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EDDIE TRUNK interviews JON BON JOVI on Ritchie Sambora and evolving style
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EDDIE TRUNK interviews JON BON JOVI on Richie Sambora and evolving style
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A very interesting listen! I didn't appreciate Jon insinuating Bobby was there in case didn't Richie show up, the time lines don't really line up.
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a. Shanks had introduced the new sound with an insane amount of guitar and piano layers b. Jon seemed to want to make his kind of E-Street band at the time But he stayed after that cycle because Richie's health had become a big liability in 2006. Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5X mit Tapatalk |
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I agree that the most probable explanation for keeping Bobby was to cover Jon's vocals and fill in the harmonies that were missing after Alec left. Keeping him around in case Richie was unreliable doesn't make sense for several reasons:
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Bobby would have taken the place of Richie, not someone else coming in and replacing him entirely. If Bobby was there as a fail safe in case Richie bailed, would't Bobby be lead guitarist? |
I think Bobby was primarily kept around because he and Jon used to be really good friends (and Phil had confirmed that Bobby was essential in terms of keeping the humour up in the band and his vocal contributions). He also used to introduce him onstage as "my good friend Bobby Bandiera..." in later years.
But I'm also quite certain he kept him after the HAND tour in order to have some sort of safety net in case they had to make it through one night when Richie couldn't play. Maybe he had at first even thought that Bobby could handle lead guitar for a couple of shows if needed, we don't know that. After Puerto Rico he certainly knew better. And anyone who had seen Richie deteriorating from early 2006 up to the unplugged show in 2007 can understand that it would've been quite naive to go on like "yeah this will work". |
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