I enjoyed reading the post and totally agree with you unfortunately.
There's nothing like a production line and that's exactly what they have been for quite a while.
Last year I saw them live for the first time since 95 and whilst I was looking forward to it, I wanted to hang on to the glorious concerts I saw in the early to mid 90's, and last year was a pale imitation, disappointingly.
We all grow up and grow old and Bon Jovi's music has been with me since my teenage years, but now instead of being at the forefront of my musically tastes, they have become somewhat of an after thought.
I hope they don't continue down this path, I'd prefer to see them hang up their instruments if this was the case.
At the moment the music is in a coma, and while there is some form of life .......so please find that spark and enthusiam.