It all begun when I was listening to Runaway (the OWN version) which is pretty powerful. I listened it at max volume on my CD player and it blew me away. What a great guitar work. From beggining to end! So I started listening my fav track from each album. I listened:

*Runaway (Bon Jovi)
*The Hardest Part Is The Night (7800 Farenheit)
*Wanted Dead Or Alive (Slippery When Wet)
*Blood On Blood (New Jersey)
*Keep The Faith (Keep The Faith) & Dry County (I HAD to listen to this one)
*These Days (These Days)
*Just Older (Crush)
*The Distance (Bounce)
*Last Man Standing (HAND)

I realized that now the guitar work is gone. I think that's unexcusable unlike Jon's voice issue :P

Don't u guys think that Richie is wasting his talent in the last albums? Plz don't get me wrong I also think that the guitar work was loosing power gradually.

And then I can't do nothing but ask WHY? And I remember when everybody said "What a great intro LMS has now! Great guitar work!" That's pathetic because you and I know that he is capable of much more. The LMS riff is crap, Richie is not putting himself to the edge anymore. And NO.. HAND solos aren't good solos.. I don't even think they can be called solos..