New Bon Jovi Album: This House Is Not For Sale (2016)

Look, I don't want to start this whole 'They've ripped such and such off' because that is NOT what I am trying to get at here but does anyone else think that it sounds very similar to 'Poisin' by Alice Cooper before the guitar solo?

I made sure I gave it a few listens and even drove around the block a few times so I could listen to it with decent sound outside my phone/PC speakers...

- Perfect first single. Simple!!! But for the average radio listener, it needs to be simple... Catchy as hell, better than most of the top 40 shit songs out there today so IMO it should fit right in and do well. The only negative with that is, it's Bon Jovi so it has an instant strike against it... People can't help themselves to instantly compare everything back to the 80's...

- As a comparison to the past few singles / songs, I still have a heart for WDR. I really think that song could have done well with the right promo but maybe it was a little much for top 40 (adult) radio, who knows... IMO, THINFS is a toned down version of that type of song... Kind of a mix between the two, WDR and SNGMSM for what its worth in comparison... Bottom line, it's track 13 on Burning Bridges which is a good thing...

- With the above said, I've heard this song before and within a few days, I'll be ready for the next song... This is not going to satisfy me long term by any means but it's a great start. My anticipation going into this new album was Burning Bridges on steroids and this song gives me hope that I will in fact get that.

- Vocals - Jon sounds great. Perfect song for his now voice.

- Lyrics - Right now it's new so everyone is all about the lyrics but once that wears off people, it's all about the medley, melody, & hooks... and that's what most people will hear commuting to point A to point B.... Jon's Right, people who aren't into music don't care about the lyrics.

Personally, I think the lyrics are solid...I especially like the Ooooo Ooooo. So 80's... And they work perfectly after the first line 'These four walls have got a story to tell Ooooo Ooooo'... gives it a haunted feel...

- I get the HAND references - I don't pick-up on half the stuff you guys do so for me to pick up on the HAND guitar means that it's pretty obvious... I especially hear it right after the guitar solo. That ching ching ching that brings the songs back in. With that said, it's not a positive or a negative. It's just there...

- I know I won't be able to resist but after a few more listens today, I'm going to try and put the song away, and wait to hear it on radio like the rest of the world... This way I'm not exhausted by it.

That's All For Now

Could I get a PM to the song too please?

*Sitting here eagerly awaiting Rolo's review* Has he fainted with shock that it is actually a great track.........

I agree with this! I can see why Jon is so proud of it. The song combines everything that they are still capable of doing, offers some nice hooks and typical stuff that the casual listener will like and remember. And it's in the basics also a sort of Lost Highway / Destination Anywhere type song, which I don't prefer, but I guess are really typical songs that Jon likes the most himself.. Although this has the "Bon Jovi band" feeling all over it.

I like the song, but I'm with the We Don't Run thing. That song for me tops this one, and I think) it could have attracted a younger type of audience.. Maybe this is the safer bet for the general audience, but I personally would have still chosen We Don't Run to launch a new are for the band..

Having said that, I'm curious to see what the album is like.. It's all feeling good.

Classic bon jovi sounding like everything that was made after HAND.
When tuned down a half tone when played live it will sound boring. I like the verses. The chorus is too much of the same since forever. Only one thing could really create a surprise: use a new producer!! Lose shanks! So tired of that polished sound. Lot of bass but no balls. It is never 'in your face'.

The song doesn't look out of place off Lost Highway. The only gripe I have is the bridge before the solo which sucked the fun out of me. Riff definitely sounds like it was taken off HAND, complete with the progression and the live double-necked Telecaster used by Richie on live performances. Also, it's pretty apparent that Tico's sounds are pretty much the same as from WAN.

I wanted to share my interpretation of the lyrics with you. To me, it is about what happened in the band ever since Richie left and the problems with the label.

This is what the guys have worked for and built over 30 years... people outside were questioning if there would be a band anymore, the label seemed to want to take over their masters...that to me, is the metaphor with the coal black sky and streets outside burning.

Everything was looking dim and dark outside, the band was "broken" (like the house is described in the lyrics), it would have been easier to just sell it all to the label and walk away. But that is not in the band's heart to do, they will build the walls again, they set each stone and hammered each nail, they are not giving up and they want to let us all know that... No matter how bad it looks, they will do it again, they are not looking back, it's their heart, their soul.

There's only one way to do it for them, and that is trust, trusting they still have each other, trusting they can do it again. They recorded this album together, all in the same studio, just like when they started (no wonder Jon kept saying this is all about going back to the roots and the beginning).

After listening to it, it made a lot of sense to me why Jon is so freaking excited about this record, the guys seem to be just as excited (judging on the video outtakes). They have work to do, and they are on it already!

I really liked the song, nothing new in the sound/production, etc... but to me theres a lot more heart and anxiety in this record coming from them. This is not to say they didn't put heart in previous works, this just seems to be very "special" to them.

Sorry for the long post, hope it made sense xD

Edit: oops, I meant to reply to Matrix15 haha, I'm so new to posting in forums still!

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I've just noticed PhilX's new TWT profile:

@TheRealPhilX
lead singer/ guitar player for THE DRILLS. oh yeah... I also play in a band called BON F@CKING JOVI!

It's been there for some time now.