Intimate Radio Show 26.01. Stuttgart / Germany

Hooked my laptop up to my TV just in time for the show and enjoyed it there.

I've been a real fan since 2005 and this is the first time I had the feeling they really geared up for a promo show during that period. Yes, Jon was firing on all cylinders back then at the Shepherds Bush, but that was before I entered the Jovi world.

How the setlist was compiled - the similarity to the BBC gig was pretty much the only letdown for me. Jon's vocals were average but he was into it as soon as the new songs started flowing. The ambiance between him and Richie was totally different to Thursday - in a good way. Of the new material (except BWC - shit is shit) all songs sounded better with more drive and more power. I really enjoyed What The Water Made Me and I start to like What's Left of Me more and more. They clearly had fun playing them. And, even though it hasn't hit me so far, the performance of Amen was about 10 times better today.
My favourite moment took place in the encores when I'm With You came on - I guess this has solid chances to become my most liked track since Undivided

Also didn't expect them to return for a 2nd encore - well, that shows what difference the audience can make and what impact they can have on the band. They were miles ahead of the people who witnessed the BBC2 Radio show.

Thankyou !

Thank you so much for uploading that. Easily my favourite track from the album so far.

Ok the new tracks sounded great today, really really great. But... best post-2000 material? lol, no

I totally agree with the exception being I'm With You. Not my favorite one but solid.
I am expecting this album being better than The Circle.

Nobody said that they are.. Go back and re-read. I said some could become some of the best post 2000 given time.

I'm With You (Video):

Setlist was:

Lost Highway
Because We Can
It's My Life
What About Now
We Got It Going On
Whole Lot of Leavin'
Amen
What's Left of Me
You Give Love A Bad Name
We Weren't Born To Follow
What The Water Made Me
Who Says You Can't Go Home

The audibles were:
Prayer / Wanted / I'm With You / Army of One

So in the end the audibles ended up making the encore. Bad Medicine wasn't anywhere on the setlist.

During Richie's solo in Prayer - it sounded somewhat different - at parts as if 2 guitars were playing (and I don't think that was Bobby). He told some time ago that he started taking lessons again after he had seen some guy playing and sounding like there would be two guitar players - if that's the result of those lessons?

I'm gonna get flamed to shit for saying this but everyone is entitled to there opinion...I really like I'm with you as a song....but.... From the few times I've heard it from tonight and Thursday I don't like it live, it seems the sort of song that will be put in the middle of the set and will just put a downer on everything

I haven't listened to it (and I won't be until the album is out) but I like the number of rather positive comments from people I can trust in their opinion.

The only thing I don't like is LH still as opener. I hope it is not the opner for the tour (the other thing is number of LH songs in a promo set, but it will get lost in a normal set and hopefully forgotten in Europe)