Melora a la Basilica explained

Melora a la Basilica
Type:	live
Artist:	Rasputina
Cover:	Melora a la Basilica.png
Label:	Filthy Bonnet Recording Co.
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Melora a la Basilica is a 1000 unit collector's edition live recording made by American cello rock band Rasputina in Basilica Industria in Hudson, NY, "a behemoth of a defunct glue factory". It is a collection of previous Rasputina songs reworked with new second chair cellist Daniel DeJesus and covers of songs by Goldfrapp, Pearl Jam and the Sweeney Todd and A Clockwork Orange soundtracks.^[1] ^[2] The sound and atmosphere of the record was patterned after the recitals given earlier in the year by Creager and DeJesus.^[3]

Track listing

"Clowns" (Goldfrapp) – 4:12
"American Girl" (Tom Petty) – 2:56
"Wicked Dickie" (Adapted from "If It Wasn't for Dicky" by Lead Belly) – 2:28
"I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper" (A Clockwork Orange) – 1:03
"Rose K." – 2:56
"Why Don't You Do Right?" (Kansas Joe McCoy) – 1:59
"Rusty the Skatemaker" – 3:28
"Green Finch/Johanna" (Sweeney Todd) – 3:39
"Girl Lunar Explorer" – 3:43
"Soon Forget" (Pearl Jam) – 1:41
"Identity Tokens / Wicked Dickie (hidden)" – 9:59

Personnel

Melora Creager – cello, vocals
Daniel DeJesus – 2nd chair cello

Notes and References

Web site: MELORA CREAGER OF RASPUTINA GOES SOLO AGAIN | Skope Entertainment Inc . 9 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091114140040/http://skopemag.com/2009/01/02/melora-creager-of-rasputina-goes-solo-again . November 14, 2009 .
Web site: Melora a la Basilica - Melora Creager . AllMusic . 11 September 2022.
Web site: Rasputina • Melora a la Basilica . Rasputina Webstore . 11 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205083121/http://rasputina.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=11150_15804 . 5 February 2009.