RonJovi |
06-16-2019 12:47 PM |
I genuinely thought they were brilliant last night. I’d seen the videos and was embarrassed and fearful for Jon because his voice is shot. But he sounded ok and as a front man, he was exceptional.
I thought THINFS and RYH set the crowd up nicely as did the songs that followed. Then LH and WLOL killed the momentum stone dead. They could get away with LH next to a hit but, as much as I like WLOL, it doesn’t belong in the set of a stadium show. Amen was another piss break. However, everything else went over well. For me, RYH, LYHOM, KTF & IBTFY were highlights. Crash went over very well too.
The band were very good particularly Phil who was having a blast. But Jon made it. If anyone is wondering why he tours, take a look at the camera shots back out to the crowd. Even with his voice in bad shape, to have 40,000 people in the palm of your hand must be some thrill. I’ve seen Axl, Hetfield, Johnson, Robbie, Liam, Dylan and many other great frontmen and none hold a candle to Jon in terms of working a crowd.
The stage and screens added to the experience while the Manics were a hell of an opening act. The casuals probably got everything bar Always, SINSN, BOR and Blaze while there weren’t enough rarities for the die hards. But I came out of there bloody entertained with my faith in Jon restored.
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