Bon Jovi - Lost Highway

What do you think of the latest Bon Jovi album? I never thought I'd have seen them turn country on us.

However, I really like "Lost Highway". My biggest problem is not the country style (as I like some country stuff), but I just don't seem to come back to this album. It seems to lack hooks.

Overall I'd rate it: 7/10

Have only hard the title track (it was on some movie but I'm shagged if I can remember which) and it sounded cool, i'm awaiting it in the post as we speak, hopefully this week.

If you are after country, there's a track they do on the latest LeAnn Rimes CD "Family", song is called "till we ain't strangers anymore" it's excellent, you should check it out (maybe it's on the "Last Highway" CD also ? i've no Idea).

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If you mean country as in modern country, then I probably would not like it. The only modern country album I am interested in for the near future is the Van Zant one. Besides, I haven't listened to Bon Jovi since Keep The Faith.

This is not country!! Sure, it's not the bands best effort. But it still contains the trademark Bon Jovi songwriting skills!

I haven't been impressed with what I've heard, so it's sitting on my lala want list. Seems like a used bin turd for me.

kmorg wrote:

This is not country!! Sure, it's not the bands best effort. But it still contains the trademark Bon Jovi songwriting skills!

It still does have the trademark Bon Jovi sound - but it's mixed with modern country. I'd call it country-rock. I like it - but it is country. Heck, they are being played on the country stations here in New Mexico for pete's sake.

I've heard a couple of songs off of it.

The country/rock mix they did isn't exactly my cup of gruel, but it's not terrible.

"(You Want To) Make A Memory" and the title track are pretty good songs.

More of a country/rock & pop hybrid. I don't like it.

(You Want To) Make a Memory (CLASSIC Bon Jovi ballad, up there with the best) and We Got It Goin' On (which could've been a really GREAT rocker without Big & Rich) are the only songs I like.

But hey, that's two more songs I like than from Have A Nice Day. IMO, these two are quite easily the worst albums they've released.

Overall, their 2000s output has been 50/50 for me. Crush was awesome, and Bounce was very good, but I haven't enjoyed either of these two.

While I like "Have a Nice Day" and "Lost Highway", for some reason they just don't seem to have much staying power for me. I hardly ever want to hear them.

Though when I do put them on - I like them. Weird. Just don't have the hooks they used to.