Mascot / Provogue

Shout! - Gov't Mule's first studio album in four years - features 11 tracks recorded by the band in Los Angeles and Stamford, CT plus a bonus disc featuring an all-star lineup of vocalists interpreting The Mule's new songs. Special guests Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Ben Harper, Toots Hibbert, Glenn Hughes, Jim James, Myles Kennedy, Dave Matthews, Grace Potter, Vintage Trouble's Ty Taylor and Steve Winwood appear on Disc 2 of Shout! <br/><br/>"No one's done this before, which is exciting," says singer-guitarist Warren Haynes, who co-founded Gov't Mule with drummer Matt Abts. The band also features keyboardist-guitarist Danny Louis and bassist Jorgen Carlsson. "But it's even more exciting actually listening to these artists sing our songs. Their performances bring new ideas, energy and sometimes even different<br/>meanings to every number."<br/><br/>The concept emerged organically as the band members considered how to best approach the songs. Haynes wasn't even certain "Funny Little Tragedy" belonged on a Gov't Mule album. "Not only is it different from anything Gov't Mule's ever done, it kind of reminded me of The Attractions or The Clash." With that in mind, he asked Elvis Costello for guidance on what kind of vocal mic he should use to get the late '70s-early '80s garage rock sound he was after.

Steve Lukather är en gigant! Grammyvinnare! Toto's ledare!<br/>Han rockar som Toto aldrig gjorde... och som han spelar! Hans band är strålande! Gästar gör bl.a. Joseph Williams och Fee Waybill. Detta är arenarock av enorm potential!

West Leslie: Still climbing 2013 [Digipack / CD]

Digipack.<br/><br/>Med sitt band bestående av Ron Johnson, Terence Higgins, Nigel Hall, Ron Holloway och Alecia Chakour spelar Warren denna helkvällskonsert i Austin 2011! Men förflutet i Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers och kanske främst Gov't Mule har han skapat sig ett globalt rykte att bjuda på stor och lång underhållning!<br/> <br/>Plattan är grym, det svänger, låtarna är precis så långa de ska, och det är en skön blandning av egna gems och väl valda covers. Denna gång gör han egna tagningar av låtar som du vanligen hör med Sam Cooke, Steely Dan och Jimi Hendrix! I detta pack finns även en DVD med hela klabbet, dvs. tre extraspår! På scenen denna förtrollade kväll gästas han av<br/>Ian McLagan (Faces) och Groove Line horns. Rock med ett riktigt stort och fett R!<br/><br/>Digipack.

Rock Candy Funk Party: We want groove 2013 [CD + DVD]

Spock's Beard: The X Tour Live 2012 (Deluxe) [Digipack / 2 CD + DVD]

'A Day In Nashville' is a welcome throwback of an album. Robben Ford's latest release stands out as a true old school project for a variety of reasons. The sly vocalist-guitarist recorded the entire album in just a day, which is the anomaly by today's recording standards. <br/>"It just doesn't happen today," Ford said. "Nine songs in one day, all new music. That normally takes some time. But I credit the musicians I worked with. I sent demos to them with me singing and playing on acoustic guitar. I sat down and thought if I can pull this off, wouldn't that be something." Ford pulled it off courtesy of the work he put in and due to an exceptional bunch of musicians. Guitarist Audley Freed (Black Crowes), keyboardist Ricky Peterson (David Sanborn), bassist Brian Allen (Jason Isbell), drummer Wes Little (Sting) and trombonist Barry Green (Tony Bennett) helped make 'A Day In Nashville' a reality. You can't pigeonhole 'A Day In Nashville' which is a blues/R&B hybrid, with a tinge of jazz tossed into the sonic potpourri for good measure.<br/><br/>'A Day In Nashville' is the perfect follow-up to 'Bringing It Back Home.' Although there is a similar sonic presence, this time out Ford, pens seven of the nine cuts. "I had the chance to write some new music and so I did it," Ford said. "I enjoy recording versions of other people's songs but I like to write music too." Ford nails it whether delivering a pair of instrumental tunes or the seven gems, which range from the compelling ('Midnight Comes Too Soon') to the humorous ('Ain't Drinkin' Beer No More'). The former, which includes a number of searing bluesy guitar licks and a film noirish story, is not set to a rhyme scheme. "It was a worthwhile exercise to break away from rhyming in songwriting," Ford said. "Rhyme does make a song more powerful but singing words that don't rhyme can work really well. The entire bridge doesn't rhyme at all. You can't put this song into a box."