As manifested across their self-titled debut LP, the beauty of Gov’t Mule is that they belong to the bygone era of “if it rocks, it’s good”—regardless of some preconceived and arbitrary category.
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In Free’s hands, the ballads rock just as hard and are just as intense as the rockers, making the entirety of their third studio album a powerful listening experience.
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Where ‘Slow Train Coming’ (1979) had been seen as a curious novelty, ‘Saved’ doubled down on Dylan’s conversion and reinforced that he was serious about this Jesus stuff.
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Tonight, drop the needle on ‘Heaven And Hell,’ raise those devil horns high, pour one out for that 1970 Chevy Nova, and bleed a little for the dancer.
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Where its 2002 precursor ‘The Rising’ finds the perfect balance of uncertainty, fear, and hope, ‘Devils & Dust’ covers similar ground with similar characters just a couple of years later.
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‘Fandango!’ shares that rarefied air of half-live/half-studio albums. But unlike most hybrid LPs that configured as double-albums, it’s one single succinct slab, clocking in at just over a half-hour.
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Photo: Danny Clinch
No matter how horrible—or goofy—the world seemed to get, there was John Prine, maybe telling you how to fix things, but mostly letting you know everything will be alright.
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Clapton may have been the bigger name, but Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett ran the show, their vocals scratching that genuine soul country itch that no Brit could ever hope to match.
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