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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
I don't think it's that extreme. Jon has his own studio where most of the work gets done plus they've always pumped albums out pretty quickly. Blaze was written and recorded in a month.
I think the lack of quality comes from the lack quantity. Instead of writing 40 songs for an album and picking the best 12, they have been writing 15 songs for an album and picking the best 12.... And then just over producing them.... Plus Jon's vocal struggles....Lack of comradery.....etc
So why write 40, when you could write 15 and still have the same end result?
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I remember when The Circle came out and Born To Follow was the lead single, Jon said that it was the last song recorded for an album and it was "song number 28". I'm not 100% sure on the number, but it was definitely in the 20s. So I don't think it's the quantity. It's not like extra 10-20 songs of modern day Bon Jovi would light the world on fire. To me it comes down to Jon's vocal limitations. I am very positive that today's Jon could still write a great song for 90s Jon to sing. What About Now album still has some nice melodies, but the problem was in delivery. Richie isn't motivated to do epic solos anymore (if he was, he would've done it Aftermath), but to me a solo can never make the song great. It only works as a steroid, but doesn't replace the workout.