[Fred F]

"What do you think of the Tom Jones Show series in Vancouver, Canada in 1981?" I missed that one completely. I'm sure it was great. Do you go back far enough to remember his original TV show "This is Tom Jones" back in 1967? That's when I became a lifelong fan. At the end, he'd do about 15-20 minutes of singing in front of a crazed audience. You got the full measure of his talent then. Plus, he was my idol because he had all the girls going nuts for him- he was the "coolest" guy in the world in my opinion.

It's funny. A lot of people only think of him as the guy who gets underwear thrown at him as he sings " What's New Pussycat'. It's so far off the mark. To me, he was the guy who always blew me away with the power of his voice, the feeling he put into his ballads, and the incredible shows he put on.

[Pedro]

<<To me, he was the guy who always blew me away with the power of his voice, the feeling he put into his ballads, and the incredible shows he put on.>>

AMEN!

Pedro.

It seems Tom and I have something in common ...women threw underware at him and my ex wife threw a suitcase full of underware at me!
John

[Pedro]

the famous Reload,
one called Millenium Collection:

CD 1:

1. Green, Green Grass Of Home
2. Help Me Make It Through The Night
3. I Who Have Nothing
4. Send In The Clowns
5. All By Myself
6. Bridge Over Troubled Water
7. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
8. Behind Closed Doors
9. Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do
10. If Ever I Should Leave You
11. Lady Lay Down Beside Me
12. Let It Be
13. The Long And Winding Road
14. Release Me
15. Romance Of Love
16. Save The Last Dance For Me
17. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
18. She Believes In Me
19. Show Me
20. Spanish Eyes

CD 2

1. Delilah
2. What's New Pussycat?
3. She's A Lady
4. Fever
5. For Once In My Life
6. We Don't Talk Anymore
7. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
8. I've Been Looking For You All My Life
9. Love Me Tonight
10. Passion
11. Since I Fell For You
12. Yesterday
13. I Can See Clearly Now
14. Over The Rainbow
15. Pretty Woman
16. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
17. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
18. Without Love
19. Unchained Melody
20. My Way,

Tom Jones: The Collection:

CD 1

1. Green Green Grass Of Love
2. She's A Lady
3. What's New Pussycat
4. I Can't Stop Loving You
5. My Way
6. Georgia On My Mind
7. Spanish Eyes
8. Yesterday
9. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
10. Proud Mary
11. Honky Tonk Women
12. Nights On Broadway
13. Send In The Clowns
14. Bridge Over Troubled Water
15. The Long And Winding Road
16. Unchained Melody
17. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
18. You're My World

CD 2

1. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
2. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
3. Delilah
4. Daughter Of Darkness
5. I Who Have Nothing
6. I Can't Get No Satisfaction
7. Release Me
8. Help Me Make It Through The Night
9. I Can See Clearly Now
10. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
11. We Don't Talk Anymore
12. Una Paloma Blanca
13. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
14. All By Myself
15. Fever
16. Over The Rainbow
17. Twist And Shout

CD 3 - contains some duets (don't have the tracklist right now),

Tom Jones:

1. Green, Green Grass Of Home
2. What's New Pussycat
3. Delilah
4. I Who Have Nothing
5. She's A Lady
6. Daughter Of Darkness
7. Without Love
8. Danny Boy
9. Fever
10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
11. Release Me
12. I Can't Stop Loving You
13. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
14. The Long And Winding Road
15. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
16. All By Myself
17. Spanish Eyes
18. Yesterday

Mr. Jones (got it a week ago and I LOVE it!)

1. Tom Jones International
2. Younger Days
3. Holiday
4. Whatever It Takes
5. Heaven's Been A Long Time Comin'
6. Black Betty
7. Jezebel
8. The Letter
9. This Is My Life
10. We've Got Tonight
11. Feel The Rain
12. I Who Have Nothing

Pedro.

[janne-sakari]

This new(or should I say latest)Tom Jones cd Mr.Jones is crap.I hate to say this but that`s how I feel about it
After the great Reload cd I was excpecting something diffrent than cd full of a mediocre songs.
Man`s voice is as good as it can be but those song... The version of I Who Have Nothing is quite terrible.
Luckily it was only 3€.
Hopefully the next Tom Jones album/cd is more enjoyable.

[Pedro]

I like that CD very much, I think it has some great songs. Then again, it has to do with one's personal taste.

Pedro.

I just wish he'd do more ballads. Even if he's lost a little of his voice he's still got more than most!

[Fred F]

I agree 100%. His shows are incredibly upbeat, with one rocker after another, and while I enjoy them, to me, there's nothing like him belting one out, filling the arena with his voice. And you're right, even though the voice isn't as smooth as it was twenty or 30 years ago, I'd still rather hear him than anyone else. I still always have the same feeling when I leave one of his shows- that I don't think I could have spent the last 90 minutes any better.

[C.R.E.]

This chap rules. I need to catch him when he comes near for a Live show.

[Pedro]

Tom is appearing at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, from August 7 to 20, then going for two days (August 22-23) to the Pechanga Casino in Temecula, CA.

Moving then to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado, in August 26, and the West Valley Amphitheatre in West Valley, Utah at the 27th, and ending the month with a date at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota in August 29 and at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado in August 30.

Pedro.

[Fred F]

This guy still does 200+ shows per year. Does he need the money? Nah, he's been making $10,000,000+ annually for decades. I guess it has something to do with loving what he does. It comes out in every show. Gotta check his schedule for Atlantic City!!!!

[Pedro]

From what I know, his next embrace of shows in AC is at the Resorts International, from November 7 to 9.

Pedro.

[Pedro]

What do y'all think of the Live At Cardiff Castle DVD?

Pedro.

[Fred F]

I sort of "lifted" it from the TV special that ran a few months ago. I never saw TJ enjoy a show more. He was totally at home with his people, and it showed. Didn't hear what the attendance was, but it looked like 70-80 thousand people. Great show, especially "Boy From Nowhere". Seeing him in America so much, you tend to forget that he's from Wales and his heart still belongs there.

[Pedro]

From what he said at the interview (it's in the VHS/DVD), the attendance was 10,000 each night; He did three nights, so it was 30,000 people! What a guy!

I really like the song "Never Tear Us Apart". It strikes me.

Pedro.

I am a big fan of the old Tom Jones...his new stuff of the last few years is horrible...he should take a lesson from Engelbert. Stick to what your good at...if it's not broken, don't try to fix it.

[Fred F]

He's managed to stay popular by changing with the times. I agree, I also loved his earlier stuff more, (circa 1964-70), but he always morphed into whatever was popular at the time, from country to disco to rock. He has tremendous versatility, if not musical integrity. He's way more popular than Engelbert, who has his stable group of fans following him for decades. TJ keeps adding new fans every year, most of them in their teens and twenties.

I'm sorry but I disagree, His standards, country were great but the last few 10 years I don't think so. Engelbert on the other hand still knows what works for him and what his fans like. My Aunt loves Tom Jones and had most of all his records (60s & 70s). She walked out of one of his shows a few years back, she had said his new material was horrible, let's face it... he had his time and in his time he was great and still is if he sticks to the style and material that made him famous. "The Lead and How to Swing It" is a far cry from his early material...." She's A Lady"... "What's New Pussycat"..." I Can't Stop Loving You" and the list goes on.

[C.R.E.]

Here's my take;

I like the fact he does new material to keep it fresh, but agree his last 2 CDs were crap. I bought both, and the one with Wyclef is terrible, simply crap.

I wish that he could just find some new writers to record with because I think his style and music are strong.

[C.R.E.]

excuse me..I meant 'style and voice' are still strong.