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What About Now de Bon Jovi

Álbum de Bon Jovi

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 8 de Marzo de 2013
  • Sello Discográfico: Island Records
  • Compositores: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  • Productores: John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

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What About Now es un álbum de Bon Jovi, publicado en 2013 por Island Records. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Because We Can», «I´m With You», «What About Now» y «Pictures of You».

Lanzado en 2013, What About Now es el duodécimo álbum de estudio de Bon Jovi. Es un disco históricamente significativo por ser el último en contar con el guitarrista y miembro fundador Richie Sambora, quien abandonaría la banda poco después de su lanzamiento. Musicalmente, el álbum continúa la senda del pop-rock y el arena rock de su predecesor, "The Circle", con un sonido pulido y un mensaje de optimismo y conciencia social. Aunque fue un éxito comercial que debutó en el número 1 en Estados Unidos, el álbum está inevitablemente marcado por la amarga despedida de una de las duplas de guitarrista y vocalista más icónicas de la historia del rock.

Cómo se grabó

La grabación del álbum, de nuevo con el productor John Shanks, se llevó a cabo mientras la banda preparaba su masiva gira mundial "Because We Can". Las tensiones entre Jon Bon Jovi y Richie Sambora, que habían existido durante años, llegaron a un punto de no retorno. Sambora abandonó la banda en medio de la gira, citando razones personales, y nunca regresó de forma permanente. Este álbum captura los últimos momentos de una colaboración de 30 años.

Análisis musical y estilo

El sonido de "What About Now" es pop-rock moderno y muy pulido. Es uno de sus álbumes más orientados al pop, con un menor énfasis en los riffs de guitarra de hard rock. La producción es brillante y está diseñada para la radio. Líricamente, el álbum sigue explorando temas de esperanza, resiliencia y comentario social, en la línea de sus trabajos más recientes.

Las canciones del álbum

El primer sencillo, "Because We Can", es un himno de pop-rock optimista. La canción que da título al disco, "What About Now", es un llamado a la acción social. "Amen" es una balada romántica. El álbum muestra a una banda en un sonido muy pulido, aunque quizás menos arriesgado que en trabajos anteriores.

Salida al mercado y resultados

"What About Now" fue un éxito comercial, debutando en el número 1 en Estados Unidos y en varios otros países.

Reacción de la prensa especializada

La crítica fue mixta, con muchos considerándolo un álbum formular y poco inspirado. AllMusic lo describió como "un álbum competente pero predecible". "What About Now" es un álbum que, más allá de su música, será recordado como el final de una era, el último capítulo de la legendaria asociación entre Jon Bon Jovi y Richie Sambora.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Because We Can
    vídeo del tema Because We Can
    I don't wanna be another wave in the ocean I am a rock not just another grain of sand I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder I ain't a soldier but I'm here to take a stand Because we can She's in the kitchen staring out the window So tired of living life in black and white Right now she's missing those technicolor kisses When he turns down the lights Lately he's feeling like a broken promise In the mirror staring down his doubt There's only one thing in this world that he knows He said forever and he'll never let her down I don't wanna be another wave in the ocean I am a rock not just another grain of sand I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder I ain't a soldier but I'm here to take a stand Because we can TV and takeout on the coffee table Paper dishes, pour a glass of wine Turn down the sound and move a little closer And for the moment everything is alright I don't wanna be another wave in the ocean I am a rock not just another grain of sand I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder I ain't a soldier but I'm here to take a stand Because we can, our love can move a mountain We can, if you believe in we We can, just wrap your arms around me We can, we can I don't wanna be another wave in the ocean I am a rock not just another grain of sand I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder I ain't a soldier but I'm here to take a stand I don't wanna be another wave in the ocean I am a rock not just another grain of sand I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder I ain't a soldier but I'm here to take a stand Because we can, our love can move a mountain We can, if you believe in we We can, just wrap your arms around me We can, we can Because we can
  2. I´m With You

