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Govt. Mule

I mean Warren is clearly a monster player, and I love his work with ABB. Govt Mule just does nothing for me, though. I feel the songs are just thrown together and the lyrics and music seem mismatched. My sample size has been small, so if anyone has a 'must listen' album recommendation, I'm open.
 
Peen Simmons said:
Thing I don't get...

How is having a man bun (and therefore being a hipster) different than simply putting your hair up?
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I will never be able to have a man bun. I had to put my daughters hair in a bun when she was doing ballet and lets just say, when I got her to dance, the moms there felt sorry for her and would redo the bun :grin:
 
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335clone said:
Govt. Mule

I mean Warren is clearly a monster player, and I love his work with ABB. Govt Mule just does nothing for me, though. I feel the songs are just thrown together and the lyrics and music seem mismatched. My sample size has been small, so if anyone has a 'must listen' album recommendation, I'm open.
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The first album is great, but I love their live stuff best of all, especially when they have guests. Particularly Live... With a Little Help From Our Friends.




 
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for another Gov't Mule suggestion: The Deepest End.
it was a concert they put together as a sort of send off for Allen Woody, who had died not long before. they invited a BUNCH of bass players to play a few songs each.
it's a great concert and they cover a lot of material.
 
335clone said:
Govt. Mule

I mean Warren is clearly a monster player, and I love his work with ABB. Govt Mule just does nothing for me, though. I feel the songs are just thrown together and the lyrics and music seem mismatched. My sample size has been small, so if anyone has a 'must listen' album recommendation, I'm open.
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I'm with you. I've said this before - Warren Haynes' playing just doesn't speak to me. I don't dislike it, I don't like it - it just passes by me with no reaction. this goes for Mule, the ABB, whatever.
 
Flamencology said:
But the period before his jazz-rock records -his quintet with Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, and Herbie Hancock - wasn't modal. It's my favourite as well, though. Especially the live releases from that era.
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I am currently enjoying (greatly) the Live in Europe CD set of this band.
 
smurfco said:
Again it may be my own ignorance but I never get surprised by anything in the blues, even if it's enjoyable to listen to. But there are people who are "huge blues fans", I guess that's what I don't get, disciples of the blues etc. It all sounds so similar to me, I don't see how anyone can dig that deep into it (aside from the history of it) or really push boundaries with it. But maybe that's not what it's designed for.
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For me, it's a solid base line for rock. I use a bluesy "sound" to write and jam with. Purists wouldn't call it blues. I do. I see blues as a foundation for mixing things up. The structure itself (12 bar, etc.) can be loosely held to but abandoned as needed and still have that blues feel overall. That's me though. Some, if not most, would disagree.

The word blues itself conjures images of sadness and despair. Snow Patrol writes sad songs but they're not even close to the blues.
So, in short (not) the blues to me is a rocky, funky (not funk in the genre sense) sad feel in a song. It involves some structure and great solos as well as a certain window of tone/sound.

Again, that's my take.
What I write may not be anything bluesy to anyone else but it is to me.
 
GDSmithTX said:
The first album is great, but I love their live stuff best of all, especially when they have guests. Particularly Live... With a Little Help From Our Friends.




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Conversely, the guests drive me nuts. I like it when it's just the 4 of them.

Suggested Listening:
Live @ Roseland
Gov't Mule
Dose
 
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