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Title: Bad ass dirty blues...this ain't vegas Tom Jones
Review: This ain't "What's New Pussycat" or "Thunderball" era Tom Jones. This is an old man discovering what brung him to the game. Not unlike Johnny Cash's American recordings, this is an old cat slipping away from this mortal coil and paying homage to his "real" roots. Hell, he even does "Ain't No Grave" which Cash also recorded on American VI.Basically it's roadhouse rock meets tent-revival gospel. A little blues and a little rock and a whole lot of Americana roots. Back to basics. No strings, no horns, no orchestra arrangements, minimal production and a mess of geetar riffs and a bluesman's crooning. Yer mom and granny ain't gonna like this. "Burnin' Hell" is a great piece of dirty modern blues a la Billy Gibbons n' ZZ with a tip o' the hat to the greats. His back-up musicians sound young and hungry and Tom sings like this is his swan song...one foot in the neon grave.Highly recommended, but know what yer gettin' into. This Tom isn't fer sissies.
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