The only one I could see on Amazon was Jess Glynne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU2W...ature=youtu.be

'I'm Your Man' lyric video.

I was so looking forward to "I'm Your Man" being a rock cover of a Wham! classic.....

Oh well.

Does it sound like Jon is playing lead on 'I'm your man' to anybody else?? Sounds like exactly what he did on 'I talk to Jesus' and the solo he plays on 'Rocking all over the world'....

just listened to Teardrop for the first time, and wow. Just wow. I love this song.

*blown away*

Not quite ;)

I'm not the only one who got a 'I talk to Jesus' vibe then?

I don't think he plays the main guitar on the song but I do think it's him who comes in near the end with the added guitar. It's the type of sound he has...

UK:
Friday 21st August

AFX - Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006-2008 EP
Bars & Melody – 143
The Bohicas - The Making Of
Bon Jovi - Burning Bridges
Buckcherry – Rock 'N' Roll
Disturbed - Immortalized
The Fratellis – Eyes Wide Tongue Tied
Jess Glynne – I Cry When I Laugh
Jordin Sparks – Right Here Right Now
Natalie Imbruglia – Male
Obie Trice – The Hangover
Rend Collective - As Family We Go
Spector – Moth Boys
The Strypes – Little Victories
Wallis Bird – Yeah!: Seven Years Of Wallis Bird Live 2007-2014
Wilco – Star Wars

Cheers mate.

Be good to see the album do well as no-one massive is out that week. Can't see it though!

Yeah I wasn't referring to the main riff the songs has, that sounds like pure Bobby B. I was mentioning right at the 2:10 mark the little solo that plays (if it can be called that) and the bit at the end sounds just like his playing. It also has that chorus distortion that Jon loves to use....

Oh man....I’m loving this álbum. The main reason is because there are different things on it. Not only the same old. And even the same old (like Saturday Night) are very good! But songs like teardrop, we don’t run, I’m your man and the snippet of who would you die for, completely surprised me. See Jon getting out of his comfort zone, even a little bit, is very worthwhile.

I am very intrigued by Take Back The Night. The bonus tracks are usually good.

Definitely not gonna take top spot.
Interested to see how chart performance is going to be monitored, seeing as I will be getting it via Apple Music as I have the 3 month free trial.
Therefore I'm not actually buying the album, but will still be downloading it.

Jess Glynne will easily take top spot.
Nice to see Natalie Imbruglia making a return as well.

I think this is a really interesting album. Many are praising the songs so far, some not, but the general consensus seems to be that this collection is solid, better than WAN, and more towards what we expect and want.

I am trying to figure why that is and I think it is because for the most part they ditch the "socially conscience" pretext under which most Bon Jovi output has come with in recent years. Of course, while Bon Jovi flew under the banner of socially conscience since Bounce (HAND and LH also trod this line) it was with the circle and then WAN where Jon really started to see himself as a voice for the people.

Obviously, we know that is misguided on his part, but aside from that it really started to take away from the music. What Jon fails to get (or it seems that way) is that he spoke to people from the start, his and myriad co-songwriters lyrics and music spoke to a massive amount of people on all kinds of levels. Since he moved away from that and started attempting to deliver a deeper message on the human condition he lost the touch for just connecting with people through song. I am sure plenty who love WAN and The Circle will disagree, but I think Jon's social soapbox direction for the songs on those albums took away the core and heart of what his music always emoted.

Back to these new songs. While the social commentary is certainly not entirely absent, it is definitely less obvious than the majority of content on the last two full studio releases. I think this is the reason why most can say, "sure, these songs are not masterpieces, but I can get behind these, they speak to me".

These songs were written just for the sake of it, and are much more traditional Bon Jovi than those tracks with a social bent. There seems to be more honesty behind them (I am not saying they are honest), whereas the last two albums seemed utterly contrived and smacked of a guy trying too hard to be something his artistic output never was. Before wrapping up what is admittedly a long post, I want to clear up that some of what I have heard from Burning Bridges I hate, other things I love, but I think my general point applies regardless.

I find it interesting that these are a collection of songs that Jon did not want to release, he is obligated to do it and in the brief official news he has offered seems to be distancing himself from them. In other words, this album is unlikely to point a way forward and may actually be the last fleeting glimpse of the Bon Jovi I imagine most of us loved in the first place.

I hope I am wrong in that, but could the next album build on this or is this truly the closing of a chapter and we are really getting into what Jon really wants next year... more socially conscience records?

It's a real shame that the most different and exciting Bon Jovi album in many years is the one that will be least promoted and fly under the radar for anyone other than us.

It would have been great to have this promoted as usual with We Don't Run as lead single, followed by Teardrop for the slow follow up then SN/SM for the mid tempo number.

We can but hope that the next album is more in this vein as well as proves that Jovi aren't releasing the same old stuff like the last few singles/album have been.

All very true... I thought the exact same thing...

Unfortunately, it's not going to be much different...

