Rusted Root
Encyclopedia
Rusted Root is a band
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
known for their unique fusion of acoustic, rock
, world and other styles of music, with a strong percussion
section that draws from Africa
n, Latin American
, Native American
, and Indian
influences. Rusted Root has sold more than three million albums worldwide.
and made its indie record debut in 1991 with Cruel Sun
, which was re-released in 2002. The group's major-label debut album
was 1994's When I Woke
, a hit on college radio and a platinum record. The album hit the top 40 in early 1995, peaking at No. 33. Along with their live shows, Rusted Root began working on contributions to the movies Matilda, Twister and Home for the Holidays
. Their next studio album was Remember
(1996), followed by Rusted Root
(1998) and Welcome to My Party
(2002). Welcome to My Party was criticized by fans, who are affectionately known as Rootheads. The album was an attempt on the band's part to experiment with different types of popular music at the time, but was not as well-received as previous albums by fans. Remember reached the Top 40 in the US, while Rusted Root found its sales buoyed by the use of the band's cover
of the Rolling Stones
' "You Can't Always Get What You Want
" on an episode of Ally McBeal
. A live double album followed in 2004. Rusted Root's greatest hits album was released in April 2005 as part of Universal Music's 20th Century Masters series. The band has released three EP
s, Evil Ways
, Airplane, and Live, which came packaged with a documentary video cassette.
Rusted Root's "Send Me On My Way", which hit No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995, is its most commercially popular song. It was used on the soundtracks of Matilda
; Ice Age
; the 1996 film Pie in the Sky
; the film Race the Sun
; YTV Canada's Are We There Yet?: World Adventure; and the Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow Philmont Trail Crew promotional video that was released in the late 1990s. Its music has also appeared on the television shows Party of Five
, Homicide
,Chuck
and the instrumental version in the 2011 commercial of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
.
Rusted Root released Stereo Rodeo
, their first studio album in seven years, on May 5, 2009. In the summer of 2011, Rusted Root began to add four new songs to their setlist, all soon to appear on their next studio album. These songs include "Fortunate Freaks", "Sun and Magic", "Monkey Pants", and one dated yet unreleased track, "Cover Me Up". Glabicki has been quoted saying that he and the band are looking to move in a direction similar to Talking Heads
.
Rusted Root has over 40 tracks that only exist on rare bootlegs recorded between the years of 1991 and 1995.
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
known for their unique fusion of acoustic, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, world and other styles of music, with a strong percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
section that draws from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n, Latin American
Latin American music
Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...
, Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
, and Indian
Music of India
The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as...
influences. Rusted Root has sold more than three million albums worldwide.
History
Rusted Root formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
and made its indie record debut in 1991 with Cruel Sun
Cruel Sun
-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "Primal Scream" - 5:10# "Send Me On My Way" - 4:57# "Tree" - 8:00# "Won't Be Long" - 3:13# "!@#" - 0:40# "Cat Turned Blue" - 4:03...
, which was re-released in 2002. The group's major-label debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was 1994's When I Woke
When I Woke
When I Woke is the second album and major-label debut of the American world rock band, Rusted Root. It has since been certified Platinum in the United States.-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki and Rusted Root except where noted....
, a hit on college radio and a platinum record. The album hit the top 40 in early 1995, peaking at No. 33. Along with their live shows, Rusted Root began working on contributions to the movies Matilda, Twister and Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays (film)
Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Jodie Foster. The screenplay was by W. D. Richter based on the short story by Chris Radant...
. Their next studio album was Remember
Remember (Rusted Root album)
Remember is an album by Rusted Root, released in 1996. It has since been certified Gold in the United States.-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "Faith I Do Believe" – 4:31# "Heaven" – 4:00...
(1996), followed by Rusted Root
Rusted Root (album)
-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "She Roll Me Up" – 4:20# "Rising Sun" – 3:03# "Magenta Radio" – 4:26# "My Love" – 4:21# "Live A Long Time" – 3:41# "Kill You Dead" – 4:29...
(1998) and Welcome to My Party
Welcome to My Party
Welcome to My Party is Rusted Root's fifth studio album. It marked a departure from the tribal grooves of the group's previous work to a poppier sound.- Track listing :All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted....
(2002). Welcome to My Party was criticized by fans, who are affectionately known as Rootheads. The album was an attempt on the band's part to experiment with different types of popular music at the time, but was not as well-received as previous albums by fans. Remember reached the Top 40 in the US, while Rusted Root found its sales buoyed by the use of the band's cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' "You Can't Always Get What You Want
You Can't Always Get What You Want
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by The Rolling Stones released on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written primarily by Mick Jagger with assistance from Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone in its 2004 list of "500 Greatest Songs of All...
