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Article: Jon Bon Jovi Is Rock's Mr. Nice Guy
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- The Washington Post
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- December 16, 2005
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"Twenty-two years of touring -- we're pretty good," Jon Bon Jovi
says. "We know how to play, we know how to sing."
Bon Jovi's not bragging, mind you, just explaining why Bon Jovi
(the band's) current tour has been one of the year's hottest. For
instance, Saturday's concert at MCI Center sold out so quickly that a
Feb. 2 date was added almost immediately.
Of course, it doesn't hurt when a band can deliver anthemic arena
rock at its finest, full of meaty hooks for pop fans and crunch and
power for rock fans. Bon Jovi (the singer) opens the show on a small
stage near the soundboard, playing "Last Man Standing" on acoustic
guitar before guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan and