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.
Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends is an album by Gov't Mule, released in 1999. A sprawling live album blending Southern rock, blues, and jam-band improvisation, showcasing raw energy and musicianship. This live album is significant for its critical reception, showcasing Gov't Mule's ability to reinterpret classic rock songs like 'War Pigs' and '30 Days in the Hole.' It also highlights the band’s influence on the jam band movement of the late '90s, appealing to both rock and blues audiences. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
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What does Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends sound like?
A sprawling live album blending Southern rock, blues, and jam-band improvisation, showcasing raw energy and musicianship. Rooted in Southern rock.
What makes Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends by Gov't Mule notable?
This live album is significant for its critical reception, showcasing Gov't Mule's ability to reinterpret classic rock songs like 'War Pigs' and '30 Days in the Hole.' It also highlights the band’s influence on the jam band movement of the late '90s, appealing to both rock and blues audiences. 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.
How many songs are on Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends?
Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends has 21 tracks, running approximately 247 minutes.
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 Standout 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 Standout 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 Standout 14:12
Disc 4
- 1 Afro-Blue (encore) 29:30
- 2 Pygmy-Twylyte 5:19
Release Date
January 1, 1999
Artist Origin
United States
Runtime
247 min 17 sec
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