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Originally Posted by danfan
You're crazy. Phil only handles about half the solos, and they are nothing to brag about. Phil is a hard rock guitarist. He lacks the bluesy ability of Richie, lacks the vocals, and lacks the commrodory with Jon on stage. To say nothing about Richie as a songwriter.
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This.
I don't wanna crap on Phil, because he is very good at his job in what is a very tough position to be, but if HOF performance proved one thing, is that even this drunk and sloppy version of Richie still enhances live performances more than Phil. And when Jon is no longer the singer nor the frontman we know and love, Richie is needed more than ever. And I still hate hits guts for the way he left 5 years ago, I also think RSO stuff is mostly crap and his solo live performances have been quite embarrassing, but as far as Bon Jovi goes, that's just facts.