| Walleris |
11-17-2018 02:18 PM |
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Originally Posted by Chris_Newton
(Post 1247567)
Everyone is different, and of course everyone has their own opinion when it comes to the band.
I have defended Jon over the years, rightly or wrongly but thats just the stance i have taken. However i can not deny that his voice has deteriated over the years ..BUT
Going to a Bon Jovi convert is about so much more than just the state of Jons voice. I love the whole build up to the day, the excitement etc. Then on the actual day itself i love mingling with other Jovi fans in the pubs around the stadium etc, with the tunes on in the back ground. For me this is just a big a part of the day than the actual concert itself.
Then when it comes to the gig, i have usually had more than my fair share of drinks to even notice how jon sounds, and besides me and my wife are usually singing our lungs out to notice any thing else around us.
At the end of the day we both go home happy and knowing we have had an amazing day..and sure we can look back at the concert on you tube a few days after and hear Jons voice not sounding great, but when it comes down to it, does that really really matter? well for me the answer is no..i enjoy the whole experience and that for me is what its all about.
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That's a nice way to summarize. I'm glad you have fun.
That being said, we all have different things we care about during live shows.
For me and my personal hearing, it gets on my nerves if when I hear things being out of tune, especially vocally. And obviously nowadays, a lot of the times when Jon sings, that what happens. I listen to so many other artists and go to a lot of shows, so I'm not (anymore) easily awed by the stage, the lights, the screens, "the atmosphere", the anticipation, etc. These things are a nice bonus, but for me, it's still about performing the music. And if that performance is objectively bad, that's a problem, no matter how many shining toys are there to distract me from it.
So the whole "it's rock'n'roll, not opera bro" argument is nonsensical. I know you didn't say that, so I'm not attacking you, but some apologists do that and immediately get defensive about someone caring about things they supposedly shouldn't care about.
I'll try not to be as much bothered about it during my Wembley show as I am on YouTube, but who knows if I'm able to, because that's just how my brain works.
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