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The video here from a private gig December 19 at Apple Computer in Cupertino, CA is not by any means good video. It's blurry and you can’t really see the performance the way it should be seen. BUT! After looking at the essential sameness and slickness of TV music performances over the last couple of months, seeing Tom Jones connecting with an audience — seeing and hearing an audience screaming with approval — just has to make you smile. This is rare and it’s terrific fun. It’s like you’re there at the party with everyone.
It's Tom singing Winter Wonderland, lyric errors and all — and he always handles those bloopers very well. They’re just fun to hear. Click on photo below.
And, after months of reviews of Tom's new CD, 24 Hours, here's the best review yet....It's from the Huffington Post, of all places. The reviewer, Tony Sachs, is correct when he says, "Sadly, though, the words 'Tom Jones' and 'artist' are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. Tom's act has long overtaken his artistry in the public consciousness, and a career's worth of great music has been reduced to a few '60s pop hits with the visual accompaniment of swiveling hips and airborne women's underwear. And that's a shame. Do yourself a service by checking out this mighty titan of pop while he still walks the earth. Pick up a copy of 24 Hours and show Tom Jones the respect he so richly deserves."
Link to interview:
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