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Bon Jovi - The Crush Tour Actor: Jon Bon Jovi Number of Items: 1 Format: Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 124 minutes Studio: Uni/Island Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-12-19 Buy from Amazon

From Amazon.com Pull out your Bics and get ready to flick. If ever there was a band made for massive rock shows, Bon Jovi is the one--and this is the video to prove it. So the veteran band lacks the sheer charisma of fellow Jerseyite Bruce Springsteen, or certain other distinctive qualities--U2's impassioned social conscience, say, or REM's self-conscious weirdness--of others who made it big in the '80s. Bon Jovi is, by objective definition, a journeyman band. But that's not a bad thing. They specialize in the kind of hook-heavy, unpretentious anthems ideally suited for stadium crowds, and that's exactly what they deliver to the 50,000 fans packed into a Zurich, Switzerland, venue on their 2000 European tour, who pump their fists, wave their arms, and sing along from beginning to end, undeterred by the steady rain that falls throughout the show. It's a safe bet that no one who was there went home disappointed, and neither will the Bon Jovi fans who pick up this great-sounding, well-directed DVD. Singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, and company hit the ground running, opening with two of their catchiest hits, "Livin' on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name," before rolling through seven tunes from 2000's Crush, their first album in five years, and a host of other Bon Jovi ballads and rockers. And if the 20 songs from the two-hour concert all start to sound the same after a while, you can always switch to the host of DVD bonus features, including a 30-minute "on tour" documentary, a photo gallery, a complete discography (including solo albums), and two song videos. A splendid time is guaranteed for all, more or less. --Sam Graham From Description After several years of being casually on and off, New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi came together for the 2000 Crush Tour. Filmed live on this tour, "The Crush Tour" video features a raucous, energetic performance of several of the band's greatest hits, plus a couple that lead singer Jon Bon Jovi released during a successful solo career. Songs performed include the rock ballad "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Bad Medicine," "Born to Be My Baby," and the hit that propelled them into fame, "Runaway." Songs: Livin' on a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name, Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars, Say It Isn't So, One Wild Night, Born to Be My Baby, It's My Life, Bed of Roses, Two Story Town, Just Older, Runaway, Lay Your Hands on Me, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Bad Medicine, I'll Be There for You, Next 100 Years, Someday I'll Be Saturday Night, Keep the Faith.

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 42 Average rating: 4.0 "Good songs but bad sound recording and terrible video." No question about songs. But sound recording is a big problem, it sounds terrible on a good system. Video is not real DVD video from professional camcorders. It is from letter box feature of a low end camcorder which meams they simply cut top and bottom to make a DVD and it looks terrible too. 5 star for songs and ZERO star for AV. "Bon Jovi rockin' worldwide !!!!!!!!" My brother Pablo gave me this DVD on my birthday last year. I never was fan of "Bon Jovi", I was always a "KISS" fan. But I thought maybe I should give these guys a chance. I gave 'em, I ended up loving 'em. These guys are really talented. I like their music. You should buy this one. It's a great DVD from BON JOVI: 1.- "Intro".- Nothin' special about the intro. 2.- "Livin' On A Prayer".- Now here is where the concert really starts. I think this song is perfect for an intro and I also think this is one of their best songs they wrote.- 10/10. 3.- "You Give Love A Bad Name".- Another one of their best songs. I like the chorus.- 10/10. 4.- "Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars".- Another masterpiece from this band. I love this one. Has a great guitar intro.- 10/10. 5.- "Say It Isn't So".- I think this one is one of my favorite songs EVER. I love this one.- 10/10. 6.- "One Wild Night".- Even another classic song from these guys. This one is a wild one.- 10/10. 7.- "Born To Be My Baby".- I like it. But not as much as "Say It Isn't so" or "One Wild Night".- 8/10. 8.- "It My Life".- The very first song I heard from this band. A perfect first impression.- 10/10. 9.- "Bed of Roses".- Great. Fantastic. One of my all-time favorite's. Very romantic.