These Open Arms - HAND
 

What do you think now about this song, few years after? I just admire it now, maybe its just me, but I kinda think that this song didnt get the atention it deserves after it came out!

Not a big fan really. Just pretty boring

Always liked it, but it would be a tonne better if it had a guitar solo in it.

I remember loving it when I first heard it.
But the last time it popped on my playlist was a while ago, and I remember skipping it when it did.

It's nice but nothing special.

I dig the last chorus/last minuteish but otherwise, meh. I'm so so on it.

Kinda samey- but I can stand it.

I really, really like it -

"What if everyone you ever loved was torn from the pages of your life, would you reach out for tomorrow or try to turn back time?"

One of my favourite lines ever. It gave me one of those "0o0o0o0o0o0o" feelings when I first heard it.

I agree with Jem. About the I really really like it thing, not that lyric.

But that lyric is GOOORgeous.

I´ve always liked it. Jon´s voice is quite ok on that track.
It´s just that the song sounds a bit crafted, just another ballad written with DC.

Jesus christ, don't start talking crap in another thread!


Back on topic, I think it's a really good song.
Jon sounds good on it!

I think it's a good song, decent lyrics and Jon sounds good. :)

Anyway...

Yeah, love this song. Jon's voice is nice in it. And I like the lyrics a lot. It's a nice song all-in-all.

it's normal, and nothing special.

Agree!! :)

Me too, me too!

Damn right :cool:

It's a decent song. Kinda echoes back to These Days era to me. Obviously, not the best ballad I've heard by them, but beats the hell out of All About Lovin' You . I'm kinda glad it was just a bonus track though.

Seriously, the amount of bashing All About Lovin' You gets is unbelievable. It's a great song, like Thank You For Loving Me.

merry x-mas

Another of the HAND bonus tracks that gets slightly overrated sometimes IMO.
The only song I'd drop from HAND for it is "Wildflower" or maybe "Complicated"

Great song, one of the best on HAND...except it wasn't really on HAND. It should've been in Wildflower's place, I reckon.

Nah, it's quite poo really.
Could of been better.
TYFLM is better i think though.

I love Wildflower, great song. :D

I also like Complicated, alot. :)



I have very different opinions to everybody here. :(

I like them.
Always have. The only song i don't like off HAND is WSYCGH

Same here. It's decent live for band/crowd interaction but I would rather hear a lot of different songs to that.

Yep, there's so many better songs out there they could do.

Completely agree.

Am I the only one who thinks Last Man Standing is over-rated? I really like it but it seems to be one of the favourites and there's better tracks on the album IMO.

The song is pretty good actually. Took me some time too to find that out. Quite like it now, but it's no "Always" (it has NO GUITAR SOLO!!!!)

Evidently I've never listened to the lyrics properly before

That is a genuinely poignant line

many make a big deal out of it.

but i had enough of bon jovi balads.
'always', 'this aint a love song', 'silent night', and 'i want you' are the only jovi balads i listen to.

as for the HAND b-sides, novocaine and dirty little secret, those would make some of Bon Jovi's top songs ever.

Are you saying Novocaine and Dirty Little Secret are b-sides or are you mentioning them alongside the b-sides as top Bon Jovi songs?

Nah, LMS isn't over-rated.
LMS is a great song and i think its under-rated.
It's a great rocky song.

ALong with HAND it's probably the most out and out fast paced rawk song they've done since These Days. Which is what we need more of!

Yep, definitely.

The piano version of Last Man Standing is better. :D

It is nice but....the rock version is much better :p

PLUS, Last Man Standing is an angry song, so it suits rock better.

I don't agree with that, but I do think Last Man Standing is overrated. It does have a nice riff though, so I'll give it that.

How is Last Man Standing underrated? Everyone's always saying how great it is!

Despite the low vocals (FFS Tico could sing it!) LMS is a very good song, in my opinion. Good to have a song that rocks now and again.