TOM JONES Praise & Blame (2010 UK 11-track CD album - Tom Jones returns with a remarkable new collection of songs that examines choice and responsibility via a musical journey through the traditional spiritual repertoire. In his 70th year, this landmark album is a glowing achievement in what has been a ground-breaking, unpredictable roller-coaster of a 45-year career. The songs are taken from repertoire that includes American traditional, gospel and country, seeing Tom going back to his roots and creating a truly evocative musical work, aided and abetted by producer / musician Ethan Johns. From the opening track, a stunning version of Dylan's 'What Good Am I', the listener is invited on a forthright, reflective and poignant journey that explores the terrain of the conscience. Moving through a disconcerted 'Did Trouble Me', a gut-howling version of John Lee Hooker's 'Burning Hell', and on to the exhortations of the album closer 'Run On')