Golden Delicious
by Mike Doughty
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Feb 19, 2008
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18

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  1. MikeB.
    Mar 21, 2008
    4
    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.

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. AllMusic
    50
    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.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    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.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    60
    For fans who’ve followed the singer/songwriter since the demise of Soul Coughing, there’s a lot to recommend on Golden Delicious.
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