Album Review - Gov't Mule - High & Mighty
If Deja Voodoo sent a message that Gov't Mule wasn't about to fall apart
after the death of founding bass player Allen Woody, then High & Mighty
boldly declares that it is still a force with which to be reckoned.
Throughout the set, guitarist Warren Haynes, drummer Matt Abts, keyboard
player Danny Louis, and Woody's replacement Andy Hess continue to inject
a jam band aesthetic into their '70s hard rock and heavy metal
influences, but truth be told, Gov't Mule hasn't sounded this energized
and confident since its self-titled debut. There's an unrelenting fury
to the manner in which Abts and Hess provide the songs with their dense,
unstoppable undercurrents, and Louis adds splashes of color whenever
they are most needed. Naturally, Haynes uses his quicksilver guitar
accompaniments to slice through the sonic sludge, but instead of coming
across like a dated showcase for his pyrotechnic displays, the ensemble
finally feels as if it is performing like a fully cohesive unit.
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