I'll Be There For You (first time since 2013)
at 2:31, David plays a synth riff very reminiscent of the one from the chorus of "Stick to Your Guns"



Someday I'll Be Saturday Night

it's weird to see Jon singing I'll Be There without playing a guitar.... it's like he is naked. This is one of the things that make me believe that his problem is lack of confidence and not just some physical stuff

Lacking confidence because he's not backed up by Rich?

Damn, his voice is shot.

Just when I thought Prayer was bad, I saw These Days.

And Wanted.

And IBTFY.

And Saturday Night.

Poor Jon... he's obviously worked as hard as possible to improve, but he's done.

I just can't see how he'd be able to get any better than this.

Ever.

And that's extremely sad.

R.I.P Jon's voice (March 14, 1983-June 29, 2013).

I don't think so - even as recently as in December 2013 he was able to sing the song while playing the guitar at the same time. His voice is just shot to pieces.

God, that clip above actually makes me think about the IBTFY renditions of late 2013 as pretty good performances! At least back then Jon's tone was still OK (not the fragile whisper of today) and he could sing most of the song without sounding out of breath:

https://youtu.be/B4uWJBUoglI

Oh, dear fellow Joviacs - make up your mind finally! Is Jon's voice shot or does he have some kind of mental block? These two things aren't the same.

Runaway

is it just me or are they playing this song at close to the same speed at which they played "I'd Die For You" in the 80s?

IBTFY sounds ok, but Phil needs to learn the words "I wasn't there when you were happy (you know my hands are dirtyyyyy)" :D

Earlier, some here say Jon's voice is improving. Now, its RIP. Seems like Sao Paulo is sold out next month. Rio, not sure. He better step up.

I've never asked for a perfect vocal performance, just some passion in it. Some of my favorite performances, jon or the band were not perfect, but the fire and something in the atmosphere was succesing there.

Now I see this so difficult that it happens with this formation so little risky in his game, and Jon so weakened and unsure of himself.

Even so, I hope things change at some point. It's sad to see your favorite band, that you love so much, to see it in this low time of his career. :(