Allison Moorer - Mockingbird
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Free Music Review: Wonderful listen
Hit: 5 Stars
Bought this without having heard this singer before. It's beautiful and I like every song on the album. Well worth having.Free Music Review: No Way
Hit: 1 Stars
I would never purchase anything by this artist.
I saw her at a festival and she "Dixie Chicked" her way onto my list of artists who feel it necessary to turn an event where I paid to listen to music into a political statement.
Bah Bye Allison! Enjoy your 'political' career!
Free Music Review: Unmemorable
Hit: 3 Stars
I wasn't familiar with Allison Moorer before listening to this CD, so I looked forward to hearing it. I am a big fan of women contemporary folk-rock singers like Patty Griffin, Kathleen Edwards, and Kris Delmhorst. "Mockingbird" is difficult for me to review because while it's not bad, I didn't find anything compelling about it. After three listens, I doubt it will get more play time from me. Ms. Moorer has a good voice but I don't think these songs do her justice. I also found the inconsistent musical styles bothersome, jumping from folk to rock to blues to orchestral. In summary, while it's pleasant music, there is nothing particularly memorable about this album that makes me want to come back to it.Free Music Review: Delightful Album from a Gifted Performer
Hit: 5 Stars
No stranger to the music scene, the 35-year old Allison Moorer, younger sister of Shelby Lynne has recorded numerous albums, with several singles listed on Billboard's Hot Country Song Charts.
Her new album, "Mockingbird," contains twelve tracks that defy identification with any specific music category. One can place her as alternative or folk just as easily as country. It is this diversity that is the charm of the album. Her voice ranges from soft and sultry, to classic country, to simple folk.
Two tracks, "Ring of Fire" and "Both Sides Now" are refreshing (and different) takes on perennial classics. Ms. Moorer offers a presentation that is refreshing and emotional. "She Knows" is a delightful waltz, while "Where is My Love" demonstrates her exceptional vocal range.
My favorite on the album is "Go, Leave," at once beautiful and haunting. Of the twelve cuts, all are well produced and arranged, and only one or two fail to hit the emotional chord inside.
MOCKINGBIRD is a fine album and I look forward to listening to her other works.
Free Music Review: Fascinating revisions of standards by a powerful performer
Hit: 5 Stars
I had never heard or heard of Allison Moorer before getting my hands on a review copy of this cd, but it seemed like a good match. I like female vocalists, and I like a good cover tune. It's always interesting to see how different artists interpret and present the same material. Country is not my primary genre, but I have wide tastes and very much enjoy the music of Moorer's sister, Shelby Lynne. I'm glad I decided to check her out, because what she does with this material (even the over-covered "Both Sides Now") is fascinating.
Moorer has a warm often husky contralto voice that invites comparison to her sister and would be equally at home in the blues as in her (evidently native) country...something she demonstrates with her version of Ma Rainey's "Daddy, Goodbye Blues. She knows how to use her voice to great effect, by turns smoky ("I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl") and plaintive ("Both Sides Now"). Don't look for too much toe-tapping here, although there is some; this is largely pensive balladry. Even "Ring of Fire" has been slowed down to a slow march. The highlight of the album for this listener is Julie Miller's "Orphan Train", which is tremendously moving and also instrumentally fascinating (bouzouki and banjo? Lovely). Though the material may be pensive, her approach is sometimes at the same time playful, as in the previously mentioned "Daddy, Goodbye Blues," which though sung straight utilizes effects that make it sound fifty years old.
Having heard what this mockingbird can do with other birdsong, I'm looking forward to learning what she does with her own material (there are only two originals on this album). This album is always pleasant, usually interesting and sometimes downright innovative.