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It is her warmest, most ambitious, searing, and gutsy record yet.
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A wide-ranging sampler of female compositions on which Moorer mostly provides subtle touches and an abundance of cool presence.
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Moorer takes an approach opposite to Lynne’s on the stripped-down Lovin’, giving each track its own distinct personality: Gillian Welch’s 'Revelator' is droning folk rock, Simone’s 'I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl' an organ-led torch song, June Carter Cash’s 'Ring of Fire' a drum-looped twang-hop. They all deserve a little spotlight.
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Hiccups aside, there's something really brave and thoroughly punk rock about hearing her tackle Ma Rainey's 'Daddy Goodbye Blues.'
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On Mockingbird, she mostly succeeds in making this very fine collection of songs her own.
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Whether or not it works as a testament to "the feminine voice" is debatable, but Mockingbird reasserts that Moorer's is an artistic voice worth hearing.
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The effortless Mockingbird proves she doesn't need to write to make music that's all her own.
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Under The RadarThere are some obvious picks, but Moorer is in such fine voice throughout that there's no need to quibble over song selecction. [Winter 2008, p.89]
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Buddy Miller pares down the arrangements and Moorer relaxes, allowing her dark, sultry voice to simmer. [Mar 2008, p.106]
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UncutIronically, the straight country of Jessi Colter's 'I'm Looking For Blue Eyes,' suits her best, while the busted drones and banjos of Julie Miller's 'Orphan Train' suggest there is better still to come. [Apr 2008, p.98]
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Choosing to record only songs by women is an intriguing twist. It might actually have made for a great comeback album if Moorer had dug a little deeper for more appropriate material.
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MojoThe use of borowed items invites comparisons, not only with the originals but also with other versions of the same song. And there Moorer fails the test. [Apr 2008, p.102]
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TriciaE.Apr 29, 2008
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MikeM.Mar 5, 2008