Quote:
Originally Posted by bonjovi90
You make it sound like the way you see it is the truth, yet it isn't. It's ok for you that the live settings are enough to distract from all the flaws and that you enjoy it. That's fine. But they're still blatantly obvious when being there. Hell, even in 2013 I heard so many flaws while attending the shows in Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne in person. You don't notice all that you might find on a video later on, but even then this couldn't go unnoticed.
And the statement that they're still better than most acts out there is just a fanboy's point of view. For that you either only go to washed up acts that had their prime over 30 years ago or you simply don't listen to anything else but Bon Jovi. I guess in the last 2 or 3 years alone I've seen between 10 and 15 acts whose live shows were far superior, even if they didn't play the big stadiums.
Not better than Bon Jovi at their peak or on good days the past decade, but certainly lightyears better than the Bon Jovi of 2017.
|
The way I see it is the truth...
Now, I can't speak for every band out there today but quick story...I'm a huge Queen fan and couldn't wait to see Queen and Lambert this past summer... The show was fantastic. Lambert's vocals were amazing, the band was on fire, the stage show with the lights, costume changes, props were right on but I still walked away with a bit of disappointment. It was a perfect show and I would definitely go again and even recommend it, however there was still a disconnect... I don't know why, I can't pin point it, but that's how I felt... I didn't walk out of there with that feeling of fulfillment or excitement...
Now even though Bon Jovi is a knocked down version of what it once was, Jon still brings something that most bands don't.. And true, I do go to see a lot of washed up 30 plus year old bands but I've seen some relatively newer acts too.
One last point... I also went to see a bunch of shows in 2013... I was at all the NMS shows and I think, vocals aside, the 2017 shows are way better... I like THINFS better than WAN so swapping out those songs do help... Phil is much better and more comfortable now... I like that Bobby is gone and Shanks and Bradley are in... In 2013, Jon was just treading water.... This is a rehearsed band and a new band... It's a rebirth and I actually like it... In '13, it was all the same with Richie being swapped out for Phil... Now it's a different band and they are bringing a different magic.