This House Is Not for Sale
by Bon Jovi
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2016
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. AllMusic
    Nov 3, 2016
    70
    Bon Jovi and Shanks may not have done much to freshen up the band's sound--they don't take any mid-2010s musical trends into consideration--but that simmering defiance does mean this is the band's liveliest album in years.
  2. The Guardian
    Nov 3, 2016
    60
    Bon Jovi’s first album since guitarist Richie Sambora’s departure doesn’t tear up the old formula.
  3. Kerrang!
    Oct 28, 2016
    60
    The title-track harks back to the spirit of golden-era Bon Jovi, though, and there are dashes of it scattered throughout. [22 Oct 2016, p.68]
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  5. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 23, 2016
    50
    The arena-filling sound that runs through modern music owes something to Bon Jovi, but This House… comes across more like their third-tier spiritual successors, comprised of forgettable dance-rock and schmaltzy slow-burners loaded with endless platitudes and those echoey, staccato guitar lines that bands do when they want to sound big.
  6. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 28, 2016
    50
    This House Is Not For Sale is no masterpiece, and while the punchy title track sonically nods to their heyday, most of it is made up of by-numbers pop.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 2, 2016
    40
    The comforting simplicities peddled in tracks like “Reunion” and “Knockout” offer the rock equivalent of Donald Trump, currying favour without getting too specific.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 44
  3. Negative: 11 out of 44
  1. Thenewone
    May 18, 2018
    10
    Un incrible álbum de Bon Jovi, todas las canciones es linda, uno de mejores álbums de la banda.
    no es un álbum para los otros que gusta de    Un incrible álbum de Bon Jovi, todas las canciones es linda, uno de mejores álbums de la banda.
    no es un álbum para los otros que gusta de Hard Rock, pero quien gusta de buenas melodias THINFS es seu álbum.    … Full Review »
  2. sicrano
    Oct 7, 2017
    10
    A Great Masterpiece album by Jon because he really does without Sambora, Underrated for the same stupid ones that think when Bon Jovi doesn'tA Great Masterpiece album by Jon because he really does without Sambora, Underrated for the same stupid ones that think when Bon Jovi doesn't make Hard Rock he's are bad, their weren't

    Beautiful melodies harmonies & so much more    … Full Review »
  3. LoRevisor
    Jan 3, 2017
    10
    Great Suprise, after the simple Burning Bridges, This album Is Amazing!!

    Don't listen the HATERS that HATE the album, just because they are    Great Suprise, after the simple Burning Bridges, This album Is Amazing!!

    Don't listen the HATERS that HATE the album, just because they are Stuck with Bon Jovi Hard Rock Era.

    Top 7 Songs

    1-New Year's Day
    2-Living With The Ghost
    3-The Devil's In The Temple
    4-This House Is Not For Sale
    5-Roller Coaster
    6-Reunion
    7-Labor Of Love
    8-Born Again Tomorrow
    9-God Bless This Mess    … Full Review »
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