Munich 2013:
The first songs were flat and boring. Raise Your Hands sounded empty 'cause Phil missed a lot filling licks Richie used to deliver and the crowd had already zoned out during Bobby's two-note solo at the end of Water (which felt like it went for two minutes). Before IML, Jon went for his typical "are you with me out there?" and got zero response from the audience. He probably had to work really hard to control his facial expressions.
Afterwards, he shifted up a few notches, delivering a really strong performance and keeping the crowd on their feet, especially later in the set. I actually had expected the show to go down the drain that night...
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