THE DARKNESS Singer On JON BON JOVI's Vocal Issues: 'The People Around Him Need To Tell Him To Stop'
https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-da...ll-him-to-stop Jon Bon Jovi vocal issues: What is going on and how can it be fixed? https://eu.app.com/story/entertainme...ng/9661274002/ |
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The Richie Sambora factor Richie Sambora delivered the band’s classic guitar riffs for nearly 30 years, and he co-wrote the classic songs, too. He was also pivotal to Bon Jovi’s vocals, Mantas said. “He used to have Richie singing behind him,” Mantas said. “Richie used to do shadow vocals, it was right behind him and you’re not hearing that anymore. He’s out there by himself too much, especially the choruses where you got to sing hard.” Sambora exited the band in 2013. “It’s like the Lone Ranger without Tonto,” Mantas said. |
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And as much as I dislike the album, Lost Highway the first album of the "new" cycle where they didn't put out filler stuff in between studio albums to have sth new every year. And it sold really well. Quote:
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Hell, the Destination Anywhere material and TLFR where attempts to go for stuff more suited to his aged voice (or, dare I say it, natural vocal range - he just got away with the abuse before). It didn't work, so he went back for the soaring vocals. Observe how Johnny Rzenik and Bryan Adams, who always sang in their natural range, can still sing like champions. Also, regarding "properly going for it", low key stuff (quite literally, but also in terms of sonics) like the grey summer period stuff could probably BENEFIT from JBJ's worn vocals, telling a different tale. It's why I welcomed some of the songwriting choices on 2020. It's just that Jon allowing dark stuff to creep into the songs works better when he's not overtly political (he's just not a great "intellectual" writer, but he's great with putting big tales into small stories). Of course, he could simply have somebody else do the belting that gives these tales a little contrast, too. You know, like somebody who used to yell "woman you know my hands are dirty" or "WAAANTED" for decades. And who should by all means co-write the band's proper farewell record. Quote:
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It paid of very well at the time, but in the long term, it hurt the band's standing among the rock crowd. |
About success, it's not about making better or worse songs, but about releasing it at the right time.
These Days is a magical album, but it wasn't released at the right time. Cobain had been dead for a year and the trends changed in 1995. Crush hit the target because this time they come at the right time. About Crush album, I think it's his best Pop album, and by this I mean that it feels round. My favorite pop-rock post-2000 album would be The Circle, but it's not that well cooked, and it didn't hit the trends either. |
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JBJ just can't relax! Maybe we may have a new Album to come!
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I'd wager this was a private gig booked months, if not a year, in advance. Anyone know who it was for?
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