- 10/10. 10.- "Two Story Town".- Good. I like it.- 9/10. 11.- "Just Older".- One of my favorite's from this band. I like it as much as "You Give Love A Bad Name".- 10/10. 12.- "Runaway".- Super. I loved it.- 10/10. 13.- "Lay Your Hands On Me".- Another classic song from BON JOVI. I love this one.- 9/10. 14.- "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead".- One of my favorite rock and roll songs.- 10/10. 15.- "Bad Medicine".- Another classic from BON JOVI and one of my all-time favorite's.- 10/10. 16.- "Wanted Dead Or Alive".- One of my favorite's. I love acoustic songs.- 10/10. 17.- "I'll Be There For You".- I like this one too. Another acoustic act.- 10/10. 18.- "Next 100 Years".- Another classic.- 10/10. 19.- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night".- Another acoustic act. I always enjoy this song.- 10/10. 20.- "Keep The Faith".- A great outro for an explosive concert. I like this one too.- 9/10. 21.- "Credits (Background Music: "Thank You For loving Me").- I gotta be honest. I think the song "Thank You For Loving Me" is the best from BON JOVI. I wanted to be a live song they play on this concert. But at least it is on the concert. There you go. I suggest you buy it now. If you are planning to buy from amazon.com, I suggest you buy it now for there are only 1 left in stock. BON JOVI RULES!!!!!!!!!!! "Wish I Had Been There!" I disagree with the negative reviews on this one BIG time. The concert was awesome! The picture and sound were great on my TV/stereo system. Although different than their concerts from the late '80's and early '90's (as one should expect), Jon, as always, has the crowd singing along, dancing, and waving their arms in unison (and not so unison at times, lol) even though it was pouring rain and the fans (and some of the band) were getting soaked as he exhibited his expertise as front man that he does so well. If you are looking for the origional (CD) versions and not variations or "strays" of their songs (especially their infamous hits from yester-year), this is not the CD that will provide that (though you shouldn't be disappointed). Just note variations mostly, the rockers are still rockers with only 1 exception that I can think of - and I especially loved the "Runaway" rendition - it was a hauntingly beautiful ballad that blew me away and I'd buy this DVD again for that song alone. Just as their self stated anthem "Just Older" is all about I think that Bon Jovi's music reflects on their maturity as a band and it especially reflects on their musical talent and genius. The fact that they are now playing to 2 generations of audiences, many of which thought "Crush" was their first CD, is fantastic and says a lot for the band and their talent by their ability to appeal to more than the "just older" crowd (just check out all of the young faces in the crowd absolutely thrilled to be there in the rain). I also thought it was cool that the concert was also broadcast over the radio, I sure wish bands did that here. They played 19 songs total (I rarely went to a concert where the band played 19 songs - especially in the rain! - and I've been to quite a few concerts in the past), with a 3 song encore ("Keep The Faith" rocked!). An awesome fire works show at the end of the concert as the band leaves while "Thank You For Loving Me" plays in the background... a nice touch for the ending. Also interviews, pictures, and more on the DVD. Get it while you can, it's well worth it! Jon, Richie, David, Tico, Hugh... my hat's off to you all! I wish I could have been there! "best band in the world concert" This dvd concert was just great i mean all the classics were on here only thing i would of like to have seen the song "always" on the dvd. But here u are with the best band in the world with a live concert and if your a bon jovi fan u will love it even if your not u gotta say there incredable. So if you haven't seen them live in concert which you should this is the closest you wiil get and you will see why there the best band in the world and have sold 100 million album in counting. "Pity about the audience" Bon Jovi gave a good performance as they always do. I bought this for some of the songs I didnt have from other concerts. It was a bit subdued though compared to the wonderful Bon Jovi 'Live in London' one which I found infinitely more full of life. I think the auduience were a lot of the problem. Shots of the front rows show fairly impassive faces and not a lot of joining in - one even was seen to check their watch (well it was a Swiss audience!) It would have been hard to feel psyched up and carried along by this crowd (as they were in London)- though perhaps they felt there wasnt much to get excited about.