Yes... I know it sounds a little odd but...

I've been reading lots of Agatha's stories lately and I came up with this crazy idea of comparing her writing with Bon Jovi's (not only lyrical).

I mean, Agatha Christie was a mediocre writer at her best, at least, when it comes to poetry flourish and literary adornment. She just wanted to get straight to the point. Her only intention was to play with the reader and make him/her take part of the game. There was no further intention, no writing ambition to become critically acclaimed. But she was indeed one of the best at her specific matter.

And that's where I think Bon Jovi have something in common. Well, most of it. We all know Jon's idea about winning the crowd with this powerful melodic anthems, easy-cheesy-relate-on lyrics and giving great performances on stage. We've had great albums but lyrically and musically, Bon Jovi have never been Queen nor Pink Floyd. They never intended to be neither. And we shoud start thinking that "These Days" was a punctual highlight, a once in a lifetime release because that's the only one we've got during 30 years of career. Bon Jovi's always been more of a "Slippery" kind of writing than "These Days". You know, upbeat and simple songs. No musical flourish nor great effort arranging songs.

When we finally understand that, we'll be able to fully enjoy Bon Jovi nowadays stuff.