Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2

Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2
Live album by
Gov't Mule
ReleasedApril 17, 2015 (2015-04-17)
RecordedOctober 31, 2009
VenueTower Theater, Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Length71:00
LabelEvil Teen
Gov't Mule chronology
Dub Side of the Mule
(2015) 		Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2
(2015) 		The Tel-Star Sessions
(2016)

Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2 is a live cover album by American band Gov't Mule, released on April 17, 2015,[1] through Mascot Label Group in Europe and Evil Teen Records in the US. It consists of covers of the Rolling Stones, performed during Gov't Mule's Stones-themed Halloween show at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania on October 31, 2009. Initially released only on vinyl, it was released digitally and on CD in May 2022.[2]

Critical reception

In a review of the first volume, Glenn BurnSilver of Relix wrote that "Stoned straight-out rocks. Rooted in the blues, these seven tracks are perfectly suited for the high-octane side of Gov't Mule, particularly "Monkey Man" and "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" (complete with tell-tale background vocals and full horn accompaniment). And while there's only so much one can add to classic Stones tracks short of techno remixes, Mule locks it in tight."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except "Ventilator Blues", written by Jagger, Richards and Mick Taylor, and "Play with Fire", credited to Nanker Phelge

Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Under My Thumb"4:47
2."Monkey Man"5:20
3."Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)"4:40
4."Paint It Black"4:13
5."Angie"4:41
6."Ventilator Blues"7:32
7."Shattered"4:19
8."Wild Horses"6:25
9."Bitch"4:59
10."Slave"8:05
11."Play with Fire"2:54
12."Can't You Hear Me Knocking"8:07
13."Brown Sugar"5:04
Total length:71:06

Charts

Chart performance for Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2
Chart (2015–2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] 54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 190
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 91

References

  1. ^ a b "Austriancharts.at – Gov't Mule – Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gov't Mule to Release Stoned Side of the Mule, Vol. 1 & 2 Digitally". Jambands.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ^ BurnSilver, Glenn (December 24, 2014). "Gov't Mule: Dark Side of the Mule & Stoned Side of the Mule: Vol. 1". Relix. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gov't Mule – Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gov't Mule – Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gov't Mule – Stoned Side of the Mule Vol. 1 & 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2023.