Archive for July, 2010
There’s something slightly odd yet wonderfully right about ‘Praise and Blame’, the record where Tom Jones – he of Sex Bomb – finds God through gospel and blues. As from the surprisingly brilliant and sombre opening of Bob Dylan’s ‘What Good Am I? Jones – with the help of Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon and [...]
Seventy-year-old Jones has finally matured, delving into his musical heritage, and delivering a stunning album. With Ethan Johns as the Rick Rubin to his Johnny Cash, Jones presents stripped down cover songs that enriched him – from Dylan, John Lee Hooker, Staple Singers and more – anchored by a voice that sounds more impassioned and [...]
Clash Music Online http://www.clashmusic.com/news/tom-jones-for-latitude Legendary Welsh singer Tom Jones is amongst the latest acts to appear at this year’s Latitude festival. Set on England’s sunrise coast, Latitude has grown to become one of the summer’s most respected events. Based around a natural arena, the festival always has a little something special in store. Amongst the [...]
“What good am I, if I’m like all the rest?” emotes Tom Jones on his highly personalised version of Dylan’s What Good Am I. No problem there. Few singers with a popular background are going to emerge with an album as remarkable as this during 2010. Recorded live, with no overdubs, and no horn or [...]
