Dry County
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"Dry County" is an epic, blues-influenced rock ballad by Bon Jovi, noted for its storytelling lyrics about economic hardship and its extended guitar solos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dry County canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Keep the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jon Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
blues rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Dry County (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalStyle | storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
decline of the oil industry
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economic hardship ⓘ struggle and survival ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
epic song length
ⓘ
extended guitar solos ⓘ |
| includedInTourSetlist |
Keep the Faith Tour
NERFINISHED
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subsequent Bon Jovi tours ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 9 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jon Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
epic, blues-influenced rock arrangement
ⓘ
extended guitar solos ⓘ narrative about economic decline in an oil town ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Keep the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByMember |
Alec John Such
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Sambora NERFINISHED ⓘ Tico Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Jambco Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 12 ⓘ |
| writer | Jon Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.