Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious
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Artist: Mike DoughtyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Music Label: Ato Records
Soundtracks:
- Fort Hood
- I Just Want the Girl in the Blue Dress to Keep on Dancing
- Put It Down
- More Bacon than the Pan Can Handle
- 27 Jennifers
- I Wrote a Song About Your Car
- I Got the Drop on You
- Wednesday (No Se Apoye)
- Like a Luminous Girl
- Nectarine (part one)
- Navigating by the Stars at Night
Music reviews of Golden Delicious
Music Review: Same flavor, just less filling
Rating: 4 Stars
3.5 Stars (rounded up)
The vast majority of Mike Doughty's fan base is well aware of his former career as the voice of Soul Coughing, the pioneering funky alt-hip-hop group that rode the post-grunge alternative wave to cult status during the 1990s. Their first album, Ruby Vroom, was an instant classic, full of energy, grit and a cuttingly unique style that brought nerdy/abstract poetry together with a funky beat. After a strong follow-up (Irresistable Bliss) the band released one more effort, El Oso, before disbanding. While boasting a similar sound and feel to the first two efforts, Oso was an odd-man-out among the band's catalog. It was still funky, fun and abstract but the band seemed to be running out of ideas. The lyrics were not as clever, the band sounded obsessed with current trends in electronica, and a new slicker production style ultimately marred the album. It's still a fun listen but it doesn't get nearly as many spins on my player as the first two albums do.
I am thinking that Golden Delicious is kinda-sorta Mike Doughty's solo El Oso. Yeah it's Mike, it's funky and fun, on the surface it sounds pretty similar to the last record (the superb Haughty Melodic) even as it takes one more step away from the rawness of Skittish and Rockity Roll (his two heartfelt early solo EPs). Yet on further listens, I find that this one lacks some of the depth of Haughty as well as the strength of the songwriting. Haughty is a virtual classic, all of the tracks are memorable (at least to me) and heartfelt. Some sound plaintive, others speak about some newfound spiritual awakening, and it's all done in such a way as to seem believable and true. It was a progression - still funky, yet also deep. This album strips away the depth for what sounds more like dance tracks. Fun yes, but I'd rather hear about the Gray Ghost than blasting Young Jeezy in a parking lot. I thought Mike had moved past that. The addition of a slicker production style also takes us backwards towards the tail end of Soul Coughing's career, and like El Oso it does not serve Mike well. It strikes me as an attempt to cover up some of the album's weaknesses. It's no surprise that the best song here is "27 Jennifers," a track originally recorded during the Rockity Roll sessions. Is Mike running out of ideas?
Now this all may seem a bit harsh and that's not what I'm going for. In fact I enjoy this album very much and it is growing on me. I just hate to see someone who has so much potential to grow artistically take a step backwards, albeit a small one. Better luck next time Mike, even though you are just a little bit off track.
Description of Golden Delicious
Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty is a true multi-media artist: musician, songwriter, poet, playwright, photographer, and an avid, eloquent blogger. On this 2008 album, Doughty and Grammy-winning producer Dan Wilson worked with Doughty's touring band to craft a driven, organic sound around Mike's savvy, agile lyrical escapades. Lead track 'Fort Hood' is named for the U.S. army base that has suffered the greatest number of casualties in the Iraq War; the anthem was inspired by a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. In less somber moments, 'Put It Down' is a hip-shaking Pop gem, and the fan favorite '27 Jennifers' was recorded with a live band for the first time. Golden Delicious is the follow-up to Doughty's album Haughty Melodic (2005). 11 tracks. ATO.Alternative Rock CDs
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