In Jon’s case, not before 2019. Having him stand still at the mic stand for 90% of the shows in 2015-17, before he briefly regained some energy for the next year or so, was depressing as hell - especially as in hindsight I don’t think he sounded THAT bad then compared to later times.

It just seemed like immediately after losing his ability to hit high notes properly, he became a statue. Lack of high range was his only big issue in 2015, and he barely moved around on stage at all on that year’s tour; a completely different situation compared to 2019-22, when it was easily understandable that he didn’t feel comfortable performing with such severe problems.

The lack of movement was probably to help regulate his breathing and focus on his voice.

I'm enjoying Light on Youtube.....His Always run to you from Tokyo Live from 1985 sounds great....

Hope these snippets continue....If JBJ doesn't shut him down.....

Yeah that channel is kind of collecting stuff that's out there, but it's nothing the fans haven't heard before. All those demos and live tracks are either ripped from backstage / The Experience or were snippets that have been around for years and years. So it's not like he has access to locked-away recordings as it seems.

Even though the recording from those old cassettes is a bit of diehard fan territory, I'd boldly say that this was maybe Jon's best (at least most confident) vocal performances I've heard on tour. No matter if Always, With A Little Help or almost any other track...Wembley who? :mrgreen:

Thanks for posting this Dominik! Sorry to miss the YouTube premiere of this one, especially since I was lucky enough to be at this show. Amazing job with a pretty rough raw recording. A band at the absolute top of their game. Probably my favorite Always performance ever.


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https://youtu.be/JlUmfh4_a3M?si=pHQH5YSZkOhTQQdB Interesting interview with Dave. He’s had even worse/scary health issues than Jon that didn’t deserve a mention in the documentary!☹️

The public don't really care about the keyboard player. They care about the lead singer.

Great interview thanks for posting! I had no idea about Dave's health problems. Of course, the "voice" of Bon Jovi is Jon and without Jon's voice there can't be a Bon Jovi band. I hate so much that Jon has had all the vocal problems. Then there's the Rolling Stones and to me Mick sounds like he always has while being years older than Jon! :(

It's nice to hear David in a long format interview like this. His comments about Richie are revealing.