Should have These Two Hands made it on WAN?

My thoughts exactly.

The main problem with these songs is Jon's delivery, along with the production. If Jon had released his classic songs like Bad Name, BTBMB, and many others today, they'd suck just as much. I mean listen to the way he does them live now. Put that into a studio with Shanks, and those songs would never be the same either.

I finally concluded that Bad Name - Studio Version and Bad Name - Live in 2013 are 2 different songs that share the same lyrics.

Though the album wasn't my favorite Bon Jovi record, what I find funny is the harsh criticism (still) towards it. Bon Jovi could put out a complete half ass record and it would still be better than 90% of the crap on the radio today. Did anyone watch the MTV Awards? Jesus Christ, What About Now sounds like a goddamn masterpiece compared to some of the shit on there.

I can agree with that, and while I admit I don't listen to much of WAN at this point, I still listen to (and believe I will continue to listen to) I'm With You.

When you believe that music on the radio today is 100% worthless garbage, being the best at that won't do nothing for you. Just because WAN allegedly is a turd that doesn't smell as bad as the others it doesn't make me like it.

90% of what's on the radio today doesn't even equate to music in my opinion.

I don't think WAN was as bad as everyone else does. Sadly, it's nothing special and has absolutely no lasting power. I thought Bounce was crap, but there are still songs I listen to off that record 11 years later.

Holy shit. I hope I'll never act as old as you do.

Whatthe****ever.

Aloha !



American radio is quite different from music stations in the U.K. and Germany. (I'm not familiar enough with other European countries).

When you listen to pop stations over there you'd be surprised how much average stuff you have to sit through before you actually hear something you like. You like Rihanna? Let's bombard you with 35 other acts that make similar music! And as soon as you've found some sort of rock station you're bound to hear the same 20 classics over and over again "because it attracts listeners." At a certain point whenever I'd get in the car in America I'd hear either Paradise City or You Can't Always Get What You Want. Any time of day I was bound to hear it, no matter how long the car ride would be.

So I get Dan's point of view, but at the same time, therefore American radio doesn't really show what's popular or hip at the moment either because as soon as you don't fit the current popular genre over there you just won't get played over there at all. I can't imagine that ever happening on, for example, SWR3 or Einslive.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

WAN should be abbreviated to WANK from now on in this forum, because quite frankly thats what it is. Utter WANK