Song writing, for the most part, is BS. Some of the best songs are the ones you can't understand or the ones where you have no clue what they are talking about.

It all comes down to sound. Bon Jovi have been very successful with modernizing their sound. They know how to change but still keep it Bon Jovi which is something most bands struggle to do.

Kid Rock said it best in the WWWB documentary and I'll add in my own part as well….. There are two types of songs….. 1. Songs where the trend is bigger than the song. I'd say 99% of mainstream radio play fit this bucket. Or 2. The song is bigger than the trend. Right now, I'd say Adele takes this category.

In addition, there needs to be a balance between albums. You don't want to be over exposed but you def don't want to be out of the spotlight too long.

With Bon Jovi, they have been able to balance all this out…… Unfortunately, Def L struggled with all this in the 90's and now they are all but forgotten. DL made a grunge album in the 90's and once that didn't work, they turned around and made an 80's album. So even if they eventually did get it right, too much time has past, a new generation rolled in, and it's all over.

As you can see, Bon Jovi are now starting to struggle because they are over exposed and their sound has not changed. They recognize the needed break, lets just hope they can get it right musically.