Doop and the Inside Outlaws

I’m not sure if Don “Doop” Duprie is married or has a girlfriend. If not and he tries to win a heart with songs from his new CD with The Inside Outlaws, Blood River, he better be careful which ones he chooses. I’d avoid “If I Were You I’d Probably Hate Me Too:”

“When we first met I used to treat you like a queen
Nowadays it don’t seem like I’m anything but mean
And I don’t blame you for feelin the way you do
If I were you I’d probably hate me too”

Probably should avoid “Tougher On You” as well:

“It’s been tough on me, I hope I find a way to get through
It’s been tough on me, and baby I’m sorry
‘Cause it’s been tougher on you”

“Again” probably wouldn’t be the best choice either:

…I know I ain’t been perfect, and prob’ly deserve most of this
Between the drinkin’ and the fightin’, you have a right to be pissed.”

Fortunately, these aren’t the only songs on the Detroiter’s new CD! Don “Doop” Duprie is one of the main singer-songwriters of the Inside Outlaws collective that includes Ty Stone, Matt Dmits, Scott Kinson and others in Detroit and Nashville. Previously a firefighter, Doop is now smoking as a full-time Detroit and Nashville singer/songwriter. Seeking an outlet for his lifelong passion for music and songwriting, Doop founded the first edition of the Inside Outlaws in 2005 with longtime friend and co-writer Ty Stone and manager Sam Wood. The Inside Outlaws are a group of singer-songwriters dedicated to developing new talent through education and networking which found tremendous success in 2006 by establishing a relationship between Kid Rock and Ty Stone which eventually led to Stone being signed to Top Dog/Atlantic Records.

Blood River is full of great tunes and energy, brutal honesty and good storytelling. Doop is joined on the disc by too many people to list. Highlights include “Without You,” an organ laced tune that follows the unfortunate course of events in one family and the eventual realization of the youngest that he can’t make it without help from ‘above’. My favorite tune on the disc is the “on the run from the law” rocker “Done ‘Em Right.” He sings:

“So I picked up a waitress out near Kalamazoo;
she said dinners on me boy but I’m comin with you
Now I can’t tell ya what happened through the course of the night,
But I’ll tell that girl done a lot of things wrong,
but she sure done ‘em right!”

This is a fine CD by a guy who is obviously a talented songwriter.  It also sounds like the Inside Outlaws collective is working to insure that we have fine music and good songwriters to listen to for a long time!