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Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends

Gov't Mule · 1999

247 min · 21 tracks · Southern rock

A sprawling live album blending Southern rock, blues, and jam-band improvisation, showcasing raw energy and musicianship.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • extended jam sessions with peaks
  • raw energy for live settings
  • dynamic shifts in pacing
  • immersive group listening experience
  • spontaneous moments of improvisation

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer concise, radio-friendly tracks
  • dislike lengthy musical explorations

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time of its release in 1999, Gov't Mule was solidifying its place in the Southern rock scene after their breakthrough with 'Dose' in 1998. This album captures the band's live prowess, featuring extensive jams that highlight their evolution since forming in 1994 as a side project for Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Wandering Child 7:45
  • 2 Thorazine Shuffle 9:14
  • 3 No Need to Suffer 8:12
  • 4 Dolphineus 1:22
  • 5 War Pigs 9:22
  • 6 30 Days in the Hole 7:33
  • 7 Mr. Big 9:24
  • 8 The Hunter 8:36

Disc 2

  • 1 Gambler's Roll 13:55
  • 2 Look on Yonder Wall 11:26
  • 3 32-20 Blues 10:06
  • 4 I Shall Return 9:51
  • 5 Soulshine 10:04
  • 6 Mule 17:35

Disc 3

  • 1 Spanish Moon 20:11
  • 2 Sad and Deep as You 15:41
  • 3 Third Stone From the Sun 17:06
  • 4 Devil Likes It Slow 10:44
  • 5 Cortez the Killer 14:12

Disc 4

  • 1 Afro-Blue (encore) 29:30
  • 2 Pygmy-Twylyte 5:19

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