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[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GDELObEE5A[/video]

Here is one of my favorite covers by the Mule

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR0U_0NG-E0[/video]

Where's a good place to start?

I'll be seeing them at Bonnaroo, but I don't really know their music

They are cool, and have great musicians. The guitarist used a Metal Zone in his rig for the longest time, probably for a boost...

Snowstorm wrote:This is old and is a cover of ZZ Top but this is absolutely filthy.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htUaHGpCAtg[/video]

Awesome, wish i could phrase like that. makes me want to pick up a slide too.

I think this song is awesome. I think the drumming is actually awesome on this song. Perfect amount of playing, not too much and not too basic. Compliments everything very well.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzU3vqnlyus[/video]

JimmyPaeg wrote:Where's a good place to start?

I'll be seeing them at Bonnaroo, but I don't really know their music

I'd say maybe Dose or one of their live albums although I figure you'll get the full live experience in a few months.

Norton666 wrote:

Telephant wrote:I saw him not too long ago and he didn't have a single PRS amp on stage with him. Just his SLO and his Diaz. I know him and Trucks were using them for a brief period but I'm not sure if they stuck around.


Gov't mule last few albums have been pretty weak IMO, and I HATE Gordie Johnson's producing (even though I dig is band Grady). The tone on High and Mighty is fucking terrible. The whole mix is terrible.

I haven't even really listened to the last one that came out cause the few before it were so disappointing. That said Dose is a masterpiece.

Man , I REALLY dig Gordie's production style. H&M is sonically one of my favorite albums of all time. I love how you can really hear the room on that album. You can hear the air moving in the kick drum. You can hear the wood in the room in the guitar tone. Sounds like he mic'ed everything with LDC's and let everyone rip in the same room. Big fan of that sound personally

This sounds like you're describing the Dose album to me. Which is some of my favorite production of all time. Gordie's recorded guitars always sound too soft/mushy to me. A good example is the guitar sound on Honky's Balls Out Inn. The first time I heard the guitar on that album I asked Justin if Bobby had used Gordie's modded Twin, cause it sounded like a Randall RG100. At the same time, I love the bass tone Pinkus got. It's dirty but still FAT sounding.

His production sounds blurry to me, and his low end always sounds too low. Instead of kicking you in the chest it's boomy and sounds like it bleeds into everything else. I love it with Grady, because its so raw it fits the style. With Gov't Mule it sounds too raunchy IMO.

Telephant wrote:

Norton666 wrote:

Telephant wrote:I saw him not too long ago and he didn't have a single PRS amp on stage with him. Just his SLO and his Diaz. I know him and Trucks were using them for a brief period but I'm not sure if they stuck around.


Gov't mule last few albums have been pretty weak IMO, and I HATE Gordie Johnson's producing (even though I dig is band Grady). The tone on High and Mighty is fucking terrible. The whole mix is terrible.

I haven't even really listened to the last one that came out cause the few before it were so disappointing. That said Dose is a masterpiece.

Man , I REALLY dig Gordie's production style. H&M is sonically one of my favorite albums of all time. I love how you can really hear the room on that album. You can hear the air moving in the kick drum. You can hear the wood in the room in the guitar tone. Sounds like he mic'ed everything with LDC's and let everyone rip in the same room. Big fan of that sound personally

This sounds like you're describing the Dose album to me. Which is some of my favorite production of all time. Gordie's recorded guitars always sound too soft/mushy to me. A good example is the guitar sound on Honky's Balls Out Inn. The first time I heard the guitar on that album I asked Justin if Bobby had used Gordie's modded Twin, cause it sounded like a Randall RG100. At the same time, I love the bass tone Pinkus got. It's dirty but still FAT sounding.

His production sounds blurry to me, and his low end always sounds too low. Instead of kicking you in the chest it's boomy and sounds like it bleeds into everything else. I love it with Grady, because its so raw it fits the style. With Gov't Mule it sounds too raunchy IMO.

Truth be told , I didnt even realize Gordie worked on Balls Out Inn. I agree on all topics regarding that album. Pinkus' tone is great on that record. I think the tones on the new Honky sound like shit comparatively .

Norton666 wrote:

Telephant wrote:

Norton666 wrote:

Telephant wrote:I saw him not too long ago and he didn't have a single PRS amp on stage with him. Just his SLO and his Diaz. I know him and Trucks were using them for a brief period but I'm not sure if they stuck around.


Gov't mule last few albums have been pretty weak IMO, and I HATE Gordie Johnson's producing (even though I dig is band Grady). The tone on High and Mighty is fucking terrible. The whole mix is terrible.

I haven't even really listened to the last one that came out cause the few before it were so disappointing. That said Dose is a masterpiece.

Man , I REALLY dig Gordie's production style. H&M is sonically one of my favorite albums of all time. I love how you can really hear the room on that album. You can hear the air moving in the kick drum. You can hear the wood in the room in the guitar tone. Sounds like he mic'ed everything with LDC's and let everyone rip in the same room. Big fan of that sound personally

This sounds like you're describing the Dose album to me. Which is some of my favorite production of all time. Gordie's recorded guitars always sound too soft/mushy to me. A good example is the guitar sound on Honky's Balls Out Inn. The first time I heard the guitar on that album I asked Justin if Bobby had used Gordie's modded Twin, cause it sounded like a Randall RG100. At the same time, I love the bass tone Pinkus got. It's dirty but still FAT sounding.

His production sounds blurry to me, and his low end always sounds too low. Instead of kicking you in the chest it's boomy and sounds like it bleeds into everything else. I love it with Grady, because its so raw it fits the style. With Gov't Mule it sounds too raunchy IMO.

Truth be told , I didnt even realize Gordie worked on Balls Out Inn. I agree on all topics regarding that album. Pinkus' tone is great on that record. I think the tones on the new Honky sound like shit comparatively .

Pretty sure they did the last one themselves. I stopped following them when they kicked Justin out of the band.

So I put on High and Mighty the other day after posting and it's not as bad as I remember. For some reason I was disappointed in that album when it came out but it's not bad. Hell, it is Gov't Mule after all.

On a semi related note, I love the production on the live double album The Deepest End.

Beef wrote:[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB8SOCtSJWs[/video]

holy fuck that was awesome....I need to pull out the slide now

Been listening to this band since this thread was posted. I've gone through a good chunk of their stuff and fucking love it. Thanks Billy for putting a new wrinkle in my musical brain.

Love the Mule and Warren Haynes. The're gonne play a festival in my area this summer so I am actually plannig to see them.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_kkbdBln0A[/video]


[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGsWmd0IxWc[/video]


[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauECrCIYl8[/video]

Good players for sure, the music.... meh

Good players for sure, the music.... meh

Anomaly wrote:Good players for sure, the music.... meh

kindly GTFO, sir.

I used to be a big DMB nerd mainly bc of Stefan but this collab was always badass to me:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwgIn3vobag[/video]

Necrobumping this old ass thread, because I've been ignorant to the Mule until now and wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions. I've got Dose on my earphones at work and I'm only at the first track but it's killer. A lot of good things to listen to here.

Old thread is old. Before I noticed the date I thought Dave and Draelyc had come back to the forum.

It is super old. But it's educational to a Warren Haynes n00b like myself.

greatmutah wrote:It is super old. But it's educational to a Warren Haynes n00b like myself.

I agree. Were you a fan of Warren when he was in the Allman Brothers?

You know about that time I was a kid, maybe pre teen so that passed me by. Plus when it came to southern rock, it was more Skynyrd and Outlaws for me. That being said I will gladly listen to some recommendations.