Welcome to My Party

Rusted Root | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B000063VFF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,489 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not as earthy, July 20, 2004

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J. Dyer "wildcard" (philly, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to My Party (Audio CD)

I never thought i'd see the day when Rusted Root used a technopulse. I thought they were pretty comfortable with themselves seeing that their past albums have been consistent as far as mood and style, and i know it's healthy for musicians to venture out of their norm, but I definitely prefer the good'ol-good'ol.
NOT that the whole album is comprised of technobeats... it's really only the last song that surprised me. There is definitely some old school Rusted Root blood flowing through this body of songs... however there were a few mediocre songs on here as well;
I feel that these unsuccesses may have been a result of trying to fuse their old technique with stark new ideas without a middle man there to help.

..so out with the negative and in with the positive...

The song "Blue Diamonds" (sung by Glabicki&Wertz), which was a most beautiful composition, did make it onto a few mainstream radio stations and frequented the college stations... I actually had a friend who used that song on her wedding day.
This album also has the predicted injections of funk (#3-Woman Got my Money), blues (#5-Weave), and other very interesting mixes of musical flavor.
Despite any negativity given this album, Rusted Root always holds their harmonies amazingly tight (Glabicki's 'trilling' falsetto is mind blowing!) and their skillful use of many odd and wonderful percussion instruments will never get old.
The combined talent of these six musicians will definitely keep me tuned in for whatever they have coming up next.

and if you ever get the chance, SEE THEM IN CONCERT!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terribly disappointing cd, May 21, 2006

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Diogenes DogSnack (Redwood City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welcome to My Party (Audio CD)

I've seen the band live 5 or 6 times since the mid 90's. Everytime, except for the last time I saw them (on tour for this record) was exceptional. Not only was the concert lackluster, but the cd was worse. Honestly not a single song on this cd impressed me enough to want to listen to it again. The songs seem ...forced. After a few weeks of giving it a chance, I gave up. I can't recommend this cd to anyone. Get Cruel Sun or When I Woke and leave it at that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good, but lacks passion, April 4, 2003

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Supabowl (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welcome to My Party (Audio CD)

The Dave Matthews Band-ification of Rusted Root continues. As mentioned on previous reviews, this album is over-produced, and the intense percussive sequences and the general unpredictability and lovably raw flavor of the band's previous albums is gone. These songs are tight, refined radio tracks, and while that's not necessarily bad, "Welcome To My Party" just doesn't convey the emotional connection of previous albums to me.
The slow songs suffer the most. Songs like "Cry" and "Sweet Mary" are just too slick to echo the haunting beauty of previous cuts like "Beautiful People" (from When I Woke) or "Where She Runs" (Cruel Sun). On the other hand, the funk infusion on more upbeat tracks like the opener, "Union 7," and others like "Women Got My Money" and "Weave" is a refreshing new direction for the band. And unlike some of the purists out there, I did enjoy Root's foray into borderline electronica with "People Of My Village." (It certainly fits this album more than it would any others.) Change isn't necessarily bad, but I can bet all of these tracks would be much better in concert, not in the studio.