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Okay, first of all I wanna say a few things before I start this review. For once it's the fact, that the current album 'Lost Highway' has flopped over here in Germany, probably most of all, because we Europeans seem to have a slight problem with the Country genre. But it's also a fact, that this album is the most successful one in Bon Jovi's carriere, if you count the Billboard positions together. And now I ask you out there, what is more important? A small market in Europe, or the allmighty US-Billboard Charts? So please do me the favour, and stop mourning about a product, which pushed Bon Jovi up to a stage, where they have never been before. Apart from that, there is the next question - which artist nowadays can fill our Olympicstadion almost completely. Yeah well, it's not quite sold out, but 68.000 fans speak for themselves, that this group is still on the very top. No matter, whether they'd do pop, or rock or country music. Jesus wept.... is it so hard to understand?! I myself can remember very well back in the past in 1984 when Bon Jovi played Munich in the Alabamahalle in front of only 300 kids. It was their very first solo tour throughout Europe. And it was wonderful. From that point the success increased constantly and well deserved. The receipie lies probably between wild rocker and commercial Pop-Rock for everybody. And it tastes excellent. Because even after more than 25 years, Mr. Jon BonGiovi has reached a goal, where other artists are not even dreaming off. So stop arguing about any Lost Highway criteria, commercial rubbish or scandals - whatsoever. It's a fact, that Bon Jovi are more on the top than ever, without doubt. Everything else is an individual matter of taste... And the best prove is the current tour....
For this lady her
appearance here is understatement, as she is filling the biggest stadiums
by herself, - but only in Italy. Apart from that I have the impression,
that countless Bon Jovi fans know her only from the name or not even that.
Not to talk about her biggest hits 'America' etc...
Just ask yourself,
why there ain't many italien artists makin' their success all over europe
or even the world. No, that has nothing to do with a lack of quality. It's
more the musical expression and mentality including the language. And for
this, we are either still not ready or it simply doesn't meet our nerves.
Yes in earlier times we danced along with the italien Dicso beat in the
late Seventies early eighties. But this time has gonne and only the memory
has survived. But what's up to italien rock music we are still bothered by
doubts. And it's exactly this reason bothering most fans, who are focused
on Bon Jovi only. So the support gets noticed but not really accepted.
Whereby you have to give 52 year old Nannini that her temper shoots off
like a volcano, and her voice is, like I said before, great.
Jon Bon Giovi is a very punctial person. And after he and the band cheered themselves up to rhythm of AC/DC and drummer Tico made a short visit to the V.I.P. lounge, they put their buts up to the stage at 8.30 p.m., and the stadium starts immidiately going wild.
They have built 2 barrieres
in the arena inbetween the crowd to keep the crowd back from the front.
For the front section you needed a gold bangle for the second one a silver
one. So whoever came first, got the gold and then the silver bangle, or
nothing at all and has to stand in the back. Lucky you, when you had
queued already at 3 p.m. or even earlier at the north or south gate of the
stadium. Thanks god, they've got those huge screens left and righthandside
of the stage and even in the middle for all those fans, who see the band
only in a pinsize. These screens start working as soon as Bon Jovi enters
the stage.
It’s Jon and Richie, und David
and Tico, who are accompanied by some session musicians and who make the
eyes of so many (expecially females) sparkling. There are lots of banners
in the frontrow, showing messages for the bands. It starts to rain (fortunately
after the photocall) and Jon says: „ what would it be without rain here in Munich“!
- Great! Because he's got a roof over his head and it's only the fans out
there, who get the shower. But I think, all these 1.000 kids don't care
much.
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