Shred with Shifty- Sambora

Fortheloveofguitar · September 2023

I got to 35 mins and tapped out. Sorry to see him like this, he’s all over the shop with bad playing and just a mess in general.

Really hope he gets himself sorted. He’s been far worse since around the time he hooked up with Orianthi. Doesn’t seem to have got back on track since.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

FelineGuitars said:

I was a big Bon Jovi fan from late '83 when they first released Runaway till about 1991. Sambora was exceptional, but he got shafted when the record company wanted to make it the Jon Bon Jovi show and Richie got pushed out of the limelight. The fact that he was drinking/ doing drugs (as a result or was doing so anyway ...who knows).

I kind of hated New Jersey (too dirge like in places and Springsteen wannbe sounding), but thought Keep the Faith and These Days were a good recovery.

The album that gets overlooked and brushed under the carpet because the production could have been better (and was later overshadowed by the success of Slippery When Wet) was 7800 Fahrenheit, but it was a great album and Sambora did some great playing on it too.

7800 F is one of my top faves , in n outta love ,Tokyo road, hardest part is the night, only lonely etc absolutely love it &it’s from 1985 a very special time in my life . I agree it started to slide with NJ although I still enjoyed it but like you said , it went very Brucey . That first album though with runaway, roulette, breakout & she don’t know me , awesome

Philly_Q · September 2023

I've never been the biggest Richie Sambora fan - the hats and star inlays didn't help - but I think he was every bit as important to Bon Jovi's early success as JBJ was. I don't think getting him back in the band now would achieve anything though. Sometimes it's best to let sleeping dogs lie (KK Downing take note).

Bon Jovi's not a band I follow any more, it seems to me they left rock music behind a long time ago, but I still like the first two and a half albums.

Dan_Halen · September 2023

Another video of him from not that far back and, to me, the guitar playing and vocals are just superb. Not for everyone I'll admit, but for me it's fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyurkgEW0HM&ab_channel=Scorpionas360

Switch625 · September 2023

The video has been made private now. Which is weird cos Richie promoted it himself on instagram.

monquixote · September 2023

Switch625 said:

The video has been made private now. Which is weird cos Richie promoted it himself on instagram.

I doubt he runs his own social media

BigPaulie · September 2023

So in spite of Sambora being a grown man who is responsible for his own actions, we have a couple of contributors blaming his ex partner for his problems and effectively calling her a gold-digger despite the fact that she's a successful and talented musician in her own right.

With blatant misogyny on display it's hardly surprising this place has such a lack of diversity. Not exactly the most inviting environment for prospective female members.

BillDL · September 2023

BigPaulie said:

So in spite of Sambora being a grown man who is responsible for his own actions, we have a couple of contributors blaming his ex partner for his problems and effectively calling her a gold-digger despite the fact that she's a successful and talented musician in her own right.

With blatant misogyny on display it's hardly surprising this place has such a lack of diversity. Not exactly the most inviting environment for prospective female members.

Have the comments you refer to been removed? I've scrolled through all of them and don't see any comments like that.

BigPaulie · September 2023

BillDL said:

BigPaulie said:

So in spite of Sambora being a grown man who is responsible for his own actions, we have a couple of contributors blaming his ex partner for his problems and effectively calling her a gold-digger despite the fact that she's a successful and talented musician in her own right.

With blatant misogyny on display it's hardly surprising this place has such a lack of diversity. Not exactly the most inviting environment for prospective female members.

Have the comments you refer to been removed? I've scrolled through all of them and don't see any comments like that.

Nope. Still there.

DLM · September 2023

I can't say I see much gold in Tracii Guns' coffers for Orianthi to dig.

rsvmark · September 2023

Switch625 said:

The video has been made private now. Which is weird cos Richie promoted it himself on instagram.

Does made private mean taken down by the publisher/host?

soma1975 · September 2023

BigPaulie said:

So in spite of Sambora being a grown man who is responsible for his own actions, we have a couple of contributors blaming his ex partner for his problems and effectively calling her a gold-digger despite the fact that she's a successful and talented musician in her own right.

With blatant misogyny on display it's hardly surprising this place has such a lack of diversity. Not exactly the most inviting environment for prospective female members.

More than happy for you to point out the blatant misogyny in my post if it's me talking about the videos of Orianthi and Richie at Norms you are referencing.

In my other post I stated 'I blame him meeting Orianthi' and not 'I blame Orianthi' if that helps.

beed84 · September 2023

The video's not loading. Has it been removed?

Offset · September 2023

BigPaulie said:

So in spite of Sambora being a grown man who is responsible for his own actions, we have a couple of contributors blaming his ex partner for his problems and effectively calling her a gold-digger despite the fact that she's a successful and talented musician in her own right.

With blatant misogyny on display it's hardly surprising this place has such a lack of diversity. Not exactly the most inviting environment for prospective female members.

I must admit I didn't get that far. What I did see was depressing enough.

mrkb · September 2023

beed84 said:

The video's not loading. Has it been removed?

Yep, and it was a Premier Guitar produced video, so they must have had a large reason (some backlash?) to take it down.

beed84 · September 2023

mrkb said:

beed84 said:

The video's not loading. Has it been removed?

Yep, and it was a Premier Guitar produced video, so they must have had a large reason (some backlash?) to take it down.

Fair enough. Judging by the comments I’m not sure it’s something I’d want to see anyway; it’s no fun seeing a hero in a state. I hope he gets better and the help he needs.

mrkb · September 2023

Looks like they forgot to tell the email PR dept it was withdrawn yesterday

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