I know you're bitter about that, but fans can't really be blamed for the fact that Jon hasn't had the balls to really try something different in close to 2 decades.
He touted that he pursued a solo album or a film project in the early stages, yet he never went through with it because he needed the band's vehicle to make loads of money out of the BWC tour for his football team.
Has he ever really tested the waters with these songs? No. None of them had been a single and the general audience didn't know about these songs in the first place. The fans on FB etc. loved it, just like they simply love everything as long as it comes from Jon. And some here found it boring, but one has to be really delusional to think Jon takes advices from this board.