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Originally Posted by DryCounty
Don't get what everyody has against Shanks as a touring member. He is miles better then Bobby in every way (except vocally, which is why Everett is there). Visually he suits the band, his playing is great, he has a great tone, understands his role as a rhytm guitarist (mostly) on stage and has co-written a lot of Bon Jovi songs. Mostly, it looks like he is having a great time on stage compared to Bobby which looked like he was coming right from a 9 to 5 office.
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Well said.
I feel the fact that he's the producer of like 40% and co-writer of 30% of the band's catalogue is not being brought enough (random numbers, but not too far off). And while I agree that this is not their peak work, but it's damn significant. And music, when possible, should always be performed by the people who make it, rather than hired guns. That's why my ideal lineup would have Richie and Shanks.
It'd be one thing if Shanks was a bad guitar player, but he's definitely not.