[Captain_jovi]

Man. How damn good is Destination Anywhere....

[Thinny]

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi

Man. How damn good is Destination Anywhere....

It's a really overlooked album. When it's good it's great. I could live without Midnight In Chelsea, but on the whole it's a strong record. I think it is kinda of it's time though hasn't quite aged too well, production wise. It's a very late 90s sound...

[bonjovi90]

Originally Posted by Thinny

It's a really overlooked album. When it's good it's great. I could live without Midnight In Chelsea, but on the whole it's a strong record. I think it is kinda of it's time though hasn't quite aged too well, production wise. It's a very late 90s sound...

That's what makes it so perfect for me 'cause it really lets me dive into my childhood when I discovered music and the vibe of that time.
It's a perfect album for the fall in my opinion or for long car rides in the night

[Butters]

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi

Man. How damn good is Destination Anywhere....

It's fantastic. Arguably the second best album from the entire BJ/JBJ/RS collection.

I'll add that Ugly is one of the most underrated songs in the catalogue. It's such a cool song with beautiful lyrics.

[Thinny]

Originally Posted by bonjovi90

That's what makes it so perfect for me 'cause it really lets me dive into my childhood when I discovered music and the vibe of that time.
It's a perfect album for the fall in my opinion or for long car rides in the night

It's true, it does transport me back to that time instantly too!

[blazeofglory]

Originally Posted by Thinny

It's a really overlooked album. When it's good it's great. I could live without Midnight In Chelsea, but on the whole it's a strong record. I think it is kinda of it's time though hasn't quite aged too well, production wise. It's a very late 90s sound...

I think that distinct late 90s sound is part of what makes the album so great for me - it just fits and works really well as a package. I also just really like that late 90s sound in general and, kinda similarly to what bonjovi90 said, there's an element of early childhood nostalgia in that for me too.

I love how atmospheric and picturesque the album is - songs like Midnight In Chelsea automatically make entire movie scenes play out in my head.

Definitely a very underrated album!

[Faceman]

Originally Posted by Thinny

I think it is kinda of it's time though hasn't quite aged too well, production wise. It's a very late 90s sound...

It's not against you since all of us use that term from time to time.
So generally speaking:
What does that even mean?
Whats makes an album or a song age well? Doesn't every release somehow have the distinct sound of its time?

Did songs like Living On A Prayer, Billy Jean, One, Radio GaGa, Summer Of 69, Start Me Up etc. really age well or is it just because those were massive hits?

What I like about old records is that they have the sound of its time. So having that isn't a bad thing at all. Actually it's quite natural to me.

[liljovi93]

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi

Man. How damn good is Destination Anywhere....

Very very very good. It's an album I don't listen too for ages and then go back to it and have it on repeat for a bit.

'It's Just Me' never done nothing for me until about 12-18 months ago and I absolutely fell in love with it.

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[Captain_jovi]

Originally Posted by Faceman

It's not against you since all of us use that term from time to time.
So generally speaking:
What does that even mean?
Whats makes an album or a song age well? Doesn't every release somehow have the distinct sound of its time?

Did songs like Living On A Prayer, Billy Jean, One, Radio GaGa, Summer Of 69, Start Me Up etc. really age well or is it just because those were massive hits?

What I like about old records is that they have the sound of its time. So having that isn't a bad thing at all. Actually it's quite natural to me.

I kinda get it. It's production and stylistic choices. Certain songs from DA have such a....mid to late 90's Brit Pop sound. You hear Oasis all over Janie. To me it doesn't make it good or bad but sometimes especially with Jon when he tries too hard to make a pastiche of a popular sound or production style it takes the timeless feel out of it.

[Thinny]

Originally Posted by Faceman

It's not against you since all of us use that term from time to time.
So generally speaking:
What does that even mean?
Whats makes an album or a song age well? Doesn't every release somehow have the distinct sound of its time?

What Cap said basically. It was so influenced by the other bands that were around at that time, particularly in England, it's hard to not hear it. It does give the album a certain charm to be honest.

Originally Posted by Faceman

Did songs like Living On A Prayer, Billy Jean, One, Radio GaGa, Summer Of 69, Start Me Up etc. really age well or is it just because those were massive hits?

You're not wrong. Those songs have transcended their time period because they are so huge and have been played so much throughout the years.

Bear in mind that I was specifically talking about the production though, not the songs themselves. Slippery is definitely a product of the 80s for instance. But to me albums like New Jersey and These Days could have been released at any time. I think if they were released as new albums this year they would still sound fresh and exciting (with a few exceptions....99 In The Shade, Something For The Pain, etc). It's all about drums sounds, guitar sounds, the way that the vocals are sung that can really put a song or album into a specific era for me. Out of the songs that you mentioned Radio GaGa is a prime example of that.

Originally Posted by Faceman

What I like about old records is that they have the sound of its time. So having that isn't a bad thing at all. Actually it's quite natural to me.

No, it doesn't necessarily mean it's bad thing at all.