It leaked. I listened. Not bad. My expectations are pretty low, to be honest. I thought Bounce was awful, HAND was okay, Lost Highway and The Circle were spotty at best (just my opinions). WAN is definitely more commercial than The Circle. A lot less on the U2 influences, but heavier on what I would say are Beatle-esque melodies (see The Fighter). Emphasis is back to sing-along choruses and simple song structures. The spiritualness of "Amen" and the Lost Highway-ish "What's Left Of Me" are ones that might be acquired tastes. The leak is the Japanese version with 5 bonus tracks, but I haven't gotten through them yet. The first 12 tracks make up the proper album and right now, I don't hate it. I know it's not going to sound like classic Bon Jovi or anything like that. However, it's exceeding my expectations on the first listen through.http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933153#msg-933153Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:12 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933554#msg-933554 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933554#msg-933554copying and pasting your
text from?]]> rocknut NoticeboardSun, 10 Mar 2013 23:24:55 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933501#msg-933501 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933501#msg-933501in the vein of the last 2. The deluxe version
is not necessary; on the contrary, IMO, if we
get rid of tracks 5, 12, 14, 15, 16, ending with
11 tracks we get a pretty decent mid tempo opus.
Jon's voice is crystal clear with cool nuances.
There's a U2 feel on some tracks too (3,6).
Because we can should have been moved to track
6 or 7. Nothing new under the sun (except Jon's
voice which is less lazy i guess) but a solid
album...]]> kersey NoticeboardSun, 10 Mar 2013 06:19:35 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933454#msg-933454 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933454#msg-933454 Troy NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 21:07:52 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933451#msg-933451 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933451#msg-933451is listed selling between 3 & 4 million copies...
but that's wikipedia... :)]]> kersey NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 20:52:37 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933425#msg-933425 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933425#msg-933425
11 Mil for Crush
6 Mil for Bounce
7 mil for HAND
4 mil for Lost Highway
3 mil for The Circle

Not sure if these are actual cds (which I doubt) or just overall figures.]]> mike1990 NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 13:04:32 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933403#msg-933403 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933403#msg-933403 Andrew NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 10:17:36 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933380#msg-933380 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933380#msg-933380 mike1990 NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 08:15:06 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933358#msg-933358 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933358#msg-933358how to sell a tour (where the money is) with advertisement!
WAN is just that IMO! WAN will sell between 3 & 4 million
copies, as every album did since Bounce. The Decline as an artist
started with Lost Highway, very generic music, easy listening stuffs
that will please the masses from every genre. Jon is a businessman
first, always be, so i guess his feeling, taste & craft to
write innovative vocal melodies, hooklines don't matter anymore
(even if he could do it easily, i'm sure of that, he did it with
HAND at some points).
The Bon Jovi corporation will not stand the risk now to
jeopardize the success of this well oiled machine even to
please the die hard fans.]]> kersey NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 06:36:26 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933328#msg-933328 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933328#msg-933328
Steve]]> seventhsea NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 02:12:43 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933309#msg-933309 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933309#msg-933309 Flet NoticeboardSat, 09 Mar 2013 00:25:59 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933302#msg-933302 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933302#msg-933302
I will reserve judgment but I love the passion of most of HAND and several tracks from Crush and Bounce so can't agree the band have lacked passion in songwriting in recent years.

Hope there aren't as many bland tracks and slow/Lost Highway styled tracks on he album as folks are suggesting!

Slightly scared now of a disappointment to come!]]> Cressy NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 23:15:14 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933290#msg-933290 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933290#msg-933290 mike1990 NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 17:16:01 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933253#msg-933253 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933253#msg-933253
Steve]]> seventhsea NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 09:41:52 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933251#msg-933251 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933251#msg-933251 machinehead NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 09:24:40 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933217#msg-933217 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933217#msg-933217 Troy NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:56:55 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933216#msg-933216 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933216#msg-933216'Beautiful World' verses are exactly the same melody as Matchbox Twenty 'How Far We've Come' - even the same chord progression - how the hell someone in the Jovi production camp/writing did not notice this is beyond belief - a strong case for legal action from MB20 .....
Not sure why some people don't like Sambora's album - a real grower with a mix of everything and wipes the floor with what this is - pretty much a JB solo album in all but name - I question how much the rest of the band actually play on it .......]]> karl NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:54:14 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933211#msg-933211 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933211#msg-933211
]]> The Toon Guy NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:32:05 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933207#msg-933207 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933207#msg-933207 Troy NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:16:06 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933205#msg-933205 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933205#msg-933205where is Richie's solos?
Bland boring insipid no balls sums it up!!]]> marke63 NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:11:39 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933202#msg-933202 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933202#msg-933202 Troy NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:05:37 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933200#msg-933200 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933200#msg-933200 Robert NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:02:19 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933199#msg-933199 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933199#msg-933199 rocknut NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:18 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933198#msg-933198 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933198#msg-933198 Lutty NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 04:55:14 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933195#msg-933195 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933195#msg-933195 DirtyPennyIowa NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 04:43:49 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933181#msg-933181 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933181#msg-933181 adolfo NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 03:27:34 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933178#msg-933178 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933178#msg-933178 Robert NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 03:22:43 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933176#msg-933176 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933176#msg-933176
A real let down. It sounds like it was recorded in a state of perpetual half sleep.]]> rocknut NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 03:18:11 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933174#msg-933174 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933174#msg-933174 Robert NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 03:15:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933169#msg-933169 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933169#msg-933169
I think it was compared to a cross of lost highway and the circle. I think it's more a little lost highway, the worst off the circle and richie's new boring solo album. The last 3 tracks on the deluxe are 2 boring JBJ solo songs he wrote for a movie and 1 richie song straight off his solo album. I'm bummed because I'm one of the minority here who like Crush, Bounce, The Circle and HAND. I'm having a hard time liking this one on the first listen.]]> Troy NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 03:10:54 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933168#msg-933168 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,933153,933168#msg-933168 Peter M. Bietenholz NoticeboardFri, 08 Mar 2013 03:10:45 +1100