Mike Doughty - Sad Man Happy Man
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Artist: Mike DoughtyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-10-06
Music Label: ATO RECORDS / RED
Soundtracks:
- Nectarine
- Rising Up
- Doubly
- Lorna Zauberberg
- Burn You
- Pleasure on Credit
- Lord Lord Help Me Just To Rock Rock On
- Whole World
- Box The Days
- Year Of The Dog
- Diane
- How To Fuck A Republican
- Casper The Friendly Ghost
Music reviews of Sad Man Happy Man
Music Review: Boxing up the days
Rating: 4 Stars
4.5 Stars.
Mike Doughty's post-Soul Coughing career has been pretty impressive. His initial solo recordings (Skittish and Rockity Roll) had a unique homemade sound, which emphasized the quality of his witty, often sarcastic but also sometimes frighteningly honest songs. He took a step back towards a more produced sound with 2005's Haughty Melodic, probably his best recording to date. The songs on that album are some of my favorites of all time, and I can think of few other albums I come back to as often as that one. Perhaps this is why I found the follow-up, Golden Delicious (2008), to be missing something. Although it has grown on me, too much of that record still sounds like paint-by-numbers Mike, or Mike not really challenging himself.
This new release does a lot to correct the mistakes of the past one. The songs are once again consistently engaging, and Mike has returned to a more homemade sound. This suits him well and gives the songs space to breathe. This song cycle deals a lot with overcoming hard times, be it rejection from a girl or just rough experiences in general. It fits the stage Mike is at in his life, as a recovering addict who has obviously learned his lessons the hard way. Other songs are bouncy fun (albeit with some dark undertones) such as "Pleasure On Credit." I also enjoy the engaging story-songs, which are written with enough detail to make them relatable. The closing cover of Daniel Johnston's "Casper The Friendly Ghost" is touching and suits Mike's style of playing very well. The stripped-down instrumentation (augmented sometimes by a cello) is just enough to make the point, which for Mike is all that is needed.
Although I am still hoping for another recording of the same quality as Haughty Melodic, this is pretty close and well worth your time. I'd say I am already addicted.
Description of Sad Man Happy Man
2009 album from the former Soul Coughing frontman. Genius lyricist, musician, songwriter, poet, playwright, photographer, columnist, blogger, and true multi-media artist Doughty has given into the pressure he has felt for years from fans to record an acoustic album again. Sad Man Happy Man isn't entirely acoustic -- Doughty's experimentation with drum machines and Ableton software adds a larger dynamic to Mike's acoustic efforts along with cello player Andrew Scrap Livingston. For the track 'Doubly Gratified', Doughty went back to an old friend, Soul Coughing producer David Kahne. Sad Man Happy Man is the follow up to 2008's Golden Delicious.Alternative Rock CDs
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