"Butt lock"

Allison Moorer is one of my favorite kinds of performers -- not only can she sing beautifully, but she's a terrific storyteller. I've said before that I'd go see Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin just talk, and Allison might make that list as well.

Anyway, while introducing "Fair Weather," she mentioned how it was written while she was in Barcelona (acknowledging the enviability of having Barcelona as a place to work) with her husband and record producer, Steve Earle. He heard her working on it, and came in the room all excited because "we need a single."

This gave Allison "butt lock." That is, she said, "the technical term for not being able to finish the words." So Steve pitched in on verse two. And it sounds great. So does the whole record for that matter. The recorded versions of the songs, featuring, an entire band and some overdubbed (but not overdone) harmonies, are a much different than the solo acoustic appearance. Much more '60s-ish pop. Really good stuff. Maybe it's just the halo effect of the free CD (and free pizza), but I REALLY like this.