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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pulled up in an SUV outside Mule Creek State Prison in the Sierra foothills. The Governor was in combat mode. Of all the legacies of dysfunction he had inherited from his predecessor, Gray Davis, the situation in the prisons was one of the most flagrant. Big campaign donations from the prison guards' union to Davis had ensured that the guards in 2002 won 34% wage increases over five years, and with overtime many were earning fat salaries; one pulled in more than the state's attorney general. But the work practices of the guards lagged. They seemed...
...Brothers Band knows that Haynes is capable of much more when paired with young virtuoso Derek Trucks. When the two play, Haynes seems to leave his pentatonic comfort zone a bit to combat Trucks’ sheer ingenuity and natural sense of rhythm and melody. Alone, Haynes and the Mule still impress, but don’t experiment with tempo, feel or melody as much as they could...
...Gov’t Mule...
...iconic figures in the music industry who seem unstoppable; guys like Santana or James Brown who at once cut live and studio albums and record tracks with other artists while watching their sales and recognition rise. Warren Haynes, the mastermind behind gritty blues-rock icons Gov’t Mule, is the latest of these musical renaissance men. Apart from his work in Mule, Haynes has cemented his legend with a burgeoning solo career and the contribution of his inimitable guitar style to tours with The Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends and The Allman Brothers Band...
...Gov’t Mule began as a power trio comprised of Haynes, bassist Allen Woody and drummer Matt Abts. Following Woody’s death in 2000, a sobered Haynes and Abts started a project called The Deepest End where some of Woody’s favorite bassists (John Entwistle and Victor Wooten, among others) were invited to play on two studio albums and one massive five-hour live show, recorded both for CD and DVD. Deja Voodoo, the Mule’s 11th overall release, their fifth on ATO and their first with new bassist Andy Hess...