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Originally Posted by cherryrockcandy
I am a complainer. I could rant for pages about bad songs, dull setlists, the accoustic album that never materialized, those high notes on ALWAYS, Casino concerts, the "love it or leave it" attitude at Backstage, gold suits,.... WHY ? Because BON JOVI is my favorite band. I am a longtime fan and I am disappointed by recent efforts. Ranting does not make me less of a fan. I still LOVE the songs and albums that originally made them my favorite band.
I dont think the majority of the fan base visit fan messageboards and worship JONs every wiggle or rant about the band's lack of passion. If the average fan doesnt like an album, they just dont purchase it. And, they may not purchase in the future. Sales for BOUNCE and TLFR were dismal. Possibly the the non-complaining fans have spoken too.
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wow great post Cath ... I think you are right ....
abiut the albums sales it's just so true ...
now for me I am a complainer who is more focused on the subliminal message from the band more than on the musical technical professional side of their carreer...
which mean I can complain about everything you mentionned but not as much about the music itself (if it was just musical problems like voice or' setlist it wouldn't be such a problem for me ..i think it's a problme because it's added to many other problems )
I can complain way more about the attitude ... casinos shows ... corporated shows... obvious business and $$ interest...the way Jon's imposed his football passion to the fans .... gold suits (lol) ... lack of interest for the music proudly showed on the media like a slap on the fans face ...
Cath I like the part where you say you are complaining because you are a fan .. this is so true .... and so many fans are just not getting this right .. like to complain is the worse thing to do to the band ... it's the opposite in my book
the love it or leave it is very true too .... but it's not coming from the band directly

but it's highly irritating !