Tooka man, when it really comes down to it, Jon and co. are doing a Job, they may keep doing it because they love it, they may have a huge die-hard fan base and they may appreciate those fans putting them where they are but I don’t think any band “owes” anything to their following in real terms.

They sure ain’t doing it for the money anymore so if they want to come out and try something different, or Jon’s voice is taking a hit after gigging since he was 15 or so and you don’t like the product they release then don’t buy it. You say you’ve got Jovi “running through your blood” and I’d guess a lot of people here understand where you are coming from so they have obviously had a profound influence on your life… more than a fair deal for the few hundred pounds we’ve probably all spent on the albums and concerts (or few grand on guitars and amps eh rs8mb0r8? ) In short, they wrote and released songs that meant something to you and in return you put them at the top of their field. There’s probably little financial reason for them to continue now so you’ve got to believe that they think they can still write stuff that is going to mean something to people… Jon may not have the same vocal range he did, they may release something a bit different that misses the mark with the target audience but implying that they are blackmailing and taking “us” for granted is a little “bunny boiler” dontcha think?

Sure, I was disappointed by Crush, yeah I can hear Jon’s voice going from time to time live but this band have provided a soundtrack to my life this far… surely we should be grateful for the impact they have already made, and I for one would go against the consensus and say that there was a lot on Bounce that I thought was fantastic and proved they can still cut it writing wise… I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with the next album.