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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
The interview you posted also hammers home the biggest issue people have with RSO. When they say he left Bon Jovi to do harder rock stuff, you are right he never said that. But he DID insinuate he isn't able to do longer guitar solos in the band and guitar based music is lacking in current records. So for him to leave the band less than a year after that and then eventually put something out that isn't guitar based at all it's strange.
What they're doing sounds "of the times" in a multitude of genres and I wonder if they're trying to find a sound that sticks and going in that direction when something clicks.
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That
was one of the things he said. The problem I see, though, is that seems to be the
only thing people remember him saying.
In that same interview, right before that, he also said: "
One of the things I wanted to do was showcase my singing, because people put me into this box where I am a guitar player. There are a lot of people that have a preconceived notion of who I am as a person and a musician, and I think this record tried to break that mold. Even from a guitar-playing standpoint, what I don’t see in a lot of bands and a lot of records right now is a lot of guitar playing for self-expression -- playing solos..."
I'm not sure how you define "guitar-based" music because I'm much more into the vocals and lyrics. But Making History has a guitar solo that, to me, is reminiscent of The Next 100 Years, which along with Dry County, is one of the stand-out guitar solos on any of the Bon Jovi albums as far as I'm personally concerned. Walk with Me has an outro alone that's over a minute long and the instrumental break in Together on the Outside is over a minute, too. I'm not sure what people expect, but I guess they could do the guitarists' answer to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
I'm not arguing with you because personal taste is just that, but there is a lot more guitar on Making History than on Rise. Maybe it's just not the style of guitar that people are looking for. IDK.
As far as style you could be right. They both said they wanted to explore different genres, but I would have thought they would have explored and then, like you said, find a style that worked
before releasing new music. But that's just me. Maybe they are still looking for what clicks for both of them and for the fans. Other than that, I got nuttin'... *shrugs*