Great American Gingerbread: Rasputina Rarities & Neglected Items
Great American Gingerbread | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | April 5, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 1990's-present | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, goth rock[1] | |||
Label | Filthy Bonnet Recording Co. | |||
Producer | Melora Creager | |||
Rasputina chronology | ||||
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Great American Gingerbread: Rasputina Rarities & Neglected Items is a limited collector's edition compilation album by American cello rock band Rasputina. It was released on April 5, 2011.[2][3][1]
The compilation contains a CD of previously unreleased tracks composed of film scores, demos, compilation tracks and tribute pieces which frontwoman Melora Creager describes as "essentially solo works, [her] initial compositions and impulses." It also contains a Bonus DVD that includes a live performance as well as Q&A session recorded in 2002 at the Knitting Factory, in New York City.[2][3]
Release
Promotion
As early as March 2011, the song "Ballad of Lizzie Borden" has been available for free download via SoundCloud's website as a way to promote and generate interest for the new record.[4]
Critical reception
In a somewhat mixed review for PopMatters, Enio Chiola said the album, "plays like an exercise in self-indulgence and is something only die-hard fans could easily digest. Those unfamiliar with the incredibly prolific nature of Melora’s music-making might want to begin with a more easily accessible collection of tunes," and, "Great American Gingerbread is a precious little gem of tunes best absorbed by those who know what they’re getting themselves into."[5] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic similarly stated that, "this is a collection for dedicated fans of Rasputina, especially those who feel that the group has never gone quite far enough."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Melora Creager unless otherwise noted.[2][3][6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pudding Crypt" | 3:06 |
2. | "I Go To Sleep" (The Kinks cover) | 2:55 |
3. | "Do What I Do" | 2:28 |
4. | "Black Hole Hunter" | 3:03 |
5. | "Black Hole 2" | 2:48 |
6. | "Loom" | 3:38 |
7. | "Death at Disneyland" | 3:00 |
8. | "Skylark" | 1:06 |
9. | "Children's Reform Center" | 5:18 |
10. | "Coraline" (from Where's Neil When You Need Him?) | 2:43 |
11. | "Ballad of Lizzie Borden" | 0:56 |
12. | "Mysterious Man-Monkey" | 5:29 |
13. | "A Skeleton Bang" (from Colours Are Brighter) | 1:40 |
14. | "On My Knees" (from the film On My Knees by Kim Wood) | 11:45 |
Total length: | 50:01 |
- Notes
- The bonus DVD consists of Rasputina's live performance at the Knitting Factory in New York City in 2002. It features Rasputina's old lineup from around that period. It also features a Q&A session. As is often the case with Rasputina's anachronistic sense of humor, the performance is credited to have been recorded in 1902.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c Great American Gingerbread - Rasputina | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved June 28, 2021
- ^ a b c d "Rapsutina's Great American Gingerbread". greedbag. Rasputina. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Great American Gingerbread". Rasputina. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "Rasputina – Ballad of Lizzie Borden". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ Chiola, Enio (June 22, 2011). "RASPUTINA: GREAT AMERICAN GINGERBREAD". popmatters. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "The Great American Gingerbread: Rasputina Rarities & Neglected Items (CD & DVD Combo) [Limited Collector's Edition]". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 10, 2011.