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I have to agree with you. The last show I saw as on the Have a NIce Day tour(granted it was the very same day that Richie got his divorce papers), but it really felt like they were going through the motions. It was the 9th show I have seen and was noticeably inferior to the rest of the shows i had seen. The thing about Jovi recently is that whenever I bought a jovi album in the past their were 3 or 4 songs that I loved, 4 or 5 songs that i enjoyed, and 2-3 songs that I didnt care for. It feels like lately the trend has reversed; 1-2 songs i love, 1-2 songs i like, and alot i dont bother listening to after the 1st listen. It seems lately that they are more fueled by ambition than passion. I dont blame them, they are on their way to leaving an unprecedented legacy in terms of album sales and ticket sales. But I would prefer if they took a break and only write and record when they were truely inspired (case in point undivided and last man standing) and thus make 'the' album that we in jovination know they are capable of. I expect that (it will take a few nominations), but once they get into the rock and roll hall of fame they'll pack it in for the most part. Jon will probably focus more on acting, richie will do alot more work as a studio musician, dave will move into maybe concept albums and continue his broadway work, and tico will be so old at that point that it wont really matter what he does. I am dissapointed but I must say that I am proud of what they have become, sort of like when a friend of yours who has worked his ass off and fullfills his dreams.
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