Officially getting upset

yeah...we're entitled to our own opinion! we're not bringing them down, we're just giving comment, it doesnt mean we're against! whatever happen to BONJOVI, no matter how crap they're doing, we're still a fan of them! We're just giving our opinion NOT IN AN ANTAGONIZING TONE! We maybe bunches of GOOFS but we're not STUPID!

They wanted to do another This Left Feels Right moment and it just didn't work for this song. I think they overthought this particular performance.

This is amazing. You need to take a chill pill or something. Jon is an amazing shape, considering everything that has happened to him. Jon has given so much of himself to his fans and saying things like these is simply cruel. You with your attitude are the one with problems, not Jon. Really.

And that was a wonderful show. I don't know how anyone can be unhappy with it.

I thought Jon sang really well....ok except for the ending of Prayer but throughout the rest of the show he was really great.

As for Radio, yeah I was a little disappointed too, but the song didn't sound too bad...

I watched the concert on INHD with full surround sound. I thought JON sounded better than he has for awhile, with the exception of LOAP. His voice audibly cracked at the end.

Yeah me too,

I thought I was considering everything that has happenned to him. I clearly stated that. But listen to the bootlegs of the year 1993: eventhough a lot had happenned to his voice in the past, he sounded amazing! I don't think there was one singer that hit the notes higher than Jon and could put more feeling into songs than Jon did. He was simply the best (as Tina Turner would say ).
I'm just saying he should consider that himself and try to stop smoking and maybe even go back to the basics; maybe even talk to Richie; stop those movies and concentrate and focus on singing. H*ll, I don't know, but there much be a sollution, so that he can perform songs like Always and Dry County again. 2003 is just one year ago and he sounded better in my opinion there than he did now and 2000 and 2001 he sounded even better (but I think his allergies weren't bottering him that much that year as they did in 2003).

But why am I then cruel? Why do have an attitude? Just because we don't agree? Just because I have another opinion than you have? Why am I not entitled to my opinion? I would say this to anyone, any other band when I felt like this, so it's not because of Jon. But when I think back of Gelsen: he was so sich, but he fought like a lion and played for 2,5 hours and I never enjoyed a Bon Jovi show more than that one. Sure, his vocals cracked a bit and Jon was mad at himself for not giving what he could have given under normal circumstances, but because of the spirit he put into it, it was a show of which I can say, really touched my heart. I admired Jon for this and I admired the band for lifting their performance to a higher level!

But yesterday... Well, I had just expected more.. I missed the flames; I missed the intention of the songs and I don't understand why you cannot admit that they indeed slowered down some songs and sang them an octave lower, unless you think that they come better to their rights performed like that. And you would pay $250,-- for 18 or 19 songs without hesitation knowing that they normally play about 23 tot 25 songs and play longer than 2 hours? Ofcourse this was special because it was smaller and they played boxset songs, but that was the TLFR performance also.

No, I wouldn't. When I was watching the webcast, I was thinking "I wish I was there," but when it ended after an hour and an half, I was very glad I stayed home. I understand that the live broadcast time put a restriction on the show. At the same time, I'd be disappointed with anything less than two hours from Bon Jovi--especially given what the tickets cost and what it would have cost to get there. Even with all the new songs, they still had to throw in tired songs like Bad Name, and the predictable Sleep/Bad Medicine/Shout. Wouldn't it have been better for Richie to sing his song from the box set than IBTFY? My personal preference for Jon singing that aside, this was a performance to highlight the box set. I loved the new songs, but when they delved into the old catalogue, for the most part, it was disappointing. They play the same songs the same way. They don't seem very adventurous with the tried and true.

Becky

Whats wrong with Jons voice??? to me its better than Bryan Addams voice .Ok hes getting older we all do but does that mean we have to stop doing what we do just because we are older? no of course not its a load of crap. I think hes voice has maturity to it which imo has a great qualty to it and personnaly i dont think the group wouldnt make it if tico or richie sang instead , its jons voice that makes the group work imo.

I agree. I'd rather listen to Jon sing in lower ranges because it sounds more like a real singer than a youthful screamer. And I would never have bought CDs by a band fronted with Richie's voice. It's fine for a one-off, but it becomes grating very fast TO ME. The first time I heard him singing, I did not know it was him and my reaction was, "What is this shit?" I remember it so clearly because when I realized it was Richie, I felt this overwhelming guilt because he was Richie and I wanted to like his singing. I wouldn't buy CDs of a band fonted by Tico or
Dave either. I like their voices, but I couldn't listen to either one of them sing for an hour.

Becky