Jon’s vocals on this song are outstanding. In terms of vocal performance, this is the outstanding song for Jon on this song. It doesn’t really build to an enormous climax, but it does build up nicely. Instead, this song maintains a nice, even pace, instead of a big punch. In a lot of ways it functions well as a nice closer that brings the album down to a nice calm close.
This isn’t a big, rip-roaring ballad, but I enjoyed it even though it’s a bit of a departure from what people expect from Bon Jovi. The great thing about this song is that it sounds more like something from These Days, which is one of my favorite Bon Jovi albums. It has the slower pace, but between the vocals that are so distinctly Jon, the memorable chorus, and the rock-solid guitars, this sounds like a Bon Jovi song.
In some ways it kind of reminds me of the role that the song ‘Diamond Ring’ played on These Days, even though ‘Learn to Love’ has a bit more bite to it than ‘Diamond Ring’. Both of them bring their respective albums to a nice, contemplative close. Even though it isn’t a big, classic ballad, I still really like this song.
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Tags: Bon Jovi, The Circle