Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol.3

When Warren Haynes isn't playing with Gov't Mule, he keeps himself busy with the Allman Brothers, playing with other bands he likes (quite a lot) and putting together the Annual Christmas Benefit in Asheville, NC - which gives him yet another stage to play on. 2CD sets were released in 2007 with selected tracks from the 1999 and 2000 editions, and now Volume 3 sees the light of day covering the 2001 installment.

The usual suspects join in for the fun, with notable performances of Drivin’ N Cryin’ with Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed and West Coast blues singer Alvin Youngblood Hart. Haynes himself was then a hired hand for Phil Lesh & Friends and comes up with a great take of Night Of A Thousand Stars. In true all star fashion the concert ends with a roaring Rockin’ In the Free World, with a freight train bass courtesy of Dave Schools.

The Benefit Concert Vol. 3 is a tribute to classic rock and blues - the kind of music that needs to be heard live. The tracks are allowed to breathe - none of nasty compression that kills of the nuances.

Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 3 is released on Evil Teen Records. boy it from the Gov't Mule webshop.

Disc 1: Mama Don’t Allow - Alvin Youngblood Hart Devil Got My Woman Alvin Youngblood Hart & John Popper That Sign On The Door - Edwin McCain, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, John Popper & Danny Barnes Alone Edwin McCain, Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, John Popper & Danny Barnes Broken Hearts And Auto Parts Drivin’ N Cryin’ Fly Me Courageous Drivin’ N Cryin’ w/Audley Freed Straight To Hell Drivin’ N Cryin’ w/Audley Freed & Edwin McCain Carolina Blues Blues Traveler Slow Change Blues Traveler Mountains Win Again Blues Traveler w/ Warren Haynes New York Prophesie Blues Traveler

Disc 2: Loose Lucy> - Phil Lesh & Friends Tennessee Jed Phil Lesh & Friends Night Of A Thousand Stars Phil Lesh & Friends Blind Man In The Dark Gov’t Mule w/ Rob Barraco & Dave Schools Sco-Mule - Gov’t Mule w/ Oteil Burbrdige & Rob Barraco Almost Cut My Hair Gov’t Mule w/ Rob Barraco, Dave Schools & Robert Randolph Masters of War> - Warren Haynes Rockin’ In the Free World Gov’t Mule w/ Rob Barraco, Dave Schools, Kevn Kinney & Audley Freed

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HCTF review of Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.