Stuff I've been through

"His fifth solo album since 2005 [is] a fine, all original effort that combines catchy tunes with both serious and comic messages ... California is not all streets of gold, as Mike tells us in the slow blues "This Ain't No Disneyland" with the backing vocalists and mournful trumpet featured. In complete contrast "Goodbye Tamika" is an attractive soul tune with great horns and a terrific groove, albeit that the song celebrates the end of a relationship, the title character failing to live up to Mike's standards, slumped on the couch watching TV and smoking dope - it's a standout track on the album".

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"Kid Andersen - who produced the album at his Greaseland Studios - is on hand to provide searing guitar work, and the other musicians are all superb, too. But what really elevates Stuff I've Been Through to the level of something truly special and remarkable is the "big" instrumentation. Thick and emotionally evocative strings, tight and fulsome brass: those are some of the secret ingredients that make Stuff I've Been Through more than just a very good record".