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Originally Posted by BJFan99
Aah, good ol' Sydney 2010... love both night #1 and night #3 to death. Night #2 was pretty good, too, but Jon's voice got somewhat shot during the second half of the show and the song choices for the encore were very disappointing to say the least (bar Love's The Only Rule). However, the acoustic set in the middle of the main set was absolutely stunning and (IMO) saved the set/show from being a relatively mediocre one (compared to most post-O2 sets).
And no, the autopilot renditions of Just Older and I'd Die For You didn't make the set any more special. The only highlight of night #2 - and a big one at that - was really the incredible acoustic section, plus maybe Jon singing LYHOM instead of Richie (which was pretty rare during the Circle/GH tours overall).
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I actually rate that I'd Die For You performance as one of the best from the post-2000 era - proper tempo and no Jon or Bobby anywhere near the solo
Up until the end of the acoustic set I'd rate the concert as high as the others, simply because it showed a great flow when listening to the bootleg. And so many of my favourite songs at the time (Superman Tonight, No Apologies, I'd Die For You, Never Say Goodbye) being in there surely helped as well. There's no doubt that the single performances from night 3 edge it out, but I still loved that 2nd night. At some point it comes down to personal taste I guess
What was pretty cool was that Bad Medicine had actually finished and Jon demanded Tico to kick into the drum beat for Pretty Woman right at the end of it. I don't think they've done that ever again. Unfortunately there's no video of it on YT.
The acoustic rendition of NSG was stunning - I didn't think Richie could still pull off these overtones in 2010:
https://youtu.be/f8GTzCNBgMQ?t=37m12s
02-15-2018, 10:43 AM
