Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
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Free Music Review: Amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
I share my ipod with my husband, so sometimes songs/cd's appear on it and I've no idea what to expect. So I'm walking along, down new york city streets, and this amazing voice comes on, singing clever, sad, witty, dazzling songs. I didn't even know what I was listening to, but I knew that I couldn't bear to turn it off, and will listen to her again and again. Regina Spektor doesn't sound like everyone else, indeed she doesn't sound like anyone else, she's not folk, not pop, plays a beautiful piano. Definitely worth exploring. A happy find.Free Music Review: a beautiful introduction to Regina Spektor......
Hit: 5 Stars
I only started listening to Regina Spektor a few months ago, but, I must say that I am very impressed. Spektor's classical background is made evident in her piano accompaniment on the tracks, but, her attack of the music is anything but commonplace, mainstream or cookie cutter. This amazing woman, born in Russia, but raised in the boroughs of New York, combines her love of contemporary, Eastern European and more eclectic styles in her vocals and piano riffs, along with seamless vocals (complete with staccato accents on "Fidelity," one of her biggest singles, as well as more melodious approaches to melody in "On the Radio"). Spektor's lyrics are as distinctive as her melodies. They run the gambit of everything from her observations on love to her frank perception of the brevity of life. Don't wait and buy this gem of an album today!Free Music Review: Pleasantly Surprised
Hit: 5 Stars
This is how it works . . .
If you are expecting an artist like Sarah McLachlan or Vanessa Carlton, this is not the CD for you.
If you like artists with a bit more spunk and quirk, like Tori Amos, Bjork, or Fiona Apple, then listening to this album will be like enjoying a new favorite flavor of your favorite drink--new, refreshing, and enjoyable; it isn't going to replace the classic favorites you already love, but rather, it will add to them.
I first heard Regina Spektor on VH1 with "Fidelity" and though I liked the song, and it would get stuck in my head pretty easily, I was hesitant in buying the album because I thought she might be too what we call in Phoenix, "KEZ", or light music, the kind of safe light-hearted fare heard playing faintly in a department store.
But I was thankfully very wrong.
My friend bought me the CD for Christmas and when I listened to it, and listened to it twice (no dj was asleep, I just wanted to), I discovered that each song is unique on this album, has its own style, its own personality. Spektor's voice is beautiful in each song but also displays her range and variety in vocal styles.
This is one of the most fresh albums to come out in a long while. It has more to offer than the typical run-of-the-mill pop. Interesting vocals, lyrics that tell stories and also lead to singing along, artistry, creativity, piano, rock, soul--this album has it all. It's full of character and is guaranteed to be on repeat in your iPod if you get it. Some favorites of mine: "Better", "Apres Moi", "Edit", "That Time".
Free Music Review: Interesting if Odd lyrics
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought this as a gift for my cousin and she made me listen to it some. I liked the music, but thought the lyrics were just....odd.Free Music Review: Love Regina!
Hit: 5 Stars
Good driving to the beach music. Or walking through the rain in the city music.
Just good music.