Cruel Sun

Cruel Sun
Studio album by
Rusted Root
Released1992
GenreRock, bluegrass
Length57:42
LabelBlue Duck[1]
Ignition[2]
ProducerRusted Root[1]
Dave Brown[3]
Rusted Root chronology
Cruel Sun
(1992) 		When I Woke
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

  • Disc of Mictlantecuhtli
    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.

  1. "Primal Scream" (Bendin, Berlin, Glabicki) - 5:10
  2. "Send Me on My Way" - 4:57
  3. "Tree" (Berlin, Gablicki, Wertz) - 8:00
  4. "Won't Be Long" - 3:13
  5. "!@#*" - 0:40
  6. "Cat Turned Blue" - 4:03
  7. "Artificial Winter" - 3:37
  8. "Where She Runs" - 9:21
  9. "Martyr" - 5:19
  10. "Back to the Earth" (Buynak, Wertz, Glabicki) - 5:48
  11. "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

  1. ^ a b c "Rusted Root". Trouser Press. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 204.
  3. ^ a b c MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 968.
  4. ^ Keefner, Kurt. Cruel Sun at AllMusic
  5. ^ "Rusted Root | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Revamped Rusted Root returns with a more electric vibe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  7. ^ 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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