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Golden Delicious
by Mike Doughty


6.7

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Haughty Melodic

Official Artist Site

Doughty's second studio album was produced by Dan Wilson, who cowrote songs with the Dixie Chicks.

LABEL:	Ato
RELEASE DATE:	19 February 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Alternative

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Billboard

It may be his poppiest and slickest work to date, but Golden Delicious is more proof that Mike Doughty still knows where to make the melodies twist and turn to find the sweet spot among the ridiculous, the sublime and the sad.

Blender

Doughty’s fourth and best solo album gives up two keepers: the semi-absurdist 'More Bacon Than the Pan Can Handle,' with Stephanie Bischoff’s guest vocals sexier for sure than any synth weirdness Soul Coughing ever confabulated, and the mournfully understated Iraq opener, 'Fort Hood.'

PopMatters

Doughty’s sophomore LP, Golden Delicious, goes heavy on the groove and the hook, but it may go a little too soft on the edges.

Paste Magazine

For fans who’ve followed the singer/songwriter since the demise of Soul Coughing, there’s a lot to recommend on Golden Delicious.

Slant Magazine

Golden Delicious as a whole, feels like it has the potential to be great but falls short.

Prefix Magazine

To extend the title’s metaphor, Golden Delicious has the taste, but none of the bite.

cokemachineglow

Golden Delicious confronts, rejects, and reinterprets his own past, which simply leaves me longing for a return to it.

All Music Guide

There are still some moments that show what Doughty is capable of, where he holds back on the production and instrumentation and lets his acoustic guitar chords and voice take over, like in the darker 'I Got the Drop on You,' which references his Soul Coughing days while still coming across as an original, but this is a rarity among the slick and silly tracks that make up the rest of Golden Delicious.

Pitchfork

Eventually Doughty is going to have to do something about his lyrics, because "The moonlight shines like a luminous girl tonight/ Yeah, Jesus Christ like a luminous girl tonight" isn't going to hack it.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Golden Delicious rides along on an unchanging, mid-tempo vibe that puts too much weight on Doughty's limited vocal range, stumbling midway through on the cringe-inducingly unfunky 'More Bacon Than The Pan Can Handle.'

NOW Magazine

The latest release from former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty isn’t quite as annoying as Matthews’s catalogue, but it comes close.

The average user rating for this album is 6.7 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Andy gave it an8:
There was about a month where I couldn't get enough of this album. Yes, its a bit watered down with pop, but for pop theres enough substance to keep things interesting. Maybe its that I'm of a younger generation, but Soul Coughing is too damn smug for me. On this album, Doughty settles down a bit. All this said, "More Bacon than the pan can handle" is one of the worst songs of the year.

D Squared gave it a9:
It's not easy to write megahits like Mike does, too bad the general public is missing out on such great work. He's a genius and this album small-rocks.

John T. gave it a10:
This album is fantastic!!!!! I wrote a song about your car, fort hood, Wednesday. Lots to like here.. great summer jams. Lighten up folks!

Mike B. gave it a4:
Most songs that aren't mediocre on this album, Doughty has ruined by putting cheap "na na na" type filler in. Lame. And another rendition of 27 Jennifers? Why? It was good the first time, it's not as good on this album. I am sorely disappointed. Don't even get me started on the pile that is "More Bacon Than the Pan Can Handle". Ugh.

Heck E. gave it a7:
Not as strong as Haughty Melodic, but a good record with some great moments stretched out across too much average material. Short running time and lack of any really stellar material earn this record a 7 for me. "More Bacon..." feels like a last minute filler for older SC fans and only has half the feel of the original band.

R.L. gave it a7:
Dan Wilson, primarily, was the frontman for Semisonic. I think that's a bit more important than writing songs for the Dixie Chicks. Give the guy some credit.

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
Interesting production, some excellent song writing. Most Soul Coughing of any of Doughty's solo work yet. In my opinion, better than Haughty.

Golden Delicious by Mike Doughty

Golden Delicious
by Mike Doughty