The Pregnant Concert
Encyclopedia
The Pregnant Concert is a live recording of a recital
by American
cello rock
band
Rasputina held at the Knitting Factory
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
on September 13, 2009 (although the album cover claims it to have been 1909). It contains songs from previous Rasputina albums, as well as covers from a variety of other musicians and both Holocaust of Giants and Kinderhook Hoopskirt Works from their upcoming album Sister Kinderhook
.
As the album title implies, frontwoman Melora Creager
was pregnant with her second daughter at the time of the recording. The band asserts that "If you listen very carefully, you might hear Ivy singing with Melora.".
The album artwork was created by Dese'Rae L. Stage.
unless otherwise noted.
Encore
Recital
A recital is a musical performance. It can highlight a single performer, sometimes accompanied by piano, or a performance of the works of a single composer.The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt....
by American
United States
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cello rock
Cello rock
Cello rock and cello metal are subgenres of rock music and heavy metal characterized by the use of cellos as primary instruments, alongside or in place of more traditional rock instruments such as electric guitars, electric bass guitar, and drum set.Cellos, often in groups of three or more, are...
band
Rock Band
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Rasputina held at the Knitting Factory
Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory is a music venue and concert house with locations in Brooklyn, Boise, Reno, and Spokane. The club originally specialized in jazz and experimental music and has expanded to showcasing all genres of music, performing arts and comedy....
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
on September 13, 2009 (although the album cover claims it to have been 1909). It contains songs from previous Rasputina albums, as well as covers from a variety of other musicians and both Holocaust of Giants and Kinderhook Hoopskirt Works from their upcoming album Sister Kinderhook
Sister Kinderhook
-Critical reception:Ned Raggett of Allmusic commented "Released in a year when Joanna Newsom made her own most sprawling artistic statement to date, it's become all the easier to see how Creager and Rasputina served as a touchstone for many who followed. The lyrical focus of Sister Kinderhook is...
.
As the album title implies, frontwoman Melora Creager
Melora Creager
Melora Creager, formerly Melora Mather, is an American cellist and singer-songwriter best known for her role as lead singer and chief composer of the cello rock trio Rasputina....
was pregnant with her second daughter at the time of the recording. The band asserts that "If you listen very carefully, you might hear Ivy singing with Melora.".
The album artwork was created by Dese'Rae L. Stage.
Track listing
All songs written by Melora CreagerMelora Creager
Melora Creager, formerly Melora Mather, is an American cellist and singer-songwriter best known for her role as lead singer and chief composer of the cello rock trio Rasputina....
unless otherwise noted.
- "Dig Ophelia" - 4:01
- "Clowns" (GoldfrappGoldfrappGoldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
) - 4:59 - "1816, The Year Without A Summer" - 4:48
- "I Go To Sleep" (Ray DaviesRay DaviesRay Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
) - 3:23 - "I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper" (A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
) / "Diamond [Mind]" - 3:23 - "Teenage Kicks" (The UndertonesThe UndertonesThe Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
) - 3:21 - "New Zero" - 4:36
- "Kinderhook Hoopskirt Works" - 5:16
- "Any Old Actress" - 4:36
- "Holocaust Of Giants" - 3:18
- "Watch T.V." - 5:08
- "American Girl" (Tom PettyTom PettyThomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...
) - 3:33 - "Possum Of the Grotto" - 4:04
- "The Olde Headboard" - 4:33
Encore
- "Rusty The Skatemaker" / "Bad Moon [Rising] (Creedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater RevivalCreedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
)" / "Remnants Of Percy Bass" - 13:32
Personnel
- Melora CreagerMelora CreagerMelora Creager, formerly Melora Mather, is an American cellist and singer-songwriter best known for her role as lead singer and chief composer of the cello rock trio Rasputina....
– cello, vocals - Daniel DeJesus – 2nd chair cello
- Julie Griner - drums