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Title: Wrong Mixture
Review: Like many of you, I truly dig Tom's voice immensely. I've DJ'd on FM and done quite a bit of club work through the decades and have an eclectic and broad taste in music. Tom's rendition on the Blues DVD from 2002 of Ketty Lester's "Love Letters" with Jeff Beck is simply top notch. Praise and Blame can't touch the latter. This sounds like a CD Tom Waits, Leon Russell or even Dr. John would have been better suited singing. The CD has a stellar lineup of musicians..it's not them. The production and music are sparse and lean with an ole time 50's gospel/r&b/blues feel which altogether work well but Tom's voice just isn't well suited for this sound. The blend for the most part (not all songs) just doesn't work. "Don't Knock", "Burning Hell", "Didn't It Rain", "Ain't No Grave" and "Nobody's Fault But Mine" are the strongest contenders. I'm not suggesting Tom's voice doesn't shine, it's just the wrong mixture.
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