I was very excited when I saw this four part series about one of my favorite bands. I've been listening to Bon Jovi since high school (mid-late 80s), and couldn't wait to learn about their early days and see the behind the scenes stuff that you never get to see.
The first episode was decent. It gave us a little bit of background on the start of Bon Jovi, how they had some struggles making it big at first, and I really appreciated a glance at the old days in New Jersey. It gave us a bit of a teaser about the health struggles Jon has endured with his voice in the last few years.
However, as I moved into episode 2, I found myself getting a little bit ... bored almost? I really appreciated the commentary by Bruce Springsteen, but I was really hoping for a bit more behind the scenes from their concert tours. They've been around for 40 years, they've made about a million songs, I was really hoping for some more raw footage from their days on tour. Especially when I found out how they toured pretty much non-stop for the first few years, concert footage was definitely lacking. Still I tuned in for the last 2 episodes.
But the third episode is where my rating moves from 6 to 4. Everything had become very repetitive and uninspiring. I had to keep reminding myself that I still had another episode to bear...maybe by episode 4, it would improve?
Nope, because that's when the narcissism really kicked in and became a blinding migraine. When you say "I don't have a messiah complex", you are pretty much saying that you do - in fact - have a messiah complex.
And then there's the issue with his voice. I get that Jon Bon Jovi has made his living using his voice, and it's still pretty much his livelihood. But you've had 40 good years!! Stop feeling sorry for yourself on camera, deal with whatever emotional demons you're dealing with off camera, and then go out and do some philanthropy. Instead Jon makes it look like he's got the hardest life imaginable, simply because he can't sing 100% anymore (or 80% of 100%...). Jon, it's time to just say "thank you and good night."
The first episode was decent. It gave us a little bit of background on the start of Bon Jovi, how they had some struggles making it big at first, and I really appreciated a glance at the old days in New Jersey. It gave us a bit of a teaser about the health struggles Jon has endured with his voice in the last few years.
However, as I moved into episode 2, I found myself getting a little bit ... bored almost? I really appreciated the commentary by Bruce Springsteen, but I was really hoping for a bit more behind the scenes from their concert tours. They've been around for 40 years, they've made about a million songs, I was really hoping for some more raw footage from their days on tour. Especially when I found out how they toured pretty much non-stop for the first few years, concert footage was definitely lacking. Still I tuned in for the last 2 episodes.
But the third episode is where my rating moves from 6 to 4. Everything had become very repetitive and uninspiring. I had to keep reminding myself that I still had another episode to bear...maybe by episode 4, it would improve?
Nope, because that's when the narcissism really kicked in and became a blinding migraine. When you say "I don't have a messiah complex", you are pretty much saying that you do - in fact - have a messiah complex.
And then there's the issue with his voice. I get that Jon Bon Jovi has made his living using his voice, and it's still pretty much his livelihood. But you've had 40 good years!! Stop feeling sorry for yourself on camera, deal with whatever emotional demons you're dealing with off camera, and then go out and do some philanthropy. Instead Jon makes it look like he's got the hardest life imaginable, simply because he can't sing 100% anymore (or 80% of 100%...). Jon, it's time to just say "thank you and good night."