It's been a very stressful - on many levels - week.
Today I recalled, inadvertently, one of the best stress reducers I have ever used: this album, CRANKED, while I lie on the floor with my eyes closed and lose myself in the music, especially tracks 2 ("Send Me on My Way"), 9 ("Martyr"), and most especially 10 ("Back to the Earth").
I was a Rusted Root fan when they were playing teeny little clubs like the Artery in Pittsburgh. I saw them at Graffiti more times than I can recall (dancing myself into a sweaty mess every single time), and spent four New Year's Eves in a row at one of their shows. I once drove to West Virginia to catch them at the Nyabinghi. And no one was happier for them than I, when they got a record contract and started touring with the likes of Blues Traveler and the Dave Matthew's Band.
It turns out that the boys dig them too - no surprise, with their strong rhythms and complex tunes. They are a drummer's dream.
A few tunes, and a nice stiff drink, and I am MUCH more relaxed.
3 comments:
Nice to see you back dear.
Few things help stress like music. Hope it's helping.
I didn't realize that Rusted Root is a Pittsburgh band. Cool!
I will have to check them out.
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