I believe Bon Jovi may have hit their peak with These Days.

An album all starts with the songwriting and no one has more talent as a songwriter than Jon bon Jovi; and Richie compliments Jon very well in that department. These Days features the best songwriting ever on an album. Songs like My Guitar Lies Bleeding In My Arms and Something To Believe In are simply masterpieces, to name a couple.

Vocals are excellent on These Days as it features Jon's best vocals ever. His voice is very energized, for example on a song like Hearts Breaking Even and Damned. You can really feel his voice cut through you throughout the album as he pours his heart and soul into each note on the album. Lie to me gives us a very distinct double dose of Jon on the 2ec and third chours.

Richie's vocals are also utilized to the fullest throughout the album, for example (It's Hard) Letting You Go. These Days is the perfect mixture of having Jon do all the lead vocals while having Richie complementing Jon's voice.

These Days also features Richie's best work on guitar for example Damned see's Richie just let loose on us.

And the thing of it is These Days could have been even better. Replace "If That's What It Takes" and "Diamond Ring", which are great songs, with "All I Want Is Everything" and "Wedding Day" and oh baby you would have more than perfection which is what These Days is.

In closing I will rate the Bon Jovi cds:

Bon Jovi 7.5/10
7800 Fahrenheit 7.5/10
Slippery When Wet 10/10
New Jersey 11.5/10
Keep The Faith 11/10
These Days 12/10
Crush 9/10
Bounce 9/10

solo

Blaze of Glory 10/10
Destination Anywhere 9/10

Stranger in This Town 7/10
Undiscovered Soul 5/10