    Letra

    Look at this world It's filled with worn out faces Forgotten places and nothing changes Whatever happened to that new day rising We're just surviving when living is dying Aren't you tired of being let down? Another day, another shakedown I'm with you When hope is gone and all you want is the truth (I'm with you) You carry on when they say, "It's no use" (I'm with you) If I got one thing, I got something to prove We all got nothing if there's nothing to lose (I'm with you) I walk in shadows that seem all familiar I've read the papers, life forsaken A vacant store front, I want more for sale sign Down on main street you just walk by How many times we gotta break down Before somebody's gonna shout out? I'm with you When hope is gone and all you want is the truth (I'm with you) You carry on when they say, "It's no use" (I'm with you) If I got one thing, I got something to prove We all got nothing if there's nothing to lose (I'm with you) [Guitar Solo] When hope is gone and all you want is the truth (I'm with you) You carry on when they say, "It's no use" (you say, "It's no use") Well, I've got one thing, I got something to prove We all got nothing if there's nothing to lose (I'm with you) I'm with you. I'm with you. I'm with you.
  3. What About Now

    Letra

    You wanna start a fire It only takes a spark You gotta get behind the wheel If you're ever gonna drive that car If you wanna take a bite You'd better have the teeth If you're gonna take that step Then get up off of your knees 'Cause tonight we're alive Who'll stand for the restless and the lonely? For the desperate and the hungry? Time for the count, I'm hearing you now. For the faithful, the believer, For the faithless and the teacher. Stand up and be proud... What about now? You wanna start a fight You gotta take a swing. You gotta get your hands in the dirt To see what the harvest will bring. You wanna raise your voice Don't be scared to breathe Don't be afraid to hurt Don't be ashamed in need 'Cause tonight we're alive Who'll stand for the restless and the lonely? For the desperate and the hungry? Time for the count, I'm hearing you now. For the faithful, the believer, For the faithless and the teacher. Stand up and be proud... What about now? The leaves fall like reasons that drift through the seasons 'Til dreams are just fade dark and grey. And all of your plans that slip right through your hands Are just things that you take to your grave. Tonight we're alive. Who'll stand for the restless, for the lonely? For the desperate and the hungry? Time for the count, I'm hearing you now. For the faithful, the believer, For the faithless and the teacher. Stand up and be proud... What about now? What about now? What about now? What about now?
  4. Pictures of You

    Letra

    I feel just like Picasso And you're my masterpiece I painted you a lifetime Now what's left are memories Oooh Sunlight's in the curtains Diamonds in the trees I gave you colors blue and gold As you lay upon the sheets Something so familiar drawn from this blank page Every line from my hand takes me back to what I can't erase No matter how I try, no matter what I do I'm still painting pictures of you I could almost smell your perfume In each brush stroke of the flowers I left you tea from China Waiting in your sacred tower Something so familiar drawn from this blank page Every line from my hand takes me back to what I can't erase No matter how I try, no matter what I do I'm still painting pictures of you If I should go crazy, if I would go blind I'd still fill the canvas from the pictures in my mind If that's the only way to make you mine It was something so familiar Drawn from this blank page Every line from my hand takes me back to what I can't erase No matter how I try, no matter what I do I'm still painting pictures, I'm always painting pictures Still painting pictures of you Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh...
  5. Amen

    Letra

    Last night I had a dream The dream I had was true I fell through the stars When walking on the moon Burned like a thousand candles in her arms Her skin under my finger tips The honeysuckle on her lips Sweeter than a man deserves to taste Mercy, mercy, what else can I say? But amen, amen, amen Last night we were born together It was like we’d always been She’ll be with me forever If I don’t see her again We poured the wine until our cup ran over Unfolding like a mystery Inside of her like poetry A thousand horses running through my veins Mercy, mercy what else can I say Amen, amen, amen I laid down in her garden Naked on her floor Windows up, the curtains blowing She don’t lock the door Amen, amen At the banquet table A beggar at a feast I felt her tongue between my lips And I forgot to breath We stayed there ‘til the candles burned the carpet Last night I had a dream The dream I had was true Mercy, mercy, what else can I say Mercy, mercy, I kneeled down and prayed Amen, amen, amen
  6. That´s What the Water Made Me

