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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
That's not really the point I'm making though nor am I saying I like it this way. The last few albums have shown it doesn't matter who plays on it, it won't sell, and the live shows sell well regardless of who is there. Are casual people really going to see David? Tico? Hugh? It's important to us but if he changed it up and called it Jon Bon Jovi with a backing band I think he could still do similar results. The albums still wouldn't sell haha.
The demand is going down from lack of radio success, over saturation of the market and a static setlist. The members playing behind Jon, in North America at least.....I truly don't think is enough of a percentage to matter. Pains me to say. They've become nostalgia for people with money.
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I don't think he would do similar results if he toured under Jon Bon Jovi. The nuance is important. However, he would if he toured as Bon Jovi and the band was completely different. My wife actively likes Bon Jovi, has bought their music and seen them live. She does not know the name of "the keyboard" player, for example.
People who think he needs Tico and David - at least from least from a business perspective - are mistaken.
Jackie asked why Jon doesn't sell out areans under JBJ and the Kings of Suburbia. Aside from the reason above, he has never tried to do it.