Jazz Fest 2009, by Anthony Kuzminski

Found this in my alerts this morning. I wasn't there, pity me, but I have to say, I had to agree with him about the set list thing. They (meaning Jon) could have done a better job of mixing it up with the songs. The catalog the band has is so diverse there were many other songs they could have chosen. Hell, they could have done an acoustic set or a set with a more TLFR vibe, but they stuck the oldies but goodies and the crowd got the same ol' same ol'.

Here's part of what Mr. K had to say in regards to the set list...

What frosts me about the New Orleans set list is that it’s a edited Lost Highway one with none of the pizzazz. I believe artists take their art and find a way to transform it to the times. Unlike painters of film artists, musicians can wield their vast catalogs nightly in ways no other artist can combine different periods. In Bon Jovi’s case, they have dozens of songs that could speak to the conditions of the city’s current situation; their nightmares, their hopes and their dreams. What does Bon Jovi do? They deliver a static, predictable and uninspired set that reads like the band slept through its delivery.

For the rest of what he had to say, go here.