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Originally Posted by ezearis
Well, I'll list my reasons:
- Richie backing vocals, they're needed and missed.
- Richie and Jon's chemistry is another different show inside this show.
- I agree that Phil can play as good or even better than Richie, but his addition has bringed a strange change in the sound, in some songs is for the better, I gotta admit, in some songs is not. I'd rather have the classic Richie sound.
- You say "the same songs will be played", but they played more different songs with Richie than with Phil. Also, I think Jon will back up on some songs until Phil can play them exactly as Richie did. Richie on stage means any song can pop out at any moment, Phil means that we'll only have what's been played and maybe some of the audibles that haven't seen the light yet.
- I was born with those four guys being Bon Jovi, I'd like that to stay and I'd like to see that on stage.
That is just my opinion as a guy that is going without a doubt to see Bon Jovi with Phil X and that likes how the guy plays. |
^ What he says.
And as for playing other songs from the back catalogue, Phil will only play on them if they have been rehearsed beforehand. We won't get a fun impromptu ''Stick to your guns Amsterdam'' moment, or a 'Diamond ring' out of the blue, or a ''Its hard letting you go'' etc, with Jon and phil sharing the mic.
It's the little things like these that can make a good show great for a diehard fan, as some people here clearly don't enjoy the standard setlist moments as much anymore.
And I certainly don't agree that ''Phil has better stage presence and energy than Richie''. You picked the KTF moment from the other night, as that's the one moment where he gets to shine because Jon has buggered of the stage. Richie does the same. Plus richie has more charisma and stage presence in his little pinky than Phil. But I do love phil, he's great fun and very talented.
Andi