Bon Jovi are the band who taught an entire generation that hairspray, colourful coats and heartfelt choruses could conquer the world.
Tumbling out of New Jersey in the mid-80s, they turned stadiums into karaoke bars, powered by Jon Bon Jovi's superhero grin and Richie Sambora's talkbox guitar. Yes, it was cheese, but it was glorious, guilt-free cheese, and it sure was tasty. Next to the patchouli-scented heroes of the NWOBHM, Bon Jovi looked like they were from a brighter, impossibly glamorous future.
