Getting Somewhere

Allison Moorer | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Label: SUGAR HILL
• Copyright: (C) 2006 Sugar Hill Records, A Welk Music Group Company
• Total Length: 30:59
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• ASIN: B001F3L8WU
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,165 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a Shame, June 20, 2006

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Harold Billings (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Somewhere (Audio CD)

Alison has such a lovely voice that it is a shame that it gets so covered up by Steve's production. A rather muddy sound to this -- which may fit Steve's style in some cases, but not in what Allison does best ... which is to let her lyrics work their magic while that beautiful voice is clear and up front. The lyrics are even less clear on this album than has been the case on several of her recent songs.

It takes a lot of listening to get what Allison has to say, and she is an excellent lyricist with some of the most powerful songs in today's country-Americana field. But as one commentator says, she is allowing herself to drift too much towards pop. And that is just not her best metier. Compare the placement of her voice on this album with that of Brandi Carlile on her recent CD. What a shame that Steve did so badly by this wonderful talent.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than meets the eye, October 5, 2006

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Bert Echo (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Somewhere (Audio CD)

At first listen, 'Getting Somewhere' plays like an Allison Moorer foray into traditional singer-songwriter pop. However, after a few spins, Moorer's personal lyrics begin to come to the surface. 'Work To Do' and 'Fairweather' are tight pop songs that deal with moving on after the end of a bad relationship and the resulting promise of a clean slate. While the protagonist of 'The Duel' from Moorer's previous album of the same name was "a newborn atheist", the main character on 'Hallelujah' wearily professes that "faith is hard to find, thank God I found mine in time". Moorer's double-tracked vocals on 'Where You Are' are simply sublime in a touching chamber-pop tune reportedly written for her sister, Shelby Lynne. Moorer's powerful voice is in fine form throughout the album and she is backed by a top-notch band that never overplays its hand. There is not a wasted note or lyric on this album that clocks in at a bit over 30 minutes. Moorer has never been better as a lyricist and this is exemplified by the timely closing song 'Getting Somewhere', with it's eerie slide and electric guitar and lyrics that allude to Hurricane Katrina "broken and banished left there to sink, knee deep in water not one drop to drink" and the Iraq War "motherless babies and husbandless brides, stranded with nothing but tears in their eyes, no home to go to their world ripped apart, look to the sky and they open their hearts".

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A change will do you good!, November 11, 2007

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Thomas E. Davis (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Somewhere (Audio CD)

Those country traditionalists wedded to Allison Moorer's old sound will not like the way she's changed upon wedding Steve Earle. But Moorer has never allowed herself to be stuck in or chained to any one musical style, and this transition from alt-country toward a popular sensibility is a superb showcase for her fine songwriting and her magical voice. Give it a try. I love the varied instrumentation she employs as well as the variety of themes she explores. It's definitely a new day for Allison, and this change, in my view, has done her a world of good.