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I don't want to be a party killer but don't make the mistake of thinking that the general consensus on this board is THE rule in Joviland. FYI, the general consensus on non-English speaking fanpages/boards is the exact opposite and methinks it'll show in the record sales figures in the coming weeks.

Anyways! I've bought a stock of Guinness (and I don't mean the book), I'm ready for the whole of "Burning Bridges" (the song). ;) Cheers! Tchin-tchin! Prosit! Cent'anni! Sláinte! Salud! Skål!

In my opinion all of those points are exactly the reason why this albums seems to be turning out quite well. Because Jon doesn't care. If it sells 10 millions he'd be more than happy. If it totally flops he doesn't give a damn because it's just to fulfill commitments. So there's a lack of self-made pressure to hit it big or to send a special message. This time it is what it is: Some rock & roll music.

And we all know that those songs Jon didn't put on any record were mostly the best ones ;)

I am not making a mistake, what I wrote is what I meant.

Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty has a solo album dropping on the 21st also. (in the US, not sure if it's dropping the same date world wide.)

Bon Jovi "Fan Album": Burning Bridges- Out 21 Aug
 

I like the songs. I love we don't run and teardrop but as a huge fan of the first 5 albums it's hard to believe these songs come from the same band. Jovis music has changed a lot and I wouldnt necessarily says its for the better. If a new band released jovis last few albums I wouldn't even listen. They'd be of no interest to me.
I but the new albums out of loyalty and the hope there's some thumping anthems on there. That said I didn't think WAN was that bad once you lose about 5 tracks!

I know they can't write SWW pt 12 but I'd like them to write songs with a bit more tempo and guitar.

Thank you for your thoughts. Much appreciated, very good analysis!

The first review of a print magazine has shown up here in Austria. Only 4/10, saying it's 8 of the usual tracks and 2 outstanding: 1) Teardrop - surprisingly innovative and 2) Burning Bridges - slick calculated sing-along clap-your-hand country "Schlager" (awful German folk genre).
Bitter that the authors didn't get the irony of Burning Bridges.
I doubt anybody will, because the label will not communicate "BB is the goodbye-label-f***-you song and album".

http://www.profil.at/kultur/neue-alb...n-jovi-5806414

That was a few hours ago but so far only a few pics have been posted, no review of the event yet. Is that the vinyl edition? It's a great album, Jon didn't lie about it! :lol:

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I thought the original post (OP) was starting to get a little bit confusing because of the chronology-like format, so I completely rewrote it. Hope that way's better for the new users, or the ones that don't check the thread too often.

I enjoy every song released so far. The only 2 songs that bother me are Life is Beautiful and We All Fall Down, they have a nice rhythm but I don't enjoy the lyrics very much but at some point down the road I think they'll grow on me :D.

Anyway I never expected that BJ would release an album from which I will enjoy every single song since that hasn't happened since These Days. Sure it doesn't come even close to the golden albums but I'm quite happy with this one.

Excellent job on the OP, can you just chuck the longer samples links back in?

Excellent Job! And thanks for taking the time to do that!

Take Back The Night ... is not only Japan bonus ... Walmart edition have Take Back The Night too

Excellent job! Thanks for the nod too! :D

3 more things:
- Yesterday Universal Music Austria posted a promo video on YT:
https://youtu.be/ZXgm6w_Hb8A
- in Europe, Island Records, not Mercury is distributing & promoting the album and Barclay Music in France
- re the Asian tour: Jon announced 12 concerts, so far only 11 are listed.

I included them all in my BB lyrics thread. ;)

They are there but all in a .zip file, will add them as separate downloads.

You're welcome!

Corrected!

Which one's the 12th? In bonjovi.com only those are listed under the "Tour" section.

Great to know. Now I don't have to order the Japan version. THANKS

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Yep! That's what I wrote: "so far only 11 are listed." #12 hasn't been announced yet... because, most likely, the contracts haven't been signed so far.

Oh, I thought it was already announced. As soon as it's confirmed, I'll add it.

:lol: No, or else I would have mentioned it, I don't withhold info!

Very cool promo. Sunday Morning sounds great.

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/...h-good-job.gif

Anybody knows if the album will leak before 21? Isn't it normal that albums do?

That happens with the most anticipated albums, but this release has little impact. But who knows ...

I was avoiding the samples because it's hard to judge a song based on a sample, but the lyrics to Burning Bridges intrigued me so I listened to it. I absolutely burst out laughing. I think that might be the "feel good" song of the century. It made me smile from ear to ear. I've never heard anyone so happy about telling someone to go to go to hell before, or at least not since "Take This Job and Shove It." BRILLIANT.

It's a fun song, but the lyrics alone ensure it won't even become a hit. That being said, this is probably the only combination of music and lyrics that works for this subject matter and a band like BJ.

Who Would You Die For might actually outbest TDTTS for me. These two have got me intrigued about the album. No way I'll pay 20€ for a barebones release, though.