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Originally Posted by JerseyGiant
I'm forever the optimist but I mean just release it ffs - Stream away! - We all know it would go to Number 1 and then tank after a week.
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"We all" =/= general public, aka the vast majority of the (potential and existing) consumer base. "We" also know that Jon can't sing to save his life, yet they continue doing good business on tour.
The Bon Jovi brand today is built on the legacy of hits and (in this case, more importantly) the perception that they're still doing it at a high level ("still getting the no. 1 albums and playing arenas and stadiums"). If they drop the tour & album packaging bundle, and say the album debuts at no. 14, rather than no. 1, you can no longer make these claims on press and interviews with any kind of credibility. Jon is smart and will continue to try to preserve this facade.