Here we go then. I think Bounce was quite a good name, or you could call it Standing, or Undivded. Makes no difference because they're all optimistic titles even if they are only one word titles:

1. Standing
2. Undivided (* First Single*)
3. Alive (*Third Single*)
4. Open All Night
5. Everyday
6. Right Side of Wrong
7. Joey (Acoustic Live - From TLFR)
8. The Distance (Acoustic Live - From TLFR)
9. Hook Me Up
10. Misunderstood
11. Love Me Back To Life
12. Bounce (*Second Single*)


Those are the best tracks of the era as far as I know. I think Undivided would have done well as a single, and same with Bounce, but that was probably not released because of the "ffffBBBOUNCE!!". I dropped Misunderstood as a single, even though it did well, because I think the riff and chrous of Alive just shouts out "BUY ME!"

The ballads are practically gone because they are too lovey dovey and I've replaced those with the rockers Standing and Alive. I left Open All Night on because that is probably the best ballad on the album, even though it ain't great, but I don't really like any of the other Demos. I've got the live acoustics of Joey and The Distance because they are great, although you could argue that you can't put live tracks on a studio album.

Even with my modified Bounce it's still nowhere near my fave album. That would be Keep The Faith, followed by NJ, TD and SWW. Those albums are so much better muscially and lyrically than Bounce. The only album that ranks below Bounce is 7800 in my opinion. Bon Jovi took a wrong turn with Bounce I think, and with the new album they need to let Westlife do the lovey dovey snuggle cakes ballads and rock like Bon Jovi! Come on boys you know you've still got it!!!


Thats me done. Tired as hell now, so I'm off to bed! See ya!