" on an episode of Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
. A live double album followed in 2004. Rusted Root's greatest hits album was released in April 2005 as part of Universal Music's 20th Century Masters series. The band has released three EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s, Evil Ways
Evil Ways
"Evil Ways" is a song by Santana from their 1969 album Santana. It was written by Clarence "Sonny" Henry and recorded by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo in 1968 on his album of the same name. The song is in simple verse form...
, Airplane, and Live, which came packaged with a documentary video cassette.
Rusted Root's "Send Me On My Way", which hit No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995, is its most commercially popular song. It was used on the soundtracks of Matilda
Matilda (1996 film)
Matilda is a 1996 fantasy film directed by Danny DeVito, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film was released by TriStar Pictures.-Plot:...
; Ice Age
Ice Age (film)
Ice Age is a 2002 American computer-animated film created by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge from a story by Michael J. Wilson. The story follows three Paleolithical mammals attempting to return a lost human baby to its parents...
; the 1996 film Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1996 film)
Pie in the Sky is a 1996 romantic comedy film about a young man obsessed with traffic gridlock who falls in love with an avant-garde dancer...
; the film Race the Sun
Race the Sun
Race the Sun is a 1996 comedy-drama movie starring Halle Berry and James Belushi. The plot is loosely based on the true story of the Konawaena High School Solar Car Team, which finished 18th in the 1990 World Solar Challenge and first place among high school entries.-Plot:A new science teacher at...
; YTV Canada's Are We There Yet?: World Adventure; and the Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow Philmont Trail Crew promotional video that was released in the late 1990s. Its music has also appeared on the television shows Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
, Homicide
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
,Chuck
Chuck
-Engineering:* Chuck , a clamp that is part of a machine tool or power tool and securely holds a removable part, either a workpiece or a tool -People:* Charles, a masculine given name...
and the instrumental version in the 2011 commercial of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. is a privately held company formed in 2009 to operate rental car subsidiaries: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Alamo Rent A Car, WeCar and its commercial fleet management, used car sales, and commercial truck rental operations.Enterprise Holdings was formed as...
.
Rusted Root released Stereo Rodeo
Stereo Rodeo
Stereo Rodeo is the sixth studio album by the American bluegrass rock band Rusted Root.-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "Dance In The Middle" – 4:51# "Suspicious Minds" – 5:06# "Weary Bones" – 3:37...
, their first studio album in seven years, on May 5, 2009. In the summer of 2011, Rusted Root began to add four new songs to their setlist, all soon to appear on their next studio album. These songs include "Fortunate Freaks", "Sun and Magic", "Monkey Pants", and one dated yet unreleased track, "Cover Me Up". Glabicki has been quoted saying that he and the band are looking to move in a direction similar to Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
.
Rusted Root has over 40 tracks that only exist on rare bootlegs recorded between the years of 1991 and 1995.
Current members
- Michael Glabicki – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes... - Patrick Norman – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals, percussion - Liz Berlin – percussion, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Colter Harper – guitar, backing vocals
- Preach Freedom – percussion, backing vocals
- Dirk Miller – guitar, backing vocals
Studio albums
- Cruel SunCruel Sun-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "Primal Scream" - 5:10# "Send Me On My Way" - 4:57# "Tree" - 8:00# "Won't Be Long" - 3:13# "!@#" - 0:40# "Cat Turned Blue" - 4:03...
(1991) - When I WokeWhen I WokeWhen I Woke is the second album and major-label debut of the American world rock band, Rusted Root. It has since been certified Platinum in the United States.-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki and Rusted Root except where noted....
(1994) - RememberRemember (Rusted Root album)Remember is an album by Rusted Root, released in 1996. It has since been certified Gold in the United States.-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "Faith I Do Believe" – 4:31# "Heaven" – 4:00...
(1996) - Rusted RootRusted Root (album)-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "She Roll Me Up" – 4:20# "Rising Sun" – 3:03# "Magenta Radio" – 4:26# "My Love" – 4:21# "Live A Long Time" – 3:41# "Kill You Dead" – 4:29...
(1998) - Welcome to My PartyWelcome to My PartyWelcome to My Party is Rusted Root's fifth studio album. It marked a departure from the tribal grooves of the group's previous work to a poppier sound.- Track listing :All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted....
(2002) - Stereo RodeoStereo RodeoStereo Rodeo is the sixth studio album by the American bluegrass rock band Rusted Root.-Track listing:All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.# "Dance In The Middle" – 4:51# "Suspicious Minds" – 5:06# "Weary Bones" – 3:37...
(2009)
External links
- Official site
- Rusted Root collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive