Reviews
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“What About Now?”, asks Jon Bon Jovi, as he painfully tweaks the band’s trademark sound in search of critical acclaim on their twelfth studio LP.
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The first record of the post-Sambora era stands as proof that Bon Jovi’s instinct for survival remains their greatest strength.
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Bon Jovi’s 2020 trades stadium hooks for social commentary and a stripped-back tone. Powerful themes, but the songs rarely match the story.
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Bon Jovi’s Forever (2024) leans into reflection and self-reference, delivering strong late-career hooks and a surprisingly satisfying potential farewell.
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Gun’s debut rejects the excess of its era, delivering riff-driven hard rock that remains as direct and effective today as it was in 1989.
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Heavier and more self-assured, Gallus confirmed Gun’s staying power in a rapidly changing rock landscape.
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One of the great British rock records of the 1990s, Swagger finds Gun scaling their sound without sacrificing the grit that made it matter.
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Gun’s 0141 632 6326 aimed to reinvent their sound. Instead, it exposed creative fractures that led to a decade-long hiatus.
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Gun return with purpose, reclaiming their groove and identity after a long hiatus with a focused, hook-heavy comeback.
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Catchy and competent, but too polished and pop-leaning to fully satisfy — Frantic flirts with old mistakes without ever becoming a full-blown misstep.