― thesplooge (thesplooge), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 08:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 08:35 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Thursday, 3 March 2005 04:38 (nineteen years ago) link
Funny, my reaction exactly (cf upthread): a short infatuation followed by a long ehhh.
― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 3 March 2005 05:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 3 March 2005 12:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― artdamages (artdamages), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Soukesian, Saturday, 21 January 2006 13:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― okok, Saturday, 21 January 2006 14:48 (eighteen years ago) link
It's really only of any value to people who don't have her first two records. A lot of that earlier stuff is substandard (and the decision to leave what's probably her best song, "Samson," off of the compilation is a real head scratcher).
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 22 January 2006 00:14 (eighteen years ago) link
i like the new album, espesh the jeff lynne produced track.
― remy bean, Thursday, 9 July 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link
i am surprised how negative this thread is. the only song i know is fidelity and it is one of the few songs with massive airplay i quite like. her voice is pretty unique while not being too weird/freakish.
― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 9 July 2009 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link
i had no idea she was this popular
― phillippa minge (electricsound), Thursday, 9 July 2009 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
have had to listen to her way less since leaving university
― thomp, Thursday, 9 July 2009 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link
quite a talented songwriter / doesn't seem interested in working through that talent / retreat to twee affectation / haven't actually listened to last two records / still annoyed at sitting through incredibly poor live performance / shared car ride on way back, girl giving lift notices the line "kiss me with your mouth open" on mt goats record on car stereo for first time / goes "oh jesus that's so gross" / car swerves
― thomp, Thursday, 9 July 2009 22:59 (fourteen years ago) link
has anyone heard her new album "far"? the german review i read was rather reserved. it said it was mainstreamish, without rough edges.
― alex in mainhattan, Friday, 14 August 2009 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah actually reviewed it. it is rather mainstreamish, but a really nice record. i was relistening the previous one, and not really like its sound anymore after hearing this new one. (i guess it's all the gloss!) song picks: "The Calculation" (gently swinging opener) "Eet" (best ballad) "Human of the Year" (something bizarre with lots of changes)
i think Regina can do better, i like her piano chords, but maybe she should take a little more chances with arrangements (Rufus Wainwright-style) i think she's much more talented then she shows so far (and she might get stuck in this mode, selling a lot of records right now)
anyway, well worth a listen.
― Ludo, Friday, 14 August 2009 20:43 (fourteen years ago) link
it is rather mainstreamish
― Ludo, Friday, 14 August 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Didn't really like Far on first listen cos i thought it was rather mainstreamish. But after a few more listens it grew on me very quickly. I think the thing with Regina is that she seems to get more and more polished with each album she makes. Underneath all that sheen and lustre of the production however her music is almost defiantly anti-mainstream in its quirkiness.
― Christyles, Saturday, 15 August 2009 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
what do yall think of the domed stadium idea?
― dylannn, Saturday, 15 August 2009 17:57 (fourteen years ago) link
have to correct myself, Eet is not really a ballad, it is my favourite song though on the record.
― Ludo, Saturday, 15 August 2009 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
her defiant quirkiness and polished pussyfooting production makes me want to hurl
― I love rainbow cookies (surm), Sunday, 16 August 2009 13:20 (fourteen years ago) link
all over the room
― I love rainbow cookies (surm), Sunday, 16 August 2009 13:21 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9_isl1jjHc
Just me, or does this sound just the tiniest bit like Yeah Yeah Yeahs? At least during the verses.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 11 July 2013 00:33 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP8S_hkLkII
― scott seward, Tuesday, 10 June 2014 04:00 (nine years ago) link
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― scott seward, Tuesday, 10 June 2014 04:04 (nine years ago) link
As pointed out above, there are numerous threads on her with almost no response. Don't know a thing about her, but "Laughing With" is great at the end of a Leftovers episode.
― clemenza, Friday, 22 May 2020 00:18 (three years ago) link
haven't heard recent stuff but iirc she fills the 'former drama club' niche both better and less sociopathically than our a. palmer. which is fine!
― mookieproof, Friday, 22 May 2020 00:28 (three years ago) link
So does Regina Spektor live in the WNYC studio or something? We're coming up on 20 years of me randomly tuning into WNYC and hearing her as a guest on one show or another. Versus the entire rest of the world, where I almost never encounter anything Regina Spektor-related.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 17:59 (one month ago) link