Rusted Root
High-energy acoustic rock driven by massive polyrhythmic percussion and eccentric vocals. It is the sound of a 1990s drum circle with a platinum-selling pop heart.
High-energy acoustic rock driven by massive polyrhythmic percussion and eccentric vocals. It is the sound of a 1990s drum circle with a platinum-selling pop heart.
Rusted Root emerged from the Pittsburgh club scene in the early 1990s as a unique fixture in the burgeoning jam band movement. While contemporaries like Phish or Blues Traveler leaned into jazz-fusion or blues-rock, Rusted Root carved out a 'worldbeat rock' niche.
Their sound identity is anchored by the interplay of multiple percussionists and Michael Glabicki's unique vocal style, which was heavily influenced by Peter Gabriel's 'So' and various global folk traditions. Their 1994 album 'When I Woke' became a multi-platinum success, largely on the strength of 'Send Me on My Way,' a track that has achieved a permanent afterlife in film and advertising. Critically, they are viewed as a bridge between the 1980s world-fusion experiments and the 1990s alternative-folk boom. Despite line-up changes and an eventual hiatus in the mid-2010s, their influence persists in the 'indie-folk' explosion of the 2010s, where their emphasis on group vocals and tribal percussion became a standard trope.
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