Haughty Melodic is an album by Mike Doughty released on May 3, 2005. The album title is an anagram of the artist's fuller name; Michael Doughty. Doughty described the album as "a bunch of songs about yearning, redemption, happiness and hope."[5] The album's sound is dense,[1] with multi-tracked guitars, horns, keyboards, and Doughty's own voice multiplied over himself in harmony; a departure both from the sounds of Soul Coughing and Doughty's solo acoustic work.
It was gradually recorded over the course of two years at the home of producer Dan Wilson (of Semisonic). In contrast to his previous stripped-down releases, Doughty brought in many other musicians to record Haughty Melodic, including multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, upright bass player John Munson, and N.E.R.D. drummer Eric Fawcett.
The album's arduous process began when Doughty flew out to Minneapolis to collaborate with Wilson on a bridge for his song "Busting Up a Starbucks." Wilson and Doughty had been set up by their mutual manager, Jim Grant. The two wrote the song "American Car" and made simple demos of guitar, piano and drum machine, which inspired Doughty so much that he tapped Wilson to produce a full album—despite the fact that he had no label and would have to weave recording sessions periodically in Wilson's busy schedule.
Doughty would fly out to Minnesota every few weeks for a session—a few days here, a couple of weeks there—and as the album gradually took shape it departed from those initial, sparse demos; in the time between sessions Doughty and Wilson would conceive new parts, new instrumentation, ideas for replacing one part for another. Doughty has remarked that he felt tortured by the stop-and-start process of constant re-examination, but in the end believed that the album achieved a kind of perfection through the time and scrutiny.
Track listingedit
"Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well" – 3:59
"Unsingable Name" – 4:17
"Madeline and Nine" – 3:03
"Busting Up a Starbucks" – 4:19
"White Lexus" – 2:20
"American Car" – 4:42
"Tremendous Brunettes" (ft. Dave Matthews on vocals) – 2:45
"I Hear the Bells" – 4:19
"Sunken-Eyed Girl" – 3:23
"Grey Ghost" – 3:15
Playing the CD on a computer that uses the GracenoteCDDB to identify track names displays the title as "Grey Ghost (Here's the hidden message. Eat your greens. Read "Everything and Nothing" by Borges. Thanks for listening. Mike)"[citation needed]
"His Truth Is Marching On" – 3:36
"Your Misfortune" – 3:06
Early bootlegedit
Before the album's official release, an early "bootleg" was leaked onto the internet with a different track list and early unfinished versions of the songs, most notably: a version of "Tremendous Brunettes", which did not include vocals from Dave Matthews, as well as the song "I'm Still Drinking in My Dreams", which was excluded from the album when it was released. Like the original leak of The Skittish Sessions, these versions of the songs are extremely hard to find. In 2012, "I'm Still Drinking in My Dreams" was released officially as a part of Doughty's limited-time subscription service, The Lo-Fi Lodge, with a mastered version appearing on the re-release of Haughty Melodic. However, that recording varies from this early bootleg version, specifically this version includes a baritone solo after the bridge, and the released version's solo is a keyboard imitating a slide guitar.
