Dave Stewart new album and tour -JBJ link.

I dunno, I just can't stick those songs I hate

*punches Jem*

DA is a great album. It's just not a BON JOVI record, but that's ok. I don't like Ugly and Naked as much but I dig the rest of it. Staring At Your Window, Every Word, and Midnight in Chelsea are killah.

Shalalala shalala...

Destination Anywhere is decent, but definitely nothing spectacular IMO. I'm quite shocked at how people here seem to prefer it to the masterpiece that is Blaze Of Glory, but each to their own of course.

That's not really a comparising IMO. Different era, different take on album, only thing it are both JBJ albums.

IMO DA is way more comparable with Crush and what came after...

It's still the only two solo albums by Jon, so the comparison is inevitable in that sense. But yeah, it was an off-topic comment. The Blaze Of Glory remark was just an extension of my feelings about Destination Anywhere, which is slightly overrated around here IMO.

I dunno, Jem, I must've just realised that BJ have made a couple of crap albums after 2000...Crush and Bounce.

The other two are good, especially Lost Highway, but I just don't really like those two albums that much, and DA's better than the others too, maybe except from Lost Highway.

Actually that sounded like a load of gobbledegook...

Absolutely. To me the whole album is soaked with moodiness. I also probably prefer it to any band album, but the contrast standing up next to them does make it shine. It was an honest artistic endeavor and it showed.

The only thing that shocked me about it was the change in vocal style following These Days. Lyrically, it was consistent with the caliber Jon was putting out at the time. For Jon to come up with Crush after DA and These Days was shocking. I got over the vocal style change long ago when I truly got the point of his approach on DA. I actually listen to DA far more than Blaze (an album I loved more than the band albums) due to the lack of the in-your-face vocals. The subtleness displayed maturity.

I would say I'd love to see Dave and Jon work together again. At the same time....I want to see Jon continue to break any mold as he did with DA rather than try to recreate it. If he does a does a solo album now, I'd expect it to be more akin to Blaze following in the wake of Lost Highway. I'm not sure that will go over too well unless he convinces me he's avoiding "crafting" and going for the art with whatever he does.

Finally...Janie should have been replaced with Talk to Jesus. It was only there to appease those who weren't going to adapt too well to the change in style.

A big uh huh from me Dave, lol!!

deb

Amen brother....

Hello Deb I'd PM if they were working!