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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
I think about it in a technology way. How cool would it be if we had today's technology during the late 80s and 90s? Not just with Bon Jovi but with all those great bands. Think of all the amazing shows we'd have in better quality. Both quantity and quality... Both audio and video...
But then again, you risk the over exposure issue we have today.
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I think that's just it! No social media for people to put their opinions on you, no YouTube to ruin the excitement of seeing 'your show' that tour, you had to trade bootlegs to get that experience - it felt like you'd earned it. Catching them on a TV performance, as above, it was exciting to see the band appearing on TV - these were the days when bands were still encouraged to play live on TV to promote their stuff and Bon Jovi were still hot enough to be doing the best shows!
But there was still that 'us against the world' thing going on with Bon Jovi in the 90s that made them so cool. I know that Jon is still incredibly hard working and do be still doing as well as they do in the current musical climate is down to his dedication but at the same time there seems to be that opinion in the JBJ camp that they own the right to be considered the greatest.