Gov't Mule: Mulennium auf 3 CDs

Ein legendäres Konzert von Gov't Mule aus dem Jahr 1999 als 3er CD Set! 26 satte Songs, die allersamt sorgfälltig von den original Masterbändern gemischt wurden, frischer als jemals zuvor!

Mulennium wurde am 31.12.1999 im Roxy Theater in Atlanta aufgezeichnet. Seit 1994 geben Gov't Mule zu Silvester Konzerte, die von ihren Fans besonders geliebt werden, da die Band an diesen Abenden wirklich ihre gesamte Bandbreite ihres Repertoires zeigt. Was diese Show so einzigartig machte war zum einen der Gastauftritt von Little Milton, der als einer der wichtigsten Einflüsse für Gov't Mule Gitarrist Warren Hanyes gilt. Little Wiltons unverwechselbares Spiel ist auf 6 Stücken zu hören, darunter 'I Can't Quit You Baby' und 'It Hurts Me Too'. Außerdem enthält dieser Mitschnitt Cover Songs, die Gov't Mule hier zum erstenmal spielten. Dazu zählten 'Sometimes Salvation' von den Black Crowes und '21st Century Schizoid Man' von King Crimson.

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The first Gov't Mule release featuring the original trio since the passing of Allen Woody . Mulennium also features appearances by one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, the legendary Little Milton, as well as long time Mule friend and collaborator Audley Freed.

"On December 31, 1999 I made the trek to Atlanta to see Gov’t Mule’s New Year’s Eve show at the Roxy Theater. Earlier that year, Gov’t Mule had released Live…With a Little Help From Our Friends, which was recorded on New Year’s Eve in 1998, so I was really primed for the show. I knew it was going to be something special, and it was.
Joined by guests Little Milton, Audley Freed, Robert Kearns, Johnny Mosier, Mark Van Allen and Barry Richman, the original Gov’t Mule lineup of Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, and Matt Abts played for over three hours that night to a relatively small crowd of devoted fans. If you recall, 1999 was the year of Y2K hysteria, and we didn’t know what awaited us when we finally left the theater, but we didn’t care. The Mule were on fire that night, and I could have watched them play for several more hours. I’ve seen Gov’t Mule several times since then, but the New Year’s Eve show is by far the best show of theirs I’ve ever been to.
In the 10 years since the show, I’ve often wondered if they would ever release it like they had done with Live…With a Little Help. I don’t have to wonder any more. Gov’t Mule will be releasing the show on August 3 as a three-disc collection titled Mulennium. The album has been remixed and remastered from the original master tapes from the show." (guitarlifestyle. com)

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"Jam-Rock, Blues-Rock, Southern Rock vom Feinsten, und das in allerbester Spiel- und Feierlaune - längst überfällig, weil schlicht begeisternd!" (Good Times, 12 / 2010 - 01 / 2011)