The Gambler (Mike Doughty album)
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The Gambler is an EP
by Mike Doughty
, released in 2005 exclusively through the iTunes Music Store. It contains mostly live performances. Several of the tracks are covers ("The Gambler
" - Kenny Rogers
, "Strange Powers" - The Magnetic Fields
, and "The King of Carrot Flowers" - Neutral Milk Hotel
), and two of the songs were originally performed with Doughty's previous band Soul Coughing
. ("St. Louise Is Listening" and "Janine" can be found on the Soul Coughing
albums El Oso
and Ruby Vroom
respectively.) The EP also includes a video
for the song "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well," a track found on Doughty's previously released album Haughty Melodic
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Mike Doughty
Mike Doughty
Mike Doughty is an American indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s, and in the 2000s, became a solo artist...
, released in 2005 exclusively through the iTunes Music Store. It contains mostly live performances. Several of the tracks are covers ("The Gambler
The Gambler (song)
"The Gambler" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had...
" - Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, "Strange Powers" - The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields is the principal creative outlet of singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt...
, and "The King of Carrot Flowers" - Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....
), and two of the songs were originally performed with Doughty's previous band Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing was a popular New York-based alternative rock band. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 1990s. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes the band as "one of the most unusual cult...
. ("St. Louise Is Listening" and "Janine" can be found on the Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing was a popular New York-based alternative rock band. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 1990s. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes the band as "one of the most unusual cult...
albums El Oso
El Oso
El Oso , released in 1998 is the third and final album by the New York City band Soul Coughing. The disc is marked by a deep drum and bass influence...
and Ruby Vroom
Ruby Vroom
Ruby Vroom was Soul Coughing's 1994 debut album. The album's sound is a mixture of sample-based tunes , guitar based tunes like...
respectively.) The EP also includes a video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well," a track found on Doughty's previously released album Haughty Melodic
Haughty Melodic
Haughty Melodic is an album by Mike Doughty released on May 3, 2005. Doughty described the album as "a bunch of songs about yearning and redemption and happiness and hope." The album's sound is dense, stuffed full of multi-tracked guitars, horns, keyboards, and Doughty's own voice multiplied over...
.
Track listing
- "The GamblerThe Gambler (song)"The Gambler" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had...
" (studio version) - Kenny Rogers cover - "Strange Powers" (live on XM Radio’s “The Loft”)
- "St. Louise Is Listening" (live on KCRWKCRWKCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
) - "Busting Up a Starbucks" (live on KEXPKEXPKEXP-FM is a public radio station based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys. Its broadcasting license is owned by the University of Washington, which operates the station in a partnership with Paul Allen's Experience Music Project...
) - "The King of Carrot Flowers" (live on KEXP)
- "Janine" (live from the street in Seattle)
- VIDEO: "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well"
External links
- Links to download EP and cover art - through Mike Doughty's web site