SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 5:35 MIN.
Sung from Billy the Kid’s point-of-view, it’s the title song for Jon Bon Jovi’s soundtrack for the 1990 Young Guns II film. The song is heard over the movie’s closing credits. In addition to a music video released in late Summer 1990, the song later appeared on Bon Jovi’s 1994 best-of Cross Road album.
Note: A download might not include the song’s album intro, which consists of a tense audio clip dialogue exchange between Kiefer Sutherland’s ‘Doc Scurlock’ and Emilio Estevez’s ‘Billy the Kid.’ The intro may instead turn up in the closing seconds of the previous track: “Miracle.”
REVIEW:
It’s an instance where the title song really is an album’s masterpiece. This tune’s magic endures, as every necessary creative element (i.e. dynamite lyrics, a catchy melody, the guitar work, and Jon Bon Jovi’s vintage vocals) hits the target. If anything, “Blaze of Glory” is Young Guns II’s legacy, as this track easily holds up thirty years later. Bon Jovi’s rock hit immortalizing Billy the Kid could fit into any number of potential playlists, including workouts.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 9 Stars
