Reviews
Review from Boston.com
September 4th, 2009 | By TomJones
Tom Jones came out singing not just a song but a declaration Sunday night at the House of Blues.”I’m alive and I’m doing my thing and singing my song,” he proclaimed in that familiar voice, the very essence of machismo. The Tommy James cover of “I’m Alive” from Jones’s latest album, “24 Hours,” served notice [...]
24 Hours’ marks new day for Tom Jones
April 3rd, 2009 | By TomJones
Tom Jones has released the new album “24 Hours” after a 15-year hiatus.There’s a cliché sound for oldster comeback records these days, courtesy of star producer Rick Rubin. When the producer began his high-profile mission to clear away the cobwebs from some of his favorite older stars — including Johnny Cash, Donovan and Neil Diamond [...]
Las Vegas Review Journal
January 28th, 2009 | By TomJones
A Great Tradition: Sex bomb Tom Jones continues longtime Las Vegas affair with MGM Grand performances. Tom Jones is on the phone while catching some rays by his pool in Beverly Hills, which even in January is exactly where you would expect him to be. Sure, he’s 68, but that hasn’t stopped him from being [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer review
December 28th, 2008 | By TomJones
For all the studly showmanship of his 1960s pop-idol persona, Tom Jones has always been a more than credible singer of vintage R&B and rock. (Check out the DVDs of his 1969-71 variety show, where he went toe-to-toe with the likes of Aretha and Little Richard, and his excellent 2004 album, Tom Jones and Jools [...]
Tom Jones At 68: Still Doing His Thing And Singing His Song
December 28th, 2008 | By TomJones
I love Tom Jones, probably more than any heterosexual male has a right to. Sure, I love his overblown ’60s hits, his too-tight pants, his unbuttoned shirts and medallions and the impish grin that’s caused countless panties and hotel room keys to be flung onstage wherever he’s appeared for the last four decades and change. [...]
St Petersburg Times Review
December 20th, 2008 | By TomJones
Why we care: The High Priest of Panties is 68 now. But if this album is as awesome as I think it is, he’s about to have a major career comeback. Borrowing from the retro cool of Amy Winehouse and Duffy, TJ blends ’60s horns, hip-hop beats and his indefatigable lounge-lizard holler to make the [...]
Tom Jones review from Budapest
November 28th, 2008 | By TomJones
Finally the security gave it up, Tom Jones fans ran to the stage to dance.. The evening started in a solid mood as the bigger part of the audience was from the senior age-group, and the youngers were not extreme figures either. Everybody waited for The Voice patiently, sitting on their seats. There were only [...]
LA Times feature
November 28th, 2008 | By TomJones
TRUTH: “I gave them guidance and ideas and they found me, they found a Tom Jones song that fit the real me.” A team of songwriters, including Bono and Springsteen, digs into the man’s life in order to craft the man’s songs. Tom Jones went into Lillie’s Bordello looking for a drink and found a [...]
24 Hours review: The Beat Patrol
October 28th, 2008 | By TomJones
What goes around comes around… For the last twenty years the boyo from Pontypridd has been working with and covering the work of young bucks like EMF, The Art Of Noise, Prince, Catatonia, The Stereophonics, Robbie Williams etc etc, in a constant quest to re-tool his ’sex bomb’ image for the 21st century. While an [...]