    Letra

    Baby, baby, baby There's no use in trying to save me There's devils in heaven There's angels in hell So, blow me one last kiss And wish me well, well Love is like fingerprints They don't wash away. I left mine all over you. I take the blame. Ask me how Ask me what Ask me why, baby That's what the water made me That's who I am and what I'll be That's what the water, that's what the water made me There ain't no doubt about it It makes you or brings to your knees That's what the water, that's what the water made me This world is cracked and crazy. Say one of your pretty prayers for me. No rose in the garden Or wish in the well. I don't know how Don't know what Don't know why, baby That's what the water made me That's who I am and what I'll be That's what the water, that's what the water made me There ain't no doubt about it It makes you or brings to your knees That's what the water, that's what the water made me That's what the water, that's what the water... Ask me how, Ask me what, Ask me why... Baby, baby, baby There's no use in trying to save me There's devils in heaven There's angels in hell (Hold me close, hold me close, hold me) That's what the water made me That's who I am and what I'll be That's what the water, that's what the water made me There ain't no doubt about it It makes you or brings to your knees That's what the water, that's what the water...
  7. What´s Left of Me

    Letra

    For thirty odd years I was a newspaper man I made my living with a pen and a pad God I miss the smell of paper and the ink on my hands Been back from the desert for a year or so I left more in that sand than you'll ever know Another war was waiting for me when I got back home In the name of the flag some gave their lives I'm still living, yeah, Semper Fi Well, that's my story, what else can I say Hey, hey I got a lot to give say can you see I'm still breathing and my heart still beats They took the car but they left the lease Does anybody want what's left of me? Boarded up the house, they left the keys Foreclosed on my city, rolled up these streets But I ain't checking out, I still got my dreams Does anybody want what's left of me? Hey, hey, hey, hey They called us "Dirty Harry", we're a punk rock band Why they sold old CBGB's I don't understand All that’s left now are the t-shirts and they come from Japan I sold my drums to make ends meet The band broke up, we had to eat It's the same old shit, it just happens more these days, Hey, hey I got a lot to give say can you see I'm still breathing and my heart still beats They took the car but they left the lease Does anybody want what's left of me? Boarded up the house, they left the keys Foreclosed on my city, rolled up these streets But I ain't checking out, I still got my dreams Does anybody want what's left of me? Hey, hey, hey, hey I'm a teacher, I'm a farmer, I'm a union man It's getting hard to make a living in this hard land We ain't working in our factories, all those jobs went overseas. Hey, hey. Does anybody want, does anybody want, Does anybody want what's left of me? I got a lot to give, say can you see I'm still breathing and my heart still beats They took the car but they left the lease Does anybody want what's left of me? Does anybody want to buy or rent, Take a chance or place a bet? I ain't checking out, I still got my dreams Does anybody want what's left of me? Hey, hey, hey, hey. Does anybody want, does anybody want, Does anybody want what's left of me? Hey, hey, hey, hey Does anybody want, does anybody want, Does anybody want what's left of me?
  8. Army of One

    Letra

    I’m in this war But got no gun Still standing strong An army of one So sign me up I’m a soldier I’ve got a voice It’s all I need A beating heart inside of me I’m an army of one I’m a soldier These eyes hold no disguise We’re fighting for our lives We’re all trying to get back home tonight Never give up Never give up Never Never give up Never let up Ever Never give in You’re an army of one Never give up Never give up Never Never forget Where you’re from Never give up You’re an army of one I can’t hurt but I still feel I know that life’s a battlefield When the times get tough I’m a soldier And when it’s time to face the fight With just my shadow at my side I’m an army of one I’m a soldier Never give up Never give up Never Never give up Never let up Ever Never give in You’re an army of one Never give up Never give up Never Never forget Where you’re from Never give up You’re an army of one So don't apologize Defend, just be alive We’re all trying To get it right tonight Never give up Never give up Never Never give up Never let up Ever Never give in You’re an army of one Never give up Never give up Never Never forget Where you’re from Never give up You’re an army of one
  9. Thick as Thieves

