Now there’s an official live video of ‘Dry County’ from one of the O2 shows up on BonJovi.com. (I guess I should’ve waited to do that post from last week…)
This song does seem to bring out the best in the whole band, but especially Jon. The amount of emotion that Jon puts into the performance of this song when they do it live is simply amazing. I realize the song is too obscure and too long for them to trot it out a lot, but there’s really a reason that it’s so well loved among the bigtime fans–it’s good. I’d honestly argue that it’s one of the best songs that they’ve ever written. And it translates very well to a live performance.
Anyway, this one’s got some very sweet eye candy. Jon’s got the arms out and on display. I love the biceps–actually all of the muscles that Jon’s got on display here–and having the steer skull tattoo on display synchronizes nicely with the desert imagery of the lyrics.
This video also focuses in Richie’s guitar work during the solo. This isn’t a terrible thing–especially not for me, since I’m almost as much of a Richie girl as a Jon girl. It really lets you see what Richie puts into his solos–and the nice thing about ‘Dry County’ is that he’s actually got some room to really show off. And Richie looks pretty good in the sleeveless shirts too.
Related posts:
- ‘Dry County’ live
- Does Anyone Miss the Soul, Part 2
- Review: ‘Lost Highway’ Live
- Review: ‘What Do You Got’ Live
- Review of Sunday’s live webcast
Tags: Bon Jovi, The Circle Tour