This Left Feels Right de Bon Jovi
Álbum de Bon Jovi
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Noviembre de 2003
- Compositores: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child, Varios
- Productores: Pat Leonard, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
This Left Feels Right es un álbum de Bon Jovi, publicado en 2003. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Wanted Dead Or Alive», «Livin' On A Prayer», «Bad Medicine» y «It's My Life».
Lanzado en 2003, This Left Feels Right es un álbum muy particular en la discografía de Bon Jovi. No es un simple recopilatorio, sino un proyecto en el que la banda regrabó y reinventó algunos de sus mayores éxitos en un formato mayoritariamente acústico, íntimo y experimental. El título del álbum refleja su naturaleza: tomar un camino inesperado ("left" - izquierda) que se siente correcto. El disco deconstruye himnos del hard rock como "Livin' on a Prayer" y los transforma en baladas melancólicas de piano, con arreglos de cuerdas, percusión sutil y una atmósfera de "lounge" o club de jazz. Es un álbum valiente y artísticamente arriesgado, que ofrece una nueva y fascinante perspectiva sobre canciones icónicas.
El origen del álbum
La idea del álbum surgió tras una exitosa actuación acústica de Jon Bon Jovi y Richie Sambora en Japón. La banda decidió explorar esta faceta en un álbum completo, pero en lugar de un simple "unplugged", querían deconstruir y reimaginar por completo las canciones. Para ello, colaboraron con el productor Pat Leonard, conocido por su trabajo con artistas como Madonna. La grabación se centró en la experimentación, utilizando una instrumentación poco habitual en su música, como violonchelos, pianos y percusión minimalista.
El estilo musical
El sonido de "This Left Feels Right" es una mezcla de rock acústico, blues y jazz. Las canciones pierden su grandilocuencia de estadio para ganar en intimidad y matices. La producción es elegante y atmosférica. La voz de Jon Bon Jovi es más suave y susurrada, y las guitarras de Richie Sambora exploran texturas más sutiles. Es un álbum para una escucha tranquila, que revela nuevas capas de belleza en composiciones que el mundo conocía de memoria.
Análisis de las canciones
La transformación de las canciones es sorprendente. "Livin' on a Prayer" se convierte en una balada de piano desgarradora. "Wanted Dead or Alive" adquiere un aire de blues acústico. "It's My Life" se ralentiza y se vuelve más introspectiva. "Bad Medicine" se transforma en un blues pantanoso. El álbum también incluye dos canciones nuevas, "Last Man Standing" y "Thief of Hearts", que seguirían esta línea acústica.
Debut y resultados en listas
El álbum fue un éxito comercial, demostrando que el público estaba abierto a esta nueva faceta de la banda.
- USA Billboard 200: 14
- UK Albums Chart: 4
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 3
- Suiza (Schweizer Hitparade): 3
Cómo lo recibió la crítica
La crítica fue en general positiva, elogiando la valentía y la creatividad del proyecto. Fue visto como una demostración de la calidad intrínseca de las composiciones de Bon Jovi, que funcionaban a la perfección incluso sin la producción de rock de estadios. "This Left Feels Right" es un experimento exitoso y uno de los álbumes más singulares de la discografía de Bon Jovi.
