The Circle
by Bon Jovi
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2009
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 60
  3. Negative: 8 out of 60

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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    40
    A knack for oversized choruses remains hardwired in Bon Jovi, but in this gloomy context, they act as reminders that they once sounded like they were a working band for working men instead of rich men fretting about a world they've long left behind.
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  2. Billboard.com
    79
    The New Jersey group gets back to the business of rocking on its 11th studio album, The Circle.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    Between cliches and Jon's strained voice, The Circle just feels tired.
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