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Dark Side of the Mule
Studio album by
Gov't Mule
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014
Length88:52
LabelEvil Teen
Gov't Mule chronology
Shout!
(2013) 		Dark Side of the Mule
(2014) 		Sco-Mule
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]

Dark Side of the Mule is a live album by Gov't Mule composed of covers of Pink Floyd songs.[3] The album was recorded in 2008 during a three-hour gig at Boston's Orpheum Theatre on Halloween night.[4] The title is a pun on The Dark Side of the Moon, the 1973 Pink Floyd album. One of the background singers, Durga McBroom, also toured with Pink Floyd and appears on their two most recent albums.

Release

Dark Side of the Mule was released as both a single CD and deluxe three-CD/DVD set.[3]

Track listing

Standard edition

Dark Side of the Mule track listing
No.TitleLength
1."One of These Days"6:15
2."Fearless"5:37
3."Pigs on the Wing 2"1:37
4."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. I – V"13:57
5."Have a Cigar"6:30
6."Speak to Me"1:00
7."Breathe (In the Air)"2:54
8."On the Run"3:42
9."Time"6:47
10."The Great Gig in the Sky"5:24
11."Money"7:15
12."Comfortably Numb"6:16
13."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. VI – IX"14:00
14."Wish You Were Here"7:38

Deluxe edition

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Brighter Days"7:54
2."Bad Little Doggie"3:43
3."Brand New Angel"7:06
4."Gameface"12:02
5."Trane / Eternity's Breath / St. Stephen Jam"19:17
6."Monkey Hill"5:34
7."Child of the Earth"6:18
8."Kind of Bird"14:30
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."One of These Days"6:15
2."Fearless"5:37
3."Pigs on the Wing 2"1:37
4."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. I – V"13:57
5."Have a Cigar"6:30
6."Speak to Me"1:00
7."Breathe (In the Air)"2:54
8."On the Run"3:42
9."Time"6:47
10."The Great Gig in the Sky"5:24
11."Money"7:15
12."Comfortably Numb"6:16
Disc 3
No.TitleLength
1."Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. VI – IX"14:00
2."Wish You Were Here"7:38
3."Million Miles from Yesterday"3:44
4."Blind Man in the Dark"10:43

Personnel

  • Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Abts – drums
  • Danny Louis – keyboards
  • Jorgen Carlsson – bass guitar
  • Ron Holloway – saxophone
  • Durga McBroom – background vocals
  • Sophia Ramos – background vocals
  • Machan Taylor – background vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Dark Side of the Mule
Chart (2014–2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 161
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 65
US Billboard 200[9] 99
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[12] 6

References

  1. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Gov't Mule – Dark Side of the Mule". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Risch, Eric (February 9, 2015). "Dark Side of the Mule". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Kaye, Ben (November 16, 2014). "Gov't Mule to release Pink Floyd covers album Dark Side of the Mule". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Collette, Doug (December 16, 2014). "Gov't Mule- Dark Side of the Mule (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gov't Mule – Dark Side of the Mule" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gov't Mule – Dark Side of the Mule" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gov't Mule – Dark Side of the Mule" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gov't Mule – Dark Side of the Mule". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Gov't Mule Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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