This House Is Not for Sale
by Bon Jovi
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2016
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
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  1. YT_Guyyy
    Dec 8, 2016
    0
    I hadn't even heard of this album coming out until about two days before it came out, and I was pretty excited. I shouldn't have been. With this album Bon Jovi Continues their descent into worse albums, as their sales a dwindling. This album is a commercial disgrace, dropping from #1 to #39, to #127 in three weeks in the United States, and rightfully so. This album, except for the titleI hadn't even heard of this album coming out until about two days before it came out, and I was pretty excited. I shouldn't have been. With this album Bon Jovi Continues their descent into worse albums, as their sales a dwindling. This album is a commercial disgrace, dropping from #1 to #39, to #127 in three weeks in the United States, and rightfully so. This album, except for the title track, is badly mixed, bad, bad, bad, also it's horrible. It's just an absolute disgrace to the Bon Jovi name. It drags on for way too long, and has even cheesier lyrics than all Bon Jovi albums put together. I'm feeling a big, fat, juicy 0 on this one.… Expand
  2. Mjdal6
    Nov 23, 2016
    3
    This album really shows how much Richie's songwriting is missed. These songs have no depth, no soul...this is what Sambora brought to the band. It truly is a shame....I am desperately trying to find some connection to these songs but, I just cannot. It pains me to write these words, as I am a dedicated Bon Jovi fan of 30+ years. I will continue to be a fan and listen to the great recordsThis album really shows how much Richie's songwriting is missed. These songs have no depth, no soul...this is what Sambora brought to the band. It truly is a shame....I am desperately trying to find some connection to these songs but, I just cannot. It pains me to write these words, as I am a dedicated Bon Jovi fan of 30+ years. I will continue to be a fan and listen to the great records they've put out, but this one is a miss for me.… Expand
  3. WhiteWolf747
    Dec 17, 2016
    3
    Some of the songs are catchy, but that doesn't make up for the extreme lack of substance on this album. The lyrics are far less than inspired, and the instrumental work follows suit. The title track is a very infectious tune that I've caught myself listening to on more than one occasion, but even that song only goes skin-deep. You might find a few "guilty pleasure" tunes on this album, butSome of the songs are catchy, but that doesn't make up for the extreme lack of substance on this album. The lyrics are far less than inspired, and the instrumental work follows suit. The title track is a very infectious tune that I've caught myself listening to on more than one occasion, but even that song only goes skin-deep. You might find a few "guilty pleasure" tunes on this album, but if you're looking for quality content -- especially Bon Jovi content -- do yourself a massive favor and look elsewhere. You won't find anything memorable here.… Expand

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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
  1. 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.
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  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.
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  3. 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.
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