Listado de Canciones
- Wanted Dead Or Alive3:44It's all the same Only the names will change Everyday it seems we're wasting away Another place where the faces are so cold I'd drive all night just to get back home I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride I'm wanted Dead or alive Wanted Dead or alive Sometimes I sleep Sometimes is not for days And the people I meet Always go their separate ways Sometimes you tell the day By the bottle that you drink And times when you're alone All you do is think I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride I'm wanted (wanted) Dead or alive Wanted (wanted) Dead or alive Oh, and I ride! I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride I'm wanted (wanted) Dead or alive And I walk these streets A loaded six string on my back I play for keeps 'Cause I might not make it back I've been everywhere Still I'm standing tall I've seen a million faces And I've rocked them all 'Cause I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride I'm wanted (wanted) Dead or alive 'Cause I'm a cowboy I got the night on my side I'm wanted (wanted) Dead or alive And I ride Dead or alive I still drive Dead or alive Dead or alive Dead or alive Dead or alive Dead or alive
- Livin' On A Prayer3:41
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- Bad Medicine4:27I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease It'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy I got lots of money but it isn't what I need Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me I got all the symptoms count 'em 1,2,3 First you need That's what you get for falling in love Then you bleed You get a little but it's never enough On your knees That's what you get for falling in love And now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine There ain't no doctor that can Cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Bad, bad medicine I don't need no needle To be giving me a thrill And I don't need no anesthesia Or a nurse to bring a pill I got a dirty down addiction It doesn't leave a track I got a jone for your affection Like a monkey on my back There ain't no paramedic Gonna save this heart attack When you need That's what you get for falling in love Then you bleed You get a little but it's never enough On your knees That's what you get for falling in love Now I'm addicted and your kiss is the drug Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine So let's play doctor, baby Cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Bad, bad medicine [Solo] I need a respirator cause I'm running out of breath You're an all night generator wrapped is stockings and a dress When you find your medicine you take what you can get Cause if there's something better baby well thay haven't found it yet Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine There ain't no doctor that can Cure my disease Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine Your love's the potion that Can cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Bad, bad medicine
- It's My Life3:42
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- Lay Your Hands On Me4:27If you're ready, I'm willing and able Help me lay my cards out on the table You're mine and I'm yours for the taking Right now the rules we made are meant for breaking What you get ain't always what you see But satisfaction's guaranteed They say what you give is always what you need So if you want me to lay my hands on you Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher I've been to school and baby, I've been the teacher If you show me how to get up off the ground I can show you how to fly and never ever come back down Everything you want is what I need Satisfaction's guaranteed But the ride don't never ever come for free If you want me to lay my hands on you Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me [Solo] Don't you know I only aim to please If you want me to lay my hands on you Lay your hands on me
- You Give Love A Bad Name3:30Shot through the heart And you're to blame Darling, you give love a bad name An angel's smile is what you sell You promise me heaven, then put me through hell Chains of love got a hold on me When passion's a prison, you can't break free You're a loaded gun There's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) You give love a bad name Paint your smile on your lips Blood red nails on your fingertips A school boy's dream, you act so shy Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye You're a loaded gun There's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) You give love, ah! Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) You give love You give love (bad name) You give love You give love (bad name) You give love You give love (bad name) You give love You give love (bad name)
- Bed Of Roses5:38Sitting here wasted and wounded At this old piano Trying hard to capture The moment this morning I don't know 'Cause a bottle of vodka Is still lodged in my head And some blonde gave me nightmares I think that she's still in my bed As I dream about movies They won't make of me when I'm dead With an ironclad fist I wake up and French kiss the morning While some marching band keeps Its own beat in my head While we're talking About all of the things that I long to believe About love and the truth and What you mean to me And the truth is baby you're all that I need I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses Well I'm so far away That each step that I take is on my way home A king's ransom in dimes I'd given each night Just to see through this payphone Still I run out of time Or it's hard to get through Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you I'll just close my eyes and whisper, Baby blind love is true I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses The hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry The barkeeper's wig's crooked And she's giving me the eye I might have said yeah But I laughed so hard I think I died Now as you close your eyes Know I'll be thinking about you While my mistress she calls me To stand in her spotlight again Tonite I won't be alone But you know that don't Mean I'm not lonely I've got nothing to prove For it's you that I'd die to defend I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses
