Shelby Lynn & Allison Moorer / Not Dark Yet


Just thought I would mention what a great album by these two sisters that, Not Dark Yet, has turned out to be, this will be one of those albums that might not ever leave my rotation of play.
tooblue

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tooblue,  Check out Allison's "The Hardest Part".  It's country rock and the story of the deterioration of her parent's marriage ending in a murder-suicide.  It's not cheerful but it's one of the best albums in this genre, IMHO.  I don't understand why it's not considered a classic.
Check out "The Hardest Part." It’s a great album and there is a "hidden track" about 30 seconds after the last listed track, "Feeling That Feeling Again," that gives Allison’s version of the events of that night.

I don’t think that Shelby and Allison witnessed the murder/suicide but they were at home at the time.

Allison has just had a tragic life. She married Steve Earle a few years ago and had an autistic son with him. That experience influenced songs like, "Mama Let the Wolf In" on her most recent album, "Down To Believing," which is also a very good album, less country, more rock.

Since Steve is not the kind of guy to stick around and raise an autistic son, the marriage ended in divorce. Allison is a tremendously strong person to have endured all this and be able to carry on. She’s a great singer too. I’d recommend the two albums I’ve mentioned and then explore some of her others if you like what you hear.