Originally Posted by rolo_tomachi

I agree. But I do not mean that Jon has sing high all songs.

We Don't Run song, have a difficult choir, I can understand that Jon does not want to do many songs like We Don't Run or Have a Nice Day in a register. But come on, he can do other things on record as Just Older, I'm Your Man, add some rock to the album concept. Jon is not obliged to sing all songs of the album in a live show. If That's What It Takes and Hearts Breaking Even never played live.

Some songs of the last few albums have never played, that's the key, make an album with rock songs, the most vocally demanding, do not play live, and the songs more flexible, adjust for live.

If Jon will not sing We All Fall Down or others like Fast Cars, Learn To Love... why he have to be forced to sing all rocker songs? He only play some song in puntual moment. Others songs will not be played live, but we continue to have for eternity a record that will endure over time. Songs like What About Now or One Step Closer lead to nothing, in the end Jon has to replace these by the hits.

Imagine a rock album

1 Rock Song (designed to open live concerts)
2 Rock Song (new single)
3 Rock Song (As Just Older or Last Man Standing) *in puntual shows
4 Slow Rock Song (I Am, Nothing, Im With You) * in puntual shows
5 Strong Rock (heavier Riff) *No play in live shows
6 introspective song (with different structures) *No play in live shows
7 introspective song (something atmospheric) *in puntual shows
8 Power Ballad (something kind Seven Years Gone, Jon could do something similar) *puntual shows
9 pop song (something as Sunday Morning, it's ok)
10 Pop/Rock (something feels good as Love the Only Rule but with guitars) *No play in live shows
11 Rock n Roll song (As Im Your Man, Gimmie Some, ....)
12 Rock song (Neurotica, Bounce, One wild Night ...) *No play in live shows


This type of albums is possible. Some songs do not play live, others only in puntual moment, and the easiest would be included in a standard set list of tour.