I edited your post a bit to make it easier for me to respond:
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Originally Posted by Javier
Are you suggesting that a band that makes a living playing music in front of thousands of people every night avoid a stage that brings exposure?(1) This makes no sense, and you're talking about Jon's voice as if it was some issue only Die Hards are aware of. Casual fans and even none fans have ears too(2), at least give them a little credit....
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1. To some extent, yes, I think they should avoid exposure that makes them look bad. The band makes a living playing music due to their reputation that was built by 2.5 decades of live excellence. Since they are unable to continue that excellence, I believe they should only do shows that don't expose them and keep their reputation high based on how people perceive they sound (ala Guns N' Roses in 2016; who have very little proshot footage released in 2016). Don't get me wrong, they should have high-profile performances - there's nothing wrong with playing a new single on GMA or Ellen. But when it comes to delivering a show where you have to do ~15 old songs, of which ~10 will be absolutely butchered; these shows should be their own stadium shows; not festival ones that will be later watched by millions on YouTube. Listen, their popularity is never going to increase (except temporarily for a couple of months after Jon dies), but more and more casuals will be lost after this. E.g. I like Coldplay and plan to see them later this year. I know how Chris Martin has sounded his entire career and, while not overwhelming, he's been rather consistent. However, if he showed dramatic vocal decline since 2013 and I saw a recent gig of him showing that, I would not pay to see them anymore.
2. Yes, off course they do and many of them know this already. But they may know not know HOW bad it is. Perhaps, they perceive it as 2003-2013 level 'bad'; when in fact it's gotten drastically worse. Casuals have ears but they do not have the interest to check out bootlegs or crappy phone recordings from the pit. They do however YouTube live performances and watch the pro footage. E.g. if you are looking for a Bon Jovi gig on YouTube, you immediately find all the recent high profile gigs (Cleveland 2013, Metlife 2013, MSG 2008, etc.) along with older DVD releases. Given Rock In Rio's popularity, that show will surely appear there as well and will be watched by millions. Same with Glastonbury.
You may disagree with me and your questions are valid, but perhaps you know understand why I believe it's a mistake to book shows like this for Jon at this stage of the game.
12-15-2016, 07:17 PM
