TLFR a flop.

I think TLFR floops only coz it was not promoted atall. And videos also release very late. Anyway TD also they said floop in US, does make it bad album. I really like the TLFR, i think it rock big time.

I really could care less about the charts or sales figures. All I really care about the music and what it means to me and not what everyone else thinks. They are just numbers after all and don't mean much to me personally anyway. Plus this was an experiment so you should expect low sales since it is not the usual Bon Jovi. The more hardcore fans are buying it and I think the band expected that. There was so little promotion as well. My friend who is a fan didn't even know TLFR existed until I told her. And there are other types of music other than rock, I appreciate all kinds. I enjoy blues, jazz and even classical, not boring to me. All a matter of taste. I admire Jovi because they have the balls to do this and I think it is a good thing. I'm not afraid for their future in the least, why should I be?

Commercially, maybe. For me? No.
And at all, so what?

Well, we had that "fight" already. I still believe this is not true. No one can tell me that they don't have at least one show recording with a quality worth to be released. A 20-year-career band would not be such a band if they don't have a clue how to record just one show of a tour in a proper way.

Therefore, the easiest way (by far!) would have been to cut, dub, mix and master a show recording.

Oh well! You cant do everything right!! And besides just cos it aint done well in the album charts dont really mean much.

This album was not meant to be a blockbuster. 250,000 is very good for an album which has been promoted by word of mouth alone. Bruce fans have been discovering it and love it. I think it is an album that will build (I am not saying big sales however) over time. Unlike Bounce that moved 250,000 in a week or so and still hasn't gone platinum. I really respect Bon Jovi for having the balls to make an album they had fun making and shows their musical talent. It has always been there but now some non Bon Jovi fans are finally seeing it with these songs stripped down. Also Soundscan is for the US only- not the world.

250,000 isn't bad for an album with no promotion. There's still a chance it may go Gold in the US, b/c RIAA certifications are for items shipped, not sold.

I thought this fight over TLFR was over. I don't know why everyone feels so ripped off, it's a unique album and I'm glad to have it. Yohohama was a really good show, but I'm glad they released this.

I can't wait for the DVD!

i like this album and i don´t care does it sell or not.

No one will be surprised at these numbers, wether we like the album or not.
We'd need the worldwide figures to see if it's really a flop or not. And still, many bands would like to have such flops.
Of course, on BJ's standards it's a very low number, but it's not a BJ standard album, so it's not that easy to judge.

Ponrauil

Have to say TLFR has grown on me slowly, at first I couldnt stand it but now ti ahs defiantely grown on me. Especially IML , I think it sounds better than the orignal . A couple of other songs are terrible sound like they have been done to elevator music.

Overall Im starting to like it. As Im a just older fan maybe its my age it takes me longer to adapt to change.

Dawn

AMEN!!!!!

They are a band again, not a commercial smiling band. I like TLFR more than Crush or Bounce by a mile