Not bad, not bad at all. I'm bored too so here's mine.
HAND 8.5/10
Best choise to be the first single. Guitar solo is pretty good. I would have put one more verse to the song... between guitar solo and the last chorus; the song is over too soon.
IWTBL 7/10
Catching guitar. Really missed a real guitar solo... An average song, nothing special. Too easy and simple to be Bon Jovi.
WTWEYA 6.5/10
Disappoinment. The only "love song" of the album but doesn't do it's job. It loses to it's brothers All About Lovin You and Thank You For Lovin Me. Again too easy, too simple and too short. And where is the guitar solo?!
WSYCGH 8/10
What to say... At least it sells. It is filling the empty chair which is booked to country song. But loses to it's brothers Right Side Of Wrong and Saturday Night. Good melody and good gutar solo. A typcal song to release as a single.
Last Man Standing 9/10
A real rock song. Fills it's duty well. I'm little bored to the song by now... maybe because it already was released as an "acoustic" song. But good song indeed al thought something is missing to be the next Hey God or I Was Your Mother.
Bells Of Freedom 8.5/10
Without the similarity of This Ain't A Love Song it could have been brilliant: A great ballad which takes me back to Keep The Faith. It is still a one of the best on the album but still... the similarity irritates me.
Wild Flower 7.5/10
Too simple and easy... again. You can see that it wasn't in the original set list. Guitar solo is great, have to say that. Not a bad song but also nothing to make it special.
Last Cigarette 8/10
Very good melody and good guitar solo and Richie himself is on fire in this one. Too short song and too poppy.
I am 8.5/10
One of the best on the album. Good guitar and good melody. Words are terrible I think but I can forgive that. Too short and simple song as well. But still a good song.
Complicated 8.5/10
I hate that drum which hit twice before the chorus. I don't know why they use it so often. It's My Life started it and now they can't get it out of their system. Still good rock song. Song that is important to keep the album on the right course. Catchy guitar solo.
Novocaine 9.5/10
The Best song on the album. Interesting lyrics, good guitar and finally something else that we are to hear.
Story Of My Life 8/10
Again good melody as always on Jovi's songs. But nowdays it just isn't enough. We need something else. Few more Novocaine's. It reminds me too much of Last Cigarette.
Sum up:
+Great first single.
+The mood.
+Novocaine.
-Too easy and simple.
-Lack of guitar solos, doesn't reflect Richie's talents at all.
-Loses to Bounce and Crush.
-Cannot even compaire to the one and only; These Days.
-Bad choises of singles.
-Nothing new and interesting except Novocaine.
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