Funnily enough - i was round a mates last night and we were talking about music.
I booted up his laptop and said listen to this its the new Jovi song.

He listened and after 1 minute said "this is like everything they have ever released, you know what kind of music it is? its music for dads with kids, the music my dad listened to in the car - why do you listen to this shit?"

To be honest i think he summed it up quite well (my dad is into rock and we had everything from Beatles to ELO in the car as kids).

My mate used to like Jovi up until Keep the Faith then went of them. Jovi was his first gig in 1990 and he loved it.
We are the same age but our lives are totaly different. I am married with 2 kids, job and house.
He is unemployed, rents my sisters house with my other mate, No kids & no woman and still goes round his mums for dinner 4 times a week. A mummys boy. He has no idea of real life.

The point is maybe I can (still) relate to Bon Jovi as maybe the music is now aimed at people like me? Bon Jovi arent 25 anymore either. They have also grown up.
Im 34 and have listened to Jovi since I was 13. I cant stop listening now even if I think the new stuff (Crush +) has been average at best. I live in hope that another New Jersey will be released but know that deep down there will never be another NJ.

Maybe The Circle is 2009s New Jersey who knows? I cant wait to find out.