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Old 05-03-2018, 11:00 AM
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Wow, this is horrible ...

I have no ideia of what goes on in Jon's head. These notes are completely out of reach for him, and he sounds horrible when attempting to hit them. Furthermore, 99% of the audience in the US has no clue about what song this is. So why not play something that would suit his (lack of) voice better ? Something like Wild is The Wind or Bounce would go down the same way Dry County does with the casual fans and it would not highlight how shot his voice is.

I get why he still attempts Always every now and then, it's one of their biggest hits. But with Dry County, it seems that he wants to prove something, but all he's doing is highlighting his vocal issues.
It sounded very very very very patchy (I'm trying to sound positive instead of saying it was awful) and I'm not sure about Phil's solo, it's okay... I guess... but I don't want to beat a dead horse. It's the attitude that counts for me, and this was a really good setlist. Kudos to Jon for choosing fan favorites even though he knows he's going to butcher them. I really appreciate that.
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Old 05-03-2018, 11:03 AM
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Man, that Dry County just got better and better. To be totally honest, the first verse was horrendous. Really, really bad. But by the second verse Jon sounded rock solid. Phil absolutely killed it in the solo (you could tell he looked pretty nervous when he was doing it tho lol). Then when they hit the last chorus, Jon entered 150% mode and did a fantastic job. Patchy is definitely the right word, but by 2018 standards that performance was great in my opinion. Absolutely no reason why they can't make it a semi-regular, Jon certainly looked very passionate and proud about it.
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Old 05-03-2018, 11:15 AM
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Old 05-03-2018, 11:26 AM
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Old 05-03-2018, 11:28 AM
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Man, that Dry County just got better and better. To be totally honest, the first verse was horrendous. Really, really bad. But by the second verse Jon sounded rock solid. Phil absolutely killed it in the solo (you could tell he looked pretty nervous when he was doing it tho lol). Then when they hit the last chorus, Jon entered 150% mode and did a fantastic job. Patchy is definitely the right word, but by 2018 standards that performance was great in my opinion. Absolutely no reason why they can't make it a semi-regular, Jon certainly looked very passionate and proud about it.
I agree. Much better than I could ever have expected.
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Old 05-03-2018, 11:38 AM
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Shanks ITA solo doesn't get any better does it? Soon he'll be reverting to Bobby's...
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Old 05-03-2018, 12:13 PM
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Shanks ITA solo doesn't get any better does it? Soon he'll be reverting to Bobby's...
How is it possible that (by now) we've had 3 guitarists who just don't seem to be capable of playing a proper solo in ITA? It baffles my mind...
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Old 05-03-2018, 12:17 PM
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It actually doesn't - don't worry, efpg0708 is overanalyzing things... It's obviously not up to Jon's '08-'11 standards, but it's far better than any 2013 version I remember hearing of the song (maybe save for Milan). He's hitting the notes and actually singing instead of shouting or whispering.
While it's not as bad as some make it out to be, the first chorus actually was a complete shoutfest.
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Old 05-03-2018, 12:30 PM
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Old 05-03-2018, 01:01 PM
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Ah, shut the f*ck up already. It was a decent effort, at least the choruses. Yeah, he struggled in the verses, and yeah, it can be dreadful to hear at times, but for the state Jon is in, it was a good effort! And a nice surprise...

If you don't like it, fine, but no need to bash the performance twice in 10 posts...
It still sucks.
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