![]() ![]() The 10-song 48 minute 2020 I thought might indicate a new Bon Jovi, a different musical direction, perhaps more in line with 2007’s Lost Highway which embraced country music but by the second song you realize 2020 is about 2020. His tour this summer that featured some outrageous ticket prices was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak, clearly freeing up time to write new music. It has been four years since Bon Jovi’s last release This House is Not for Sale but since the self-titled debut in 1984, Bon Jovi has more or less routinely released albums and toured. ![]() It showed maturity while keeping a hard rock core and a few special ballads, something he has honed rather well, but the follow-up albums didn’t move the needle much. The Circle, Bon Jovi’s 11 th album released in 2009, delivered a number of solid songs and remains a favorite if not one of his best. Grab a list of bands who have celebrated 30 years or more and you likely find a change in musical style over the course of their career. His mostly hard rocking days of the 80s replaced by a softer pop sound then a dabble in country might have hurt his following and stature, but Bon Jovi deserves some credit for crossing genres and trying new things. And that’s all I could focus on while listening to Bon Jovi’s 15 th studio album 2020, out today, mostly a collection of soft and adrift ballads with a few pop rockers that occasionally elevate to what made Bon Jovi a household name more than 30 years ago.īon Jovi doesn’t get much love these days, at least it doesn’t seem like he or the band does. It sounds like him but it doesn’t sound like him. ![]()
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