Aloha !
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Originally Posted by It's my faith
I was listening today to the live version of "The radio saved my life tonight" (2005 I guess) and noticed that Jon sings one octave down and Richie or/and David sing the original high melody. The result is pretty good, and for sure better than Jon's struggling to reach the high notes. It is enjoyable and a great performance!
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Yeah... I don't think so. The Radio Saved My Life Tonight is rubbish to me, the way they're performing it. It'd be nice if it was done like that in the acoustic way but as for the current rendition... The verses are a perfect build up and then the chorus lets down the entire song.
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Originally Posted by It's my faith
I wonder, could they transform any other songs in that way? For example, HAND is too difficult for Jon to sing the chorus. David could also sing the same melody with Jon to create a more full and stable vocal sound or, Jon and David could even switch their melodies. David singing the lead and Jon one third lower. Only for the chorus.
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They have already started doing this, going back to 2005 when Bobby joined. When Jon's voice was ruined in 2008 early performances of Bed Of Roses had Bobby singing the higher harmony and Jon singing a lower one. To this day Jon sounds as good as he does on the chorus because Bobby backed him up. Nowadays David does a lot of backing vocals for Have A Nice Day because Jon can't carry the tune anymore, and the higher parts of We Don't Run are sung by the band as well. And then there's the samples of Prayer, the band hasn't sung the chorus live in 20 years and has been miming to the same vocal samples the last 10 years.
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Originally Posted by It's my faith
Do you think that would be "acceptable", are there any other bands that have experimented with their vocals, and could that make the output sound better than today's?
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Aerosmith have had the keyboard player sing the higher parts of certain songs while Steven sang the lower harmony. Steven sings the high part once, and for the rest of the chorus it's the keyboard player. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) is the perfect example of this:
Just check the chorus, it's either a prerecorded sample they're using or it's the keyboard player. Or both. Steven has been known to mime the intro nowadays because his voice has started to break down the last few years. It's however with about 2 or 3 songs with Aerosmith, and Steven Tyler has enough energy left in his voice to make up for it elsewhere.
The problem with Bon Jovi is that David just hasn't got a voice capable of singing lead, or covering for Jon. It just sounds off. And the problem with the state of Jon's voice right now isn't so much the high notes, he's got no range to begin with. You'd wind up with a band singing the chorus, and Jon filling in the verses. It just wouldn't work.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan