No one wants to hear Bon Jovi rarities. That exaggerated number of acolytes
they reference on their first box set, “100,000,000 Fans Can’t Be Wrong …,” are smitten by the band’s singles, and that (along with new material) is all the band has ever played live. So, to devote four CDs to what sounds like blueprints for future non-singles seems like an odd choice. Another one would be allowing drummer Tico Torres to “sing” and actually subject even 100 fans to it.
Take away: … but Bon Jovi can.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Drew Sottardi (dsottardi@tribune.com)
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