[Jonty]

Just wondering what u guys hope the next album should be. My opinion is they have got to rock. I loved Hyde Park, I love Bonjovi but at the moment I am listening to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and excuse the pun but they were Red Hot in Hyde Park this year. Theres seems to be a lot more rock to there songs and a lot of emphasis on the guitar solos. Compare this to Bounce or most of Crush and I would be sorry to say that Bonjovi have lost it. I think they need another top notch rock album which is going to compete against the big boys such as the Chillis etc, the one thing I want Bonjovi to do before they retire is to get a British Number 1 - get rid of crap like Westlife, Rachel Stevens, this rap rubbish etc. What u guys think?? 15 or 16 true rock songs including 4 power ballads up with IBT4U and Bed of Roses, the rest having to include at least 4 rock classics to the standard of Prayer, Bad Name, Medicine etc

[Supersonic]

Aloha !

If Bon Jovi will be rocking like the Peppers on their new album, they've really lost it.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

[Captain Walrus]

My wishlist:

12-14 tracks

Decent packaging. I feel they're quite good with the packaging actually, some of the CD covers are cool (KTF, Bounce, TLFR), and some of the booklets are cool too (Bounce, These Days, KTF)

A distinctive style for the album artwork and songs. Like These Days is, say, 'the darker album', they should go for another 'the (something) album'.

A return of the Flying V from Bounce for those heavier guitar sounds

An opening track with a proper instrumental introduction

Experimenting with instrumental solos. Proper guitar solos (no other instruments playing), bass solos, keyboard/piano solos, drums solos, perhaps vocal solos? (very rare)

Guitar solos of decent length, but not like the same riff repeated for about 6 hours. Although at least one song with an incredibly strong memorable riff would be great. But mainly, excting experimental solos

Yeah, songs that rock, but not a copy of any of their earlier material. Something new. That's what I liked about Bounce and TLFR, they managed to be different. But still something that gets the adrenaline flowing.

Not asking for much, am I?

Keep On Rockin'

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Jonty

including 4 power ballads up with IBT4U and Bed of Roses,

Who needs 4 ballads? One is enough.

Ice

[Mr Bluesman]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Who needs 4 ballads? One is enough.

Ice

Yeah, and if they're gonna be like the ones on Bounce then I'd say that one is too much.

[Cowgirl77]

Originally Posted by The Walrus

My wishlist:

12-14 tracks

Decent packaging. I feel they're quite good with the packaging actually, some of the CD covers are cool (KTF, Bounce, TLFR), and some of the booklets are cool too (Bounce, These Days, KTF)

A distinctive style for the album artwork and songs. Like These Days is, say, 'the darker album', they should go for another 'the (something) album'.

A return of the Flying V from Bounce for those heavier guitar sounds

An opening track with a proper instrumental introduction

Experimenting with instrumental solos. Proper guitar solos (no other instruments playing), bass solos, keyboard/piano solos, drums solos, perhaps vocal solos? (very rare)

Guitar solos of decent length, but not like the same riff repeated for about 6 hours. Although at least one song with an incredibly strong memorable riff would be great. But mainly, excting experimental solos

Yeah, songs that rock, but not a copy of any of their earlier material. Something new. That's what I liked about Bounce and TLFR, they managed to be different. But still something that gets the adrenaline flowing....

I agree

[Jim Bon Jovi]

You know the reason richie sounds huge on bounce has more to do with the bognor amps he was using and not the V.

[Dawn]

I really want them to get a single at No 1 , they were so close last time , it seemed like they would at Sheperds Bush then it all changed at teh last minute.

Dawn

[Becky]

I want them to write without so many outside writers and, please, no cheesey out-of-a-bottle ballads like Thank You, All About Loving You, or Open All Night.

Becky

[Christo]

Originally Posted by Becky

I want them to write without so many outside writers and, please, no cheesey out-of-a-bottle ballads like Thank You, All About Loving You, or Open All Night.

Becky

...and You Had Me From Hello and She's A Mystery....