I was at the show last night and I was sorely disappointed. Jon’s voice, in my opinion, sounded really bad. It seemed that most of the time he wasn’t even truly singing, it was somewhere between singing and talking. However he did sound pretty decent on a Amen and BOR and he hit those notes with the Shout intro very well so the ability is there. I read a review of previous show and the reviewer mentioned that his biggest gripe was that the tech side of the performance was over produced. I saw what he meant last night if indeed he was referring to the instruments. To me it just sounded too heavy for lack of a better word. While Phil X is a talented guitarist, I think he was overdoing it. Maybe they are trying to make up for Jon’s voice. It just seemed out of place for a Bon Jovi performance. Funny enough, I saw him with the band in 2013 and I enjoyed the show much more at that time. Perhaps now that he is a “permanent“ member he is letting loose?
They also performed way too many of what I called their “easy listening“ songs for my taste. I also felt like Jon was really just putting on a show. He has always been a great front man but he has also really seemed to enjoy himself. Last night it all really did seem to be an act. And way too much with the jazz hands. Lastly Richie’s absence was definitely felt. His backing vocals and guitar really made the songs what they were. It’s not the same without him. It’s funny that people are mentioning the 2010 Chicago shows on here. I was at one of those shows and it was awesome. I was thinking about it last night. Watching those videos makes me a bit sad to see what the band has become. I’m not sure if I will be in a rush to get tickets to the next show. Maybe if Richie ever comes back but that doesn’t seem to be happening right now. It’s disappointing because I think the possibility for Jon to still write really good songs and work on his vocals is there but to be honest, I think his priority is on churning out mediocre albums and making a fortune on tours.


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