Originally Posted by efpg0708

Yes, he was energetic , but that doesnÂ’t mean his playing was great. DonÂ’t get me wrong, IÂ’m not saying he was butchering the songs. Of course his guitar sound is the right one for Bon Jovi, because he created it, so if he was to come back, I reckon the bandÂ’s sound would gain from it. But I donÂ’t think that would make the shows great again, because as I said, he has been very sloppy for the last decade or so. By sloppy, I mean he wasnÂ’t adding anything new by playing the same licks over and over again, and even making a lot of mistakes. Take a look at his Any Other day outro solo from Lisbon 2011 and compare it with the O2 2007 one. In 2011, he was given the spotlight to improvise and let loose, but he couldnÂ’t, going back to the same lick and ending his solo. As for the vocals, of course his vocals were a big part of the bandÂ’s sound, but in 2013 his vocals were being drowned more and more into the mix, and Bobby was the one backing up Jon most of the time.