Gov't Mule
31 December 2010
The Beacon Theatre
New York, NY

Source: Milab VM-44 Link > Darktrain silver interconnects > Edirol R-44 (24/48)
Location: Set I - Loge / Set II and III - Floor near soundboard
Transfer: R-44 > iMac. Tracked and dithered via Sound Studio, FLAC via xACT

Recorded by Alex Leary (vwmule at gmail.com)

Set One

01. Kirk West intro > Mule
02. Painted Silver Light
03. Gameface
04. Blind Man In The Dark
05. Bad Little Doggie
06. No Need To Suffer
07. Beautifully Broken
08. Banks Of The Deep End
09. Trying Not To Fall
10. Time To Confess
11. Thorazine Shuffle

Set Two

01. Slackjaw Jezebel
02. Brand New Angel
03. Steppin' Lightly
04. Broke Down On The Brazos
05. New Years Countdown
06. Achilles Last Stand *
07. Bridge Of Sighs *
08. Nantucket Sleighride * %
09. Bad Company *
10. Yer Blues *

Set Three

01. Shakedown Street *
02. Sugaree #
03. Sco-Mule #
04. Afro Blue $

Notes:

-- * First time played
-- % with Corky Laing
-- # with Jon Herington & Bill Evans
-- $ with Bill Evans & Oz Noy

-- Microphones were moved from Loge because Beacon staff would not allow clamp on railing. New management rules, I guess. A security guy ordered them off after a few songs. Mics were held in left hand for a few minutes as I used right hand to position clamp on seat. It was a rowdy section but could have been worse; no one was in the two seats to my right, and the people in front of me and behind me were seated and quiet. After the set, I headed downstairs and slipped onto floor and found a fellow taper who let me clamp to his stand. I'm grateful. I share this recording, first set rowdiness and all, because to keep it bottled up would be to concede defeat to the Beacon staff.