I know this will get tossed aside as another bashing thread, but why can't the band just be cooler to their fans and offer the new songs as individual downloads on iTunes and Amazon, etc.?

I say this as somebody who got my pre-order Ultimate Collection cd in the mail yesterday. I say this as a guy who loves the music and has bought almost everything the band has put out (plus, as a guy who saw the band twice live just this year).

Look, I understand capitalism, really, I do. But with not offering individual downloads and the soaring cost to see the band live ... it's just starting to get to be too much.

Dear Bon Jovi, your fans are loyal (to a fault sometimes), please stop taking advantage of us and taking us for granted.