DA album & era are amazing, as are all 90s Jovi stuff for some reason.

I suppose 1/3 of my real top 30 jovi songs could be DA-era. I like all the album except Naked which has interesting intentions but falls flat. And the B-sides are super cool, some very good, also I Talk To Jesus.

Regarding the adoptation of phrases from other artists/songs, I think it may also be relevant to Jon's not so good memory : if you don't surely remember from where you have heard a phrase, you add it to your song without spoiling the feeling that you have created something new..