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Lost Highway isn't "Bon Jovi goes country" so much as a meaningful tribute to the Nashville ethos done on their own terms.
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BillboardThis is an exciting new chapter for Bon Jovi. [23 Jun 2007]
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Bon Jovi are at their best when delivering the country-tinged ballads.
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The New York Times[It] yield[s] unsurprising but reasonably strong results. [18 Jun 2007]
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Entertainment WeeklyA slightly above-average Bon Jovi disc. [22 Jun 2007, p.69]
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Lost Highway recalls nothing so much as a latter-day Bon Jovi record in how it balances fist-pumping arena anthems with heavy doses of sentiment.
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BlenderLuckily, Bon Jovi's country-music move yields just... one irritant. [Jul 2007, p.113]
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Overall, as safe as Highway might be, there's no way long-time fans won't buy it.
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Rolling StoneLost Highway moves in on Nashville as shrewdly as "It's My Life" skimmed Stockholm seven years ago. [28 Jun 2007, p.71]
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You can slag them off all you like but it’s impossible to truly dislike their catchy, inoffensive pop-rock.
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The band does little more than take the easiest trappings of country and plug them in.
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Devoid of any country heart, country soul, or country swing, if Bon Jovi had started out a country band and decided to play mainstream rock, this is what it would sound like.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 45 out of 62
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Mixed: 4 out of 62
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Negative: 13 out of 62
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JeffLJun 28, 2007At Least Bon Jovi is smart enough to market their music towards people with really low standards. But who am I to argue, the album's #1. Doesn
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