Frustration Plantation
Studio album by
Rasputina
ReleasedMarch 16, 2004
RecordedThe Blah-Blah Institute, Threshold Music, The Mummy's Tomb
Genre
Length44:18
62:45 (with bonus disc)
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
AllMusic[3]

Frustration Plantation is the fourth studio album by American rock band Rasputina, released by Instinct Records on March 16, 2004.[4] While not strictly a concept album, Frustration Plantation does have many songs darkly relating to women's lives in the Old South.

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, Heather Phares said of the album, "The idea of mixing eerie, Deliverance-style Southern ambience with Rasputina's aesthetic is an inspired one, and it results in their strongest work to date."[3] Andy Hermann of PopMatters praised Melora Creager's songwriting, and said, "Eccentric instrumentation aside, Rasputina are ultimately just a great pop band with an immensely talented frontwoman, and Frustration Plantation is their most entertaining, consistent work to date."[2] Jamie Kiffel of Lollipop Magazine said of the album, "While it might be easy to call Rasputina’s product a gimmick, Creager’s genuine fascination with her subject matter keeps her death and occult sound, for the loss of a better word, fresh."[1]

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[5]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."Nov. 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 62:45

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b Kiffel, Jamie (July 12, 2004). "Rasputina – Frustration Plantation – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Hermann, Andy (April 27, 2004). "RASPUTINA: FRUSTRATION PLANTATION". popmatters. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Frustration Plantation Review by Heather Phares". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rasputina – Frustration Plantation". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sophie Tucker – Follow A Star". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
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