By a Thread

Comfortably the Mule's best studio album, "By A Thread" touches all their familiar bases and then some. It's a work of remarkable variety and maturity which never loses sight of the band's southern rock roots.Proceedings start with a bang, the rocking 'Broke Down On The Brazos' given one mighty turbo charge by ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons - his most blistering guitar work in recent memory. 'Any Open Window' also keeps the pedal to the metal whilst other highlights include the grimy sleazy blues of 'Inside Outside Woman Blues #3', 'Railroad Boy' - a Warren Haynes arrangement of a traditional English murder ballad and the jazz-rock / psychedelic 'Scenes From A Troubled Mind'. There's even room for a gentle ballad 'Forevermore' providing colour and texture to a strong and well-balanced set that shows a band unafraid of stepping outside its comfort zone.Clearly, this particular mule can still pack quite a kick.

Warren haynes great guitarist and singer with an album to be proud of. Take a few plays and let it grow on you.

I find "By A Thread" to be the best studio album by Gov't Mule, a group with their forte clearly in the live arena. The writing is strong here, with fresh ideas and well executed. They are as always in fine form, playing with the strength, which comes with so many years spent on the road in one or another connection. As "Allmann Brothers" kin they simply carry on the torch layed down so many years ago!

My first Mule purchase and you have; dirty, greasy southern rawk with a tinge of blue. All the hallmarks of the Allmans are here, only eleven tracks but most are of a decent length. It did take a few listens to earn five stars. Equals; Chickenfoot, Skynyrd and Mantis for album of 2009!

First album I've bought from this band..........RAWK and ROOOL !!!!!!!!!!

another top quality recording from a top quality artist

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