Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Amy Allison Title: Sad Girl Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Diesel Only Release Date: 9/25/2001 Genres: Country, Pop Style: Americana Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 634457139220, 803680568903 |
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It would be nice not to have to mention that Amy Allison is the daughter of Mose Allison, who occupies a unique place in American music. The thing about gentleman Mose is, as far back as the 1950s, he sang riotously fun... more » |
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Amazon.com It would be nice not to have to mention that Amy Allison is the daughter of Mose Allison, who occupies a unique place in American music. The thing about gentleman Mose is, as far back as the 1950s, he sang riotously funny blues and jazz material with a face so straight that audiences often didn't know whether he was laughing with them, at them, or at all. Daughter Amy has a similar difficulty, if that's the right word. She seems to be mocking the whiney, self-pitying aspects of traditional country music by exaggerating them beyond measure, lyrically and vocally, but her sad-eyed Buster Keaton presentation daunts the listener into wondering whether she's being serious, sardonic, or satiric. And the answer is, yes. As the line in the title song states, "It's not just an act, it's a matter of fact." Allison's intelligence is unquestionable. So, too, is her talent. And if, like a plantation manor ghost in her father's Mississippi, she chooses to haunt the one lonely room in country music where humor and genuine angst co-reside, so be it. --Henry Cabot Beck Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBest record of the year! only record of the year! library guy | New York, NY United States | 11/02/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "buy it now! tell her that guy who used to be at nearly every show sent you! this from an early punk who wouldn't cross the street to see most bands anymore... soulful, beautifully sung played & produced northeastern country(-ish) & honky-tonk(-ish), satisfying smart & genuine lyrics with a great feeling for melody Everybody I brought to shows was similarly sold, and her hand-wringing anxiety in front of a band makes you giddy. Might be a little adenoidal for some but those people are stupid clowns. If she can stay this good and get better-known, it'd be good for everybody all around." A dozen kinds of sadness Jim Buck | Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom | 05/24/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "My brother-in-law is a country music fan, and brought this back from a visit to the USA. The fool tossed the recording aside after playing no more than a minute of the first track (he's such a simple soul!). When I house sat for them earlier this year this was one of the few discs not taken on the boat. Alone in the house at 2am, I put this on the player and suddenly the wee small hours became a whole lot smaller. The first track (Listless and Lonesome)matched my mood perfectly. After that I found song after song awash in a dozen kinds of sadness. Amy Allison's emotional twine has a multitude of strands--employing nuances that beggars the power of ordinary English to describe-undoing knots of feeling which are, at once, familar and novel to the listener. The: beauty of her voice; the wit and poetry fashioning her lyrics--find superb compliment in a skilled team of musicians. If asked to pick a favourite track, off Sad Girl, I would probably provide a different answer each time. Its an: any time of day; any time of year; any time of life, experience. By the time my sister and her husband came back home, I had played this dozens of times and appreciated it just as much as that first listening. I hoped my brother-in-law would let me take the CD with me when I left. But something in the way I asked alerted the mean bollock brain to a possible coup on my part. He's playing it all the time now. Fortunately, I was able to buy my own copy through Amazon.com." A treat for the ears... Lindsay Hutton | Scotland | 12/02/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Amy Allison makes skewed country music that works on so many levels that other artists could never get a scoob on. Perfect in every way. You'll be the sad one if you don't dig in matey!"
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