Rusted Root
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rusted Root
| image = Rusted Root.jpg
| caption = Rusted Root in 2008
| image_size =
| alias =
| origin = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| genre = Roots rock, worldbeat, alternative rock, jam band, Folk
| years_active = 1990–present (indefinite hiatus since 2015)
| label = {{hlist|Mercury|Island|Touchy Pegg|Shanachie|Adrenaline Music}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{url|rustedroot.com}}
| current_members = Michael Glabicki
Patrick Norman
Liz Berlin
| past_members = Jim DiSpirito
Jim Donovan
Jenn Wertz
John Buynak
Ethan Winograd
Preach Freedom
Colter Harper
Jason Miller
Cory Caruso
Dirk Miller
}}
Rusted Root is an American worldbeat rock band formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania{{cite web|last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rusted-root-mn0000221844/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 14, 2022}} by singer-guitarist Michael Glabicki, bassist Patrick Norman and percussionist Liz Berlin. The band got its start as the house band playing a weekly gig in Jack's Back Room on Pittsburgh's South Side. The band achieved fame in 1994 with its platinum-selling album When I Woke, which included the hit single "Send Me on My Way". The song has been featured prominently in many films and commercials. Rusted Root has sold more than three million albums.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/staying-connected-to-their-roots/article_342e33a6-b65b-5039-89aa-4349e0d077d9.html|title=Staying connected to their Roots|work=The Herald Palladium|first=Jeremy D.|last=Bonfiglio|date=July 6, 2014|access-date=August 8, 2017}} After releasing The Movement in 2012 and touring through 2015, the band went on an indefinite hiatus, with principal songwriter and vocalist Michael Glabicki forming the group Uprooted with former members of Rusted Root and continuing to tour with that group into the early 2020s.{{Cite web |url=https://www.grunge.com/901252/whatever-happened-to-rusted-root/ |title=Whatever Happened to Rusted Root? |last=Homer |first=Aaron |date=2022-06-20 |accessdate=2023-01-27 |lang=en-US |publisher=Grunge.com}}
Musical style and influences
The band's style is a fusion of acoustic, rock, world and other styles of music, with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin American, Indian and Native American influences. Michael Glabicki has acknowledged the popular success of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So as an influence on his decision to incorporate worldbeat into his own music. The band's lyrical content varies but often talks about Christianity and Judaism. The group's 2012 album, The Movement, was fan funded.{{cite web|last=Greenhaus|first=Mike|url= https://relix.com/articles/detail/the-core-rusted-root/|title=The Core: Rusted Root|date=May 1, 2013|website=Relix}}
Members
=Current members=
- Michael Glabicki – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin (1990–present)
- Patrick Norman – bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion
- Liz Berlin – vocals, percussion
=Past members=
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- Jim Donovan – drums, percussion (1990–2005)
- Jenn Wertz – backing vocals, percussion (1990–2008)
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Record label |
|---|
| style="width:35px;"| Billboard 200 {{cite web|title=Rusted Root - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rusted-root-mn0000221844/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906055129/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rusted-root-mn0000221844/awards|archive-date=September 6, 2012}} ! style="width:35px;"| Heatseekers Albums |
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| Cruel Sun | — | — | | |
| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| When I Woke | 51 | 1 |
| rowspan="3"| Mercury |
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| Remember | 38 | — |
|
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| Rusted Root | 165 | — | |
| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| Welcome to My Party | 129 | — | | Island |
| 2009
| style="text-align:left;"| Stereo Rodeo | — | — | | Adrenaline Music |
| 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| The Movement | — | — | | Shanachie |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Live albums=
- Rusted Root Live (2004)
=Compilations=
- The Best of Rusted Root: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection (2005)
=Extended plays=
- Rusted Root (1990)
- Christ Monkey (1991)
- Live (1995)
- Evil Ways (1996)
- Airplane (1998)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Song ! style="width:45px;"|US Hot 100 ! Certifications |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 1994
| align=center | 72 | |
| rowspan="1"| 1995
| "Ecstasy" | align=center | — | |
| rowspan="5"| 1996
| "Evil Ways" | align=center | — | |
| "Faith I Do Believe"
| align=center | — | |
| "Who Do You Tell It To"
| align=center | — | |
| "Virtual Reality"
| align=center | — | |
| "Sister Contine"
| align=center | — | |
| rowspan="1"| 1998
| "Magenta Radio" | align=center | — | |
| rowspan="1"| 2002
| "Welcome to My Party" | align=center | — | |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Rusted Root}}
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.facebook.com/RustedRoot/ Official Facebook page]
- [https://archive.org/details/RustedRoot Rusted Root collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- {{Discogs artist}}
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Category:Rock music groups from Pennsylvania
Category:Musical groups from Pittsburgh
Category:Musical groups established in 1990
Category:1990 establishments in Pennsylvania