[Miracle]

Originally Posted by Manimal

Hey are the boys still singing "Radio Saved My Life Tonight" in the lowered, crummy sounding chorus?

Poor Jon. Poor voice.

It is still lowered. IMO, it sounds better then when it was presented at the Borgata. I remembering actually cringing when I first heard it live.

[DarthPirate]

Originally Posted by Manimal

Hey are the boys still singing "Radio Saved My Life Tonight" in the lowered, crummy sounding chorus?

Poor Jon. Poor voice.

That version of Radio isn't that bad, it's not amazing, but then again neither is Saturday Night or Bed Of Roses these days. I see it as playing the song to make up for not putting it on the KTF record when it deserved to be there. So yeah, be glad they're playing it instead of Complicated or like garbage some nights.

[Becky]

POP MUSIC REVIEW
Bon Jovi keeps it simple, and that's how fans like it
*A tried-and-true blend of power-pop hooks and smoldering looks leaves 'em happy at a packed Staples Center show.

By Randy Lewis, Times Staff Writer

In 500 years, all modes of transportation as we know them will be extinct, travel and communication will take place at the speed of thought, and food will be a thing of the past because we'll have figured out how to absorb nutrients directly at the cellular level.

Yet you can bet that somewhere in the universe there will still be an anti-grav stage floating in a futuristic arena where long-haired guys in leather will be strumming power chords and wheedling electric guitar solos for throngs of fist-pumping humanoids pretty much the way Bon Jovi did Friday at a packed Staples Center.

There were times when the scene played out like something trapped in a time bubble, uncontaminated by seismic shifts in the pop landscape since the strikingly handsome Jon Bon Jovi, now 44, and his New Joisey bandmates came on the scene in the early '80s.

But the group, enjoying a second wind from its career-rejuvenating "Have a Nice Day" album, made its case for tuneful arena rock that rarely loses sight of journeyman craftsmanship.

Art it ain't, but it does command a certain amount of respect, as does the band's decision to weave in new material throughout the show.

The album shows that Bon Jovi's knack for earnestly catchy rock is undiminished, but it remains not so much Springsteen Lite as Bob Seger Lite. It's politely edgy rock for contented rebels, music that doesn't rail at injustice or mediocrity but gently and generically bumps up against it.

Still, the success of "Have a Nice Day," which is nearing the 1 million sales mark in the U.S., is a reminder that hip-hop, R&B, pop-punk, emo, scream-o and other genres drawing most of the media attention today haven't rubbed out the audience for what Bon Jovi provides. That would be hook-laden melodies and ideas presented in instantly graspable four- and five-word lyric phrases sung by an affably charismatic, non-threatening frontman.

Contrary to what Bon Jovi sang in one of the new album's songs about how he's "Complicated," his appeal, and the group's, is anything but.

[bjcrazycpa]

Thanks for posting the review Becky.

deb

[Becky]

Originally Posted by DarthPirate

That version of Radio isn't that bad, it's not amazing, but then again neither is Saturday Night or Bed Of Roses these days. I see it as playing the song to make up for not putting it on the KTF record when it deserved to be there. So yeah, be glad they're playing it instead of Complicated or like garbage some nights.

They still play Complicated (which is definitely crap) even when Radio is in the setlist.

I don't get why so many people think it's a bad thing if the songs are sung a little lower. I've always liked Jon's lower vocals better anyway. I don't think singing high notes and screaming makes for a great singer.

[Manimal]

A "little lower"? To my recollection Jon is singing the lead vocal down an entire octave. That's LOW. Granted it's only one person's opinion, but I think it sounds terrible compared to the studio version.

At the same time, I'm starting to think Jon could burp songs in a studio or on stage and many of you would pay to hear it.

[AndrewRnR]

I agree Becky I don't understand the fuss... its not just Jon - most bands play songs live a different key.

[Living_on_my_Hair]

Originally Posted by Becky

The album shows that Bon Jovi's knack for earnestly catchy rock is undiminished, but it remains not so much Springsteen Lite as Bob Seger Lite. It's politely edgy rock for contented rebels, music that doesn't rail at injustice or mediocrity but gently and generically bumps up against it.

I guess iv come to realise nowadays that it is impossible to read a Bon Jovi article without Bruce Springsteen being mentioned, EVERY time! Like jesus, maybe its because im not from the U.S but i dont even think they sound remotely similar at all. Sure, theyr from similar areas...and what? Now i know why JBJ got pissed at that guy with the sign a few weeks back, its just bound to be getting old and annoying coz its annoying me.


andi

[Bleeding Purist]

Originally Posted by Living_on_my_Hair

I guess iv come to realise nowadays that it is impossible to read a Bon Jovi article without Bruce Springsteen being mentioned, EVERY time! Like jesus, maybe its because im not from the U.S but i dont even think they sound remotely similar at all. Sure, theyr from similar areas...and what? Now i know why JBJ got pissed at that guy with the sign a few weeks back, its just bound to be getting old and annoying coz its annoying me.


andi

You mean a mention of Bruce Springsteen and the 80s every single time, welcome to America..land of the brain washed idiots with the perception skills of a cabbage patch doll.

[Manimal]

Originally Posted by AndrewRnR

I agree Becky I don't understand the fuss... its not just Jon - most bands play songs live a different key.

Again, we're not talking about "another key" here, folks. There IS a big difference. But I give up on this one.

Like I said:

"BURP"