Customer Reviews
One to be played over and over again! - By: P. Ross, 13 Jul 2008 
Arrived yesterday & I have played it over & over, hit after hit superbly remastered & a 'must have' CD absolutely fabulous can't add anything more just buy it!
Brilliant but Pointless - By: G. Twiss, 05 Jul 2008 
Now I am of the opinion that greatest hits/Best of CD's should only be released at the end of a bands career & be a much larger album 2 discs minimum possibly more. The only acceptance of this is after a huge event such as the death of a band member, where you could release a best ofin their memory & to show their contribution to the band. Now Bon Jovi's release is a mystery to me as there was no real reason to release one other than to make money as far as I am concerned. This doesn't mean the album is bad because every song contained is brilliant but it misses out some essential songs that within this kind of Bon Jovi release should not be left out, but there still is no point for its release. Although `Always' was released here I don't know why they didn't just save it back & put it on their next album that ended up being `These Day's' rather than on this pointless greatest hits.
There are only 2 types of people that will probably want this album
1) Hardcore fans who want `Always' as this is the album that song was released on & finding the single version will be difficult, plus the fact any real fan would want it on the real disc rather than as just a download.
2) Casual fans who just want to hear some great Bon Jovi classics but aren't to bothered about having the whole collection.
Now I bought Crossroads as my first Bon Jovi album believing that a greatest hits should show me whether they are really as good as `Living on a Prayer' had suggested, then if I really like them I could proceed to get some more albums. The album was amazing & there was not a single weak track although obviously there are songs that are stronger than others. A lot of the songs are ballads & most are based on theme around love. Some of the songs `In These Arms' & `Bed of Roses' are a bit soppy but are very good, whereas `Living on a Prayer' & `You Give Love a Bad Name' are huge rockers with powerful guitar riffs, others like `Bad Medicine' & `Lay Your Hands on Me' are more arena soundingin the sense they are more directed towards being massive during live performances & finally there are also a couple of cowboy sounding songs `Dead or Alive' & `Blaze of Glory'.
Track by track ratings out of 10
1) Living on a Prayer- 9.5
2) Keep the Faith- 10
3) Someday I'll be Saturday Night- 9.3
4) Always- 10
5) Dead or Alive- 10
6) Lay Yours Hands on Me- 8.5
7) You Give Love A Bad Name- 10
8) Bed of Roses- 10
9) Blaze of Glory- 10
10) In These Arms- 9.3
11) Bad Medicine- 7.5
12) I'll Be There For You- 9
13) In & Out Love- 7
14) Runaway- 8
15) Never Say Goodbye- 8.5
Overall this is a very good album & really opened my mind & ears to the world that is Bon Jovi but having now heard their music I know that I may as well have started out with a proper album, I recommend unless you fit into one of the above categories that I spoke about you should instead buy `Slippery When Wet' `New Jersey' or `Keep the Faith' & slowly get their studio albums instead. This is 4 stars for the content being as good as it is. The star off is because it's not really worth it plus `Dry County' isn't here probably their best song!
Best Album Ever - By: Mr. Ma Halliday, 21 Jan 2008 This album is simply amazing. Nothing gets you more pumped up for a night out than listening to hit after hit from the big man. I livein an apartment & on two occasions the neighbour downstairs had to call at my door to ask me to stop playing this album so loud. On the second occasion they fell asleep pushing the door bell for at least 5 minutes. To be fair it was 3 o'clockin the morning & I was pretty leathered!
Anyway, this album will bring out your air guitar playing, karaoke singing, head bashing best. A must-own...
AWESOME BON JOVI!!!!!!!! - By: Jake M, 25 Jul 2007 I've have been a Bon Jovi fan for only a few months & already have 8 of his albums, Jon & his band certainly rock & have released awesome music over the years, many of the albums have [righty so] hit no.1, i'm now a true Bon Jovi fan.
"Crossroads" is a greatest hits album & includes just about all their best songs & all their leading chart hits, needless to say each track is a gem.
This CD has everything a newbie fan needs to build a collection around, releasedin 1994 this is compilation album went that went straight to no.1in the charts & quite rightly so, this is a true greatest hits & a disc that you will play again & again once you own it. It's a perfect collection & one that i'm most proud to own & havein my vast music collection, Bon Jovi rock & i think they are now my favorite band of all time.
All their best hits are included on this disc including "Livin' On A Prayer", "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Bad Medicine" & "Bed Of Roses" etc, some of the greatest songs ever recordedin my opinion.
If i could then i'd give this CD a 10 star raiting, i fully recommened it & hope that you will decided to buy a copy sooner rather than later if you don't already own it.
Great collection, but does the order of listing let it down? - By: Brida, 08 Jul 2007 Years ago, I used to be a die hard Bon Jovi fan (in my teenage years when you tend to obsess about people). Since then, although I no longer listen almost exclusively to them, I still do appreciate their music & I still think that Jon has one of THE best singing voicesin the business. This album was one of my favourites, & recently I have returned to it. Upon listening to it after a few years, I think I have discovered one flaw - the listing of the songs (specifically the order of the tracks).
While "Livin' on a Prayer" is a great rock song, & a great opener, by putting that right before "Keep the Faith" - another classic Bon Jovi track - they have put maybe the two best rock anthems right at the beginning, leaving little else further onin the album to encourage you to keep listening. Perhaps I am being pedantic, but I feel the whole album could have benefitted by just having these two tracks put elsewhere on the listing. If "Keep the Faith" had appeared further in, it would ceratinly have given the CD a bit of a kickin the middle.
Having said that, this album does have some of their best ballads also. Of course there is the sublime "Always" & the equally superb "In These Arms". Both of these are great to sing along to, as both are paked with the usual love & angst that often accompanies it.
Allin all, this is a great CD, even today years after its original release.
