
Legendary Jon Bon Jovi is struggling to sing live amidst the ongoing US tour.
The rocker has received bad reviews from most well-known publishers.
Here’s what Ross Raihala of the Pioneer Press said:
“Jon’s vocals are shockingly poor.”
“He struggled throughout the two-plus-hour show. He wasn’t just butchering the older stuff, which the band now plays in a lower key, but the fresh material as well… Quite frankly, it felt like he had forgotten how to sing.”
Théoden Janes of The Charlotte Observer said:
“Throughout the band’s rendition of 2004 promo single ‘The Radio Saved My Life Tonight’, it felt like [Jon] was searching for the right note and only finding it 60 to 70% of the time. During every chorus of megahit ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, he seemed to unintentionally be singing a little behind the beat, and on top of that, there wasn’t much punch to his vocals — yet he inexplicably seemed somewhat out of breath in spots. On another big anthem — ‘It’s My Life’ — he once again was quite clearly veering into and out of key. And those were just three out of the first five songs.”
He was in Nashville last night and it was the same. They made the band louder to cover it up, but…