Carl Gentry (JBJ's keyboards/guitar) covering Wanted
https://www.facebook.com/jakeabobs.b...3546841837368/

as usual, I don't like it -_-

Bloody hell, Bounce is a great band:

https://youtu.be/sTi5V_UJuzc

https://youtu.be/dnqP50pWvcs

https://youtu.be/RQW3mrTslm0

https://youtu.be/ssDEzgzOcao

They really are! I've seen them multiple times and they always deliver! And more importantly, they don't try to look like the guys :mrgreen:

Just stumbled across SOMA (I think due to a post here somewhere, but can't seem to find it again). About the best I've heard so far, especially IBTFY, though their singer tends to overdue the "metal" aspect of the singing (don't know how to explain it better) as well, if not as much as Oli from Bounce...

SOMA is a great tribute act! Olli has cut back on that metal aspect in the recent year or so since he had some vocal problems and now sings more "soft" than in previous days which fits the songs better.

On a side note:

That looks like a lot of fun! But did they do it before already or do they screen it there or how come it's in December but there's already footage of it? ;-)

And I didn't neccesarily mean rasp or anything, just the kind of pronounciation/accent someone uses. Though Oli did sound better in this clip than before on that aspect...

They've done it (in a similar way) twice before. In Bochum in 2014:

And in Wuppertal in 2016:

This is the final one since they have to invest a lot of time in arranging a full set to fit with a 50+ piece orchestra and they don't want to wear it out. So they've decided to do one big final show in this style and then put it to rest ;)

Ah, too bad, I can't attend. Since you seem to have contact with them, could you pass a request on to them? Come to the northern part of Germany, especially Berlin would be nice ;-)

The US Slippery When Wet (as featured on the two JBJ cruises in 2019) are absolutely awesome - the guy playing the role of Jon is spot on with his moves and mannerisms:

https://youtu.be/fExJkpIrm6w

Yeah, nice movements. But I always find it laughable when tribute bands try to seriously look like the original. I rather enjoy a well done musical cover than look-a-likes with restricted musical abilities.

My eyes my eyes, I cant unsee that. Its just wrong

Same here. Never liked these impersonators. The singer is more like a parody of Jon.

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The best bon jovi tribute band is now bon jovi..

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Yeah, I caught them last year. Overall good, especially their drummer, bass and keyboard players. Didn't like the tone of the guitarist and the singer doesn't sound anywhere close to Jon though. Had also hoped for a bit more with regards to the setlist.
Currently at number 4 of my favourite tribute bands, but they still have some potential I'd say :mrgreen:

I have done a podcast with the lead singer and he was great but **** me, that was hilarious. The signature Bad Name dance Jon does before the first verse was that bad it was brilliant.

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Bounce are better than Bon Jovi.

Hahahaha. That was horrific. I clicked on IBTFY and they had a girl pole dancing. What the ****?

Aloha !

Awesome? This is awful. Their sound is dreadful and the singer sounds like he's been on a Marlboro diet. And where's their keyboard player?

Bands trying to look the part are awful. That gimmick falls short just 1 minute into each performance. You need to sound like the band you're doing. It's why performances by Bounce work and this one flat out doesn't.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

I can see why you like this guy after you put up your Karaoke performance of 'This Ain't A Love Song' which was all about Jon's moves and mannerisms from the Lisbon 2011 performance [emoji16]

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Aloha !

Apparantly it seems I have missed this highlight of Jovitalk history. Care to post it again?

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

No - after being told I sound like I've inhaled helium, I made the decision of not sharing any of my vocal covers of Bon Jovi in public anymore.

Also, I don't see anything wrong about well-done impersonation shows either, as long as it displays good taste and dedication to the craft. The Jon guy of Slippery When Wet may not do all the moves as convincingly as the real thing (that's one thing Jon can still do at least), but he's clearly watched a lot of footage and rehearsed his visual traits carefully. I also think he's a pretty good singer overall, but obviously sounds even less like Jon than Jon does nowadays - more like Gary Moore in my opinion :D also, on the video I posted of the band they had a shitty mix and that seemingly made all the bands performing at the event sound like crap - I watched a Mötley Crüe tribute show filmed at the same festival and their sound was even worse... it being a festival was also the reason why that pole dancer was there, although I have no damn idea either what she was trying to do up there :D

As for the missing keyboard player, if I remember correctly, they've never had a "Dave" in the band on the first place. Now that I think about it, that would most likely be f*cking hilarious; the guy would probably be given a curly blonde wig to wear and everything :D :D :D

LMFAO :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

For example, here the whole SWW band immediately sounds miles better with a proper mix - feel free to check it out:

https://youtu.be/qZEX20GHrzE

Did Bounce ever play in the UK (pre-covid)?

Oh my god, the empty front row on bad name with "Jon" jumping towards them just makes this utterly perfect :D :D :D

Wrong Jovi are meant to be decent.
There's another one local to me called Jon Bovi.

