Dark Side of the Mule
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dark Side of the Mule
| type = live
| artist = Gov't Mule
| cover = Gov't Mule - Dark Side of the Mule.png
| alt =
| released = December 9, 2014
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 88:52
| label = Evil Teen
| producer =
| prev_title = Shout!
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Sco-Mule
| next_year = 2015
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-side-of-the-mule-mw0002767790 |title=Gov't Mule – Dark Side of the Mule |first=Steve |last=Leggett |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=March 4, 2017}}
| rev2 = PopMatters
| rev2score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{Cite web|last=Risch|first=Eric|title=Dark Side of the Mule|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/190146-govt-mule-dark-side-of-the-mule/|date=February 9, 2015|accessdate=March 4, 2017}}
}}
Dark Side of the Mule is a live album by Gov't Mule composed of covers of Pink Floyd songs.{{cite web|last=Kaye|first=Ben|title=Gov't Mule to release Pink Floyd covers album Dark Side of the Mule|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/govt-mule-to-release-pink-floyd-covers-album-dark-side-of-the-mule/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=November 16, 2014|accessdate=March 4, 2017}} The album was recorded in 2008 during a three-hour gig at Boston's Orpheum Theatre on Halloween night.{{cite web|last=Collette|first=Doug|title=Gov't Mule- Dark Side of the Mule (Album Review)|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/128166/govt-mule-dark-side-mule-album-review/|website=Glide Magazine|date=December 16, 2014|accessdate=March 4, 2017}} 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
Track listing
= Standard edition =
{{Track listing
| headline = Dark Side of the Mule track listing
| title1 = One of These Days
| length1 = 6:15
| title2 = Fearless
| length2 = 5:37
| title3 = Pigs on the Wing 2
| length3 = 1:37
| title4 = Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. I – V
| length4 = 13:57
| title5 = Have a Cigar
| length5 = 6:30
| title6 = Speak to Me
| length6 = 1:00
| title7 = Breathe (In the Air)
| length7 = 2:54
| title8 = On the Run
| length8 = 3:42
| title9 = Time
| length9 = 6:47
| title10 = The Great Gig in the Sky
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = Money
| length11 = 7:15
| title12 = Comfortably Numb
| length12 = 6:16
| title13 = Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. VI – IX
| length13 = 14:00
| title14 = Wish You Were Here
| length14 = 7:38
| total_length =
}}
= Deluxe edition =
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 1
| title1 = Brighter Days
| length1 = 7:54
| title2 = Bad Little Doggie
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Brand New Angel
| length3 = 7:06
| title4 = Gameface
| length4 = 12:02
| title5 = Trane / Eternity's Breath / St. Stephen Jam
| length5 = 19:17
| title6 = Monkey Hill
| length6 = 5:34
| title7 = Child of the Earth
| length7 = 6:18
| title8 = Kind of Bird
| length8 = 14:30
| total_length =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 2
| title1 = One of These Days
| length1 = 6:15
| title2 = Fearless
| length2 = 5:37
| title3 = Pigs on the Wing 2
| length3 = 1:37
| title4 = Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. I – V
| length4 = 13:57
| title5 = Have a Cigar
| length5 = 6:30
| title6 = Speak to Me
| length6 = 1:00
| title7 = Breathe (In the Air)
| length7 = 2:54
| title8 = On the Run
| length8 = 3:42
| title9 = Time
| length9 = 6:47
| title10 = The Great Gig in the Sky
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = Money
| length11 = 7:15
| title12 = Comfortably Numb
| length12 = 6:16
| total_length =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 3
| title1 = Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. VI – IX
| length1 = 14:00
| title2 = Wish You Were Here
| length2 = 7:38
| title3 = Million Miles from Yesterday
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Blind Man in the Dark
| length4 = 10:43
| total_length =
}}
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
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|+Chart performance for Dark Side of the Mule ! scope="col" | Chart (2014–2015) ! scope="col" | Peak |
| {{album chart|Flanders|161|artist=Gov't Mule|album=Dark Side of the Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|91|artist=Gov't Mule|album=Dark Side of the Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|55|id=262670|artist=Gov't Mule|album=Dark Side of the Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|65|artist=Gov't Mule|album=Dark Side of the Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|99|artist=Gov't Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|7|artist=Gov't Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|10|artist=Gov't Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|6|artist=Gov't Mule|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2023}} |
References
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Category:Tributes to The Dark Side of the Moon
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