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Tom Jones debuts new god-fearing material
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Tom Jones debuts new god-fearing material
The legendary Tom Jones has dabbled in more musical genres over
his 35-year career than his native Wales has valleys, and to a
small crowd at a Mayfair
venue last night, he previewed his forthcoming album Praise And
Blame; a body of work which draws on roots, gospel and the blues.
Produced by Ethan Johns (Past CV credits include Ryan Adams, Laura
Marling and Paolo Nutini) it's a collection of country
interpretations, which pushes Jones into self-judgement,
reflection and, above all, God territory. It may
be of little coincidence that as the silver-haired lothario
approaches the sobering age of 70, a lofty, converted church provides
the perfect settingfor him to atone for his Vegas sins on If I Give My Soul:
"I have come insearch of Jesus, hoping he will understand". Taking
to the pulpit beneath a stained glass window of the holy trinity
in a sand-coloured linen suit andappearing to have borrowed a leaf
out of Robert Plant's Raising Sands book - all airs of showbiz,
glitz and glamour forgotten - one asks: does Tom Jones's biblical
verse really extend beyond the tale of Delilah? Could Pontypridd's
boyo actually be a God-fearing man?
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