Road Salt One Explained

Road Salt One
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pain of Salvation
Cover:	Pain of Salvation Road Salt 1 cover art.jpg
Genre:	Progressive rock, art rock
Length:	51:18
Label:	InsideOut
Producer:	Pain of Salvation
Prev Title:	Linoleum (EP)
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Road Salt Two
Next Year:	2011

Road Salt One is the seventh studio album by Swedish band Pain of Salvation, released 17 May 2010 on InsideOut. While a concept album in keeping with all previous Pain of Salvation albums, the album was more song-oriented and streamlined in its production values.^[1]

Outline

Daniel Gildenlöw has described the album in interviews as sounding more "jam oriented" with tracks that sound like they have been "recorded live in the rehearsal room". He indicated that the intent of the album was to go "back to letting the song be the focal point" by having the album feature "just us. Playing a song meant to touch your heart. Stripped down. Naked. Brave. Old school".

Gildenlöw described the concept of Road Salt One as being many parallel stories:

Gildenlöw has also compared the album's plot to the film Magnolia in interviews.

Around the inside lips of the back cover is the following sentence: "This album, however, is NOT a part of The Perfect Element concept...but for what it's worth, it easily COULD have been, right? Right?"

Track listing

Concept, music and lyrics by Daniel Gildenlöw.

Limited Edition Digipack

1. "What She Means to Me" (Bonus track) - 0:50
2. "No Way" (Extended version) - 7:09
3. "She Likes to Hide" - 2:57
4. "Sisters" - 6:15
5. "Of Dust" - 2:32
6. "Tell Me You Don't Know" - 2:42
7. "Sleeping Under the Stars" - 3:37
8. "Darkness of Mine" - 4:15
9. "Linoleum" - 4:55
10. "Curiosity" - 3:33
11. "Where It Hurts" - 4:51
12. "Road Salt" (Extended version) - 4:40
13. "Innocence" - 7:13

The Japanese edition has a bonus track after "Innocence" titled "Tip Toe Two". The drum parts in the song are played by Daniel Gildenlöw.

Personnel

• Daniel Gildenlöw - lead vocals, backing vocals, electric and acoustic and fretless guitars, bass guitar (tracks 2-11), organs, piano, mandolin, lute, balalaika, drums (tracks 2-6), keyboards
• Johan Hallgren - electric guitars (tracks 1, 3, 7-10, and 12), backing vocals
• Fredrik Hermansson - electric and acoustic pianos, organs, mellotron, other keyboards
• Léo Margarit - drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Jonas Reingold - bass guitar ("No Way")
• Gustaf Hielm - bass guitar ("Innocence")
• Mihai Anton Cucu - violin ("Sisters" and "Innocence")
• Camilla Arvidsson - violin ("Sisters" and "Innocence")
• Kristina Ekman - viola ("Sisters" and "Innocence")

External links

• Official Pain of Salvation Website
• Official Pain of Salvation Forum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pain of Salvation Gears Up For Next Round Of Melodifestivalen, Completes New Album. Blabbermouth. 19 August 2013. 6 March 2010.