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Well you have to love ‘em the boys
from New Jersey with the secret bass player that’s not really
too much of a secret is he? Anyways I will start by saying I hated
the cover, 100% hated it this didn’t scream hard rock in any
shape or form, to be honest I have never been a huge fan of any past
Bon Jovi covers
but always loved the ballads and in those early days took my hat off
to the writing team which we all know as Jon Bon Jovi & Ritchie
Sambora! Production on the album was fine everything seemed equal
& in the right places, however I just hated this album. To quote
a friend of mine “it’s sad to see men in their 40’s
trying to get teenage girls wet” it’s safe to say they
are past that! Here is my track-by-track review. The album has 14
tracks unfortunately I didn’t get that far! “Have A Nice
Day” - I hate this song. The film clip is one reason for the
hate I share for the opening track on the latest offering. What really
pisses me off is that I still find myself singing along to it! I would
have been shocked if this wasn’t the first single. “I
Want To Be Loved” - The intro reminds me of Australian band
Dragon’s song ‘April sun and Cuba’, then Jon started
singing and it turned into a song that was being sung by a man in
his 40’s trying to sound 20 again. I’d expect to hear
this song from a band like Simple Plan, not Bon Jovi! Very disappointing.
“Welcome To Wherever You Are” - This song reminds me a
lot of ‘Joey’ on a previous Bon Jovi album. I could almost
sing the lyrics to ‘Joey’ in place of these, which are
a shame because I really loved the lyrics just wish they could have
been more original musically. Seems to me the band is starting to
go around in circles. “Who Says You Can't Go Home” - Enter
– Gin Blossoms, ‘Hey Jealousy’! What happened to
the good old Bon Jovi that gave us rockin’ anthems like “Price
of Love,” “ Let It Rock” & “Blood on Blood”?
I want to throw up! From what I have heard so far I’m not even
sure if this band has the right to still be classed as rock. Do we
have a gay genre? By the look of things, 10 painful songs to go! “Last
Man Standing” - Holy shit! This is the closest so far that I
have come to hearing older style Bon Jovi. This track actually reminds
me a little of an upbeat version of Bob Segar’s ‘Turn
the Page’. It’s always great to hear Ritchie sing and
his solo was fantastic, lyrics didn’t really grab me but musically
it’s the best thing I have heard so far on the album. “Bells
Of Freedom” - ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’. What
else can I say! This track is a perfect example of artists repeating
themselves. I am getting sick of singing past Bon Jovi songs in the
place of where new material should be! Glad I didn’t pay for
this album! “Wildflower” - This song is a perfect example
of what happens when band members decide to do solo albums or try
their hand at outside projects whether it be their own fashion line,
movies or world poker championships! Do yourself a favor & just
skip this one! “Last Cigarette”- this isn’t too
bad but reminds me that I quit smoking about 7 weeks ago now, so wasn’t
happy about being reminded! This isn’t too bad, it’s one
of the only songs that I’ve liked so far; although again it’s
something I would expect to hear from these teen wanna be punk rock
bands that are ever so popular today! The slide guitar work was very
cool; harmonies were lacking unfortunately & almost an impossible
feat for this band! “I Am”- Oh boy, let’s hope that
Bon Jovi decide not to play any new songs on this tour. Ultimately
I now refuse to listen to anymore tracks on this album I can’t
fuckin’ take it! The box set was called “100,000,000 Bon
Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong” well I want to know how the fuck this
album went to number one! 100,000,000 fans need therapy! Rating: 20 Reviewed By: Cameron Edney |
