On a serious note I have to say that most of the modern day solos are pretty pointless to be honest. I've always said when you've got someone like Richie in your band you need to utilise that. I can't remember a recent song that had a Sambora-esque solo in it. I think I have to go as far back as Next 100 Years off Crush. Maybe Richie is just getting bored playing these pointless solos. It's almost as if it's a set rule that a song has to have a solo.