Frustration Plantation

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Frustration Plantation
Frustration Plantation.jpg
Studio album by
Rasputina
ReleasedMarch 16, 2004
RecordedThe Blah-Blah Institute, Threshold Music, The Mummy's Tomb
GenreAlternative rock, cello rock
LabelInstinct
ProducerJoseph Bishara, Melora Creager
Rasputina chronology
The Lost and Found, 2nd Edition
(2003) 		Frustration Plantation
(2004) 		A Radical Recital
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Frustration Plantation, the fourth studio album recorded by cello-dominated rock group Rasputina, was released by Instinct Records on March 16, 2004.[2] While not exactly a concept album, Frustration Plantation does have many songs darkly relating to women's lives in the Old South.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Melora Creager, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Doomsday Averted" 2:34
2."Secret Message" 3:16
3."Possum of the Grotto" 2:56
4."If Your Kisses Can’t Hold the Man You Love"Jack Yellen, Vivian Ellis[3]3:07
5."The Mayor" 4:37
6."When I Count…" 0:26
7."High on Life" 3:31
8."Wicked Dickie"Lead Belly2:23
9."My Captivity by Savages" 3:00
10."Saline the Salt Lake Queen" 4:06
11."Oh, Injury" 4:10
12."When I Was a Young Girl" 1:36
13."Momma Was an Opium Smoker" 1:52
14."Nov. 17dee"Lyrics by Hollis Lane1:08
15."Girls’ School" 5:29
Total length:44:18
Poor Relations in the Shed Out Back (Bonus Disc)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yellow Fever" (Frustration Plantation Out-take) 1:27
2."Momma Was an Opium-Smoker" (Melora Mix) 1:57
3."November 17dee" (Long Version)Lane10:24
4."Secret Message" (Melora Mix) 3:17
5."Crazy Swan" (Cabin Fever remnant) 3:07
6."Sanchez" (Frustration Plantation sketch) 0:55
7."Mr. Romberg" (from Lakmé)Léo Delibes1:30
8."My Soul"Traditional0:30
9."Oh, Injury" (reprise) 2:10
Total length:18:27

Credits[]

  • Melora Creager – Cello, dulcimer, vocals, producer, engineer
  • Zoë Keating – Cello, vocals, engineer
  • Jonathon Tebeest – drums, percussion
  • Joseph Bishara – Producer, drum programming, mixing, engineer
  • Kenny Dykstra – Engineer
  • Tom Baker – Mastering
  • Hollis Willa Lane (daughter of Creager) – Vocals on track 14
  • Symon Chow – Photography, typography, graphic realization

References[]

  1. ^ "Frustration Plantation – Rasputina". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Rasputina – Frustration Plantation". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sophie Tucker – Follow A Star". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
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