24 Hours Review

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(More customer reviews)I admit up front that I am a big fan of Sir Tom's... if he sings a song, I will give it a listen. With that in mind, I did my very best to listen to "24 Hours" and rate it on its own merits.
If you are a fan of Tom Jones, you should love this album. He doesn't "reinvent the wheel" here, he just does what he does best: belt out soulful, fun, awesome tunes. If you are NOT a fan of Tom Jones, you should still enjoy this album. If the stylings of Amy Winehouse or Duffy have done anything for you, pick up "24 Hours", because you will find a lot of that same brassy, ballsy UK soul.
What is truly remarkable to me is Jones' voice. While other "comeback" crooners like Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash, and most recently Neil Diamond ("Home Before Dark" is an excellent album, by the way) have lost a little of their voices' depth, Tom Jones sounds as strong as he ever has.
This is a great album from a great talent. Tom Jones fans rejoice... A-Tomic is back!

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Music icon Tom Jones returns with his first album of new material to be released in the United States in over 15 years."24 Hours" represents another milestone for Tom Jones; from interpreting a classic Bruce Springsteen track (The Hitter) to writing and working alongside the likes of Bono and The Edge (Sugar Daddy).
Utilizing modern day producing maestros, Future Cut (Lily Allen), Tom Jones' "24 Hours" showcases the best of what has made him a legend.From the pulsing first single, If He Should Ever Leave You, to the soaring I'm Alive; from the reflective title track to the emotional depths of The Hitter, Tom Jones delivers one of the most powerful albums of his career.
Having sold over 100 million albums throughout his career and still touring and performing over 200 days out of the year, Tom Jones brings his best to this latest recording and shows why he remains at the top of his craft after 40 years.

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Reload- Tour Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)In the mid-60's Tom Jones flew to the top of the charts with the classic "It's Not Unusual" and it was clear that this unusual talent and very soulful singer was going to be around for a long, long time! "Reload" is a masterpiece that was released in the late 90's and this is Tom Jones finest ever and a real artistic triumph that went to #1 in Europe and should have done the same in the United States but due to the unimaginative programming that now dominates our airwaves this unfortunately did not happen causing a great musical loss to the American public. Opening funky and soulful with "Burning Down The House", it is clear that Tom Jones is in peak form and the center of these guest artist "duet" tracks. A rocking and blusey "Mama Told Me Not To Come" tops the original and the Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is a hard rocking duet with Robbie Williams that is classic with each singer at their absolute peak!!! Tom performed this great rocker solo on the VH1 Diva's concert a couple of years ago and the huge audience of thousands moved in unison to the rhythm as Mr. Jones gave the performance of a lifetime and the audience greeted this by giving Tom a full house standing ovation. A lush James Bond like arrangement on "All Mine" features a haunting vocal while Tom is mesmerizing on a ethereal "Sunny Afternoon" which flows into a soulful "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" which all again feature stellar performances from Mr Jones. Fun and sensual is a very catchy "Sexbomb" which sounds like what should have been a hit and would have been in better musical times..."You Need Love Like I Do" is a funky romp and Heather Small is a great duet partner. Every so many years comes a classic song with the perfect singer who creates a unique and unforgettable listening experience~Brook Benton comes to mind with the haunting classic "Rainy Night In Georgia" and the the best since with this kind of great atmospheric mood is the Tom Jones original "Looking Out My Window" which is a brilliant bluesy vocal and spellbinding performance full of character and raw soul. Van Morrison and Tom Jones are great duet partners on the soulful "Sometimes We Cry" although it is clear that Tom is the one with the masterful voice. Tom is hot and full of fire with The Pretenders in the rocking "Lust For Life" that is hard rocking and full of interesting tempo changes and by the time you get to Tom's biting vocal with Barenaked Ladies in the unique "Little Green Bag", you will be wondering where was the Grammy Awards when it came to this incredibly great musical masterpiece that is the crowning achievement of a long and brilliant career and "Reload" should have done for Tom Jones what "Private Dancer" did for Tina Turner and would have with any promotion at all...more vocal brilliance is featured on the masterful "Ain't That A Lot Of Love" where Tom does a stunning duet with Simply Red and the effect is riveting. "She Drives Me Crazy" is a driving rocker with a brilliant arrangement that has great tempo changes and a romanatic duet with Natalie Imbruglia "Never Tear Us Apart" is magical and hauntingly beautiful. How was this classic work overlooked in the United States????? A winning duet with the standard "Baby It's Cold Outside" has never sounded quite as warm and engaging as it does here making this the version that should be heard yearly of this great holiday classic...closing with the traditional standard "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child", this is the definitive version of this classic as Mr. Jones pours his soul into this making "Sometimes" a emotional and riveting experience that is incomparably great! For anyone who enjoys a great singer who is at his absolute peak, DO NOT MISS THIS AWESOME WORK as this is Mr. Jones at his greatest and Thank You Tom Jones for a magical musical experience!

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Extremely Limited Version with a Bonus CD Rom Track of the Music Video "Burning Down the House".

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