My world, my life......

I wonder why when my mood is upset I try finding out things which will cause me more anguish and succeed in make me more upset than I initially was! Perplexing eh?
Like today...I spent almost half of the night looking for reasons if people hate Bon Jovi and for that matter Richie Sambora (the band's guitarist for those who are not aware), and for what reasons.
I knew I'd find a lot of haters...true Bon Jovi ain't the most popular band around...but it pained me to see that a lot of reasons given by people basically consist of the following:
a) They don't have talent
b) They a pretty boys who sing for girls only ( any guy who likes their music is apparently gay!)
c) They have no originality
d) They are an obsolete hair metal band who should have retired like their 80's counter-parts
e) They themselves are gays (one VERY popular reason!)
f) They are cheesy and they are not metal but they say they are...
and scores of others along those lines......
These people are even of the opinion that most people who in fact like Bon Jovi are:
a) Girls (or gays)
b) Have no taste in music whatsoever
and they are also kind enough to share these insightful thoughts:
a) Bon Jovi sux
b) GnR rocks...Axl kicks Bon Jovi's butt.....Slash can kill Sambora's solos....(Replace it with any other band, lead singer guitarist you prefer)
c) Bon Jovi are horrible
and the like.............
Well I for one do like the band, very very much so, it's the band that made me fall in love with glam rock of the 80's, which then made me want to try different bands from even older eras, ultimately made me the classic rock fan that I am now...... so does that mean that my taste in music is for shit?
Yes I am a girl, yes I do think the band has talent, has originality and hasn't gone out of style in the almost 26 yrs its been formed.
I am a diehard fan yes.....will I bash up anyone who criticises my favourite band...no!
I love Bon Jovi...doesnt mean that others should nor should I force them to! True they may not be in the same strata as Rock Gods Zeppelin (whom I'm also a HUGE fan!) or the Stones(also fan!) or Bob Dylan.....nor may be Sambora the equivalent of Hendrix(fan!) or Page(obviously fan!) but they do have talent.
They have some highly original and memorable songs! Almost all their songs are easy to sing or hum along with.....simple songs about people and daily life.....
Don't know about people but sometimes I prefer songs like these than others with 'heavier' lyrics.
As a genuine fan (not a fangirl who says everything which they put out is Gospel!) I will say that they lost steam around 'These Days'. That album in my opinion is their best along with 'Keep The Faith'. 'Crush', 'Have a Nice Day' are ordinary (Ironic since the 1st album I bought was Crush...I was 12!). 'Bounce' was good in my opinion.....under-rated. 'Lost Highway'-hmmmmm still an album I have mixed views on....I like all songs (generally like all Bon Jovi songs....albiet in specific orders....though their are some few songs which I dont mind listening to but just won't prefer to if their are some of their better songs available!) but it seems that I have a hot/cold kinda opinion to it.....listening to it really depends on my mood!
I am slightly bugged that they are playing it safe....not taking any risks (well hello.....been arnd for 26 years now.....taking a risk won't cause any harm in the fan following....who knows.....old fans may love it!)...it makes the band look absolutely commercial.
Still they do make some of the best music now compared to majority of the 'whin-y' bands with similar music and lyrics saturating the atmosphere now.
Also another thing which bugs me is the comparision of Sambora's guitaring skills with other guitarists!
True that most people who know me or are close to me in anyway know that I'm obsessed with this man.....in my eyes he's right up there with the best guitarists...but people feel that he's a talentless hack who can't play any riff properly and give such comments like : "Slash owns him" or "Can't compare this talentless hack with Hendrix" and stuff!
Since I am not a particularly good judge of guitaring skills (I'm more of a vocalist person.......and yes I do believe that Jon's voice has gone for the worse after 'Crush') I won't give any judgement in this matter....only will cite a personal opinion that Richie Sambora has never been allowed to explore his full level with the guitar in Bon Jovi (anyone who's heard his solo albums will know that he has a neat style of playing!). The only time he was allowed some free reign.....we got Dry County...and God was that solo wonderful!
He is a talented musician....I wont put him in the 'God' catagory maybe for most....but he's definitely close to it for me! (he has a nice voice too......raw but passionate...definitely sexy!)
In short I'd say that I love Bon Jovi, I love them inspite of their mediocrity (acc. to some), lack of originality/talent, I love them with all their flaws, I love them 'cause they only aspire to entertain and they do it quite well (for 45+ men....over 25 odd years ;)!)....I love them mostly for the fact that they got me into Rock n Roll and saved me from all these idiotic crap like rap, hip-hop and nu-rock!
Bon Jovi is my 1st band....and will always remain my favourite.....and I sincerely hope that they release their next album with a 'These Days' feeling!