    Letra

    In an empty room or a downtown bar 'Cross the universe, there's no place too far Ya wherever you are, you and me Thick as thieves Well it ain't always pretty, sometimes it got rough Could have thrown the towel in and thrown our hands up Seems like we've always been and always will be Thick as thieves Time, time won't ever drag us down You, me, us, ain't looking back or turning around It's classic boy meets girl, with our backs against the world You and me Thick as thieves In a world without faith, you're what I believe When they're stacking the deck, You're the card up my sleeve in my hour of need, You and me, yeah Thick as thieves And that are all that's left behind us now You, me, us, ain't looking back or turning around It's classic boy meets girl, with our backs against the world You and me Thick as thieves If I robbed a bank you wouldn't care You'd come sit on my lap in the electric chair And when they flipped the switch, huh, we'd just kiss I know nothing's gonna stop us now You, me, us, on the edge and never looking down What's a boy to do, it's classic me and you Lucky you, lucky me Thick as thieves, oooh Thick as thieves, woah, woah.
  10. Beautiful World

    Letra

    Every day it's the same when they say that it might be the end In the end when it ends then I'll listen to them You wake up, go to work, go to sleep Then you do it, you do it, if you're lucky then you do it again Yeah, we walk through a world that we don't understand When I look in your eyes I'm just happy I can Yeah, we'll laugh and we'll cry and we'll lose and we'll win We'll get through it and to prove it yeah we'll do it again There's glory in the saddest story Look at it, just sticks and bricks Makes you wonder how the pieces fit Where we're going, where we've been This ain't paradise we're living in It's a diamond, it's a dirty plastic pearl Ah, but ain't it a beautiful world? It's a shame when they say that it's been done and said They keep digging that grave, let them bury their heads There's a kid with a dream and a sky full of stars There's another first kiss in the back of some car Turn a page and write the story Look at it, just sticks and bricks Makes you wonder how the pieces fit Where we're going, where we've been This ain't paradise we're living in It's a diamond, it's a dirty plastic pearl Ah, but ain't it a beautiful world? They're running numbers out of the Spanish grocery Mary Mary says her rosary We get a ladder, there's a cat up in a tree Ah The Pretzel man's wearing Gucci glasses A widow spreads her lover's ashes I'll hold on to you, hold on to me, yeah We'll do it, we'll do it, yeah, we're lucky then we'll do it again Ah Look at it, just sticks and bricks Makes you wonder how the pieces fit Where we're going, where we've been This ain't paradise we're living in It's a diamond, it's a dirty string of pearl. Ah, but ain't it a beautiful world? Oh, ain't it a beautiful world? Oh, oh, ain't it a beautiful world?
  11. Room at the End of the World

    Letra

    There's a room at the end of the world Where my secrets go to hide There's a room at the end of the world Where I'll wait for you tonight Where the roads all go to end Where lost Valentines get sent Where a rose comes back to life Where young love never dies Where we never say goodbye Don't say no, just give in Close your eyes, there's no sin Don't hold back, just let go Take your time, take it slow It's me and you in our room at the end of the world There's a room at the end of the world Where your memories are safe There's a room at the end of the world Just gotta have some faith Where all prayers go to be heard and the truth will have its turn Take a look into these eyes, there's no place I'd rather be tonight No place I'd rather be tonight Don't say no, just give in Close your eyes, there's no sin Don't hold back, just let go Take your time, take it slow It's me and you in our room at the end of the world There's no looking back in our room Fade to black There's a room at the end of the world That I hang on to There's a room at the end of the world Where I wait for you, I'll wait for you Don't say no, just give in Close your eyes, there's no sin Don't hold back, just let go Take your time, take it slow It's me and you in our room at the end of the world Where I wait for you in our room Dreams are coming true in our room It's just me and you in our room.
  12. The Fighter

    Letra

    I should write down these words ‘fore I lose them Or write you a song just to use them Someday you may wanna know who I am, Beyond this facade no guitar in my hand No I am not a writer These eyes hold no secrets I hide no truths I am all I am, all I was to you The lie and the promise, the great escape artist, The weed in your garden in that place you’re still guarding Where I am not a liar I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade I am the fighter, few will remember my name These are hands that can offer protection But hid me from my own reflection I’m that book that ain’t finished, a sink full of dishes, The horse that ain’t winning, the priest that’s still sinning The spark that starts the fire I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade I am the fighter, few will remember my name With loneliness next to me, feels its misery, nursing another black eye On the New Jersey turnpike, counting the headlights Those cars just like days pass me by I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade I am the fighter, few will remember my name I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade I am the fighter, a fighter’s born but not made I should write down these words ‘fore I lose them Or write you a song just to use them.