Why is jovi playing rarities this tour ?

Im loving the fact they are singing rare songs. My theory for this is maybe jon is thinking well im goin on a long break after this tour (which i think the man deseves) so **** it ill sing everything i can. (I hope that meant sense im very tired lol)

God just thinking bout a farewell tour makes me feel gutted lol

Nah its def not a farewell. If this is what were getting on the lost highway tour (granted theyve cut the songs from it right down) then im gonna get saving for the GH hits tour!!!!

Terri may have a point about Richie getting sober. And Dawn may have a point about throat surgery. I have been saying that Jon must have decided to practice for the official DVD - or he started working with a voice coach. The change in his vocals has been phenomenal since the Prudential shows last fall til now.

jeez...you know I was thinking that too...

I only listened to nj today.

I'm a donut.

Okay then EVERY song on NJ is a classic!!!

Thought you was sleeping!

I think it may be a mix of things. Yes Richie appears to be sober and in better shape. Also I agree with everyone else in the fact that Jon's voice has improved tremedously compared to the HAND tour and he is able to perform songs that he couldn't.

We also know and most on this board have both predicted and reported that the LH songs haven't gone down well in Europe. Also, a lot of the post 2000 songs don't go down all that well either and the band has realized this. In addition, they have acknowledged that the European fans know the songs and not just the hits or choruses.

Jon has also revealed that he reads the boards and doesn't like taking criticism. We know that he took the Prudential reviews to heart and he tried to make changes like getting rid of the stage and ditching the corny opener. So, if he truly does read the boards (or someone for the band reads the boards) then I'm sure he/they would read the many comments made about the lack of mixing the setlists, rarities and surprises. I can also imagine that the band are taking the somewhat half full shows to heart and are being motivated to put on great shows.

Sorry for the bit of rant, but that's just my guess why we are seeing all the rarities.

Jon and Richie have actually been on this board before. Dunno about the others, but.

Or so it has been said. But would that really be true?

Would what be true?

Sorry, it's 3 in the morning. Head is mashed.

Would Jon and Richie really come on here? LOL

I asn't really talking about here but then again who knows for sure. It seems more likely that they would go to Backstage first. When I was referring to the fact that Jon knew that the Prudential shows didn't go down well, I think it was a combination of Backstage and newspaper reviews.

Sorry for the misunderstanding