Stereo Rodeo Explained

Stereo Rodeo
Type:Album
Artist:Rusted Root
Cover:Stereo Rodeo.jpg
Released:2009
Genre:Rock
Label:Touchy Pegg/Adrenaline/DKE
Producer:Michael Glabicki
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Stereo Rodeo is a studio album by the American band Rusted Root, released 2009.[1] [2] The first single was "Bad Son", which criticizes George W. Bush.[3] [4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5]

Some of the album's tracks originated as Michael Glabicki solo songs; Glabicki produced the album.[6] [7] The cover of "Suspicious Minds" incorporated Latin percussion to help reproduce the original's guitar licks.[8]

Critical reception

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review deemed Stereo Rodeo "arguably the most diverse album in Rusted Root's 20-year career."[9] Paraphrasing Hunter S. Thompson, The Charleston Gazette called the album "a record made by people who can't write or sing for people who don't know the difference."[10] The Washington Post noted "the polyrhythmic joys of a band that celebrates the creative diversity of its members and the global vibes around them."[11]

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, noting that this release combines the pop music elements of Welcome to My Party with the band's more traditional worldbeat influences, characterizing this album as "a way to get the band back to their roots without drawing attention to any machinations that get them there."

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Glabicki except where noted.

  1. "Dance in the Middle" – 4:51
  2. "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 5:06
  3. "Weary Bones" – 3:37
  4. "Bad Son" – 3:19
  5. "Give You the Grace" – 5:50
  6. "Driving One" (Rusted Root) – 2:27
  7. "Stereo Rodeo" – 3:57
  8. "Driving Two" (Rusted Root) – 1:53
  9. "Animals Love Touch" – 3:15
  10. "Garbage Man" – 4:23
  11. "Crucible Glow" – 4:04

Personnel

Rusted Root

Notes and References

  1. News: Mervis . Scott . Root Back with 'Rodeo' . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 30 Apr 2009 . W12.
  2. News: Spevak . Jeff . Rusted Root keeps options open . Democrat and Chronicle . 23 July 2009 . F11.
  3. News: Kocher . Chris . Rusted Root: Reunited and it feels so good . Press & Sun-Bulletin . 19 Sep 2008 . C3.
  4. News: Arado . Matt . Got rhythm: Rusted Root gets audience moving with unique percussive sound . Daily Herald . 17 Dec 2010 . Arlington Heights . Time Out . 5.
  5. News: Out and about: Trail of Dead, Gossip, Rusted Root and much more . The Salt Lake Tribune . 15 Oct 2009.
  6. News: Biese . Alex . Rusted Root keeps crowds groovin' . Daily Record . 11 Sep 2009 . New Jersey . ENT.
  7. News: Brooks . Emma . They're on their way . Anchorage Press . November 24, 2009 . Arts and Entertainment.
  8. News: Partridge . Kenneth . Rusted Root Looking Forward with Hope . Hartford Courant . 24 Sep 2009 . Calendar . 7.
  9. News: Behe . Rege . Rusted Root goes big for new release . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . 9 May 2009.
  10. News: Rusted Root offers half-baked grooves . The Charleston Gazette . 23 July 2009 . D3.
  11. News: Live! Rusted Root, the Kin . The Washington Post . 10 Sep 2009 . T8.

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