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Originally Posted by mr_bluesman
Right now of course Hugh is a full member, due to Richies leaving etc.  |
If Hugh is now a full member, it's ONLY because of how bad it would have made Jon look to have brought in John Shanks as a full member, LOL!
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Originally Posted by Walleris
...Looks and stage presence was very important in the 80s the way Bon Jovi was marketed...
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For which you can thank the ascendancy of MTV. Because it turned music into something you watched rather than listened to, looks and stage presence became so important it began to outweigh talent -- which is why Madonna ended up as MTV's patron saint.
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Slippery When Wet become a monster with MTV's help, the other record labels invoked the entertainment industry's golden rule ("Do unto others as others have gotten rich doing unto others") and set off in search of a Bon Jovi of their own. On the New York City and New Jersey unsigned scenes, people started getting kicked out of their bands (in some cases, bands that they had founded!) if they didn't have "the look." And what do you think Dave's wigs, detachable dreadlocks, and hair straightening were all about?