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Yeah, Wrong Jovi are good. I'm FB friends with their singer, he's a cool guy. He's got Jon's character down pretty good on stage as well:

https://youtu.be/FhaLcsywfAw

I don't think Bounce have ever performed outside Germany.

They did play countries like France, Netherlands or Switzerland on occasion, but not beyond that. The costs of a "European tour" would be too high for what they'd earn on that scale (also since they all have day jobs and usually do this on weekends only). That's why I think that clubs rather hire local cover bands instead. They don't even play their shows equally spread over Germany because of that.

The best cover band there ever was definitely were Kon Chauvi. You know a band's gotta be good when Jon and Richie in the 90's said about them: "they play our songs better than we do."

Aloha !

Yeah, this is true. However, with so many popular bands either just not existing or just not playing like they used to cover bands have become a small business. I've gone to a small festival which travelled all over Europe. Tickets were cheap and I had a blast. I think if they'd sign up for those they could really gain a lot of popularity.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Here in Spain there is this tribute band called "Band Jovi", very nice guys.

What do you think of them?

Cheers!

Not bad musically, but the singer's accent is horrendous. I get that English isn't his first language, but come on...

Speaking of Spanish Jovi tributes, this Chilean (?) guy does a MAGNIFICENT job on the Spanish version of TAALS:

https://youtu.be/xFWfUgvihwM

Aloha !

This sounds like he's got no idea of what he's singing about. I don't think he speaks English and really only knows the words in the songs.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Singer sounds like he's reading the Spanish writing of English words from a teleprompter. Shame, because the actual vocal is rock solid.

Ive seen them a couple of times and that was enough
I didnt enjoy their show.
The first time I saw them,they had to stop Wanted Dead Or Alive in the middle of the song cause a terrible mistake and begin again.
They are no Bon Jovi fans,they only created that tribute to earn a bit of money and have access to play in places that with your own songs you wouldnt have access.
I once talked to the singer at the end of a show a I said to him,joking that they should play outtakes and b sides,and put as an example Another Reason To Believe.
He didnt know what song I was talking about,and replied that they were thinking of playing a song called Hey God,that was the first song of an album called These Days,and if I knew that song?
I said I didnt know the song and ended the conversation.
They have the support of the main rock radio station in Spain,thats why they played a lot of shows,not because they do a good job,cause their show is horrendous.
Another thing I didnt like is that attitude of "who wants more 80s songs?" with a tone of trying to be harder or cooler instead of playing songs from the 2000s...
When he said that,made me feel ashamed

I think the future is bright for such bands. Given that the original musicians are dying out but the legacy stays. I don't want to campare Bon Jovi to Beethoven but you know, that kind of music lives because there are people performing it. One day it could be a similar case with rock music.

I love a Czech Queen cover band because they are musically and vocally perfect. What they do is called concert theatre. They dress like the band and perform to evoke the feeling of the original band, they say they play the characters. It's actually the only thing I don't like about them. I go to their shows because the singer can nail Freddie's vocals and overall they sound excellent not because stupid wigs.
On the other hand - Queen's music is so legendary that it might be reaching Beethoven's status. Even Queen themselves produced a live show called Queen Extravaganza. Meat Loaf is planning something similar. It aims to the concept that TSO do - the singers and all band members are replacable.

Sorry, all the BJ cover bands shared recently suck. I love Bounce because they have found the right way to do it. They are themselves, even though they incorporate a few typical BJ things, moves or the guitars etc. However they play the music and it's about the music. They do rarities and even they played three shows with an orchestra and many of the songs were totally reworked.

Best Bon Jovi Tribute?
 

I've only seen one Bon Jovi tribute band and that was "The Bon Jovi Experience".

http://jonbyjovi.com/

Saw them twice in 2014 and really enjoyed it. The lead singer has even joined the real Jon on stage. The band mostly resembled the real members (circa 2000-2005) and they played well as well. The lead singer sang in the style of early/mid 2000's Jon but with more power. The setlist I remember being good, although they didn't play "Wanted Dead or Alive" (!) but they played "Blaze of Glory" and even threw in Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" before leading into "Bed of Roses".

My only criticism was that the show did feel very 'staged' rather than seeing a live band. It's been a few years now so my memories of those shows aren't as lucid as they were but if you're in the UK, they're worth checking out.

Holy f*ck, that singer looks like Jon.

Like seriously.

I’ve seen videos of them and overall think they’re good, but the guy has a very strong vibrato which can be pretty hard on the ears at times. Still obviously sounds better than current Jon, though, and his stage presence is spot on :D

You’re right. He is a full-on dead ringer for Jon. The rest of the member (besides the drummer) look almost as close to their counterparts. Obviously with a tribute band, I was able to to get a lot closer to them than I would at an actual Bon Jovi concert and it is quite weird seeing “Jon” up close.

Nowadays I’d rather see these guys than the real Bon Jovi.

Here’s a clip of the band with Jon on stage with them;

https://youtu.be/DLZ86SLesnE