Thanks for the overview on Norm. I'll take your word on it all. Not overly interested to click any additional links pertaining to him. But I do appreciate it.

Here is my long take on Lost Highway along with the possibilities of this new album being country:

The mainstream rock scene doesn't exist anymore in the States. It's now morphed into today's country. I always said Lost Highway was a little ahead of its time. Not only with trying to hit the mark a little early but with Bon Jovi, being nothing more than a rock band at that time, crossing over as well.

Lost Highway isn't a country album. It's "Nashville Influenced" which is a mistake Jon said he made for not referring to it as that since inception. Memory is not a country song. Any Other Day is not a country song.

The reason why I'm not a fan of Lost Highway has nothing to do with "Country". Although not my first choice, I don't dislike country. I've probably listened to Chicken Fried more times than anything off of WAN. I'm just not a fan of the songs on Lost Highway. Beside Memory and maybe one other, it's all just overproduced Post 2K Bon Jovi. Songs like Everybody's Broken and Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore put me to sleep.

However fast forward to 2019, factors are different now. We need something outside this current formula. Anything! Jon's voice, Richie's absence, the current music scene in the states. One thing about Country Songs are, you don't need a big voice to pull them off. They are not rock songs so production and vocals don't play a major role. Acoustic guitar, lyrics, and a story. Something as such could be a good place for a current day JBJ.