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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
The entire band seemed that way. Even Everette was a little less bouncy then normal. And I can't speak for the other performances but Deb did and said they were all off.
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At least Everett did still look like he was having a great time. And Phil X tried to make the effort to look like he was into it. It was just Jon that really felt off to be honest.
I watched it again looking for positives as I thought my initial dissapointment might have made me overlook the rest of it.
The band sounded good. Phil X's vocals were definitley up in the mix. I'm not sure if I like that or not. To be honest it kinda made me miss Richie's vocals even more. Though generally the BVs and harmonies were good.
Wanted with a guitarless Jon is still weird to me.
Tico is still cool as hell.
I couldn't really tell how the keyboard guy did as the keys were so low in the mix for the most part.
The audience noise definitely added to the awkwardness. What a terrible idea.
Jon's vocals were definitely doctored.
Not sure if it's just because I haven't listened to any live band stuff from the current line up for a while now, but I felt that Phil was performing the guitar parts much closer to the original versions. I think on tour he sometimes kinda goes off on his own tangents in places. Maybe it's because it was a TV show. I'm not a Shanks fan, but i enjoyed his solo in Bad Name. In many ways I feel that his playing style can be closer to Richie's than Phil's when he makes the effort and doesn't just fall back on the Killers/U2 guitar sounds.
Limitless does nothing for me live at all.
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Originally Posted by Rdkopper
Again, the AMAs were a different show and they only performed one song each so STOP COMPARING.
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Same principle though. Bands performing to no audience (which is what Jon is blaming his performance on). No flat performances there...