Solace (album)
Solace is the fourth album of
Australian roots musician
Xavier Rudd released in
Australia on
March 28,
2004 and which debuted in the top twenty of the
ARIA album chart on
April 5 2004. It is his first record distributed by a major label with distribution by
Universal Music.
The album was recorded entirely on his own featuring his guitar, several
didgeridoos, a wooden box, an array of slide and acoustic guitars and percussion instruments. It was recorded in Vancouver. His personal friend and producer,
Todd Simko, helped him through the recording.
#"Shelter"#"3 Degrees"#"Let Me Be"#"Solace"#"G.B.A."#"In Transit"#"Chances"#"Journey Song"#"A Fourth World"#"Yirra-Kirl"#"No Woman No Cry"#"Partnership"#"Silence"#"Green Spandex"
3 degrees
"3 degrees" is about a time where Rudd describes an event that took place in
Nashville,Tennessee.
No Woman No Cry
Rudd covered
Bob Marley's 1975 song,
No Woman No Cry on track 11 of Solace. While on tour with
Melissa Ferrick he was struck by her performance of
No Woman No Cry. He decided to record his own version that would recapture the melancholy he experinced from hearing Melissa's version.
Shelter
"Shelter" was released as a single off the CD.
Let Me Be
"Let Me Be" has also been released as a single.
A Fourth World
Rudd played this song in front of live crowd and told them he didn't have a name for it yet. After the show a fan went up to him and said he thought he had a good name for the song. He said "a fourth world" because theres a third world, but "theres also a fourth world where people who don't have an existence, who are sort of trapped." [
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Xavier Rudd home page*
Undercover review*
Xavier Rudd Article on Straight.com
