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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
Feels like they've been a business-minded band for so long now and if you don't get enough joy out of what they do, what are you hoping for?
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They're a business minded band that asks top dollar for a shitty product. Jon's voice is shot, the albums and live shows lack a key member, the merch is utter white trash bootleg tiered garbage. I would wear a Def Leppard shirt, but as far as Bon Jovi, my enjoyment is limited to the band and the music, not for what they stand for "as a whole". So I wouldn't wanna be an "ambassador" of that.
That is what I am getting at. Jon's precious brand is, as far as I am concerned, in the gutter. To go all in on the "i aM tHe CeO"-angle, then lose your voice and co-writer, still ask for that kinda money for live shows; still write the most verbose and cocaine fueled credit card buying plan worded PR blurbs as back in the Bounce days (which was terrible even then! "Your whatever is our privilege"; Jesus Christ; who the hell wrote these?! Utterly terrible corporate lingo)... if you go all in on the business angle, kill all the romance, and have the kind of product JBJ and company have, you offer a shitty deal.
So: I am hoping for the one quality product they could possibly still muster - which is a good new album. Live shows, merch and everything else is obviously not going to ever match the price they put to it. They made their choice, but it is only fair for me to not agree to the conditions.