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5.0 out of 5 stars
Tom Still Has It!!, October 16, 1999
This review is from: Tom Jones - Live at This Moment [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I purchased this video after seeing Tom live in a concert he held in Englewood, NJ. After all these years of following Tom, and purchasing his songs, he still has what it takes to get people off their seats! This video is great!!! I can't wait for the next one! What a treat! I think he is as handsome as he was in the 60's/70's. His voice never fails. The camera work on this video is very good; got some fantastic shots here. And yes, the ladies are still throwing their underwear at him on this video (and in the live concert I attended). I probably would have too, if I sat closer! Tom, if you ever read these reviews, I'd like to thank you for so much enjoyment. You WILL be remembered not only for your great performances, but your "vocal ability". Great performance. Buy it!
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's Not Unusual--Another Great Tom Jones Performance, March 27, 2000
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This review is from: Tom Jones - Live at This Moment [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Tom Jones has so long suffered from his jokey Vegas image and off-stage reputation for wild, orgiastic parties and paternity suits that many "serious" music people have discounted his immense talent and blistering showmanship. (One guy who knew a good thing when he saw it was Elvis Presley, who virtually stole Jones' act, contrary to popular belief.) Jones has always been something of an anomaly in the music world--a macho stud with hair on his chest in a business filled with lots of wishy-washy guys who could go either way. This 1989 concert finds Jones at the mid-century mark, and he hasn't lost much. He still stuffs his bulges in skintight duds and lewdly gyrates his hips and wags his eyebrows at the overheated females in the first row. But it's that odd, hard-to-define Welsh voice that puts Jones over the top, a voice out of Ray Charles and Little Richard by way of the working-class slums of Wales. And unlike many jaded, seasoned performers, Jones has never lost the joy in facing an audience, singing old warhorses like "It's Not Unusual" for the millioneth time. He gives it his all again, whether singing stripteasers like "Deliah," country cornballs like "Green Green Grass Of Home," rockers like "Satisfaction," ballads like "At This Moment," or funk like Prince's "Kiss." Jones' prodigious vocal skills put him in a category with the late, great Bobby Darin; there doesn't seem to be any musical genre he can't handle. This is an essential video for any Jones' fan (admitted or not) or anyone who still cares about crack showmanship in an age of also-rans and mediocrity. BUY IT.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tom Jones at his Best !!, September 17, 2001
This review is from: Tom Jones - Live at This Moment [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a great video that shows Tom Jones at what he does best- live stage shows. He does all his great old standards and some newer songs also. He has a great rapport with the audience and such a stage presence he is wonderful to watch. His dance moves and sexy attitude just add to his charisma. I met him in person around the time this video came out (we stayed at the same hotel) and he was wonderful in person also. He stopped to talk to me, and has the same off-stage personna he has onstage. His smile is dazzling and his singing and stage moves are at his best in this video. One of my very favorites !!
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