Last Friday (4) the American group Bon Jove released their new album. 'This House Is Not For Sale', the thirteenth in the band's discography and the first to be released since the departure of guitarist Richie Sambora, and without the collaboration of famed composer Desmond Child as co-author ('Livin' on a Prayer ',' Bad Medicine 'and 'You Give Love a Bad Name').
Released by Island Records (Universal), the new album was composed and recorded between late 2014 and mid-2016., and has been produced by Jon Bon Jovi himself together with New York producer John Shanks at Avatar Studios (formerly The Power Station) in New York, the historic studio where the band recorded their first single, 'Runway', in 1981.
Bon Jovi's new songs are in good health according to connoisseurs, keeping the essence of pop-rock ready to play in stadiums, with emotional choruses in their choruses and typical lyrics that tell stories about living in dreams, walking through storms and sometimes finish "Higher than a rocket".
Despite the absence of Sambora and contradicting the most critical, 'This House Is Not For Sale' can be considered as a more finished work than the previous album, 'What about now' (2013), in many respects. This new album sounds like a true testament to the difficulties that the group went through since the last album was released 3 years ago. In addition to the departure of Sambora, in this period there was a conflict with his traditional label, Universal Music Group, problems that led to rumors of a possible break-up but that ultimately did not occur.
Beyond the loss of Sambora, it can be said Bon Jovi not only raised his head, but has managed to resurface again. This ability of the band to continue fighting was represented with the photograph of the cover of the new album, which shows an old house that grows roots like a tree. «A lot of history had been lived in those four walls. But the house was already in bad shape. And suddenly this phrase came out of nowhere: This house is not for sale. That idea became the cornerstone of the album »said Bon Jovi, "Because this would not be a collection album of songs, but this title was going to be a common thread that told our story through these last three very tumultuous years for the group".