''Dark Side of the Mule'' is a live album by

Gov't Mule Gov't Mule (pronounced "Government Mule") is an American Southern rock jam band, formed in 1994 as a side project of the Allman Brothers Band by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody. Fans often refer to Gov't Mule simply as ''Mule''. ...

composed of covers of

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songs. The album was recorded in 2008 during a three-hour gig at Boston's Orpheum Theatre on Halloween night. The title is a pun on '' The Dark Side of the Moon'', the 1973 Pink Floyd album. One of the background singers,

Durga McBroom Durga McBroom is an American singer who has performed backing vocals for Pink Floyd and is a member of the house music band Blue Pearl, best known for their hit single " Naked in the Rain". She works as an actress, dancer, and singer in the Unit ...

, 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

Standard edition

Deluxe edition

Personnel

* Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar * Matt Abts – drums * Danny Louis – keyboards * Jorgen Carlsson – bass guitar * Ron Holloway – saxophone *

– background vocals * Sophia Ramos – background vocals * Machan Taylor – background vocals

Charts

References

Gov't Mule live albums 2014 live albums Tributes to The Dark Side of the Moon {{2010s-rock-album-stub