Ok...I promised myself i would not keep talking about BJ since I am OBSESSED with Bon Jovi and a newbie with Chris but I have to comment on BJ being weak in the encore. I admit, maybe you not being a BJ fan you may not get it but not only is Jon a great showman,he can sing ANYTHING. He is one of a very few performers ever that can sing soul, rock, country, pop, R+B, etc. He puts his heart and soul into everything he sings. Did you actually listen to the words of Hallelujah and see the emotion Jon puts in it. He threw those other songs in for fun! Jon doesn't have to follow a setlist, he shakes it up for his fans. For those of us that have seen him more than a 100 times could care less to ever hear Wanted, Bad Name, Prayer again. We go night after night for the rare things he sings and does. I've seen Jon take requests literally off the floor, jump in the pits with the fans, jump in the front row with the fans, pull people on stage and do Conga line...whatever he is in the mood for. That is why he is the showman he is, that is why his tours are amazing year after year, decade after decade.
Chris is great, but I do agree with Lisa. He needs to work more on the showmanship aspect of connecting with the audience. Jon does have a way of making people swear that he sang that song to them even in the upper balcony. I also agree with Lisa, the 1st time I saw Chris at Tiger Jam until now, there has been a major transformation in Chris. He is moving around the stage more, interacting more, talking more. He is learning from the best of the best about the whole package. The business, the tour life, showmanship, etc. Chris and the guys will have a long career if they listen to Jon's advice.
My 2 cents
Ok...I promised myself i would not keep talking about BJ since I am OBSESSED with Bon Jovi and a newbie with Chris but I have to comment on BJ being weak in the encore. I admit, maybe you not being a BJ fan you may not get it but not only is Jon a great showman,he can sing ANYTHING. He is one of a very few performers ever that can sing soul, rock, country, pop, R+B, etc. He puts his heart and soul into everything he sings. Did you actually listen to the words of Hallelujah and see the emotion Jon puts in it. He threw those other songs in for fun! Jon doesn't have to follow a setlist, he shakes it up for his fans. For those of us that have seen him more than a 100 times could care less to ever hear Wanted, Bad Name, Prayer again. We go night after night for the rare things he sings and does. I've seen Jon take requests literally off the floor, jump in the pits with the fans, jump in the front row with the fans, pull people on stage and do Conga line...whatever he is in the mood for. That is why he is the showman he is, that is why his tours are amazing year after year, decade after decade.
Chris is great, but I do agree with Lisa. He needs to work more on the showmanship aspect of connecting with the audience. Jon does have a way of making people swear that he sang that song to them even in the upper balcony. I also agree with Lisa, the 1st time I saw Chris at Tiger Jam until now, there has been a major transformation in Chris. He is moving around the stage more, interacting more, talking more. He is learning from the best of the best about the whole package. The business, the tour life, showmanship, etc. Chris and the guys will have a long career if they listen to Jon's advice.