Gov't Mule - 2000-03-25 - Macon, GA (SBD)

Gov't Mule
2000-03-25
Cherry Blossom Festival
Macon, GA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Wandering Child
02. Thorazine Shuffle
03. Kind Of Bird
04. Lay Your Burden Down
05. Bad Little Doggie >
06. Blind Man In The Dark
07. Out Of The Rain
08. She Said, She Said >
09. Tomorrow Never Knows jam
10. Life Before Insanity
11. Mule

CD 2:
Encore:
01. Drifter *+
02. Gonna Send You Back To Georgia *

Notes:
* Duane Betts on guitar
+ first time played

2000s - #5: For Gov't Mule, the year 2000 began on a high note, wit he release of their 3rd studio album (and 5th album in total since their debut in 1995, including 2 live discs), entitled Life Before Insanity. The disc disc was a critical success, with Michael B. Smith of Allmusic giving it a 4 star rating, stating that 'the Mule has recorded what by all accounts seems to be their most creative and intelligent studio album to date." In addition, critic Marc Greilsamer noted that the band has "managed to craft a diverse and hardy 74-minute album, using a variety of moods, structures, textures, and time signatures, without ever really straying from their robust core sound." Unfortunately, the band would suffer a horrible loss that summer, when founding member and bass player Allen Woody was found dead in New York City on August 26th. This soundboard recording captures the band between triumph and tragedy, in Macon on March 25, 2000, 2 decades ago today.