Prime-era Jon Bovi was Chick Metal-lite.
Anthemic cheese with sprinklings of cringe-inducing balladry.
Since those days, his music has deteriorated into watery, unfocused, and, most recently, pandering, horseshit.
(The available songs from the upcoming release are wretched.)
He’s got a killer guitarist, Phil X, he doesn’t utilize, and a dead-weight collaborator/producer/guitarist partner, John Shanks, dragging everything down that much further.
Richie Sambora knew it was time to bail, even though it was serval years too late. And even though Phil X, from a technical standpoint, plays circles around him, Richie was a very important component to the “real” Bon Jovi sound.
I don’t know why I’m even bothering with all this.
Never was a fan.
