Have they been countryfying EVERY song live?

Originally Posted by dqgirl

But what really bothered me was when she came up front and centre to "jam" with Richie! Ridiculous! And not only once, but twice (if memory serves). I didn't pay that kind of money to watch her up there with her fiddle. Stay in the back, woman!

Originally Posted by dqgirl

When I saw them a couple of weeks ago in London (Ontario) I didn't really notice the fiddle too much on the older stuff.

But what really bothered me was when she came up front and centre to "jam" with Richie! Ridiculous! And not only once, but twice (if memory serves). I didn't pay that kind of money to watch her up there with her fiddle. Stay in the back, woman!

Originally Posted by danfan

Or are they leaving the twangy crap just for Lost Highway? If I hear violins on Prayer or Wanted, I'm walking out.

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !

Obviously bjcrazycpa is talking out of her arse again, because the answer would be yes. So here's a reply from someone who hasn't been to the shows, but can actually answer your question, unlike such a ****ing clueless backstage moron who focusses more on Jon's pants than to the songs the pants are singing.

There's been a violin in the following songs:

Wild In The Streets
Living In Sin
I'll Be There For You
In These Arms
These Days
Right Side Of Wrong
Joey
The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bells Of Freedom

Most of them sound pathetic and make it sound like they're playing in some forgotten saloon nobody cares about. This effect is achieved by letting Lorenza playing the parts the keyboards of David normally do, and whenever he does so, he multiplies the violins by 20 so that it sounds like an orchestra instead of some drunk violin player like Lorenza.

Hope this helps.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Originally Posted by Kathleen

Just for the record - Seb is correct on this. I was at all the shows too and I was horrified to hear the violin where no violin has gone before.

After the first few shows she showed up a lot less on older material but she was always there on the Lost Highway stuff.

I remember Jon saying that he understood why TLFR was not accepted - it messed with our memories. Apparently he did not get that message loud and clear because many of these arrangements messed with our memories too

And to play devil's advocate here - I don't mind a new arrangement if it has something fresh or new to offer. But to just tart up the mix with extra instruments is not a good idea.

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

The pants were a nice extra but believe me I don't spend $3K on 10 shows just for pants.

deb

Originally Posted by danfan

If I had it, I stll don't think I'd do it. I'm going on vacation for 10 days in Disney World next week. Even f I didn't have kids, I think I'd take a nice long vacation over Bon Jovi now. Maybe not 5 or 6 years ago, but on this tour, no contest.

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

and Jon has said that this tour is the only time these extra folks will be there (meaning Lorenza and Kurt).

deb

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

But, again, that's what's nice about being single and working for a big 4 firm in NYC, I can do a nice vacation and still do the Jovi shows. And I don't go into debt over either.

deb

Oh, have a blast at Disney World.