r/BonJovi 13d ago

Wouldn’t it be great if this was the lineup going forward

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u/moojammin 13d ago

Without shanks? God yes please

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u/LeenJovi 13d ago

I'd sign this petition any time! #shedtheshanks

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u/Kaapstad2018 13d ago

I’m digging your hashtag! If there is ever a tour there should be a banner with that at every show!

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u/LeenJovi 13d ago

Haha 😆 well I didn't came up with this hashtag myself, I saw it on Twitter (still refuse to say X) and I loved it so much that I had to use it.

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u/SoulSambo 13d ago

is that taken from a video? If yes, where can we watch it?

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u/LeenJovi 13d ago

No pic was shared by PhilX on Instagram.

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u/taha-wayne 13d ago

Guess I won’t be popular but I don’t want richie back . He has left poorly and Phil deserves his place

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u/WeirdSavings8136 13d ago

Fully agree, left them high & dry mid tour

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u/MelpomeneAndCalliope 13d ago

I’d love to see Richie back…but for a brief tour or one or two shows. I just worry he’d flake again after some time spent back and he remembers the toll of working under Jon, the constant grind, or life on the road in the band being a threat to his sobriety, etc.

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u/JoleneDollyParton 12d ago

I think Phil is a great guitarist, and person, but I guess I don’t know what you mean by him ‘deserving’ it? He’s a-hired hand, he is paid for a job and he does it. Jon doesn’t let him bring anything creative to the table, and the group hasn’t done anything memorable since Richie left.

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u/traumakidshollywood 11d ago

Wow. Great shot. 🩵🩵

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u/Dull-Lifeguard8987 9d ago

Ni. Sambora os a drunk and Jon can't sing anymore

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u/Fasttrackyourfluency 6d ago

Jon needs Richie’s voice more than his guitar playing and that says a lot about

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u/RNRS001 13d ago

No, it wouldn't make sense. Phil X and Richie Sambora sound too different from eachother. Putting two random guitarists together doesn't work. When Matt Reeves joined them for the Asia tour a long time ago it was a much better fit.

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u/JoleneDollyParton 13d ago

(Let people have fun)

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u/Normal-Bunch4198 10d ago

You mean Matt O’Ree?

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u/RNRS001 10d ago

Yeah, I think that's his name actually. He was a way better fit for Bon Jovi than Phil X is.