By a Thread is the ninth full length studio album by Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule is a Southern rock jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody.The band released their debut album Gov't Mule in 1995...

. It has been released on October 27, 2009, on Evil Teen Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Jorgen Carlsson, who joined the band in 2008, replacing Andy Hess

Andy Hess

Andy Hess is an American bassist and former member of Gov't Mule, having joined the band in 2003. Previously, he was The Black Crowes' bassist from February 2001 until their hiatus early the following year...

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On August 17, 2009, the first track of the album, "Broke Down on the Brazos", was made available for listening on Gov't Mule's official website, as well as on the band's Myspace

Myspace

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 and Facebook

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 pages. The track features the playing of Billy Gibbons

Billy Gibbons

William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...

, best known as the singer and guitarist for the American blues rock band ZZ Top

ZZ Top

ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...

. It was the last song written for the CD.

Track listing

1. "Broke Down on the Brazos" (w/ Billy Gibbons
   Billy Gibbons
   William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
   
    on Guitar) - 6:19
2. "Steppin’ Lightly" - 7:10
3. "Railroad Boy" - 5:03
4. "Monday Mourning Meltdown" - 8:08
5. "Gordon James" - 3:48
6. "Any Open Window" - 4:45
7. "Frozen Fear" - 5:48
8. "Forevermore" - 4:17
9. "Inside Outside Woman Blues #3" - 9:04
10. "Scenes From a Troubled Mind" - 7:23
11. "World Wake Up" - 5:54

Gov't Mule

• Warren Haynes
  Warren Haynes
  Warren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey...
  
   – vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Matt Abts
  Matt Abts
  Matt Abts is a Grammy Award-nominated American drummer best known as a member of the band Gov't Mule.-Biography:Abts started playing music while attending high school in Panama before relocating to Virginia where he spent the next eight years playing music regionally in vast number of local bands...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Danny Louis – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Jorgen Carlsson – bass
  Bass guitar
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External links

• http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/07/concert_review_govt_mule_cold.htmlThe Baltimore Sun
  The Baltimore Sun
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  's Midnight Sun review from July 18, 2010]
• "By A Thread" Brian D Holland Review - Guitar International