This is a bigger deal than people realize.

This can only end badly.

I usually laugh at these theories and wouldn't even bother to post BUT, that's a hell of a lot of coincidences.

I agree with Mc and Polluxlm though.  An EP would make much more sense.  If they re-issue chinese it should at the very least have the decent proper packaging that's surfaced online and some new tracks.

Out of interest have they named this new NA tour yet?

They still calling it  the "Chinese Democracy" tour?

If so I doubt we'll see a new album, they'd brand the tour differently if they were planning on releasing a new album. To NOT do so would be retarded.

You name the tour after whatever it is you are trying to sell to people so that when you buy ad-space for your tour in the media you're also advertising a product. I'm no expert, but that's how it seems to work. These guys are selling CD on this tour I think. (just checked and according to CD.com it's the Chi Dem 2011 tour)

Yeah that album is nearing perfection, diamond ring is stellar too, creepy in the right way. Something for the pain and my personal fav something to believe in are classics.

The lyrics on Something to believe in and the feeling of genuine confusion in his voice coupled with the emotion of that last broken scream..... Gives me shivers everytime. He actually sounds like he's having a real crisis of faith in that song and ground-breakingly he comes out the other end of the song completely broken as though he's given up believing in anything. You just don't get that level of meaning from rock bands of that era in such plain and obvious terms, and won't find it on any other bon jovi material. That song just sums up so very very much about my own struggle with belief as a teen. Deeper than a 60 yr old hooker, but as tastefully arranged as any alt rock fashion band could manage.

Hey god is the best hard rock song Jovi ever did too, such a simple riff but a real hard hitter. REAL hard hitter in fact, fuck me it's glorious.

If that's what it takes is the perfect love song in that it's realistic and full of pain as so many relationships are. Who hasn't been there? "If that's what it takes that's what I'll do." Just powerful and accurate. That said it's not a favourite, there's just too many other excellent songs on there.

My favorite 3 tracks in order are:

The song these days itself is just fucking mind blowing.

The Jimmy Shoe's verse will be with me till I draw my last breath.

Bon Jovi are at their best when they're hungry, this album is the shiznit.

"Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy - he said, "Momma, I've got to try.
Don't you know that all my heroes died?
And I guess I'd rather die than fade away."

I don't really give a shit if no-one ever hears about this album again, there are probably even better albums with less acclaim.

I'm just happy I found it.