save me, from it all [Chorus]
  10. Secret Dreams4:53

    Letra

    Riding high, then shot down I load my guns to fire another round I look deep into your eyes And can't run there's nowhere left to hide Don't stop, no it's much too late When the night comes I can't wait Oh I live, love to loose control It makes me crazy I want to let you know [Chorus:] Oh, no, I don't want to fall Oh, oh, can't you hear me calling All night long in my secret dreams You tell me I'm the one When I'm next to you -- next to you. All I want in my secret dreams Is you here with me. I got to get to you, get to you, get to you. There's a thrill, in the chase We won't lose when we meet face to lace. Love, games a means without and end. I go down but I'll be back again Thru' the night with no retreat When you're with me in my sleep. [Chorus] I can see you I feel you every night I need you But I'm only dreaming All night long in my secret dreams You tell me I'm the one When I'm next to you -- next to you. All I want in my secret dreams Is you here with me.