This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan. You can’t quibble with southern blues-rock power-trio Gov’t Mule’s influences.
And even if they sometimes wear them on the sleeves of their leather jackets, you can’t quibble with the way they recycle them into hip-shaking, acid-tinged boogie-metal. Of course, guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody come by a few of those influences honestly — they both spent years with the Allmans before forming the Mule with drummer Matt Abts. On this soulful fifth album, they once again remain faithful to their roots while being distinctive enough to avoid sounding like a knockoff. Case in point: After spending a decade singing with Gregg Allman and Dickie Betts, Haynes sounds more like … Paul Rodgers from Bad Company. That you can quibble with.
