According to Coffey, there was speculation about Jon’s problem on Reddit and concert reviews dating back several years, even one from his home state of New Jersey. He also went on about how it wasn’t the first time that Jon’s poor vocals were called out. In his review for the first show of the tour, Kevin Coffey from Omaha World-Herald said that Jon’s voice was thin, there’s not a lot of tone to it, and that he can’t hit the notes like he used to. Ok, I need to hold back a bit on my thoughts. Strangely enough, the rest of the band is going along with it, and allowing Jon to go out on stage and humiliate himself in public! But by 2017-2018, that’s when it became more obvious that Jon needed singing lessons. He had all this time during the pandemic to work on his vocals, but he did nothing about it! From the 2000s to 2013, his voice was decent enough to still perform. To make matters worse, Jon’s voice has gone downhill since the early 2000s, but he kept working and never bothered to get help for his problem. According to Ticketmaster, the price for floor one seats at an upcoming show in Indianapolis, Indiana is $650. But just because I feel bad for the guy, that doesn’t mean I think it’s ok for Jon to keep touring with the band and sell overpriced tickets for people that want to see them. Some cut Jon some slack since he’s been touring for years and is still recovering from COVID-19.

There’s also the concert reviews and comments that I’ve read online about his current singing voice. He struggled to hit the notes and stay on key, despite the fact that the band tuned down their songs another half step flat to help Jon out. But I have to admit, I kind of feel bad for the guy! The clips I’ve seen on YouTube are painful to watch, but it looked like Jon was in pain as well.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’d know that I am not a fan of Jon Bon Jovi as a person.

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