Perplexions

Melora Creager | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Filthy Bonnet
• ASIN: B000M4RHK0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,889 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is worth $40+ but, don't pay that !, December 23, 2006

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Robert Burns (Tallahassee, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perplexions (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful record ! It's not a huge departure from Rasputina. There is a little more emphasis on the dulcimer (that she started using on "Frustration Plantation").Her re-make of Tom Petty's "American Girl" (which you may remember being prominently featured in "Silence of the Lambs")is excellent.You can buy this for $12 @ Rasputina shows.You can also get it @ another site which I won't name other than to say that you can get a CD there BABY.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Melora goes solo....! Or does she....?, December 18, 2007

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Vanessa L. Strickland "viscera_lace" (olney, md United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perplexions (Audio CD)

I'm a huge Rasputina fan and I wanted to pick up this solo CD to see what Melora would do on her own.

Honestly, it's not entirely different from Rasputina, as she is the front woman and founder of the group, though I will say I still enjoy it very much. The tracks range from very clear, structured pieces ("Girl Lunar Explorer", "War Bots"), to more musically layered, chaotic-sounding pieces ("Sky Is Falling", "Krakatowa"). She really puts a lot of dulcimer into the tracks, which I love... and "Border Village" is your usual silly, mysterious, Rasputina-esque dialogue track with some nice background music to set the mood.

The Tom Petty cover, "American Girl," is a spectacular take, as most Rasputina/Melora Creager covers tend to be.

If you're just becoming interested in Rasputina, I would recommend one of their albums first, like "How We Quit The Forest" or "Cabin Fever." Save this CD for later, unless you're open and willing to hear some crazy sounding stuff. For those who are more familiar with their work, this is definitely a nice addition to the collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Sound Quality, August 6, 2009

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Ellis Swearangin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perplexions (Audio CD)

This is a review of the sound quality only, not the music.

Being as this isn't a classical or jazz disk I was hesitent to buy it because most current non-jazz non-classical disks suffer from the 'loudness war' stuff (google it if you don't know what it is). I am glad to say though that there is no clipping, distortion, or mega dynamic range compression on this disk. The instruments are all crystal clear and there are lots of dynamics. It's so nice to hear a disk that hasn't had the rms (average) volume mercilessly pushed near the peak volume. Excellent job from the production team.