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Originally Posted by danfan
Pretty much.
Said it before and I'll say it again (and this doesn't just pertain to Bon Jovi). If you're in a rock band and have a huge catalog of music, shame on you for not mixing things up more, and why the hell wouldn't you want to? Make things more interesting. No reason the following couldn't have been scratched for some rarities or some new songs:
Lost Highway
We Got It Going On
Captain Crash
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I Love This Town
Get rid of those 5, play 3 more new songs, 2 rarities and you've got a decent set.
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Other than Sleep When I'm Dead I would be happy to never hear any of those songs again - live or on record. Is it just me or does Sleep seem to pick up the atmosphere at a show? Captain Crash is bloody terrible. I can't get my head around the fact that this has been a staple song for 13 years.
To me it seems that this tour has been on near enough complete auto-pilot. Lack of new material and a lack of originality. I can't say that it's been a bad tour, they're clearly still hitting the right figures even tough it seems that many shows have 'under-sold'.
It's time for the band to have a break, reassess and come back in a few years time. I would be incredibly worried if they continue on this non-stop recording/touring run that they've been on for the past few years.