Tom Jones - Live at Cardiff Castle

Product Description The legendary showman pulls out all the stops for a musical celebration featuring his greatest hits from over three decades of chart-topping success! Songs include: "A Lot of Love," "Hard to Handle," "Help Yourself," "Never Tear Us Apart," "You're Right I'm Left She's Gone," "Burning Down the House," "Delilah," "She's a Lady," "Without Love," "Sometimes We Cry," "Crapped Out Again," "Venus," "If I Only Knew," "You Need Love Like I Do," "Mama Told Me Not to Come," "Give Me One Reason," "Am I Wrong," "A Boy from Nowhere," "Never Fall in Love' Again," "Green Green Grass," "Pussy Cat," "Leave Your Hat On," "Sex Bomb," "It's Not Unusual," "It's Your Thing," "Are You Gonna Go My Way," "Kiss." Amazon.com Welshman Tom Jones enjoys a spectacular homecoming in this enjoyable, family-friendly concert set on Cardiff Castle's fantastic grounds. A massive crowd sings and sways along with the pop bluesman as he warms up with assorted covers ("Hard to Handle," "Never Tear Us Apart"), tinkers with classics (a big, E Street Band-like arrangement on Elvis's "You're Right, I'm Left, She's Gone"), and attempts--ill-advisedly--a down-and-dirty version of Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House." Much better is the country effort "Without Love" and a soaring, powerful "A Boy from Nowhere." Jones' solo version of Van Morrison's "Sometimes We Cry" (Jones and Morrison recorded it together) is a lovely piece of gospel testimony, while his country blues take on Keb' Mo's "Am I Wrong" proves interesting, if a little forced. The classics work best: "Never Fall In Love Again," "Green, Green Grass," and "It's Not Unusual" still have the old pop conviction. --Tom Keogh