I caught a video of Richie singing ‘Homebound Train’ in Seattle. If you’ve been reading some of my older posts, you know that for me, Richie forever owns ‘These Days’ after I heard him perform it at the Prudential Center back in 2007. (And above all else, it wasn’t ‘I’ll Be There For You’, which has to be one of the most tired songs in the Bon Jovi catalog.)
After seeing that video, I have to say that if I get to see Richie do ‘Homebound Train’ live when I get to see them, I think this song will be Richie’s too.
Richie was in fine voice when he did that song, and it was great. Like so many of the songs that Richie does on his own, he put that uniquely Richie blues spin on it. And Homebound Train is a song that works extremely well with that bluesy flair. Certainly better than ‘I’ll Be There For You’. I know that song is a Bon Jovi classic, but it doesn’t play to any of Richie’s strengths the way a song like ‘Homebound Train’ does.
It seems like Bon Jovi as a whole is putting a lot more effort into their set lists on this tour. Yes, they’re still covering the important bits, but by bringing out so much more of their back catalog and rotating it, it’s making us fans much happier and more excited. Now there’s a chance that I might get to hear some of my favorites–no matter how obscure.
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Tags: Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, The Circle Tour
I saw Richie sing Homebound Train last night in San Jose. It is THE best song by Richie I have ever seen at a Bon Jovi show. Really incredible.
I’ve really fallen in love with Richie lately, I dearly hope he sings a couple of songs when I see them at the O2 in June! At least I’ve got 3 times the chance of seeing it if they are rotating frequently