[Esther]

Sounds like you had a great time.

[bjcrazycpa]

I knew you'd flip for Everyday. Glad you had a great time Ryan. Thanks for your review.

deb

[yomamasofat]

Originally Posted by RyanBounce04

Last Man Standing (Jon at the back of house)
You Give Love A Bad Name
Complicated
Born To Be My Baby
Story Of My Life
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Radio Saved My Life Tonight
Runaway
Everyday
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Won't Back Down
Have A Nice Day
It's My Life
I'll Be There For You
Blaze Of Glory (Jon from the crowd)
Bed of Roses
Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
Bad Medicine
Raise Your Hands
Livin' On A Prayer

Encore 1
Welcome To Wherever You Are
Blood On Blood
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
Treat Her Right

Encore 1
Wanted Dead or Alive

**** **** **** ****ity ****! Blood on Blood and Saturday Night.
Way to go to stiff a smaller market.

[Thierry]

Originally Posted by yomamasofat

**** **** **** ****ity ****! Blood on Blood and Saturday Night.
Way to go to stiff a smaller market.

Thanks for the nice reply, sweet input!

[yomamasofat]

Originally Posted by Thierry

Thanks for the nice reply, sweet input!

:P I wish I'd driven there instead...

[rainsong]

Ryan I'm so glad you had a great time at your concerts. When I saw Everyday on the setlist I just knew you'd be screaming this one, lol. Thanks for the reviews they were great.

[RockMusic]

Bon Jovi Knows How to Make an Arena Show Intimate
The Dallas Morning News
Monday, January 16, 2006

On Sunday night, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi began the band's set atop a podium on the floor of the American Airlines Center, belting out "Last Man Standing."

The song mourned the dying art of live rock music. "Keep your pseudo-punk, hip-hop, pop-rock junk and your digital downloads," he sang in his blue-collar rasp, strumming an acoustic guitar.That's coming from a guy who has written some pretty good pop songs. ("You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer" held up well Sunday.) But Mr. Bon Jovi, 43, backed up his words, putting sweat and energy into a fun, lighthearted concert.

He joined his band onstage after the first song, but reappeared on the floor an hour later for two more tunes. He waded through the packed crowd of thirtysomethings, smiling and clasping the hands of screaming female fans.

Onstage, guitarist Richie Sambora provided the fireworks, cranking out squealing metal riffs and quick, efficient guitar solos. Muscular drummer Tico Torres pounded powerfully on his kit, a grin on his face.

The band stuck to its signature mid-tempo, grinding-guitar sound for most of the night, but it showed some flexibility. Mr. Bon Jovi and Mr. Sambora shared a microphone for an acoustic arrangement of "I'll Be There for You," a neat moment spoiled only by a cheesy keyboard solo thats sounded like a synthesized flute.

An acoustic cover of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" worked better, allowing Mr. Bon Jovi to showcase his expressive tenor, then blossoming as the rest of the band joined in harmony. Those same backing vocals give the band's most resonant songs their power, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear them without wailing guitars crowding them out.

Mr. Bon Jovi's voice has mellowed well, retaining its youthful pep but sounding a little fuller and deeper. Over a two-hour-plus set, he only strained a couple of times to hit notes, and a few songs, such as "Blaze of Glory," seemed rearranged to give his pipes less of a workout.

Despite the band's long history, this couldn't be described as simply a nostalgia concert. The set list sampled the entire Bon Jovi oeuvre, from 1982's "Runaway" to last year's "Have a Nice Day." Fans naturally screamed the loudest for the oldies, but many sang along to the more recent material. They were rewarded with a double encore, ending with "Wanted Dead or Alive."

"You know this song, right?" Mr. Bon Jovi asked. "It's your turn. Sing with me." Then he and Mr. Sambora accompanied on guitar as the crowd sang the first verse.

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I love media reviewers that have no clue about music or the band they are covering. - RM

[SamboraQueen21]

[QUOTE=RyanBounce04]

The highlight tonight was the encore. I thought it was going to be basic when they started with Welcome. BUT, they went on into the intro to Blood On Blood and I cried. LOL.... I'm a pussy, shut up. After that I expected Treat Her Right but instead they played a FANTASTIC version of Someday I'll Be Saturday Night.. Again, I cried...... LOL.. Jon gave it his all and I respect all his emotion.

Wow, you got a great two songs there in that encore! BOB and SATURDAY NITE! So glad you got to hear Blood on Blood.. I don't blame you for crying~ I did too the first time I heard it because I never thought I was going to hear it live! That song to me is so fitting how I see the band.. a group of brothers... who would do anything for each other... truly great.. I can tell how excited you were! It is a very emotional song, especially when you get it and are not expecting it (trust me i know, lol)

Everyday - This one went over fantastic! I sang my ass off through the whole song. Was definently my favorite thus far.

Wow you REALLY love everything on Bounce don't ya? glad u enjoyed it!

Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - What a surprise... They haven't played it this much on tour and to hear it live and electric was very satisfying. Jon gave a 110% during this song. It was touching, emotion, moving.. Whatever you want to call it. I'm impressed... Whatever slack Jon was taking about his voice completely flipped with this one.

Hoping they play this in Buffalo, it is one of my faves. Did he do any ad-libbing at the end of this one?- God I love it when he does!!


Ryan, thanks for a great review. It sounds like you had a great time. I am very jealous you got to do two shows back to back!!

[RockMusic]

Here's the article pic

[SamboraQueen21]

that is a pretty good newspaper review too. thanks for posting that RockMusic!