"Unsingable Name"
"Madeline and Nine"
"Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well"
"I'm Still Drinking in My Dreams"
"American Car"
"I Hear The Bells"
"Tremendous Brunettes"
"Grey Ghost"
"Sunkeneyed Girl"
"Busting Up a Starbucks"
"White Lexus"
Referencesedit
^ abWestergaard, Sean. "Haughty Melodic – Mike Doughty". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
^Crock, Jason (May 4, 2005). "Mike Doughty: Haughty Melodic". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^Christian Hoard; Barry Walters; David Wild (May 19, 2005). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
^. Radio & Records. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
External linksedit
Haughty Melodic lyrics and clips at MikeDoughty.com
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on May 3 2005 The album title is an anagram of the artist s fuller name Michael Doughty Doughty described the album as a bunch of songs about yearning redemption happiness and hope 5 The album s sound is dense 1 with multi tracked guitars horns keyboards and Doughty s own voice multiplied over himself in harmony a departure both from the sounds of Soul Coughing and Doughty s solo acoustic work Haughty MelodicStudio album by Mike DoughtyReleasedMay 3 2005Recorded2002 2005GenreRockLength43 09LabelATO RecordsProducerDan WilsonMike Doughty chronologySkittish Rockity Roll 2004 Haughty Melodic 2005 The Gambler 2005 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Robert Christgau 2 Pitchfork5 5 10 3 Rolling Stone 4 Contents 1 Production 2 Track listing 3 Early bootleg 4 References 5 External linksProduction editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message It was gradually recorded over the course of two years at the home of producer Dan Wilson of Semisonic In contrast to his previous stripped down releases Doughty brought in many other musicians to record Haughty Melodic including multi instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily upright bass player John Munson and N E R D drummer Eric Fawcett The album s arduous process began when Doughty flew out to Minneapolis to collaborate with Wilson on a bridge for his song Busting Up a Starbucks Wilson and Doughty had been set up by their mutual manager Jim Grant The two wrote the song American Car and made simple demos of guitar piano and drum machine which inspired Doughty so much that he tapped Wilson to produce a full album despite the fact that he had no label and would have to weave recording sessions periodically in Wilson s busy schedule Doughty would fly out to Minnesota every few weeks for a session a few days here a couple of weeks there and as the album gradually took shape it departed from those initial sparse demos in the time between sessions Doughty and Wilson would conceive new parts new instrumentation ideas for replacing one part for another Doughty has remarked that he felt tortured by the stop and start process of constant re examination but in the end believed that the album achieved a kind of perfection through the time and scrutiny Track listing edit Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well 3 59 Unsingable Name 4 17 Madeline and Nine 3 03 Busting Up a Starbucks 4 19 White Lexus 2 20 American Car 4 42 Tremendous Brunettes ft Dave Matthews on vocals 2 45 I Hear the Bells 4 19 Sunken Eyed Girl 3 23 Grey Ghost 3 15 Playing the CD on a computer that uses the Gracenote CDDB to identify track names displays the title as Grey Ghost Here s the hidden message Eat your greens Read Everything and Nothing by Borges Thanks for listening Mike citation needed His Truth Is Marching On 3 36 Your Misfortune 3 06Early bootleg editBefore the album s official release an early bootleg was leaked onto the internet with a different track list and early unfinished versions of the songs most notably a version of Tremendous Brunettes which did not include vocals from Dave Matthews as well as the song I m Still Drinking in My Dreams which was excluded from the album when it was released Like the original leak of The Skittish Sessions these versions of the songs are extremely hard to find In 2012 I m Still Drinking in My Dreams was released officially as a part of Doughty s limited time subscription service The Lo Fi Lodge with a mastered version appearing on the re release of Haughty Melodic However that recording varies from this early bootleg version specifically this version includes a baritone solo after the bridge and the released version s solo is a keyboard imitating a slide guitar Unsingable Name Madeline and Nine Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well I m Still Drinking in My Dreams American Car I Hear The Bells Tremendous Brunettes Grey Ghost Sunkeneyed Girl Busting Up a Starbucks White Lexus References edit a b Westergaard Sean Haughty Melodic Mike Doughty Allmusic Retrieved December 4 2011 Robert Christgau Mike Doughty Haughty Melodic Roberts Christgau Consumer Guide Retrieved December 4 2011 Crock Jason May 4 2005 Mike Doughty Haughty Melodic Pitchfork Retrieved June 11 2020 Christian Hoard Barry Walters David Wild May 19 2005 Haughty Melodic Mike Doughty Review Rolling Stone Archived from the original on May 3 2008 Retrieved December 4 2011 Mike Doughty s Haughty Melodic To Be Released May 3 on ATO Records U S Spring Summer Tour Radio amp Records 12 April 2012 Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 Retrieved 4 December 2011 External links editHaughty Melodic lyrics and clips at MikeDoughty com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haughty Melodic amp oldid 1185361603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
