Published Date:
03 November 2009
By CS
BON JOVI
The Circle
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Mercury 2725515, £12.72
As with all good brands, Bon Jovi's longevity is down to maintaining the core appeal of the product while modernising the manufacturing process.
We Weren't Born To Follow sounds young and rebellious but is rather old and conciliatory, and the rest carefully compiles all the band's established winning formats.
Power ballads like When We Were Beautiful just about reach the bar, while Fast Cars tries to evoke the memory of growing up in Jersey.
The "whoa whoa" songs Brokenpromiseland and Work For The Working Man will get the fists in the air but fail to convince that they really care.
Download this: Happy Now, Bullet
This article was first published in the Scotland on Sunday on November 1, 2009
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Last Updated:
01 November 2009 2:47 PM
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Source:
scotsman.com
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Location:
Scotland
