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Originally Posted by bonboy25
Eh, I'd have to disagree there. Phil is pretty recognizable, from his tone to his own little accents he does, eg his vibrato, note selection and he has some signature moves, you can hear in his playing.
Apart from the odd song, you don't get to hear him do this much with Bon Jovi, but Beautiful Drug, Born Again Tomorrow, they're Phil having a good time, with Jon making sure it's nothing to crazy. Remember Jon doesn't let him go full Phil X mode, even on stage. You can tell because Phil X and the Drills is not even close to Bon Jovi.
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I agree with you. Although I think in these 2022 Tour dates he let him be a little more Phil X than normal maybe to try to take some focus off his weak vocals? In fact there was a lot of praise for Phil X in reviews of the concerts. I could give you links, but they newspapers want you to pay to visit their site and they also don't want ad blockers. So all you can really read is the first little bit of the articles that show up under the newspapers headlines. Like this: IndyStar
Musicianship, charisma struggle to carry weak vocals at Bon Jovi's Indianapolis stop
The band was excellent. Guitarist Phil X almost melted the paint off his guitar with some of his solos, including a dripping part during "This...
.2 weeks ago
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bon Jovi's unstoppable star power makes up for shaky vocals at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum
"I may be a little bit older," Jon Bon Jovi told a packed crowd at ... Phil X, Richie Sambora's replacement since 2016, dazzled on guitar.
.4 weeks ago