Geoff Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 5 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said: The Summer Set's attempt wasn't bad. I had a feeling as I was typing it there was probably some modern band with a half decent attempt. I also had Skillet in my head too, but haven’t bothered to check. New song sounds pretty bad, but maybe at least a (bad) attempt at something a little more “anthemic.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gener8tr Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 I have ZERO hope for this. And I've told you all before... from 1986 - 1993, I was one of the biggest Bon Jovi fans in the USA. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gener8tr Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Oh gosh. I just heard the live version of the new track. Sounds like something from Destination Anywhere. It's a pass for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gener8tr Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 First six seconds were awesome... steady downhill from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tts42572 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 (edited) New song. Obviously light years away from what they were but I don't hate this as much as most of the stuff they've done the past 15 years. At least it's not some sappy ballad....which is probably what most of the new album will be lol. It's still fairly bland and generic modern Bon Jovi in general though. Edited March 14 by tts42572 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobi is an animal Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 16 hours ago, gener8tr said: First six seconds were awesome... steady downhill from there. LOL, it's funny cause it's true. song is fuckin' awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. It's kinda just there. I just find it kinda sad that with an anniversary like this, Jon couldn't have pulled something really great out of the bag. Just one more great album then he can go back to being the housewives choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiplash1972 Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 BON JOVI announce: “FOREVER out June 7, available now for pre-order To celebrate, our new song LEGENDARY is out now. #BonJoviForever ❤️🗡️” Tracklist: 1. Legendary 2. We Made It Look Easy 3. Living Proof 4. Waves 5. Seeds 6. Kiss The Bride 7. The People's House 8. Walls of Jericho 9. I Wrote You A Song 10. Living In Paradise 11. My First Guitar 12. Hollow Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Well this is a perfect example of why they continue to put out this mediocre shit. If you look at social media, people are falling over themselves to say how great this song is and how much they are looking forward to the album. I can only assume that either these are the sort of blinkered die hards who will accept any old shit from a band because the love them, or they are fairly new fans to the band who are into that sort of shit and don't really know the band for their older stuff. What also gets me is they way they act like you just tried to murder them if you say anything negative about the song or the band. While people like this continue to praise them to high heaven, they will keep putting out this shite. I would actually love to not buy it, but the collector in me would hate not having a complete disography. I will probably wait til it is mega cheap like I did with that bucket of cow shit that was their last album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Mr.AOR Posted March 16 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted March 16 Bon Jovi as a band died a long time ago, absolutely dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gener8tr Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I really hoped Jon and Richie would reunite if not for an album, a tour... One last hoorah for the fan's sake. If they announced a "New Jersey" tour and played the same set list as they did in 1988 / 1989 they could name their price and I'd be there. But Jon doesn't need the money, and he wrote off his 80's fans long ago. Fairly certain that ship has sailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I am having a hell of a time on FaceBook pissing off these mindless drones who will accept any old shit their favourite band puts out. I can't wait to see how long it is before FB hits me with a ban again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponen Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 On 3/14/2024 at 6:45 PM, tts42572 said: New song. Obviously light years away from what they were but I don't hate this as much as most of the stuff they've done the past 15 years. At least it's not some sappy ballad....which is probably what most of the new album will be lol. It's still fairly bland and generic modern Bon Jovi in general though. Yes this one's not bad. Have added to my playlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Verses aren't unbearable, but it's just the same shitty chorus from the last decade of albums. I'm going to make a bold statement and say I reckon there's actually going to be a couple of decent songs on this album. Looking again at the song titles, it won't be many. But there may be one or two keepers on here... I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tts42572 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 On 3/14/2024 at 3:28 PM, Captain Howdy said: I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. It's kinda just there. I just find it kinda sad that with an anniversary like this, Jon couldn't have pulled something really great out of the bag. Just one more great album then he can go back to being the housewives choice. Agree.....Just kind of "there" is a good way to describe it. It would be great if this were sort of a change of pace song and there were more "rocking" songs on the album. But the sad thing is that this is probably THE rocking song on the album lol. It just frustrates me so much. I really dug this band back in the day and despite the feud with Richie and the whole corporate machine, I think Jon seems like a pretty good dude. I mean, I've watched plenty of interviews over the years and he always seems to be a pretty down to earth guy and has done a ton of philanthropic work. It's like I really want to like their stuff but I just can't seem to do it with the crap they've put out lol. I don't think another great album is in the cards. Maybe an album we don't absolutely hate is the best we can hope for at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, tts42572 said: Agree.....Just kind of "there" is a good way to describe it. It would be great if this were sort of a change of pace song and there were more "rocking" songs on the album. But the sad thing is that this is probably THE rocking song on the album lol. It just frustrates me so much. I really dug this band back in the day and despite the feud with Richie and the whole corporate machine, I think Jon seems like a pretty good dude. I mean, I've watched plenty of