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Title: Warren is a huge talent, but this is not my cup of tea
Review: Warren Haynes shined in his 8 years in the Allman Brothers Band (particularly 1989-1994ish). He had a wonderful slide tone and a great voice that harmonized incredibly with Dickey Betts & Gregg Allman. He added incredible acoustic guitar at various times, as well as being another good songwriter for the band. His first solo album was also enjoyable (1993), if not great.This album, on the other hand just doesn't do it for me. It is entirely too dark and heavy & the songwriting isn't memorable. The vocals sound too angry for my taste and there are no harmony vocals on the record. I can see the attraction to the heavy/hard jams. I like jam bands, but I also like great melody & great songs. I feel that Warren is a natural talent who is made to play in more of an ensemble. He is also great in a country environment as can be heard on his recordings with David Allen Coe. I've been scratching my head about Gov't Mule since first hearing them in 1993.
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