aka "Mike Doughty Rediscovers the Cello." This album has Doughty going back to his roots. And I mean that in 2 ways....his Soul Coughing roots are being revisited in the form of out-of-tune string instruments popping up on a bunch of songs. And also, this album sounds much more like Skittish than it does like either of his two newer albums...meaning it's a lot of (but not exclusively) just him and a guitar, no band. Which, in the end, makes this much less of a pop album than his previous two were. I gotta admire the effort by Mike, and this "progression" mostly succeeds. A few songs are strange just for the sake of it, and it's at those moments the album unfortunately stumbles a bit. But it wouldn't be a Mike Doughty album without those "experiments", so I've learned to expect them, if not embrace them. At least there isn't a "More Bacon Than The Pan Can Handle" track this time. *shudders*(This review brought to you by your local Mike Doughty enthusiast. My apologies if you didn't follow what I was saying. I'm not usually this elitist.)
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Thanks for this. It is good. Not his best, but very good. Most of the stuff reminds me of Grey Ghost. I could do with out the lyric, "Chase the Mermaid. Chase, Chase the Mermaid." BUt you can't win 'em all.
By the way, my wife is happy. She love Doughty.
Glad you're enjoying it. I'm with you totally. It is very solid and good, but doesn't quite reach greatness.
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