Yeah, is that and what Rdkopper says.

Not saying that the singer is bad, he is not, he is good. But when you're listening to a rock band that covers another rock band you can't help to make comparisons.

Like their setlists, though.

The gap between 98 and 00 is so weird. In 2000 his voice started to sound like he always has a cold, even his speaking voice wasn't the same after 98.
1995
2000

Just listen to him sayin ''Tico gimme the beat'' in the beginning of both videos.

Sure, most of the shows played are in Germany. But they also play and have played shows in other European countries (Austria, Switzerland, Belgium), the Netherlands as well:

30.05.2010: Colmpop Festival (NL)
28.05.2011: Colmpop Open Air 2011 (NL)
04.02.2012: Rock4Life, Be Katwijk aan Zee (NL)
29.12.2012: Gezellig Cafe de Kloeck, RE Barger-Compascuum (NL)
08.06.2013: Tuinfeesten, RA Langeweg (NL)

What makes me sad is that Bon Jovi never took that kind of projects. Something with an orchestra in the early 2000s, when Metallica and Scorpions tried something like this, would sound great.
Also, a proper MTV Unplugged in their big days, too.

If I can add something, I always thought that they could do a kind of trilogy of orchestral songs, kind of Extreme´s III Sides To Every Story. I actually mean this masterpiece:

This is great, thanks.

Actually thinks he sounds like a dead ringer for Jon, and quite a bit better obviously.