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Old 05-03-2022, 01:04 AM
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Positives:
'Prayer' being an opener for a show for the first time in idk how long and Jon's energetic performance of the song, getting amongst the crowd
The new guitar outro for 'Limitless', it actually feels more like a rock song live and with the new guitar outro than what's on the record.
The band sounding very tight as always
Acoustic set, it was a welcome change from the usual arrangement during a show. too bad it only went on for a couple of shows.
Tico 'The Hitman' Torres, still the strongest link in the band, he's the literal heart beat of this band, if he wasn't onstage the band probably wouldn't sound as tight as they do.

Negatives:
JBJ's voice, the obvious elephant in the room, the most speculated topic on this forum and it's all been said before so no point in explaining further on this matter.
Acoustic set being cut, honestly a big mistake on Jon's part, despite the acoustic set leaving Jon's voice bare and exposed it actually gave Jon a bit of rest from trying to sing loudly over the band during full electric set.
The lack of variety in the setlist, this is probably the second biggest issue with this band, 40 years worth of material and the singer chooses to neglect and ignore it. Full albums with 'live worthy' material are ignored and disappear into the abyss like they don't exist.
No live performances of Luv Can or Shine, probably the 2 best tracks from the dumpster fire which is the '2020' record.
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