You are totally right GW. Bon Jovi had some seriously corny stage moves going on. I don't know who told him he could dance. He even had maracas (sp?) at one point with a flaming red shirt...haaa!!

Saw Bon Jovi not too long ago. Trust me when I tell you that I am a fan of 80's sleaze rock music generally, so when I bash Bon Jovi himself it's not like I hate the genre.

But he's a ridiculous stage presence. The shaking of the ass to the crowd, the overall sense of arrogance- It doesn't come across "cool". Hard to explain. Left the show less of a fan than I was when I went in.

And what's with that ANNOYINGLY HORRIBLE "Shout" medley that he does, apparently every show?

Sambora, on the other hand....

I was shocked. I knew he had some chops, but seriously, the guy is a MONSTER player. I had no idea he was just that good. Yeah, much better voice than Bon Jovi's reedy-whine live voice. But just a monster, monster guitarist, and I'm a bit of a snob in that regard. The guy can really play.

So I left being a bigger Sambora fan. Reminds me, I wanted to pick up some of his solo stuff. I have a feeling I'll enjoy it more than I do his work in Bon Jovi.


GWB

The Bon Jovi concert was great! They looked and sounded amazing. I think Riche Sambora sounded even better than Jon Bon Jovi when he sang I'll be There for You...lol

Beautiful night too and well organized!

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Go New Jersey !

I saw Weird Al in Westbury on Thursday night and had an absolute blast. It's nice to not have to travel for at least 9 hours on the road just to see a live show (which I used to have to do before I moved to JC).

It's awesome that you got to see the Bon Jovi show. I wish I could've gone, but ah well. Glad to hear someone here saw them and enjoyed themselves :).

What a beautiful evening, great show! These guys relly seperate the boys from men. I coultn\"t help but think some day liberty state park could have this vibe after its more
overgrown and forest like. hope i live to see that day.
long live rock and roll.