Mockingbird - Allison Moorer

The Hardest Part - Allison Moorer

It's hard not to sound glib or patronising when one says that Alison Moorer could learn a few lessons from her older sister, Shelby Lynne. You see, Shelby made a whole bunch of records not unlike this, Alison's second, before finally breaking out of the constraints created for her by the country music establishment and releasing her soul-influenced gem "I Am Shelby Lynne". Alison, like Shelby, has a great voice (though perhaps not as great) but it's the musical accompaniment that causes the problem. Only Buddy Miller's playing on "The Best That I Can Do" shines through; otherwise it's business as usual, with bland sounds and ...

The Hardest Part - Allison Moorer

It's hard not to sound glib or patronising when one says that Alison Moorer could learn a few lessons from her older sister, Shelby Lynne. You see, Shelby made a whole bunch of records not unlike this, Alison's second, before finally breaking out of the constraints created for her by the country music establishment and releasing her soul-influenced gem "I Am Shelby Lynne". Alison, like Shelby, has a great voice (though perhaps not as great) but it's the musical accompaniment that causes the problem. Only Buddy Miller's playing on "The Best That I Can Do" shines through; otherwise it's business as usual, with bland sounds and ...

Alabama Song - Allison Moorer

In the latter part of last year I was lucky enough to hear an album called, “Alabama Song”, by a New Country artiste by the name of Allison Moorer . I had already heard one track, “a Soft Place to Fall”, which was featured in the Robert Redford movie, “The Horse Whisperer”. Although New Country is my music of choice - (owing to the fact that you can put on an album, hear it all the way through and not have to ‘skip’ a single tack) - I was ‘moved to my boots’ by the way in which she wove her sultry voice around the lyrics of the poignant, "hard country" ballads, showing every posible nuance of ...

Alabama Song - Allison Moorer

In the latter part of last year I was lucky enough to hear an album called, “Alabama Song”, by a New Country artiste by the name of Allison Moorer . I had already heard one track, “a Soft Place to Fall”, which was featured in the Robert Redford movie, “The Horse Whisperer”. Although New Country is my music of choice - (owing to the fact that you can put on an album, hear it all the way through and not have to ‘skip’ a single tack) - I was ‘moved to my boots’ by the way in which she wove her sultry voice around the lyrics of the poignant, "hard country" ballads, showing every posible nuance of ...