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Golden Delicious
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews What's this?

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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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

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27 Jennifers
I went to school with 27 Jennifers 16 Jenns, 10 Jennies and then there was her Yeah, it? s the sweet shine of Yeah, force of divine love The blessed... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. 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.
  2. Blender
    70
    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.'
  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.
  4. Prefix Magazine
    55
    To extend the title’s metaphor, Golden Delicious has the taste, but none of the bite.
  5. cokemachineglow
    51
    Golden Delicious confronts, rejects, and reinterprets his own past, which simply leaves me longing for a return to it.
  6. 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.
  7. NOW Magazine
    40
    The latest release from former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty isn’t quite as annoying as Matthews’s catalogue, but it comes close.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. JohnT.
    Apr 2, 2008
    10
    This album is fantastic!!!!! I wrote a song about your car, fort hood, Wednesday. Lots to like here.. great summer jams. Lighten up folks!
  2. [Anonymous]
    Mar 3, 2008
    9
    Interesting production, some excellent song writing. Most Soul Coughing of any of Doughty's solo work yet. In my opinion, better than Haughty.
  4. DSquared
    Apr 7, 2008
    9
    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 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.… Expand
  5. SpearsD.
    Mar 2, 2008
    7
    Good but not as good as Haughty Melodic.
  6. HeckE.
    Mar 9, 2008
    7
    Not as strong as Haughty Melodic, but a good record with some great moments stretched out across too much average material. Short running 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.… Collapse
  7. R.L.
    Mar 4, 2008
    7
    Dan Wilson, primarily, was the frontman for Semisonic. I think that's a bit more important than writing songs for the Dixie Chicks. Give 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.… Expand
  8. MM.
    Mar 1, 2008
    1
    Sure, Dan Wilson's production is great as usual. Unfortunately, the greatest production in the world can't make up for bad songwriting.

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