SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 6:49 Min.
As the album’s longest track (including gunshot sound effects), this ‘inspired-by’ effort appears on Jon Bon Jovi’s 1990 Blaze of Glory soundtrack for the Young Guns II movie.
Note: Also portraying ‘Chavez’ in the film, Lou Diamond Phillips is among this track’s credited back-up singers.
REVIEW:
It’s too much of a good thing. Despite delivering one of the album’s best melodies, Jon Bon Jovi over-indulges this song, in part due to a lengthy, sound effect-laden intro. The lyrics are solid, as is the instrumental work, but this bloated track should have edited down by one to two minutes. As a download option, it’s accurate that listeners get their money’s worth, in terms of bang for the buck. Yet, “Justice in the Barrel” is really more a glorified middle-of-the-pack tune that works fine on playlists, including workouts.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