interviews over the years and he always seems to be a pretty down to earth guy and has done a ton of philanthropic work. It's like I really want to like their stuff but I just can't seem to do it with the crap they've put out lol. I don't think another great album is in the cards. Maybe an album we don't absolutely hate is the best we can hope for at this point Couldnt agree more with this probably being the "heaviest" song on the album And yeah I agree, Jon may be a bit of a ruthless business man when it comes to the band, but he is a decent bloke. The amount of work he has done for the homeless is admirable. I know his voice is shot and he is having some kind of throat surgery that he says may end his touring career but I don't think that is really an excuse why his music has been so mid the last decade or so. As for Richie, I would love to see him back in the band but I don't think he would fix anything. I mean Phil is a great guitarist, and he is being wasted in the band and Richie has barely put anything out since leaving the band, with the only thing I can think of being that awful RSO album he did with Orianthi, where two fantastic guitarists seemed to almost give up on actually playing guitar. His last solo album was twelve years ago when he was still in the band, and even that was a let down with only a few stand out tracks on it. Plus his history with alcohol has done him no favours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tts42572 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, Captain Howdy said: Couldnt agree more with this probably being the "heaviest" song on the album And yeah I agree, Jon may be a bit of a ruthless business man when it comes to the band, but he is a decent bloke. The amount of work he has done for the homeless is admirable. I know his voice is shot and he is having some kind of throat surgery that he says may end his touring career but I don't think that is really an excuse why his music has been so mid the last decade or so. As for Richie, I would love to see him back in the band but I don't think he would fix anything. I mean Phil is a great guitarist, and he is being wasted in the band and Richie has barely put anything out since leaving the band, with the only thing I can think of being that awful RSO album he did with Orianthi, where two fantastic guitarists seemed to almost give up on actually playing guitar. His last solo album was twelve years ago when he was still in the band, and even that was a let down with only a few stand out tracks on it. Plus his history with alcohol has done him no favours. Agree 100% with the Richie part. Lots of people ring the bell about him coming back and while that would be fun to see live, I don't think it would make any difference with the music. I mean, it's not like the last couple albums with Richie were any better. I think their only hope would be to work with some outside producer and be willing to turn over control to that person to help guide them to more of a classic sounding melodic rock album kind of like Skid Row did with Nick Raskulinecz for example. Heck, I think Bon Jovi even working with somebody like Steve Brown could really help a lot. But I don't think they have any intention of doing something like that at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, tts42572 said: Agree 100% with the Richie part. Lots of people ring the bell about him coming back and while that would be fun to see live, I don't think it would make any difference with the music. I mean, it's not like the last couple albums with Richie were any better. I think their only hope would be to work with some outside producer and be willing to turn over control to that person to help guide them to more of a classic sounding melodic rock album kind of like Skid Row did with Nick Raskulinecz for example. Heck, I think Bon Jovi even working with somebody like Steve Brown could really help a lot. But I don't think they have any intention of doing something like that at this stage. Jon has consiously decided to move in this musical direction and he is so controlling with the band that I really don't think anyone could sway him to do something even close to anything from their first 20 years or so. Even the likes of Desmond Child or Bob Rock would not be able to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 Just watching the recent documentary. Jon is going through a load of audio tapes for the archives, so maybe there will be another box set at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tts42572 Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 Saw new single Living Proof is dropping Friday. While I've not liked most of what they've done the past 10-12 years, the snippet of Living Proof sounds pretty promising to me. At least it's more of a rock song and the talk box could conjure up some classic vibes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrisonDreams Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 On 1/31/2024 at 8:58 AM, auslander said: I'm the opposite to Geoff. Not excited at all. I HATE country Bon Jovi and I bet it is the same shit. I can't see any chance of getting an album like their first 5. I mean anyone who still calls themselves die-hard Bon Jovi fans based on their last 25 years must enjoy the crap he keeps dishing out release after release. I agree, man. Even though I consider Bon Jovi to be my number one favorite band, I only listen to their first five albums. I once tried to listen to their entire discography, but I just couldn't make myself continue after the first couple of tracks in Crush; it just wasn't the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrisonDreams Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 On 2/3/2024 at 3:33 AM, jondavis said: The last Bon Jovi album I got was These Days, I seriously doubt I will want the next one. Yeah, that was the last one I listened to too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrisonDreams Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 On 2/6/2024 at 12:38 AM, gener8tr said: I have ZERO hope for this. And I've told you all before... from 1986 - 1993, I was one of the biggest Bon Jovi fans in the USA. Yeah, dude. Bon Jovi was actually the band which got me into Glam Metal in the first place. It all happened when I was eight-years-old and my mother showed me the song "You Give Love a Bad Name." After that, I would regularly ask for her to play it on repeat during car rides to school. It's a damn shame they no longer make music like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrisonDreams Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 On 5/15/2024 at 6:49 PM, Captain Howdy said: Just watching the recent documentary. Jon is going through a load of audio tapes for the archives, so maybe there will be another box set at some point. Yeah, I started watching the documentary a few days ago and got excited when he started talking about his archiving because I'm hoping for the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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