First, you need to just accept I know my sh** when it comes to Bon Jovi. So condescending to me will only result in coming off as desperate. You already have one strike with attempting to pin attachment to the 80s and being out of touch with reality on me.

Second..I'm not going over his voice with you again, you've made up your mind that he is doing his absolute best and his voice has simply eroded, which means he never had that great of a voice to begin with if at his relative young age he can't keep up with his older peers.

Third...there is more than just his voice that is at issue. The "bar" and "past" I'm referring to is the one he set before leaving the public eye in 1997 before returning in 2000. I don't get locked into a period. I'm a loyal fan of long running bands who expects to see those bands continue to let their creative juices flow while employing their years of experience which should only feed the quality of their work. I do not use my bands as my personal nostalgia kick to pretend I'm back in high school by demanding they be as they were then. So with that mind....yeah..I'm less than thrilled with their direction since 2000 as they did exactly that...dumbed down back to 1986 with a modern twist. After These Days and Destination Anywhere..that wasn't going to fly as honest creative work.

Im critical of Jon in a reasonable sense and I'm also quite capable of pointing out where he delivers as opposed to being obsessed with what is wrong with him or the band. So don't try to peg me as one who does the latter.