The Jovi hit Tennessee Tonight

The boys are in Nashville tonight, at the Bridgestone Arena.  Dave gave a few words to The Tennessean about the album, Prayer, and the possibility of a collab with a Nashville Notable...

Their 2007 album Lost Highway flirted with Nashville sounds, but Bon Jovi — who play Bridgestone Arena tonight — decided to return to the anthemic hard rock of hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer" on their new album.

Still, keyboardist David Bryan doesn't see The Circle as a throwback, but a brand-new chapter.

"The circle, for us, it's not coming back to anywhere," he says. "It keeps going on and on. It's the endless road of getting better at your craft, doing as well as you can and having fun with it. For us it's more of a continuum."

As Bryan points out, the band's still finding new frontiers as they enter their 27th year. In addition to cracking the country music world, they performed at the Grammys for the first time this year, performing "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and "Livin' On a Prayer" with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles.

Bryan says playing "Prayer" is still a thrill. "You know what? I love it. I love starting that song, and everybody goes crazy. You never get tired of it."

As for the possibility of a Music City star joining the band on stage tonight, Bryan says that hasn't been confirmed. "One never knows about the surprises. We don't know yet, but potentially."

As always, check out the Bon Jovi Circle Tour blog in the days following the show to catch videos, MP3 downloads, pictures, reviews, and more!

~ Hath