TheGoodRev Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Set 1:Mr. ManBad Man WalkingAbout To RageLola, Leave Your Light OnLivin' Lovin' MaidMother EarthShe Said, She SaidSlow Happy BoysDriving RainSet 2:Nothing ManRaining Pain Down On New OrleansRocking HorseI'm So Tired >Drums >The EndTime To ConfessMule >I've Been Working >Mule RepriseEncore:Silent ScreamI'm A RamFirst set - a little too much fist-pumping 97.7 Rock. I found opening with four - FOUR - from the newest record to be a little weak, though Livin Lovin Maid came out of nowhere and was a nice surprise. Mother Earth was great but a little too long for a straight blues. She Said was as usual, segued into a great Tomorrow Never Knows. Slow Happy Boys was a beer tune, and Drivin Rain is the example I always use for Mule tunes that I could never again hear in concert and not miss. So, a little weak overall.Which is why the second set was all the more amazing. Don't really remember the first tune. The next one, Raining Pain Down in New Orleans, sounds like a new one about the hurricane. Or it could be a 70-year-old blues tune for all I know. Whatever it was, it was fuckin awesome, a slow creole-blues with a crazy trumpet(!) solo from Danny Louis in the middle. An extended, rocked-out Rocking Horse, and then a full I'm So Tired into a great drum solo into an EXTREMELY extended The End - of Abbey Road fame, indeed. An awesome Mule, then back with Silent Scream from the new record, and a positively MONSTROUS I'm a Ram. I love the tune and have heard its many incarnations, but had never seen the Mule do it, so that was cool. Anyway, great fucking show, second set was probably the best Mule set I've seen with my own two eyes; I've only seen a total of 9, but still. ROCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grateful_dave Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 ooops, missed this show! damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 agreed...the first set was on the weak side...i too commented on the number of new songs off the get go...but i do like lola a lot. living loving maid could have had more energy (like vegas') or perhaps the crowd needed it too.2nd set: goodrev, nothing man is a pearl jam song i believe...and yeah rocking horse was really gooddrums>the end was fucking sick!!! they were in a beatles mood for sure...(i was hoping they were gonna be in a g dead mood)and to close out the show with i'm a ram and the nod to gordie johnson and big sugar was great.other than that the roads sucked on the way home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I'm So Tired >Drums >The EndJESUS CHRIST!That's fucking wicked.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 athe nod to gordie johnson and big sugar was great.what was the nod? just a 'we love big sugar' quote or something? or did some of the boys join the mule?ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Did Gordie come out for Ram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I've seen both Mule and Big Sugar play I'm a Ram, and I find Big Sugar's version waaaaay better. Much tighter and more rockin'. The Rev. Green would be proud. And deaf.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) I've seen both Mule and Big Sugar play I'm a Ram, and I find Big Sugar's version waaaaay better. Much tighter and more rockin'. The Rev. Green would be proud. And deaf.ADI would agree Big Sugar's I'm a ram is on point and tighter! I like the mule and have seen my fare share of shows, but I really hate that ever since the "Drivin' Rain" with James Hetfield, the crowd is always filled with 97.7 cock rock listeners, spillin' beer and talking during songs they don't like. That really sucks.But the band is good. :crazy: Edited December 2, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 athe nod to gordie johnson and big sugar was great.what was the nod? just a 'we love big sugar' quote or something? or did some of the boys join the mule?adwarren said something to the effect that "the last time we played here (kool hous) we had a great Canadian band open for us...big sugar. we're gonna close out the night by doing one of their favourites..."something like that couldnt hear every word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 i was waiting to see gordie pop out but didnt happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 nice to see them show some respect though, classy gents indeed.zanks for the tipad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) i was waiting to see gordie pop out but didnt happenThat's cause he lives in Austin, TX now.I'm a huge Big Sugar fan, and I think Mule's take on I'm a Ram could have bettered Big Sugar's if Matt Abts had played the tune straight. Instead he was alternating one straight bar and one sort-of bossa-nova bar, for lack of a better term. I don't know how to explain the rhythm he was doing, hopefully the show pops up soon so I can post it. Anyway, if Abts played it straight like Al Cross, they'd take the cake. Edited December 2, 2005 by Guest quotation clarification of the caucasion persuasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 i like deisel dogs Im a Ram too, they do a good version, mind you ive never heard big sugars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Gordie is back and forth though pretty often from what I hear. He's been recording and producing people in and around Toronto a couple times in the past few months. Joel Plaskett for example.I want Grady to tour again. I missed their last trip through Ottawa. AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 athe nod to gordie johnson and big sugar was great.what was the nod? just a 'we love big sugar' quote or something? or did some of the boys join the mule?adwarren said something to the effect that "the last time we played here (kool hous) we had a great Canadian band open for us...big sugar. we're gonna close out the night by doing one of their favourites..."something like that couldnt hear every word.When Gov't Mule played with Big Sugar when the Kool Haus was the Warehouse, Gov't Mule opened the gig, they did not close it.It was on Friday November 6, 1998. And during the Big Sugar set Warren Haynes came out and did the BTO song "Let it Ride" and then the Mule came out for the encore with Big Sugar.A great night, all those many years ago now.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 the crowd is always filled with 97.7 cock rock listeners, spillin' beer and talking during songs they don't like. That really sucks.I don't think that is as much the band's audience as it is the venue. Kool Haus is *always* like that, doesn't matter what band it is. I don't get it really... But a large part of the crowd is always milling about there, getting wasted, trying to sign along, yaking away to their friends. There's always at least one person nearby who tries to pass out on you and the other fans you are tightly packed in with.I've probably been there a dozen times, and the experience is always the same, regardless of the band playing. Add in bad sound and poor sight lines and this equates to a very poor concert experience.My Kool haus ban lives on...Glad ya'll enjoyed the mule last night though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 The only show I ever enjoyed there was ween--twice I think. The Kool Haus Effect* didn't seem to bother me for those shows for some reason.------------------------*Wasn't there a scientific paper published on this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 despite the first set,the crowd was lame though....amazing what kind of crowds (and sometimes energy) you get just over the border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingbear Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 did anyone make it for tea leaf green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Just got back to the Ottawa after the trip to see the Mule last night. I loved the show too! And, for those who thought the crowd was lame, you were obviously NOT near my brothers and friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 "2nd set: goodrev, nothing man is a pearl jam song i believe..."Nothing Man eh?Great Song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Yeah! That awesome when they did that Pearl Jam tune. Surprised me, have they every done that song before? Or any Pearl Jam for that matter? I was also surprised with the amount of beatles songs they played, the version of "Tomorrow Never Knows" in the first set was amazing. They also played Jimi's "3rd Stone from the Sun" in the second set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 unfortunetly I only got there in time to catch half of tlg... but what I caught sounded great! we met Josh(the lead quitar and vocals) and were doin shots and joking around since it was his first time in canada. I was shocked at how many of the older grey haired mule fans that were coming up and complimenting him how they played! good to see so many people of all ages and music tastes likeing this rising act! he said they would try to come back and do a whole show of their own soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prost Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 sweet! A headlining Tea Leaf Green show...that would be killer...good to see they are still humble enough to move out into the audience after their set instead of hiding backstage. How about their keyboard player? He's sick, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 YA he definately is! they all are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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