- Everyday3:45I used to be the kind of guy Who'd never let you look inside I'd smile when I was crying I had nothing but a life to loose Thought I had a lot to prove In my life, there's no denying Goodbye to all my yesterdays Goodbye, so long, I'm on my way I've had enough of cryin' Bleedin', sweatin', dyin' Hear me when I say Gonna live my life everyday I'm gonna touch the sky And I spread these wings and fly I ain't here to play I'm gonna live my life everyday Change, everybody's feeling strange Never gonna be the same Makes you wonder how the world keeps turning Life, learning how to live my life Learning how to pick my fights Take my shots while I'm still burning Goodbye to all those rainy nights Goodbye, so long, I'm moving on I've had enough of cryin' Bleedin', sweatin', dyin' Hear me when I say Gonna live my life everyday I'm gonna touch the sky And I spread these wings and fly I ain't here to play I'm gonna live my life everyday Hit the gas, take the wheel I've just made myself a deal There ain't nothing gonna get in my way Everyday Goodbye, so long, I'm moving on I've had enough of cryin' Bleedin', sweatin', dyin' Hear me when I say Gonna live my life everyday I'm gonna touch the sky And I spread these wings and fly I ain't here to play I'm gonna live my life everyday I, oh I, oh I, I'm gonna live my life everyday I (gonna touch the sky), oh I (spread these wings and fly), oh I I'm gonna live my life everyday
- Born To Be My Baby5:28Rainy night and we worked all day We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay We got something they can't take away Our love, our lives Close the door, leave the cold outside I don't need nothing when I'm by your side We got something that'll never die Our dreams, our pride My heart beats like a drum (all night) Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it's alright) And I'll never let go cause There's something I know deep inside You were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man We got something to believe in Even if we don't know where we stand Only God would know the reasons But I bet he must have had a plan Cause you were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man Light a candle, blow the world away Table for two on a TV tray It ain't fancy, baby that's OK Our time, our way So hold me close better hang on tight Buckle up, baby, it's a bumpy ride We're two kids hitching down the road of life Our world, our fight If we stand side by side (all night) There's a chance we'll get by (and it's alright) And I'll know that you'll be live In my heart till the day that I die Cause you were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man We got something to believe in Even if we don't know where we stand Only God would know the reasons But I bet he must have had a plan Cause you were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man [Solo] My heart beats like a drum (all night) Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it's alright) And I'll never let go cause There's something I know deep inside Cause you were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man We got something to believe in Even if we don't know where we stand Only God would know the reasons But I bet he must have had a plan Cause you were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man You were born to be my baby And baby, I was made to be your man
- Keep The Faith4:12Mother mother tell your children That their time has just begun I have suffered for my anger There are wars that can't be won Father father please believe me I am laying down my guns I am broken like an arrow Forgive me Forgive your wayward son Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, mother) Everybody needs somebody to hate (please believe me) Everybodys bitching Cause they can't get enough And it's hard to hold on When there's no one to lean on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to Keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord we got to keep the faith Tell me baby when I hurt you Do you keep it all inside Do you tell me als forgiven And just hide behind your pride Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, father) Everybody needs somebody to hate (please don't leave me) Everybodys bleeding Cause the times are tough Well it's hard to be strong When there's no one to dream on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Now you know is not too late Oh you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to Keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord we got to keep the faith Walking in the footsteps Of societys lies I don't like what I see no more Sometimes I wish that I was blind Sometimes I wait forever To stand out in the rain So no one sees me cryin Trying to wash away the pain Mother father There's things I've done I can't erase Every night we fall from grace Its hard with the world in yours face Trying to hold on, trying to hold on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to keep the faith Faith: now it's not too late Try to hold on, trying to hold on Keep the faith
- I'll Be There For You4:22
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- Always4:18This Romeo is bleeding But you can't see his blood It's nothing but some feelings That this old dog kicked up It's been raining since you left me Now I'm drowning in the flood You see I've always been a fighter But without you I give up Now I can't sing a love song Like the way it's meant to be Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore But baby, that's just me And I will love you, baby - Always And I'll be there forever and a day - Always I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst and The words don't rhyme And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I'll love you - Always Now your pictures that you left behind Are just memories of a different life Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry One that made you have to say goodbye What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair To touch your lips, to hold you near When you say your prayers try to understand I've made mistakes, I'm just a man When he holds you close, when he pulls you near When he says the words you've been needing to hear I'll wish I was him that those words were mine To say to you till the end of time Yeah, I will love you baby - Always And I'll be there forever and a day - Always If you told me to cry for you I could If you told me to die for you I would Take a look at my face There's no price I won't pay To say these words to you Well, there ain't no luck In these loaded dice But baby if you give me just one more try We can pack up our old dreams And our old lives We'll find a place where the sun still shines And I will love you, baby - Always And I'll be there forever and a day - Always I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst and The words don't rhyme And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I'll love you - Always



