Richie Sambora & Little Steven - Hard Times Come Easy (NYC 1998)

Hugh is the only constant in the Bon Jovi camp!!!

Cool moment but the dude can't sing his own songs anymore... That was painful... When Jon sings just past the 2:00 minute mark, he sings so out of key, he throws the band and that girl out of key!!!!

Jon Bon Jovi sings at a Wedding

Wow, I'm feeling bad for the guy. That's really painful. Still, cool thing he did it. And must have been a while since he sang LOAP in its original key?

That's the reason why I won't invite Jon to my wedding next year...

Oh c'mon, that wasn't that bad at all. After reading, I have expected the worst, but I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised.

I don't think he threw them off, I think the girl just improvised a different melody. Seemed to fit for me.

This.

Not bad as the others were saying...and I think it was not his fault in the change of the key.

I would never have a member of Bon Jovi perform at my wedding -- they'd be prettier than the bride!

I don't think so :D

Absolutely right -- Jon had to stop singing because the key was too high. Which simply would have been a "not ready for prime time" miscue on Valentin's part, except that she brags of "arranging" the song for her band -- oops, I mean, "quintet" -- beforehand. Too bad it didn't occur to her to arrange it in a key that would have been suitable for both of them.

More (including a longer version where you can almost hear Jon thinking "I can't sing that high anymore!")

A better visual of the LOAP event...

Jon looks like Bill Clinton up there... His hair went from the salt and pepper gray look to now just white... And it's July, he's white as a ghost...

https://youtu.be/ntvHMxlFasE



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Lol, I've been wondering that same thing. It sort of changes to various degrees of graying in his appearances. Maybe it's the lighting, maybe he's just kind of lazy with regards to using his just for men kit....

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Jon sounded just fine, honestly. The "it's all that you got" was sung in a lower register, he dodged the chorus high notes... but that's nothing new. The actual tone of his voice was actually in pretty good shape.

And it's pretty surprising considering he hasn't sung Prayer in its original key for over two decades. Obviously it's awful when compared to past Jon but by mid-2010s standards it's quite decent.

I don't know dude... he's doing that thing where he pounces words weird... He sound too 'eeeeeeee'

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This was just posted yesterday!!!!

Looks like all albums from Bon Jovi to Bounce (it cuts off at Bounce - Probably more to follow today)... Including Special Edition Live Tracks & All Singles with B-Sides...

I have all this stuff already so I didn't go through it with a fine tooth comb but at a quick scan, it look like it's all there...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmB...9XI-oIg/videos

Wow, what an amazing channel! Thank you.

(Downloading.........)

I've been looking for a clear mix of the video version of Everyday, with the chords in the intro. Shame it fades towards the end, I'll have to make an edit.

Pure Energy. Voice is amazing. The guitar solo is electrifying!!!

I dont think the video accompanies the song.

At end of video JBJ takes jacket off and then next time you see him its back on.
Looks like someone made this video from another live version of the song.

https://youtu.be/Ugug7u2EyeQ

Wild In The Streets - MK Bowl 89

Amazing. This is band I fell in love with.

https://youtu.be/L4sfH2j3Dvo

Id Die For You MK Bowl 89

That scream and the drumming at the end. Majestic
Makes the hairs on back of my neck stand up. This is what I think of when I think of Bon Jovi.

Audio recorded at USF Sundome in Tampa, FL on March 25th, 1993

Video recorded at Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA on March 19th, 1993

It amazes me when I compare this Jon to the Jon we have today...

He's so different in EVERY WAY.... I get everyone ages but his voice, personality, musical direction, etc is just so different... I'm not saying that I don't like it, it's just different... Also not my choice of the two but it is what it is I guess...

The set lists from 86-95 are so much better than the setlists from 95 onwards.
The reason? Obvious I guess but the early stuff was so much better. Its quality over quantity!

Sam Kinison Feat. Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora "Wild Thing"

Love these years

Best Only Lonely performance:

That was truly one of the most beautiful things I've hear this year....

When to STOP...................... When to go

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Jon for once changes the lyrics to "like Sinatra said I did it my way". Very good performance!

That's a cool find. I kind of wish that was the lyric.

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For some reason this old video has completed captivated me.

Wow!!! You almost forget how powerful that song was once performed...


BTY, 90% of my more recent live performances in my collection come from BONJOVI90'S posts...

I remember very well that Jon always talked about how Richie said people wouldn't know who "Frankie" was. I think using the last name was much better and it fits in just as well in the song.

I disagree. It sounded great to sing once, but as a lyric "Frankie said I did it my way" is a lot more subtle and actually makes a listener think to remember the reference (because you have to know Sinatra and that song), so I think it's fine the way they did it.

Epic Dry County performance - amazing energy and spot on! The best post one post-2000:

Oh I have no problem with the way it was done, but I don't think Jon should have always been bring it up about how Richie didn't agree with him about it. It just made it seem like Jon had to keep making it clear who was the Boss when everybody including Richie knew full well who the Boss was.

That's what the band was all about for 30 years :D

But to be fair, it doesn't seem to me that the Frankie story got any more air time than the story about Jon not thinking LOAP would be a hit and didn't want it on the album until Richie (and Des, in a few of the stories, iirc) convinced him. So in the he said/he said category, the two stories kinda balance each other.