Cruel Sun
| Cruel Sun | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Rock, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 57:42 | |||
| Label | Blue Duck[1] Ignition[2] | |||
| Producer | Rusted Root[1] Dave Brown[3] | |||
| Rusted Root chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
Cruel Sun is the debut album by the band Rusted Root, released in 1992.[5][6][7]
The album sold over 100,000 copies, which led to the band's major label recording contract.[2]
Album cover
The album cover depicts a stylized image of the disc of Mictlantecuhtli, a Teotihuacan monolith, currently housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
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Disc of Mictlantecuhtli
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "despite the assistance of assorted sprites and faeries, Rusted Root’s rhythmic world music-influenced drivel is better suited for a Pringles commercial than a tribal gathering."[1] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "an incredibly well-realized indie debut."[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.
- "Primal Scream" (Bendin, Berlin, Glabicki) - 5:10
- "Send Me on My Way" - 4:57
- "Tree" (Berlin, Gablicki, Wertz) - 8:00
- "Won't Be Long" - 3:13
- "!@#*" - 0:40
- "Cat Turned Blue" - 4:03
- "Artificial Winter" - 3:37
- "Where She Runs" - 9:21
- "Martyr" - 5:19
- "Back to the Earth" (Buynak, Wertz, Glabicki) - 5:48
- "Scattered" - 4:34
Personnel
- Liz Berlin – Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Hand Drums
- John Buynak – Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Wind Instruments, Hand Drums
- Jim Donovan – Percussion, Drums, Hand Drums
- Michael Glabicki – Guitar, Vocals, Mixing
- Patrick Norman – Percussion, Bass Guitar, Sitar, Vocals
- Jenn Wertz – Percussion, Vocals
Production
- Dave Brown – Producer, Mixing
- Lara Lampenfield – Photography, Sleeve Photo
- Mike Michalski – Producer
- Randy Rhodes – Engineer
- Mark McNeely – Assistant Engineer
- Rusted Root – Writer, Producer
Recorded at Audiomation Studios in Pittsburgh, PA
References
- ^ a b c "Rusted Root". Trouser Press. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 204.
- ^ a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 968.
- ^ Keefner, Kurt. Cruel Sun at AllMusic
- ^ "Rusted Root | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Revamped Rusted Root returns with a more electric vibe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Budnick, Dean (January 4, 2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879307455 – via Google Books.
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