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Old 06-03-2008, 07:21 PM
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After listening to the new Weezer record, it really makes sense. In the past month, 3 of my favorite artists have released new albums - Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Weezer. A couple of the Def Leppard songs I like. I don't like anything on the new BA record, and only 1 song on the new Weezer record.

As much as I was indifferent about some of the songs on Lost Highway, at least Bon Jovi never releases anything that I would never want to hear again. Might not be as good as Wanted or Prayer, but it's decent. And there are ALWAYS at least a handful of songs on every record, that are good to very good (in my opinion.) I think in others opinions too. This is what I think seperates Bon Jovi from the rest and why they're still relevant, selling records, and playing stadiums.

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It helps that even the worst written Bon Jovi songs (WGIGO for example) are not as terrible as Def Leppards 'Nine Lives'.
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That's so true, even 7800 and Bounce have their fair share of really good songs.
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I actually really really like the new Def Leppard album .... only time will tell, but I'm currently thinking that it's possibly better than any of the post 2000 Jovi albums
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Agreed with Walrus!!

Imo Songs from the Sparkle Lounge is better than Jovi's 00s albums.
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As I notoriously stated many times, I think Have A Nice Day was Bon Jovi's best album since Keep The Faith.

Songs from....is OK. A couple of good songs. I liked X much better. To the original point, clearly, Bon jovi is still making music that resinates more with the average listener.
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Have to agree, even the worst album from BJ(IMO HAND) still has 3 or 4 excellent songs.
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To the original point, clearly, Bon jovi is still making music that resinates more with the average listener.
Not to argue with that point - but I think that the quality of their live show also sets them apart. There are very few people touring these days that put on as good a show.
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Not to argue with that point - but I think that the quality of their live show also sets them apart. There are very few people touring these days that put on as good a show.
Agreed. Three words say it all: Rock in Rio.
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