"Q" magazine, in a perfect qualification, said that ""Cross Road"" and ""Always"" confirmed that Bon Jovi would survive grunge and "These Days" consolidated their status by keeping Michael Jackson's "HIStory" album off the UK number 1 album slot.The review said that "Hey God", "Lie to Me" and "Something to Believe In" were singled out as the albums highlights and the album was arguably the band's finest musical hour to date.