[BJFan99]

Always from Philadelphia '10:

https://youtu.be/ZAz5pxmgYWA

Not a single bum note. It's still incredible - at least for me - that around '10 Jon managed to get his voice back to the Crush/early OWN tour level after having sounded like shit for several years prior to that. (Even the European leg of the LH tour, while definitely great, wasn't quite as consistent vocal-wise as the 2010-11 tour.) He got most of his high head voice register back, and I'm sure he could have even screamed easily again if only he had tried. He started to slip a bit in '11, but in general his voice was still excellent throughout the GH tour as well.

And man... again, just take a look at this version of Something To Believe In:

https://youtu.be/67ySaGogCK0

Even after all these years, if I closed my eyes and just listened to the sheer power and clarity of Jon's voice there, I'd be seriously hard-pressed to believe that the rendition is from the 21st century, let alone it being from as late as 2010. He's nailing all those high A's and B's perfectly, even bursting out some '95-esque rasp here and there. It's amazing how good he was sounding back then - and to think it wasn't even that long ago...

PS. Has anyone here ever heard Jon nail the high "Ain't nobody left but us these days..." better on any post-Bremen '00 version than he did here? He even brought up the rasp again on the last part! Un-f***ing-believable...

https://youtu.be/q9RPebGaVyM

[Walleris]

Originally Posted by BJFan99

Always from Philadelphia '10:

https://youtu.be/ZAz5pxmgYWA

Not a single bum note. I'd even say that prior to the day this version got performed, Jon had never consistently sounded this good on any song since early to mid-'01. Always certainly hadn't sounded this good since Munich '01 at least (which, by the way, was the last show where JBJ went for the high "YEH-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeeeaaah..." part before Richie's outro solo like he did on the These Days tour).

Bon Jovi - Always (Philadelphia 2010) - YouTube

Since the video you posted was an audience one, thought I'd share the SBD version of the same performance.

Great performance indeed! I was in awe when listening to the live broadcast at the time. There's been quite a few strong versions of Always in that era, but I don't think there was one where the chorus felt this effortless to Jon since the 90s as it does here. Probably because this was a part of a brief afternoon show, rather than song no. 25 or so on the 2,5 hour set, which is when Always usually gets played.

[Gregsynthbootlegs]

Originally Posted by Walleris

Bon Jovi - Always (Philadelphia 2010) - YouTube

Since the video you posted was an audience one, thought I'd share the SBD version of the same performance.

Great performance indeed! I was in awe when listening to the live broadcast at the time. There's been quite a few strong versions of Always in that era, but I don't think there was one where the chorus felt this effortless to Jon since the 90s as it does here. Probably because this was a part of a brief afternoon show, rather than song no. 25 or so on the 2,5 hour set, which is when Always usually gets played.

Very solid overall for the time period! If Jon still sounded like that nowadays - I'd be happy.

[Gregsynthbootlegs]

Bon Jovi - Livin on a prayer (acoustic) 1994 ...

From Japan 1994.

Sounds so good - Richie and Jon are on the money.

[Rdkopper]

Originally Posted by Gregsynthbootlegs

From Japan 1994.

Sounds so good - Richie and Jon are on the money.

This whole show has been one of my favorite EP performances...

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[BJFan99]

Originally Posted by Gregsynthbootlegs

Very solid overall for the time period.

Not only for that particular time period, but in general. Jon hits every note perfectly and doesn't sound strained or nasal/whiny at any moment during the performance. One can just wonder what happened to Jon's voice in the late summer of 2013, as in June he was still sounding like this:

https://youtu.be/h11Gz6M8nRs

Compared to the way he sounded in July (what he REALLY sounded like on Always at MetLife '13 - sounds like a bad JBJ impersonator):

https://youtu.be/TOgw9q7kUj0

In September (one of the better versions from the second half of the tour, but the vocal decline is still obvious - sounds pretty much like a pig being slaughtered):

https://youtu.be/JLlIRVsKXqw

In November (sounds like my karaoke performance of this song from last June):

https://youtu.be/14wUqsEQX4s

In December (sounds like a cat being strangled, or alternatively, a goat having an orgasm - looks like Chris Jericho having a heart attack):

https://youtu.be/bfG5EsfAJ2c

In March '17 (sounds like my grandpa singing in the shower - looks like Bill Clinton having a seizure):

https://youtu.be/p7mJgDKR6PQ

In April '17 (sounds like me having a throat infection - looks like Bill Clinton having a nasty migraine attack):

https://youtu.be/LrRyzZ_paEs

[Walleris]

Originally Posted by BJFan99

Not only for that particular time period, but in general. Jon hits every note perfectly and doesn't sound strained or nasal/whiny at any moment during the performance. One can just wonder what happened to Jon's voice in the late summer of 2013, as in June he was still sounding like this:

https://youtu.be/h11Gz6M8nRs

Compared to the way he sounded in July (what he REALLY sounded like on Always at MetLife '13 - sounds like a bad JBJ impersonator):

https://youtu.be/TOgw9q7kUj0

In September (one of the better versions from the second half of the tour, but the vocal decline is still obvious - sounds pretty much like a pig being slaughtered):

https://youtu.be/JLlIRVsKXqw

In November (sounds like my karaoke performance of this song from last June):

https://youtu.be/14wUqsEQX4s

In December (sounds like a cat being strangled, or alternatively, a goat having an orgasm - looks like Chris Jericho having a heart attack):

https://youtu.be/bfG5EsfAJ2c

In March '17 (sounds like my grandpa singing in the shower - looks like Bill Clinton having a seizure):

https://youtu.be/p7mJgDKR6PQ

In April '17 (sounds like me having a throat infection - looks like Bill Clinton having a nasty migraine attack):

https://youtu.be/LrRyzZ_paEs

This was one of the best Jon vocal roasts I've seen here in quite a while, congrats sir!

[Gregsynthbootlegs]

I have a strange urge to listen to animals now!

Thanks for that post!

[Alphavictim]

I feel his pitch was better on the 2017 Always actually?

[BJFan99]

Originally Posted by Alphavictim

I feel his pitch was better on the 2017 Always actually?

Yes, it was - but basically everything else was worse. Just look at the way Jon grasps for air during the choruses every time the band performs Always nowadays. He takes unnecessarily deep breaths and sometimes seems to run out of air if he has to sing a line lasting for more than five seconds at a time. The poor guy can't breath properly while singing anymore. I think the breathing problem is the thing that has affected his vocal tone the most (it's so thin because he can no longer control his breathing while singing).

It's mostly a stress/Richie-based situation, I think. But it also looks like his '08-'11 singing technique was extremely taxing for him, as his voice had declined quite a bit already in '12/early '13, when Richie was still in the band.