Good question.....

This is a tricky answer because i don't think overproduction is a bad thing if done correctly.

George Martin is a brilliant man that did over the top things with The Beatles which resulted in works of art.

In our generation Bob Rock has been know to zone in on certain band members strengths, which resulted in brilliance. Tommy Lee on the Dr Feelgood Album, the Metallica Black album, And I think KTF was done quite well too. He also did follow ups with Motley and Metallica that resulted in complete messes.

I don't think Shanks is a bad producer at all. In fact he is quite brilliant. I just don't think he works well with Bon Jovi. I thought HAND was done well and they should have parted after.

There is something missing from the delivery with these songs. I can't pin point it becasue I'm not in that field but something sounds wrong. I don't think he is zoning in on the bands strengths and relying on fillers to piece it all together. Becasue they are not as good as they once were, he needs to push them harded in the studio to get the most natural sound out of them before turning to technology.

Born To Follow for example. Jon singing Yea Yea Yea is the key to that song. If this was the back in the day, his voice would carry it. Now he sounds digital... or like shit.

I'm With You... He auto tuned Richies vocal. You don't do that. He's the only guy in the band with a decent voice. Sorry Dave.