Previously everything was better? Not at all! Bon Jovi 2009 convinced!

One afford Bon Jovi with each newly released CD: You split similar to FC Bayern München's minds and writing reviews is a popular sport that I like but would like to participate. The study of other reviews already provides a colorful smorgasbord of sometimes bizarre art criticism, from U2 and Coldplay invalid comparisons, ending at pointless comparing individual songs with others that years or decades occurred in the past. The impression one can not help thinking, however, that the band on numerous critics no chance of an objective assessment and the reviews already "written" are before the disc has ever even come only one rotation in the CD player.

After getting used to but very quiet and 'Lost Highway', seem to have found Bon Jovi back on the right path. With 'We were not born to follow' a catchy melody and a catchy text is offered, which accounts for a suitable stadium anthem. The lame comparison with 'Born to be my baby I do not want to further celebrate here - it's not worth it. After the strong provided with some tempo changes and not typical 'When We Were Beautiful' followed with 'Work for the Working Man' a stomping song, who knows how to impress with great lyrics. These two great pieces followed by the first song about love. Okay, you can sometimes hear, not really bad, not really good, just somewhere in between.

However, with the crashing 'Bullet', the CD is supported significantly by Ticos sweaty work on the drums, and the driving 'Thorn in My Side' again follow two really compelling title. 'Live Before You Die' is quite nice, but it is also trivial. 'Broken Promise Land', however, is with his short Sambora solo and some successful passages (... Breathe in, breathe out ...) a compelling piece, which is followed by another good track with 'Love's The Only Rule', in which the However titles but seems a bit overblown. 'Fast Cars' is then the weakest song of the disc and not worth further mention, it behaves similarly to 'Learn to love': Although not quite as bad, but not really convincing. In between can be found with 'Happy Now', however, a pearl that is by no means a feel-good song, but a Jon Bon Jovi sound leaves the irritated with his and accusing acting singing shout the eternal whiners seem want: "Leave me alone. Can I be happy now? " Can he, because the band has delivered a thoroughly enjoyable album, except for the exceptions mentioned, a mature performance, straight, dense and with a keen sense of catchy lyrics. The tour can get.