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Article: Bon Jovi loses some 'Bounce'; MCI crowd still felt the beat.(LIFE)(MUSIC)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 11, 2003
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Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Go ahead, jeer Bon Jovi if you must. Despite, or maybe because of, my New Jersey roots, I rather enjoy the pastime myself.
But who could argue with an MCI Center full of adulatory fans Sunday night, belting out Bon Jovi's hits with the kind of nostalgic ardor usually reserved for bands that survived the 1960s, not the '80s?
Bon Jovi may lack the gravitas of '80s contemporaries such as U2 and REM, but they lack the pretentiousness, too. And they seldom, if ever, verbally abuse flight attendants.
The New Jersey natives have tapped into a sizable audience that, in addition to buying nearly 100 ...