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Originally Posted by bonjovi90
You seem to be switching between bashing the band for not having the musical standards of the past and attacking other users for criticizing them all the time.
1. Yes, he's made a lot of money. Well played, kudos to him!
2. Taking into consideration how exorbitant most of the "special packages" and also general ticket prices have become, it's not that much of an achievement as it may have been 10-15 years ago.
3. Jon is the one singer in the world who probably doesn't have to be able to sing to make money with music anymore. In general, the Bon Jovi consists of the biggest amount of tone-dead people I've ever seen at concerts. Of course not all, but there's an insane amount who simply don't notice when something's completely out of tune.
As long as he can pull off his fake smile and shake his ass, he can live well off tours for the rest of his career. ![Very Happy](images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Yes, I'm allowed to do that. Being hypocritical is my thing...
BTW, Bon Jovi fans being 'tone def' is a horrible argument!!! Look, Jon still puts on a great show... Sure, it's not what it once was but it's still solid and I think anyone who actually attended a show would agree... I know first hand...
When you listen to the Living On A Prayer soundboard from Philly, it doesn't sound like that when you are there... They audio is mixed, they are putting the vocals in front, and whatever else... The thunder sounding acoustics masks most of it when you are there live... There is also an energy that goes along with all too... I've said it all a millions times...Although a good voice is important, it's not the only thing needed to make a show great...
I don't want to start another topic on Jon's voice, I'm just merely pointing out that this leg (and entire tour) was very successful contrary to some of the comments I've read like "there are some tickets on stub hub for 6 bucks, this tour is a bust" or "there are still some seats available and it's not a real sellout, they should just quit" or "Jon will never make it through another tour"
Jon's approaching 70 shows and has some good numbers. Exactly, kudos for him!!! And that's my point...
And I'll argue the ticket price thing...Yes, they have packages that are a little over the top but 1, that shows demand, 2 most bands do offer the same thing, 3 those packages are very limited when you look at the entire size of an arena, and 4 I don't think ticket prices were that bad at all for the average ticket goer... I was looking at some prices for other shows this summer and Bon Jovi is no different and might even be a little cheaper... Taylor Swift just did three nights at Metlife Stadium and her prices were outrageous... 100 plus for upper deck... Jon's were like 20 during the 2013 tour for those same seats...
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