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Originally Posted by angelsambo
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This review shows the disconnect between what Jon wants (and gives) and what the casual audience wants:
But the way they went about it Friday night — with 13 of the 22 songs played coming from the year 2000 or later — had its drawbacks, which were readily apparent every time the crowd chose one of those tracks as an opportune time to sit down for a bit.
The percentage is completely skewed the wrong way. There should definitely be some accounted for by new songs (More THINFS songs in my opinion, its the THINFS tour and you got a copy of the album with your ticket, you should be able to cope with it live) but even if Jon wanted to show the newer songs, he still keeps picking the same ones time and time again.
The Lost Highway songs are overplayed, Amen should have been left on the BWC tour (although at least the crowd stage gives it some relevance) and ILTT should be just forgotten it ever existed.
And for most of these, the casual goers don't care for them anyway - watch the livestreams and see the mobile screenss come on, people flicking through their FB/Twitter, it's the millenials version of a piss break. So give us and them something different, Bon Jovi post 2000 is not without its gems - Loves The Only Rule, Thorn In My Side, Misunderstood, Any Other Day etc...
Please note for those who dislike "negative" views before crying about slating the band, this is CONSTRUCTIVE. It's not dissing the shows or the experience being there - If they had bothered to tour Europe this year, I'd be there in a heartbeat. Whatever the improvements needed, like you I enjoy favourite band performing my favourite songs.
The shows have not sounded too bad (for the current spec voice) but why should we and the band settle for 2nd rate setlists when we know this band can be better. Yes, there's massive vocal limitations on JBJ currently but there's no reason why some of this dead wood that's hung around for at least a decade can't be cleared. Maybe I'm fortunate with the gigs I've seen that are all in Europe and are all without fail better than some of the vanilla they serve up in the states. You deserve better and the band can do better in respect of the setlists. It's why the PBP's these days turn into the same discussions, because there has been next to no changes from show to show, even tour to tour and for a band with such a vast catalogue, its frustrating.