Hey,

I know this has been discussed before but i just found this interesting.
Im 31, and when i lived at home with my parents its fair to say that music was usually blasting out my bedroom all over the house, this was mainly Bon Jovi or Guns N Roses, fortunately my parents liked both so was all good.
My Dad was more a GNR fan although he enjoyed BJ especially Jons singing, i used to put the live from Wembley cocert on all the time and run it through the stereo full volume.

Since moving out many years ago i don't think my Dad has heard BJ live, so i recently purchased the new MSG dvd, and knowing my parents have an HD wide screen etc etc i took it round with me to have a watch of it on there, now i know his voice is'nt what it used to be sadly, but after playing dry county, always, in these arms, my Dad said, what the hell has happened to his voice!?
It made me compare it more closely to how he used to sound in the 90's, when it was at its best, its as though he's completely lost the higher range of his voice now, the real power has gone, and it seemed to disappear fast.

How can that happen so quickly, i know he changed the singing style during Destination Anywhere, but his voice never returned after that, i was just watching a couple of 2001 versions of Something to Believe in, its painfull, where only 5 years prior he could nail it, i couldnt imagine him even singing it now, it just wouldnt be the same without the powerfull voice, makes you wonder how many of the most fantastic songs will never be perfomed again because of this.
I just wondered how its happened, surely it cant just be smoking, if it is that, he seems an intelligent guy and must recognise it, what do you think he thinks about his voice now, has he ever mentioned it?

One of the key sounds to the band is'nt there anymore, i know he's older but it just seems weird how it deteriorated so quickly.