Dark Side of the Mule explained

Dark Side of the Mule
Type:	live
Artist:	Gov't Mule
Cover:	Gov't Mule - Dark Side of the Mule.png
Released:	December 9, 2014
Length:	88:52
Label:	Evil Teen
Prev Title:	Shout!
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Sco-Mule
Next Year:	2015

Dark Side of the Mule is a live album by Gov't Mule composed of covers of Pink Floyd songs.^[1] The album was recorded in 2008 during a three-hour gig at Boston's Orpheum Theatre on Halloween night.^[2] 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.

Track listing

Deluxe edition

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kaye. Ben. Gov't Mule to release Pink Floyd covers album Dark Side of the Mule. Consequence of Sound. November 16, 2014. March 4, 2017.
2. Web site: Collette. Doug. Gov't Mule- Dark Side of the Mule (Album Review). Glide Magazine. December 16, 2014. March 4, 2017.