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Old 01-13-2008, 01:34 PM
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I didn't like the way they did Last Man Standing on the last tour. It's all well and good using the catwalk effort during the set but as an opener it seemed a bit weird how you had a good majority watching Jon and no one watching the rest of the band. Plus, listening back to it, it was a bit weak.
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To elaborate on what I posted earlier, I think IML sets up perfectly as an opener.
-It starts with a bang
-It's an energy filled song
-Every person in the crowd knows it by heart
-It was a huge hit
-It's never been played in that spot before.
It's My Life is not an energy filled song when played live. It's boring and slow, and would be a terrible opener.

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best opener : I Believe / Lay Your Hands On Me
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LYHOM & I Believe were indeed the best openers the band have ever used IMO.

Experiencing those two for the first time was just amazing, LYHOM in particular made me do a sex wee.

The Pink Flamingos/Raise Your Hands was also cool I guess, but never got to see that first hand.

Prayer was ok as opener, but much better closing the set.

The rest have been ok to meh.
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Best: I Believe
Worst: Lost Highway, I really, really hope they wont use it as an opener in Europe.
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i'll be going to my first BJ convert at twickenham on 28th june (cant wait) and i know how id love them to open Prayer followed by Bad name, But its Bon Jovi So whatever they sing ill be happy
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It's My Life is not an energy filled song when played live. It's boring and slow, and would be a terrible opener.

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First off, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't.
But, in either cast if they started with the "Bwaum Bwaum" the place would explode and every person there would sing along. That would make up for the lack of energy imo.
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Last man standing was the worst opener I've ever experienced.
Lay your hands on me on the TD tour with the marchind-band the absolute best I've ever experienced
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Best: LYHOM or Last Man Standing
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My first Bon Jovi concert (KTF 1993) opened with "I Believe" and I thought that was a great opener!

My 2nd concert (TD 1995) opened with "Rockin' All Over the World" and I definitely prefer a Jovi song to open.

My Crush 2000 concerts opened with "One Wild Night" and I thought it was a really good song to get the night started.

For HAND 2006 though I enjoyed the unique opening of "Last Man Standing" at the time, in retrospect, it was weird having the concert begin without Jon on the stage.

So of my 5 concerts, the best openings were "I Believe" and "One Wild Night".
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