OT: There's a reason why Bon Jovi still fill arenas/stadiums

[Rockindeano]

Fag

Dude, you have a picture of Hunsicker in your avatar and you are calling someone else a fag? Duude.....check yourself.

[Rockindeano]

Deb, you aren't too bright. They lip a large portion of their show. I could prove it, but I am waaay too busy to post links.....

[JH'sTXfan]

Fag

Dude, you have a picture of Hunsicker in your avatar and you are calling someone else a fag? Duude.....check yourself.

He just took that picture 'cause he knew I wanted it.

[larryfromnextdoor]

"Capt. Crash"- God, what a crappy lyric that has. That song is embarrassing.

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dude, your way too hard on that little fun diddy!! that song reminds me of going to a kiss concert
with an ex-girfriend

[Deb]

Deb, you aren't too bright. They lip a large portion of their show. I could prove it, but I am waaay too busy to post links.....

[Deb]

"Capt. Crash"- God, what a crappy lyric that has. That song is embarrassing.

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dude, your way too hard on that little fun diddy!! that song reminds me of going to a kiss concert
with an ex-girfriend 8)

Awwww.......Captain Crash and The Beauty Queen From Mars, bet ya made a cute couple.

[Bobby Van Halen]

Hi Everybody,
As a massive bon jovi fan,i can tell everybody why they fillout stadiums and arenas.Its simple,he aint the best singer on the planet but he's a damn good frontman.Actually as good as anybody in terms of working an audience or the stage.Ive never been to a bon jovi show and seen people sit down.You always have the entire arena standing.Why?The songs,the songs are catchy and fun.They ain't singing about the world blowing up or kids starving in africa,(alaU2)they are basically saying pay your money and we;ll entertain you.Thats all it is.
You can't be in this business for over 20 years and still selling every arena in the world today if you are crap,regardless of whether your a fan or not.
Next time there in town go and see them and you'll see 2-2hr30min of great music.You wont see the 10min guitar solo,the 10min drum solo,followed by the usual b/s bands dish up these days.I know plenty of people that would love to see Sambora shred for 10mins on stage but why?Id rather see and hear and an extra 30mins of music then see that.
Can't wait for them to tour Australia,its been way too long.

[strangegrey]

Enough with the frickin' Superman tattoos already. It only makes you look like you think JUST A LITTLE too much of yourself.

He's had that Tatoo for over 20 years...not a recent thing with him.

[conversationpc]

Enough with the frickin' Superman tattoos already. It only makes you look like you think JUST A LITTLE too much of yourself.

He's had that Tatoo for over 20 years...not a recent thing with him.

It's just in general. All these people getting Superman tattoos like they think they are big and bad or something like that.

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

[quote="Deb1"]One of the best concerts I have been to in years, last night! They rocked the house! Richie's playing was on fire, Jon and Richie are tighter than ever no love lost there at all and both sounded great vocally. No sign of lipping either Dean. Jon doesn't go for the real high vocals of years ago. Example was Runaway, which was fabulous..........but instead of the high vocals at the end, it turned into a guitar duet with Jon and Richie. It was Richie's birthday so everybody (15 to 20 thousand) sang Happy Birthday too him. After reading about it they mentioned coming a day or so earlier to check out the Calgary Stampede! They played about 5 or 6 new songs off of Lost Highway and IMO they come across much better LIVE than on the cd. 'We got it going on' didn't do much for me on first listen on the cd, but was definately a great rocker LIVE. 2 favorites of mine were Runaway and Saturday Night, haven't lost a thing! Even the little Alberta band Tupelo Honey that opened for them was a nice melodic rock treat.


Another reason could be cos they still have the original Keys/vox/guitar triumvirate that people focus on...........

[yulog]

Enough with the frickin' Superman tattoos already. It only makes you look like you think JUST A LITTLE too much of yourself.

He's had that Tatoo for over 20 years...not a recent thing with him.

It's just in general. All these people getting Superman tattoos like they think they are big and bad or something like that.

Its just a fad , like the barbed wire around the arm tattoo. I knew those people were going to be made fun of 5 yrs after having it put on their arm.

[Deb]

Some clips from Wednesday's concert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02iA8T2Tx4 Runaway

http://www.youtube.com/user/dida1209 Other clips from the concert

[chf34jmac]

There's one real reason that JBJ fills up arenas now and I can't believe that no one has figured it out.


JBJ fans are actually dumber than Journey fans. (I know, I didn't think it was possible either)
That's your answer, anything else is pure bullshit.

[Deb]

There's one real reason that JBJ fills up arenas now and I can't believe that no one has figured it out.


JBJ fans are actually dumber than Journey fans. (I know, I didn't think it was possible either)
That's your answer, anything else is pure bullshit.

Excuse me???

[mistiejourney]

"Capt. Crash"- God, what a crappy lyric that has. That song is embarrassing.

Saw Bon Jovi on the Bounce tour and while the show was good, I find him hard to watch. He's a rock star caricature. It's like watching Keith Partridge in front of a rock band. He's so VERY corny with his stage banter and his moves. There's no ROCK in Jon, it's just kind of posed. Richie on the other hand is one of my favorite guitarists. VERY bluesy feel. His first solo album is excellent. Pick it up.

Rather than Jon trying to kind of 'go country' or 'go mellower'- why the F doesn't he go more ROCK? The rock tunes on Bounce and Have a Nice Day were great as are most of their rock tracks. Where BJ always stumbles (ALWAYS) is when he tries to be too middle of the road, or too ballady. Songs like "You had me at Hello" and "Joey Keys" are the STUPIDEST songs for these guys. Very cliche lyrics (not to mention ripped off from, of all things, Tom Cruise) and nothing great musically. Put those up against Undivided/Let it Rock/Tokyo Road/Hey God and those songs come off as songs that might've been written for the Archies. Terrible.

Some of their ballads ARE great- "Bed of Roses", "I'll Be There For You" are amazingly good tracks, but the newer MOR stuff is total crap. WHO is telling the band these are good tracks for them? They used to do the Pizza Party deal where they'd take their new tracks and play them for their fans before releasing them and the fans would say "This is good" or "This is bad". They need to do that again to regain their credibility.

Seriously- Jon, pull your head out and make your band the GREAT rock band that it used to be or could be again. Get Richie sober, let Tico bash, quit with the male modelnosejobsbotox stuff and just be a great ROCK band. I don't wanna hear you do anything like "This Left Feels Right" EVER again.

That underwear photo-- gawd. See you in 16 Magazine Jon! It's not the body that makes me cringe, it's the calven klien 'male modelly-ness' of the shot that makes the guys squirm. It looks like something out of an International Male Manties catalog. Just too gay. Props to the guy for staying in shape, but jeez, pick a photographer that doesn't make you look like a candidate for Broke Back Mountain II.

Richie's first solo CD is still one of the ten I'd take with me to a deserted island! He just gets lost behind JBJ. Richie is a great singer in his own right. If you don't have "Stranger in This Town", you should buy it. Fan-freakin'-tastic! I saw one song on video and RAN for the CD. Oddly enough, I'm not a Bon Jovi fan....go figure.