[Nige]

9 years since it was released today (in the UK at least).

[† ÀžžÀ †]

The last good album by the real Bon Jovi.

[Thinny]

The beginning of the end for me... never really found much redeeming about this album at all. I feel it was a big drop in quality after Lost Highway, with an even bigger dip to follow with What About Now...

[Alphavictim]

The last proper band album, IMO. WAN was a hodgepodge and without Richie, the dynamics are just way different (the amount of outside writers, for one). That said, the performances are a tad too anemic to make the songs come to their full potential. Some really good stuff on here, but the pace is a tad plodding.

[Jonny Sambora]

last great album for me, followed by the last great tour.

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[Bleeding Purist]

Jesus.. It seems like just yesterday.

Yes, I do regard it as the last great album and the final great tour. It's why I am at peace today with the state of things. I invested in that tour and it fully delivered. There is really nothing the band can do to exceed it at this point short of new songs (While WAN was a dip, Thick As Thieves is way up there in the top group of all time favorite Bon Jovi songs,) which is why I got excited over the THINFS live listening parties. Jon will never be able to sing the songs I got to hear on that tour and I accept that reality. It was going to come.

Meanwhile, I have memories like this one from the tour:

Wild Is The Wind & Never Say Goodbye, Bruges,...

[steel_horse75]

Average album that sounds better than it is due to WAN andTHINFS.
TC was voted one of the worst albums of the year and is hard to disagree.
3 or 4 good songs and the rest are dull and boring.
Enjoyed the 02 gigs even though they didn’t play an album In full as they hinted they would

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[jazzsta]

This album is very "meh" for me.

Half of the songs are boring and half are very good as songs, but the performance/sound/production/orchestration is mediocre.

Love's the only rule, Brokenpromiseland, Thorn in my side, Bullet are highlights IMO.

I don't like WWWB as much. Maybe if it was performed by '95 BJ I d like it.

[jovifan93]

Originally Posted by Bleeding Purist

Jesus.. It seems like just yesterday.

Yes, I do regard it as the last great album and the final great tour. It's why I am at peace today with the state of things. I invested in that tour and it fully delivered. There is really nothing the band can do to exceed it at this point short of new songs (While WAN was a dip, Thick As Thieves is way up there in the top group of all time favorite Bon Jovi songs,) which is why I got excited over the THINFS live listening parties. Jon will never be able to sing the songs I got to hear on that tour and I accept that reality. It was going to come.

Meanwhile, I have memories like this one from the tour:
Wild Is The Wind & Never Say Goodbye, Bruges, July 24, 2011 - YouTube

Yeah, last great (band) album for me, too. And nice to see Thick As Thieves getting some appreciation, I just love that song

[Walleris]

Poor album.

I consider it their worst work post-Slippery, even if WAN gives it a run for their (our?) money. Superman Tonight is the only song that has some replayable qualities for me; even stuff I initially liked (e.g. Love's The Only Rule, Thorn in My Side, Happy Now) just sounds boring now.

The tour, on the other hand, start to finish, was their late-career renaissance and I'm so happy to be able to see them before it all went downhill.