Patitucci & Bon Jovi

[Doctor Roberts]

Hi everybody...I've always read every time that I run into a Patitucci's bio, that he did some work with Bon Jovi...does anyone know the exact track(s) name (s) in which he was involved? thanks

[Baryonyx]

I did not know that, but if he did play with BJ then it's by far the best bass player he ever had!

[BassmanDk]

Originally Posted by Chris2112

I did not know that, but if he did play with BJ then it's by far the best bass player he ever had!

What, no love for Hugh McDonald?

I wouldn't wanna hear BonJovi with Patitucci. Well maybe it could be fun to hear a little bit of sportsjazz in Living on a Prayer?

[Doctor Roberts]

Originally Posted by BassmanDk

What, no love for Hugh McDonald?

I wouldn't wanna hear BonJovi with Patitucci. Well maybe it could be fun to hear a little bit of sportsjazz in Living on a Prayer?

haha who knows

but it says that he has worked with them in the past, so you probably have already listened to him without noticing in some BJ song

[bassrique]

I hope he paid JP well.

It's good to see JBJ act as a patron of the arts. He should do it full time.

[ThunderGod]

I am far from a Jon Bon Jovi fan, but I remember (back in '81-'82), when "(She's a Little) Runaway came out. There was a rumor that the singer (Bon Jovi) only hired local (East Coast) talent from a list of working studio musicians. He supposedly had songs to record, but NO BAND.

Could Patitucci have possibly been one of the original bassists (in the studio) for BJ's first release?

[Toronto Bassist]

"You've been a great audience tonight! Now, before we do 'Bad Medicine', we'd like to do a little number called 'Giant Steps'..."

[Rano Bass]

Originally Posted by ThunderGod

I am far from a Jon Bon Jovi fan, but I remember (back in '81-'82), when "(She's a Little) Runaway came out. There was a rumor that the singer (Bon Jovi) only hired local (East Coast) talent from a list of working studio musicians. He supposedly had songs to record, but NO BAND.

Could Patitucci have possibly been one of the original bassists (in the studio) for BJ's first release?

Nope... that was Hugh McDonald his current bassist.

[fourstringgirl]

Originally Posted by BassmanDk

What, no love for Hugh McDonald?

I couldn't find anything on Patitucci in the credits for any Bon Jovi or Jon Bon Jovi disc.

I did, however, find a big shout-out to Hugh McDonald on every Bon Jovi release prior to his joining the band. I have always believed in the theory that Hugh played on all the records but Alec got credited.

Anyway, I have one early, pre Bon Jovi CD called 'John Bongiovi - The Power Station Years 1980 - 1983.' It was put out by his cousin Tony Bongiovi a couple years ago and is some of Jon's early work. There are no credits listed on it so it's possible that Patitucci could have helped out on that.

[Fun Size Nick]

Originally Posted by Toronto Bassist

"You've been a great audience tonight! Now, before we do 'Bad Medicine', we'd like to do a little number called 'Giant Steps'..."

[justabass]

Hugh McDonald did play on every album. There was an article about it in Bass Player. I'm sure he was well payed but it must have been nice for him to finally get recognition for his work. Check it...
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/hu...e/oct-05/13820

[Baryonyx]

Originally Posted by Toronto Bassist

"You've been a great audience tonight! Now, before we do 'Bad Medicine', we'd like to do a little number called 'Giant Steps'..."

That would be awesome!

[fourstringgirl]

Originally Posted by justabass

Hugh McDonald did play on every album. There was an article about it in Bass Player. I'm sure he was well payed but it must have been nice for him to finally get recognition for his work. Check it...
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/hu...e/oct-05/13820

GREAT stuff! Thanks for that link!

Hugh is definitely one of the most overlooked players out there. He also did some work with Alice Cooper in the studio in the late 80s/early 90s. You can hear more examples of his fun-to-play basslines on "Poison" and "Hey Stoopid". My all time favorite Hugh/Bon Jovi line is "Born To Be My Baby" from the New Jersey record. LOTS of movement from beginning to end on that one!

[Doctor Roberts]

mm maybe he did some production work or something

[justabass]

Man he's played on a lot of albums! Willie Nelson, John Prine, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Lita Ford just to name a few!

[dustdbass6]

Originally Posted by justabass

Man he's played on a lot of albums! Willie Nelson, John Prine, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Lita Ford just to name a few!

Hell yeah Michael Bolton! "that no talent ass-clown?"

[Snarf]

Originally Posted by fourstringgirl

I couldn't find anything on Patitucci in the credits for any Bon Jovi or Jon Bon Jovi disc.

I did, however, find a big shout-out to Hugh McDonald on every Bon Jovi release prior to his joining the band. I have always believed in the theory that Hugh played on all the records but Alec got credited.

Anyway, I have one early, pre Bon Jovi CD called 'John Bongiovi - The Power Station Years 1980 - 1983.' It was put out by his cousin Tony Bongiovi a couple years ago and is some of Jon's early work. There are no credits listed on it so it's possible that Patitucci could have helped out on that.

I believe that in Bon Jovi's heyday, JP was playing sessions in LA. So if it's true that BJ only used local east coast players, that would rule out JP by default.

[T-MOST]

Wow this sucks on so many levels. first that Hugh played on all those records but didn't get credit and second that they though so little of Such that they hired someone else to record the tracks even though he was "the" bassist in the band. .

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

I was comparing some youtube clips of Hugh McDonald vs. Alec John Such playing the same songs-
Nick Beggs' comments in new Bass Guitar Magazine re. auditions+image

[fourstringgirl]

^^^ yep...