One reason I love Jon's solo albums so much is that, aside from about three songs, he wrote all the songs himself and you do get to see what Jon himself writes and who he is as an individual artist. I think you get a clearer idea of who an artist really is when you have evidence of what he writes alone. Songs like you find on Blaze and Destination and then songs like Dry County, Bed of Roses, I Want You, I Believe, Fear, Something to Believe In, It's Hard Letting You Go are among the best lyrics you'll find in the Bon Jovi/BJ-related collection.

Jon and Richie have written some great stuff together too. They're a great team.

Even with other artists, I pay a little more attention to a song when the artist is the one who wrote it rather than a conglomerate of people (crap like All About Loving You).

Becky