[quote="Rashbaum"]

That’s a really blanket statement you are making about metal fans though… I’d consider myself an (old style) metal fan and have never really thought of Jovi as a particularly weak sounding band… although Richie’s playing has definitely had the rougher edges knocked off since the first album (in a style sense as opposed to technical ability). As for the G&R group I have found the exact opposite, I expected Jovi to be ripped on the board with the whole Sambora/slash rivalry going on but I’ve generally come across mostly positive comments about them and a number of their tracks.
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Well I didn't mean that Jovi were a weak sounding band at all.. just that from what I've heard/read, quite a lot (certainly not all) of metallica fans or maiden fans (for example)critisize bands like Jovi for not being part of their genre of rock music (matchbox 20 get knocked a fair bit as well).. It's their opinion though but its pretty closed minded IMO.

there is a fair amount of positivity towards Jovi on the Guns board I go to, but much of it appears in the "guilty bands" forums, hence the title of this thread...One particular thread I went to was comparing Jovi to Def Leppard and a lot of people were saying Def Leppard were better because of High and Dry and Pyromania (the most "metal" of their albums)...