[Rdkopper]

In my opinion, BOUNCE sounds like Sebastian Bach doing Bon Jovi songs. They'd make a much better Skid Row cover band. He looks more like Bach and the accent works better for his tunes too.

[Rdkopper]

At the end of the day, there is nothing like the real thing. I've seen my share of bands that had their singers replaced such as Journey, Skid Row, and many more.

Whoever made the song a hit, owns the song and is the one you want to see performing it live no matter what. Some could argue that the guy from Journey is better than Steve Perry now and the singer from Skid Row is better than Bach now but at the end of the day, they are just B rated band members trying to copy the original the best they could.

BOUNCE is the same. Every time someone calls out a fault, someone who is a fan tries to justify it by saying that they are original or not trying to copy Bon Jovi. Bullshit! From what I've seen, they are trying to copy Jon and band to a T.

If your thing is "it being all about the music", then maybe this cover band is for you. The reality is, it's not all about the music, it never was for Bon Jovi, and it never was from the beginning with Elvis. Music takes on an image and personality with the artist.

This guy from BOUNCE is a good singer and would be fun to see live for a cheap 10 dollar ticket. No way could he ever replace Jon on any level. Even vocally. It's Jon's voice I want to hear. Not some foreign dude with a bad accent.

[jovifan93]

Originally Posted by Rdkopper

At the end of the day, there is nothing like the real thing. I've seen my share of bands that had their singers replaced such as Journey, Skid Row, and many more.

Whoever made the song a hit, owns the song and is the one you want to see performing it live no matter what. Some could argue that the guy from Journey is better than Steve Perry now and the singer from Skid Row is better than Bach now but at the end of the day, they are just B rated band members trying to copy the original the best they could.

BOUNCE is the same. Every time someone calls out a fault, someone who is a fan tries to justify it by saying that they are original or not trying to copy Bon Jovi. Bullshit! From what I've seen, they are trying to copy Jon and band to a T.

If your thing is "it being all about the music", then maybe this cover band is for you. The reality is, it's not all about the music, it never was for Bon Jovi, and it never was from the beginning with Elvis. Music takes on an image and personality with the artist.

This guy from BOUNCE is a good singer and would be fun to see live for a cheap 10 dollar ticket. No way could he ever replace Jon on any level. Even vocally. It's Jon's voice I want to hear. Not some foreign dude with a bad accent.

Amen, brother! Couldn't have expressed it like that, but that's exactly how I feel about it

[jovifan93]

Originally Posted by Supersonic

I'm not saying they're a better band than Bon Jovi are, because they're not.

But as for the singer...He's certainly better than Jon has ever been. He's capable of nailing In These Arms in the original key, meaning not tuned down half a step. The same goes for everything else. I don't think Jon was ever capable of doing so, not even while recording In These Arms. Always, Good Guys, In These Arms, all sung better than Jon ever could.

They're pretty much the only band capable of nailing the songs Jon just can't sing anymore, and the guitarist is getting better as well. He'll always be sloppy, but then again, Richie used to be on another level, really. And think about it, they're a cover band. Cheaper gear and all of that. I kind of wonder what Bon Jovi would sound like through their amps, mixed by their people, if you know what I mean.

Yeah, I know what you mean, and they'd probably still sound a bit better, because they've been playing those songs for years and years more, but still, Bounce is a great effort.

I think I'm starting to realize what bugs me about the singer. He's really great, his voice sometimes is similar to Jon's and could be more often, if he dropped that freaking accent he has. It give me the creeps. It sounds like a mixture of German school English with some other accent he seems to find cool, but sounds nothing like a Jersey/NY area accent, which is what he'd have to go for it they want to cover/copy BJ perfectly. Then, I think I could *really* enjoy them!

[schlochty]

I guess what I appreciate most about Bounce is the fact that they actually dedicated a lot of time and effort into a fairly complex project. I simply appreciate this kind of dedication. Bon Jovi have not dedicated this much time into their own music for more than a decade, most of their recording and live performances have been uninspired horribly unrehearsed.

Ultimately, I wish Bon Jovi were anywhere near as passionate about their own music than bands like Bounce are about it. I feel that his kind of experiment should have really been done by the original band rather than by a cover band.

[Rdkopper]

Originally Posted by schlochty

Ultimately, I wish Bon Jovi were anywhere near as passionate about their own music than bands like Bounce are about it. I feel that his kind of experiment should have really been done by the original band rather than by a cover band.

I wouldn't say that Jon lacks overall passion. I would say that he lacks confidence which results in a lack of vocal passion with his delivery.

What used to be effortless is now a struggle for him and he actually looks scared at times knowing that the big make or break note is coming.

[schlochty]

Originally Posted by Rdkopper

I wouldn't say that Jon lacks overall passion. I would say that he lacks confidence which results in a lack of vocal passion with his delivery.

What used to be effortless is now a struggle for him and he actually looks scared at times knowing that the big make or break note is coming.

No, that is not what is about to me. I can appreciate that Jon has lost confidence in his voice because, frankly, it has been shit for a while now.

I did not only mean the live performance aspect of it, but more the creative passion (or the complete lack of it) in the recent decade. They have been churning out one uninspired album and tour after another. Say what you want about the TLFR album, but at least there was creativity there and I felt that they had dug deep artistically. Why do Bon Jovi not come up with cool ideas such as having an orchestra perform their songs rather than releasing another album full of It's My Life clones? That is what I meant by writing that other people display more passion for Bon Jovi's music than Bon Jovi themselves these days.

[Faceman]

I see your point and agree.
But I think the reason they don't do this is because they failed in the past. With TLFR they tried to go new paths but the fans didn't like it. With Lost Highway they tried a different direction and people hated it. So they rather stay with the same scheme than try another new thing with which they might fail again.

[Captain_jovi]

Originally Posted by Faceman

I see your point and agree.
But I think the reason they don't do this is because they failed in the past. With TLFR they tried to go new paths but the fans didn't like it. With Lost Highway they tried a different direction and people hated it. So they rather stay with the same scheme than try another new thing with which they might fail again.

I don't think they see Lost Highway as a failure, if anything they admit it was wrong to call it a country album. Half of the damn album is still in the setlist (Lost Highway, Memory, Leaving, We Got it Going On, I Love This Town) they all get played pretty often.

I think it's funny that every album is treated by the press and band as a "return to the rock sound".

[Javier]

I think they see LH as a big success! And technically, it sold solid numbers domestically, that and the fact that a lot of those songs are easy for Jon to sing are the reason they have stayed in the setlist