[danfan]

Back to the lazy ass setlist.

I was gonna try and get tickets to the 1st night at Mohegan Sun after it seemed as though they were waking up a bit. After this set list, I tihnk I'll take my chances with just one of th shows.

[Crushgen24/88]

Why is everyone acting surprised?
Multi night stand=Different sets.
One Night Stand= Normal set.
Hadn't we all realized this by now?

[danfan]

Originally Posted by Crushgen24/88

Why is everyone acting surprised?
Multi night stand=Different sets.
One Night Stand= Normal set.
Hadn't we all realized this by now?

My question is - Why can't the different set BE the normal set?

[crashed]

Originally Posted by Kathleen

Bring back the jungle screams I say - or even the big boom version which is great.

I love the BOOM, BOOM, BOOM'S!

Awesome.

Wish I had a decent audio of that version - got a crap one from Hyde Park.

All in all, what we expected from the set-list again.

[danfan]

I don't read backstage at all, but I can't stand these morons on bonjovi.com who post replies about the show saying "AWESOME SETLIST!!!!!".

I guess I should be happy for them as they are easily pleased. But I still can't feel that they need a good slap across the head.

[mo_rizwan]

1 March 2008
Bon Jovi Delivers A Taut Night Of Hits

By Melissa Ruggieri: Times-Dispatch Staff Writer

WASHINGTON Those who came of age in the'70s have Bruce Springsteen to worship. But the kids from the'80s? Their loyalty to Bon Jovi is steadfast.

Proof of that allegiance came Thursday night at the Verizon Center from a sellout crowd whose members are still probably hoarse from scream-shouting along to 2½ hours of hits.

Any current Bon Jovi audience happily disregards the band's shortcomings -- the over-reliance on stomp'n' clap backbeats ("We Got It Goin' On," "Have a Nice Day"), the parade of clichés in many songs -- to enjoy the band for what it is: a slickly professional, impressively tight rock group.

It's almost impossible to believe that Jon Bon Jovi, the charismatic frontman, turns 46 tomorrow, as his unflagging energy during the musical marathon was an exhausting exhibition in stamina. He'd certainly be the most popular aerobics instructor at any gym.

Though this three-month U.S. tour, which launched 12 days ago in Nebraska, is ostensibly in support of the experimental country album "Lost Highway," the band played only a handful of new cuts at Thursday's show.

Instead, the core four of Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, drummer Tico Torres and keyboardist David Bryan -- plus longtime bassist Hugh McDonald and secondary guitarist Bobby Bandiera -- concentrated on rewarding fans with a convoy of smashes and choice album tracks from their 25-year career.

The adrenaline shot "Raise Your Hands" and giddy swing of "Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars" were complemented by Bon Jovi staples "You Give Love a Bad Name" and the band's first hit, the keyboard-jabbing "Runaway."

Though his voice sounded clear and robust on most songs, Jon Bon Jovi doesn't even bother trying to hit those impossible screeches anymore, turning instead to agreeable co-pilot Sambora or allowing the audience to relive those bathroom-mirror moments.

So much is often made of the band's superficial appeal that rarely does it receive due recognition for its talents. Bon Jovi's musicianship is so taut that when the touch of Bo Diddley drumming that anchored "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" segued into a blistering patch of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" before circling back home in a boogie-swamp jam, it suggested these guys could read one another blindfolded.

The other star of the show -- aside from Sambora's cool talkbox that shadowed a deliciously defiant "It's My Life" and the still gloriously anthemic "Livin' on a Prayer" -- was the band's stage.

Four Venetian-blind screens floated throughout the show on a truss, contracting and expanding while projecting live video from the stage and scenes of cityscapes and highways.

Opening the show was Daughtry, the current hits machine fronted by former Fluvanna County resident Chris Daughtry.

Daughtry and his four-piece band attacked his songbook with what looked like passion but sounded uninspired.

Ubiquitous radio favorites "It's Not Over" and "Feels Like Tonight" are catchy pop/rock tunes that were delivered ably, but perhaps it's the limited range of Daughtry's voice that infused other songs such as "You Don't Belong" and "What I Want" with nothing but dullness.

Chris Daughtry clearly admires the Bon Jovi model -- right down to naming his band after himself -- so it's hoped he's watching from the sidelines each night to pick up some pointers.

Contact Melissa Ruggieri at (804) 649-6120 or mruggieri@timesdispatch.com.

Source: Richmond's Entertainment

[Yvonne]

Originally Posted by milomom

Kathleen, don't tell Yvonne, but I'm not really mad. I just couldn't let that "I was 5 in 1986" comment go without a reply!

lol! was a funny comment though

[Crushgen24/88]

Good article.^^