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Who could you compare her to? What type of music category would you place her in? Both of these questions are hard to answer. But, one thing is for sure. She's got talent. Regina Spektor is one of a kind. This cd was my first experience with Regina. After listening to the cd several times, I chose just a few tracks to put into a repeat playlist. We'll see if you can pick them out. After listening these select songs over and over, I am convinced that Regina was meant to make music. Up, down, over, across, everywhere is where she goes. It's suprisingly refreshing. It's talent. An important addition to any music collection.
I first heard of Regina Spektor in the fall of 2005. I was at dance class and a girl in my class was doing a lyrical solo to a song entitled "Samson." I was completely blown away by it's haunting lyrics and by the way it was sung. I immediately wanted to know who sang it and also wanted a copy of it. After I did some searching on the internet, I found out that even though Regina had released a few albums, she was not very well known. That didn't bother me any and then the following year, I purchased he new album "Begin to Hope" and fell in love with her voice, lyrics, and everything. Once I learned every song on "Begin to Hope," I figured it was time to get some of her older music and that's where "Soviet Kitsch" comes into play. I listened to "Us" for the first time on youtube and I was like, "I MUST have this CD." The easiest (and cheapest) way to get it was to order it through ebay and I'm so glad I did. The very first song "Ode to Divorce" is just like a blow to the gut. It's so beautiful and then you realize that she's singing about DIVORCE. It's just refreshing to see someone sing about a very real situation in a very real way. "Poor Little Rich Boy" is the next song and I love that the only instrument in it is drumsticks. The lyrics, of course, are amazing as usual because she's singing about a rich boy and how he has all these wonderful things, but then doesn't appreciate any of them. "Carbon Monxide" and "The Flowers" are the third and fourth songs and I really love the piano in both of those. It's nice to hear songs (GOOD songs) with the main instrument being a piano. That's something you don't see too often. "Us" has such a good story running through it. I've heard that it's about Stalinist Russia and the part that says, "They'll name a city after us and later say it's all our fault" illustrates that perfectly. "Sailor Song" is next...it's a great song, but I just want to know who Mary Anne is! She references Mary Anne in many of her songs. There must be some reason behind it! "***" is next and I think it's such a great segway into the next song, "Your Honor." It's Regina and Bear (one of her relatives) whispering. Bear is asking, "when is that song gonna start?" and she says, "it's gonna start in a second." It's just really cute! Which brings us to "Your Honor"...I absolutely LOVE the pizzatarian part. This song is a little more garage band rock than her other songs, which gives this album just a twinge of variety. The next song is "Ghost of Corporate Future"...could you have better title than that. To me, she's basically bashing America (or any other country that's dependent on materialistic ideals) and telling them to just "lick a rock." She says that "people are just people like you" that "they shouldn't make you nervous." This song just has so much to say to everyone. It makes you stop and think about your life, which is a good thing to do sometimes. "Chemo Limo" is just brilliant. The way she starts out slow and then completely changes the melody and sings faster for the chorus...that's a very hard thing to do and she does it with ease. "Somedays," the last song on the album, is a lyrical masterpiece. The line, "they come in all quiet, sweep up, and then leave and you don't hear a single floor board creek" gives me chills everytime. The lyrics themselves are just wonderful and the way she sings them just adds to it. So, if you like anti-folk, alternative, or indie music, you will love Regina. BUY IT!!Read full review
As a CD goes this is one of Regina Spektor's worst. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Poor melodies, lousy lyrics.
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Great product!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Regina Spektor really demonstrates her compositional talents in this album. Nearly every track ("Your Honor" is a bit too Avril Lavigne for me) is great. My only gripe is a complaint that pertains to all of Regina's work: her gimmicky vocal noises are obnoxious rhythm-breakers than highlight the human voice's most unflattering aspects. However, the songs themselves are quite worth it and override the intervening "sounds." Highly recommended!!!
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