Here is the review from the concert he and his band did in Odense the 28th of August. The concert got 6 out of 6 stars - that means full house to Tom Jones and his COOL band !! :D !!
It was an AMAZING concert !! :D !! - My friends, my sister and I were at the front row and as Tom Jones always says: "We had a BALL" !! :D !!
I have made a translation of the review from the Danish newspaper Fyens Stiftstidende. The review is written by the Danish journalist Simon Staun - Here it is:
The review:
Tom Jones
gave an impressive show of professionalism and presence in the Funen Village in
2012. Thursday night he surpassed that feat with the concert of the year in the
Funen Village in a sold-out frame
Being a
reviewer may be the easiest job when you as today only have to turn the bucket
of superlatives out of the keyboard and put them together so they make sense.
For two years, I have been very upset that Tom Jones "only" got five
stars after a scorching performance in the Funen Village in 2012.
Fortunately,
the now 74-year-old singer decided that the Funen audience should not only be
treated with a show of the same calibre. It should be left with the feeling
that what they were witnessing was decidedly unnatural.
Forget
Cohen, Dylan, Sting and the top international names that have filled the King's
garden, The Meadow and particular the Funen Village. Whether they got from here
to eternity, they would not match the vocal style and incomparable ability to
captivate the audience, that Tom Jones has grown in more than 50 years and
refined, not at least during his long stay in Las Vegas. I think you have to
change the comparison of the word professional, so in the future it is called:
"Professional, more professional, Tom Jones."
In an
interview with the newspaper before the last concert he told how he always
tries to imagine himself in every song. Every night. It may sound like a
cliché, but the fact is that Tom Jones sings evergreens like "Green Green
Grass of Home" and "Never Fall In Love Again" with an awe
empathy and an unprecedented presence. As if it was the first time he sang the
songs in front of an audience. The authenticity is priceless.
Roaring flames
Just like
last time the concert initiated with "Burning Hell", which charted a
new course for Tom Jones' career in 2010 with the album "Praise and
Blame". An album in which he delves into spiritualism and wraps himself in
gospel and blues. It is almost only Johnny Cash, who equally has redefined
himself in such an advanced age. But while Cash sang himself into the
grave does Tom jones the opposite, he roars up from it with a vitality,
life force and brutality that is unparalleled.
The vocals
in the song "Burning Hell" starts as a soft crackle and ends up as a
roaring blaze where a demonic enthusiastic Tom Jones indicates that he and the
nine-piece band is going to burn The Funen Village to the ground.
The setlist
is a clever medley of classics, the best songs from the elders releases and a
handful of new songs, which will be published this Autumn. Among Lonnie
Johnson's "Tomorrow Night". A wistful country blues song that fits
perfectly into a deep blue sky in August, indicates that there is a
country-based album in store.
Smack on the guitar
During his
professional career Tom Jones has been working with almost everybody from the
music industry. The musical flirtation with Jack White was reflected in the
song "Evil", which is a reinterpretation of an ancient Howlin 'Wolf
number. You can clearly hear Jack White's importance to the guitar sound, and
guitarist Robbie McIntosh shows once again why he is the pivotal point in the
excellent ensemble. There is so much power on the guitar and it is so good that
I have to lean on the person that is standing beside me so I don't crash to the
ground.
The band is
among the best, if not the best I've heard in the Funen Village. Constant the
musicians surprise with their choice of instruments as "Delilah"
opens with accordion and accompanied by supple mariachi trumpets. "It's
Not Unusual" is an unusual rhythmic playgroup where bassist and drummer
takes the lead while the brass section rattles, ticks, and knock everything
within reach. They all have the space to show their talent and reverse the
concert with Robert Plant in June; the many unexpected features only give a
positive influence on the songs and the mood of the audience.
An aboveground concert
If my wife
left me for a man of 74, I would be speechless and ashamed. Unless it was Tom
Jones. He still has a charisma that can thaw icebergs up. As well as his look
in his eyes that can gaze tires of a Fiat Punto. The sexy twinkle in his eye
should not be overruled; the power may be one of the reasons why you can
provide such a show when it says 1940 on the birth certificate.
If Tom
Jones chose to make three in a row in the Funen Village, I am definitely going.
Although age at some point have to make a dent in his vocal strength. But as he
sings in the religious gospel encore "Strange Things", sometimes
there are more things between heaven and earth than we mortals comprehend; As
this concert. It was sovereign and glorious heavenly !
