Jon Bon Jovi spent the years from 1983 to 1988 establishing his hard rock band
Bon Jovi as one of the most popular in the Western world with multi-platinum albums such as
Slippery When Wet and
New Jersey. He then put the band on hold and made a solo album,
Blaze of Glory (July, 1990), whose songs were inspired by the motion picture Young Guns II.
Bon Jovi the band was reactivated with
Keep the Faith in 1992. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide