It's obvious to keep seeing the band Bon Jovi as the extremely commercial American glam rock band with Jon Bon Jovi as their frontman hunk and unequivocally flat album titles like (the mega success)
Slippery When Wet (1986). But Jon Bon Jovi and his band grew up and shifted more towards heartland rock, with especially influences from
Bruce Springsteen. On 2020 you can also hear that Bon Jovi's voice
… has matured nicely dark hoarse. It gives charge to a collection of songs about the current wrongs in his beloved America. A number of songs from 2020 were ready before the coronapandemic broke out. The way in which the U.S. government dealt with this crisis got him thinking and made him (while the recordings had to be postponed due to the lockdown) write a number of critical songs. It makes 2020 a solid rock album with roots influences and Jon Bon Jovi at his best as an anxious and passionate rock star. (MR)more
