Gov't Mule

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Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule 2008
Gov't Mule 2008
General information
Genre (s) Rock , southern rock , hard rock , blues rock , blues
founding 1994
Website http://www.mule.net/
Current occupation
Warren Haynes
Jorgen Carlsson (since October 2008)
Keyboards, guitar, vocals
 Danny Louis (since 2003)
Matt Abts
former members
bass
 Allen Woody (1994-2000)
bass
 Andy Hess (2003-2008)

Gov't Mule (pronounced "Government Mule") is an American rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody (both members of the Allman Brothers Band ) and drummer Matt Abts (formerly with Dickey Betts, among others Band ) was founded.

Band history

Gov't Mule - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017

The debut album, titled after the band, was released a year after Gov't Mule was founded and reached number 5 on US blues albums. The next two studio albums Dose (1998) and Life Before Insanity (2000) and the band's live albums could not build on that. When Allen Woody died on August 26th, 2000, the band continued, but the position of bassist was not filled for the time being. Guest musicians like Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers , Michael Gordon from Phish and Bootsy Collins stepped in . The chart breakthrough came from 2001 to 2003 with the album series The Deep End Volume 1 & 2 and the accompanying live CD / DVD. All three albums made it onto the official album charts .

Then Andy Hess, who had previously played with the Black Crowes , officially became the new bass player. Danny Louis was also added as a keyboardist, which expanded the trio into a quartet. The following two studio albums Déjà Voodoo (2004) and High & Mighty (2006) were recorded with this line-up and both made the top 100 of the album charts. There was also the benefit concert series by Warren Haynes with the band and other musicians as well as the remake album Mighty High with new recordings in reggae style and guests from this genre such as Michael Franti .

Before the next studio album, Andy Hess was replaced by Jorgen Carlsson on bass in 2008. By a Thread was released the following year and reached number 34 on the US charts. Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top was featured on the album as a guest guitarist. After that there were two box releases for which old live recordings were put together. Mulennium was the recording of the concert at the turn of the millennium on December 31, 1999 in Atlanta on three CDs. The Georgia Bootleg Box contains three and a half years older recordings from three different concerts in the state of Georgia on six CDs. The concerts all took place in the cast with the founding trio. With the bootleg box, Gov't Mule was also able to place itself in the German charts for the first time .

After a four-year break without new releases, which singer Warren Haynes also used for a solo album, the band went back to the recording studio in 2013. The album Shout! , which, in addition to the band's original songs, also contained a bonus CD, for which the same songs were performed again with various guest singers such as Dr. John , Steve Winwood and Elvis Costello were included. It was her first major international success and hit the charts in numerous European countries. 32nd place on the Billboard 200 is also her best placement in the US.

For the 20th anniversary of the band, an album with old concert recordings was released again in 2014. Recordings from the concert on Halloween 2008 in Boston , including a number of covers of Pink Floyd songs, have been compiled under the title Dark Side of the Mule . The title is a reference to the most famous Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon . This publication was also internationally successful. In early 2015, Sco-Mule was followed by older recordings from 1999 with jazz guitarist John Scofield and keyboardist Dan Matrazzo.

Every concert by the band can be purchased on their website in very good quality via download or listened to as a stream free of charge. It also allows its fans to make and exchange live recordings of their performances for non-commercial purposes.

Band name

Although the band name contains the abbreviated spelling “Gov't” for “Government” (similar to “Int'l” for “International”), the word is always pronounced completely, for example “Government Mjul”. Common abbreviations such as "eg", "etc.", "etc." or "or", which are also pronounced in the long form, are comparable in German usage.

The name "Gov't Mule" comes from the Mississippi slang for a big fat ass.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH US US
2001 The Deep End Volume 1 - - - US128 (1 week)
US
2002 The Deep End Volume 2 - - - US117 (1 week)
US
2003 The Deepest End - Live in Concert - - - US153 (1 week)
US
recorded live in 2003 at the
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2004 Déjà voodoo - - - US86 (1 week)
US
2006 High & Mighty - - - US62 (2 weeks)
US
2007 Mighty high - - - US106 (1 week)
US
Remakes of previous reggae-style songs
2009 By a thread - - - US34 (3 weeks)
US
2010 Mulennium - - - US49 (3 weeks)
US
Triple CD recorded live at the 1999 New Year's Eve concert
at the Roxy Theater in Atlanta
2012 The Georgia Bootleg Box DE86 (1 week)
DE 		- - US171 (1 week)
US
6 CDs recorded live from April 11th to 13th, 1996
in Athens , Atlanta and Macon
2013 Shout! DE16 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT28 (1 week)
AT 		CH36 (2 weeks)
CH 		US32 (2 weeks)
US
Double CD
2014 Dark Side of the Mule DE55 (4 weeks)
DE 		- CH65 (1 week)
CH 		US99 (1 week)
US
Pink Floyd Covers recorded live on October 31, 2008
at the Orpheum Theater in Boston
2015 Sco-Mule DE37 (1 week)
DE 		AT52 (1 week)
AT 		CH50 (1 week)
CH 		US96 (1 week)
US
recorded live in December 1999 in Georgia
feat. John Scofield
Dub Side of the Mule DE28 (2 weeks)
DE 		AT60 (1 week)
AT 		- -
Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2 DE35 (1 week)
DE 		AT54 (1 week)
AT 		- -
2016 The Tel-Star Sessions DE24 (1 week)
DE 		AT28 (1 week)
AT 		CH35 (1 week)
CH 		US104 (1 week)
US
2017 Revolution Come ... Revolution Go DE20 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT44 (1 week)
AT 		CH19 (3 weeks)
CH 		US35 (1 week)
US
2019 Bring on the Music: Live at the Capitol Theater DE11 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT38 (1 week)
AT 		CH49 (1 week)
CH 		-
Bring on the Music: Live at the Capitol Theater, Pt. 2 DE96 (1 week)
DE 		- - -

More albums

  • Gov't Mule , 1995
  • Live at Roseland Ballroom , 1996
  • Can , 1998
  • Live ... With a Little Help from Our Friends , 1998
  • Life Before Insanity , 2000
  • Hidden Treasures (Bonus in Deep End Double CD 2002)
  • Mo 'Voodoo (EP), 2005
  • The Best of the Capricorn Years (& Rarities), 2006
  • Mule on Easy Street October 19, 2006
  • Mulerleans 2006
  • The Holy Haunted House , 2008

Video albums

  • The Deepest End, Live , 2003
  • Rockpalast, Cologne , 2007
  • A Tail of 2 Cities (Live Doubles) , 2009

swell

  1. ^ Arnd Müller: Warren Haynes & Gov't Mule . In: Guitar & Bass . tape 11/2005 , November 2005, p. 76 ff .
  2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH US

Web links

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