Melora a la Basilica

Melora a la Basilica
Live album by Rasputina
Released	December 30, 2008 (2008-12-30)
Label	Filthy Bonnet Recording Co.
Rasputina chronology
Oh Perilous World! (2007) Melora a la Basilica (2008) The Willow Tree Triptych (2009)
Packaging
The album's unique packaging including metal tin cover, the 8-panel insert of liner notes and the CD graphic in said metal tin case.

Melora a la Basilica is a 1000 unit collector's edition live recording made by chamber-rock trio 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 band member Daniel DeJesus and covers of songs by Goldfrapp, Pearl Jam and the Sweeney Todd and A Clockwork Orange soundtracks. The sound and atmosphere of the record is patterned after the recitals given earlier in the year by Creager and new second chair cellist Daniel DeJesus.

Track listing

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

Personnel

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