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New Gov't Mule Bassist
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Like Spinal Tap with drummers or the Grateful Dead with keyboardists, the Mule has another bassist. Maybe they're really demanding of the bass player? Warren, Matt and Danny have been steady while Hess and Carlsson have moved on. I'm sure Kevin Scott will crush it.
Marc Broussard came through Fort Worth last year and played at Tulip's (great venue) and Kevin Scott was playing bass with him. I'd never heard of him (Kevin), but saw him on the patio afterwards, introduced myself, and we chatted for about 20 minutes. He's a super-nice and cool guy.
The only things I know about Jorgen is that he used guitar amps for a grinding tone and that he was quite a flamboyant player. I imagine the Mule is a good stepping stone for moving about that classic-thru-jam rock world. Maybe it is quite a restrictive gig? They bring in a free-spirited player for their vibe, then slowly dial them down to a role of backing musician?
The band Hawkwind seem to burn through bassists for this reason. They bring in unusual outsider psychedelic bassists and then slowly break their spirit.
Hmmm...an interesting theory, but, from Woody on they don't seem to have a repressive vibe. andy Hess was, I think, by nature a laid back groove guy. When Jorgen joined he seemed to be a throwback to Woody's busy style of lines.
Totally blue-sky thinking on my part, so thank you for entertaining it in the loose manner I wrote it out.
I was probably thinking a bit of Metallica. There will be young guys who play exactly like Cliff, but the remaining Metallica guys seem to want a manageable sideman on bass rather than another guy with a slightly fast and wild approach on bass.
Jorgen is more in the template that Woody set in the Mule, but Hess was more in a style that speaks to my personal taste in tone and groove. I've dug what they all brought to the gig. Everybody in the Warren Haynes orbit are studs. though
He was in the band for 15 years. Maybe there was a pay dispute. Maybe it was just time. Regardless, Jorgen's work on the new record is phenomenal and it's the best record they've made since Dose. Oh well, onward...
I still miss Woody. He was the best bass player for GM.
Kevin is a great musician, and I think a good fit for The Mule.
New Mule: An Interview with Kevin Scott
New Mule: An Interview with Kevin Scott
Thanks for that! What a music academy Colonel Bruce Hampton was.
I just read this and it's one of the better interviews I've ever read. I was coming here to post it, so thanks for getting to it first.
There's at least two things that stand out to me. First, he's got an instructional series coming out. After this article, there's a strong chance I'm buying it. Second, his quote about relating his experience instead of telling people what to do is well, instrumental. Nobody wants to hear what they should do. But they might latch onto someone else's experience.
Amazing stuff.
