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Old 04-02-2013, 08:44 PM
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I'm interested to know what posters here would say is the best song the band have done since Crush onwards. My reasons being that Bon Jovi get slated alot for their efforts since Crush. I agree with some of it, of course, but there have been moments of greatness and inspiration.

My choice without doubt is 'The Distance.' IMO it stands the test of time alongside a lot of the old classics. It's showcases great musicanship and songwriting and just sounds great. It's shame that it's not a live staple, I think it really deserves to be.

I'm not asking for a song that defines Bon Jovi post 2000 as I think the answer would be fairly obvious, just a song you would rate as the best
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Gonna have to think about that for awhile - but off the top of my head the contenders would be:

Undivided
Have a Nice Day
One Wild Night
It's My Life
Whole Lot of Leavin" (some of Jon's best writing IMO)
Love's the Only Rule (also great writing)
Broken Promiseland
I'm With You

And I'm already noticing that these are some of the best tracks (IMO) from each record.
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Top 15 Since 2000:

1. Say It Isn't So
2. Love's The Only Rule
3. Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars
4. Just Older
5. Novocaine
6. Mystery Train
7. It's My Life
8. Next 100 Years
9. Last Cigarette
10. Right Side Of Wrong
11. When We Were Beautiful
12. What's Left Of Me
13. Any Other Day
14. Have A Nice Day
15. That's What The Water Made Me
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It's My Life
Just Older
Misunderstood
Everyday
Have a Nice Day
Superman Tonight
One Wild Night
When We Were Beautiful
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Top 20 Post 2000 - Also my top 20 favourite Bon Jovi songs.

1. Story of my life
2. I want to be loved
3. Misunderstood
4. Have a nice day
5. Brokenpromiseland
6. Love's the only rule
7. Superman tonight
8. Complicated
9. Bells of freedom
10. Summertime
11. Thorn in my side
12. What do you got
13. We got it going on
14. Beautiful world
15. What about now
16. Room at the end of the world
17. You want to make a memory
18. No apologies
19. When we were beautiful
20. Two story town
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1. I Believe
2. These Days
3. Hey God
4. Something To Believe In
5. Dry County
6. Keep The Faith
7. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
8. This Ain't A Love Song
9. Always
10. Damned

yeah sorry I don't like the eighties stuff, it's really not that good.
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In no particular order:
Just Older
Undivided
Any Other Day
Say It Isn't So
Brokenpromiseland
Mystery Train
The Distance
Two Story Town
Last Man Standing
(You Want to) Make A Memory
Novocaine

I would also list these unreleased songs:
Lonely (In fact this just might be my fave post-2000 song)
Walk Like A Man
Postcards From the Wasteland
Nothing
These Open Arms

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1. Next 100 Years & The Distance (Can't pick any of these two as No 1. They are my 2 No 1.)
2. Just Older
3. Whole Lot of Leavin'
4. Any Other Day
5. Story of My Life
6. Last Man Standing
7. Love's The Only Rule
8. This Is Love, This is Life
9. These Two Hands
10. I'm With You
11. Pictures of You
12. One Wild Night
13. Thorn In My Side
14. Superman Tonight
15. Happy Now
16. We Got It Goin' On
17. What's Left of Me
18. That's What The Water Made Me
19. Beautiful World
20. Room At The End of the World
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1. I Believe
2. These Days
3. Hey God
4. Something To Believe In
5. Dry County
6. Keep The Faith
7. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
8. This Ain't A Love Song
9. Always
10. Damned

yeah sorry I don't like the eighties stuff, it's really not that good.
This thread is about post 2000 favorites, all yours are from the 90s.
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I don't know, It's My Life or I Am. Maybe Pictures of You could make the top 3.
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