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Originally Posted by rolo_tomachi
Beyond having a successful hook song or not, these more classic rock bands sell a lot of records because they preserve their fan base very well. Bon Jovi however has never kept his fans, with each album he loses a fan base, and having had no radio hits in recent years, he doesn't get a new fan base like they used to in the early 2000s.
A return to rock wise, you may not get a hit song accessible to everyone, but it would get a large chunk of your fan base, and bring you some glory these days. It would also be a breath of fresh air for his music. I think that the album would sell better than now.
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But how would the new songs be successful at radio if classic rock radio doesn't play the new singles? Saying "has had no radio hits in recent years" is kind of a moot point then, isn't it?
They got a new fan base in the 2000's by adapting their sound to a younger audience which worked. They've constantly tried to recreate that effect over and over and over again and it hasn't worked so it's silly we're saying it's okay to do it when it works but sad and pathetic when it doesn't.