There's at least half a dozen Hinder threads already by the way.

Yeah, I have a soft spot for them. I think if you litterally want straight up easy listening hard rock and don't expect to much, then Hinder are a good listen. And yeah, quite a bit of Bon Jovi influences in there. They've covered Bed Of Roses acoustically, and the opening riff to Loaded And Alone is ripped off from You Give Love A Bad Name. Plus they sometimes opened their gigs with Pink Flamingos (the intro to Let It Rock).

The lead singer's voice can be very overbearing at times, mind.

First album, Extreme Behaviour, was decent but to ballad-heavily (despite the album title). Though Lips On An Angel was probably one of the best ballads I'd heard in a long time then.

Second album, Take It To The Limit, is much rockier and has more stadium-influenced numbers, though is generally more of the same. It's had terrible reviews mind, lol. Some versions have a great cover of AC/DC's Thunderstruck.