''A Radical Recital'' is a live recording of a Rasputina recital held in

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, Pennsylvania, at Mr. Smalls Funhouse on

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, 2004 (although the album cover claims it to have been 1804). It contains songs from the previous Rasputina albums, and lead singer

Melora Creager Melora Creager (born March 25, 1966) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, performing artist and founder of the rock band Rasputina. Early life, beginnings and Rasputina Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and adopted by a graphic designer and ...

's spoken introductions. It also has their first recorded release of their cover of "Barracuda", a staple of their live shows.

Critical reception

A review from

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praised Creager's songwriting, as well as the variation in style and arrangement, stating, "The best thing about ''A Radical Recital'' is that Rasputina really does have a unique sound, something that is needed more than ever in alternative/pop/rock music."

Track listing

Bonus tracks # "New Zero" – 4:01 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

– cello, vocals *

Zoë Keating Zoë Clare Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian-American cellist and composer once based in San Francisco, California, now based in Vermont. Music career Keating performed from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock band ...

– cello *

Jonathon TeBeest Jonathon S. TeBeest is an American drummer, born and raised in Montevideo, Minnesota best known for his work in the cello-based group Rasputina (band), Rasputina. He was a member of the band from 2002 to 2008 and previously been associated with ...

– drums

References

Rasputina (band) albums 2005 live albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub