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Originally Posted by jovifan93
Hmm, no, that would only apply to the passages of the songs where both Jon & Richie were singing. There's always been > 75% where Jon sang alone, only stronger, more confident and higher then nowadays (though maybe more nasally, as well)...
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I'm not sure I'd give it 75%. I think there were a lot of songs that were almost duets. Especially among these classic songs, which I assume is where the comparisons are being made. And that's if you're just talking actual harmonies or backing vocals.
There were also a lot of times when either Richie or David or Bobby doubled Jon's part to lend strength to it in a less noticeable way. David's good but he can't cover Richie's harmony AND at the same time cover Jon's weak spots, plus add his own harmonies.
With reference to RDK's list, while I don't disagree with number 2 at all, the guitar isn't where Richie's absence is most noticeable to me, at least in this particular song (and assuming Phil-x can hear the count-in...)
The backing vocals on Blood on Blood and BTBMB have sounded like a cover band in every video I've seen from this tour. And in the first show, a bad cover band. That's because nobody can deliver those backup vocals like Richie did.
That's not to say that this current lineup isn't good. I enjoyed the promo shows, primarily because with the band doing only new songs, it was easy to forget the impact Richie had on the stage. But when they had to start doing the classic songs, it was just as easy to see the gap created by his absence - vocally, instrumentally and, imo, psychologically for Jon.