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Originally Posted by RS8MB0R8

Richie has done plenty of stupid things over the years and people have called him on it when he has so it is far from the case that there's any bias when it comes to Richie/Jon bashing from most well-reasoned people on the board.

That said, it doesn't address the point where this thread has gone to in suggesting Richie would leave Jovi if he could achieve the same success on his own.

Sometimes people's needs and goals change and if where they are in life doesn't fit with where they want to be, some are strong enough to change it if they want to. I don't think Richie is strong enough to do that even if he wants to - I'm simply saying that I wish he was.

Whether you think AoL was a masterpiece or not (I don't for the majority of it either), there's no denying that all of us who've been lucky enough to see the tour have seen a different side to the man that plays lead guitar in Bon Jovi - and personally, I prefer that version of Richie (plus the songs he's released on any of his albums) to the one that plays in Jovi.

Just to clarify Gav, I wasn't necessarily meaning everything I've read on this board but my Facebook is cluttered with Richie-Can-Do-No-Wrong-Lovers, and hell, some of these people are my best friends but it's starting to annoy me just a little bit because they'll slate anything the band does to death (ticket prices are high, this album doesn't rock whatever...) but happily pay the earth to see Richie and claim Aftermath is better than anything the band has done and well, this is my forum to rant, so I ranted.

Btw looking SO forward to the weekend

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I also have no doubt if any if the members could have the same success without Jovi as they did with it they'd leave. Who wouldn't?

But there was a quote from David a long, long time ago when someone asked what advice he'd give to a band wanting to be as successful or something like that.

The answer was have Jon Bon Jovi as a frontman.

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The most difficult thing about a band is keeping it together especially for going on 30 years now. So whether any of the members have wanted to leave or not, they haven't and love him or hate him that's a testament to Jon.

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Hi

Some videos I took at the gig. They're not fantastic but better than nothing

Unfortunately I was in such a rush to get to the merchandising I left before These Days was played. Richie left the stage and seemed to be gone a bit longer than the last encore so I assumed that was it and legged it. Bought a few things then went for the Tube.

Gutted to miss a whole two songs!

Wanted:

Wanted Dead Or Alive - YouTube

You Can Only Get So High:

You Can Only Get So High - YouTube

Sugar Daddy:

Sugar Daddy - YouTube

Burn That Candle Down:

Burn That Candle Down - YouTube

And that's my first uploads to YouTube so something is probably screwed up