I WANNA LAY RICHIE SAMBORA DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES

When this video came out I thought it was the absolute shit. Actually I still think it’s the shit, and was reminded of this fact when it came on the radio in a cab on my recent jaunt to the Dominican Republic with metalgf. I mean, those mountain guitar-hero shots of Richie Sambora (hit 3:45 for the guitar solo) — fucking epic! Second only to Slash’s epic solo in the “November Rain” vid, natch. But what I love about videos like this is that they give the appearance that bands record all at once in a room together with their vocalist, an MTV-fostered notion I fully bought until some time in college when I got into a real recording studio and realized how it was done. Also, say what you will about Richie Sambora but the dude’s guitar licks have always been fucking tasty, on display here with his little “fills” between Jon Bon’s lines in the verses. Also, the dude shtupped Heather Locklear and Denise Richards. Respect.

-VN