Regina Spektor

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 11/7/06 at 9:46pm

Is she becoming mainstream now or something? I have heard over half the cheerleading squad at my school singing her songs.

[Parks]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:38pm

Just thought this deserved a bump. I'm OBSESSED with this girl's music. It's such an interesting sound...and her lyrics are beautiful. Some of the music is a bit too weird for me, but I'm really most of her stuff. I wanted to get her CD so bad today, but I was too late to make it to any of the stores.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:43pm

Who?

What?

Why care?


And she needs to change her last name.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:48pm

I really like her; I think "Begin to Hope" is such a great album.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:52pm

who the Hell is Vagina Spector?

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 8:53pm

sometimes, when she's singing, it sounds like people are punching her in the mouth. But I love her anyways!

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 10:18pm

"Who?

What?

Why care?"

Why be a jack-ass?

She is amazing.

So if you don't know who she is, don't be a smart-ass and post on a thread about her saying you don't care.

Either ignore the thread or go listen to her music so you can comment.

I adore what I've heard of her music. I just got her new CD today as a gift and I'm super-excited.

'Samson' is such a gorgeous song.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/24/06 at 10:19pm

oh lighten up and quit taking it so personally......sheesh, it's Xmas Eve!

AND, for the future....jackass is one word.

Updated On: 12/24/06 at 10:19 PM

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 3:19am

I like this gal's music and I wasn't offended by Diva's post. Then again, I've learned not to take things so personally.

Anyways, I only have bought her newer album but I'm hoping to get her other one as soon as I can. She has a unique sound and I really love "The Hotel Song".

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 2:09pm

I think it's childish and unnecessary to go into a thread on a subject about which you know nothing and make fun of that subject (Vagina Spector? Seriously? What are you, 5?). And then you criticize SticktoPriest for not being in the Christmas spirit? Classy.

Anyway, I think it's great if more people are starting to listen to her music. She deserves a wider audience. "On the Radio" is probably my favorite song of hers. She has such a unique sound.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 2:20pm

I went into this thread wondering who this person was. By the posts of her fans, I won't be wasting my time listening to her music.


Still don't care.....

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 1/3/07 at 2:40pm

This really is a wonderful record. An intelligent, offbeat Jew going mainstream without popping her top or hooking up with Timbaland? I'm all for it. Sounds like she earned it.

[blueroses]

Posted: 1/3/07 at 2:43pm

Elphaba, that's Vagina SPECULUM, thank you.

BorstalBoy--good to hear. I've heard a lot about Regina Spektor but haven't actually heard her music. I've been planning on checking it out after reading an article about her recently.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 1/3/07 at 2:47pm

It gets very weird in spots, but that's the good part.

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 1/3/07 at 3:34pm

She's becoming mainstream because VH1 has taken her under their wing as one of their "you Oughta Know" artists. Personally, I'm not fond of her music, but "Samson" is a very beautiful song. I don't think I'd buy her album.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 1/3/07 at 11:40pm

If by "going mainstream" you mean, over time her amazing music is expanding its fanbase, then yes. I should hope that every single decent artist out there is.

With the advent of the internet there really is no such thing as "the mainstream" anymore when it comes to music.

Akiva

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 1:15am

I didn't mean it like that. I was just surprised to hear more people singing her songs. I'm all for it.

I love Regina! I don't think she should change her name. It's Russian. Ethnic is in, plus I would LOVE to have a name like her's. It's a beautiful name.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 1:19am

I hope you didn't take my response as bitchy. I was being sincere. I hope more and more artists with real talent, like Regina, start to expand their fanbase as much as possible.

Akiva

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 1:20am

Haha, and I hope I wasn't coming off bitchy either!

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 1:27am

I'm pretty hopeful about it though. I feel like the internet has eliminated much of the middlemen in the music industry, connecting independant artists directly with their fanbases. We don't have to depend as much on major radio syndicates or music stores controlling what we want to buy, but rather we can make the choices ourselves. Now we even have musicians getting record deals based soley on their demos taht they have released on the net...some technology may be getting us nowhere fast, but some is really changing the world.

Akiva

[PARISinNYC]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 1:30am

It really is true. I don't even remember the last time I listened to a radio station and heard a NEW artist that i've never heard before.

[luvliza89]

Posted: 2/13/07 at 2:04am

Just adding how much I love Regina. She is simmmply sublime.

[SammmG]

Posted: 2/13/07 at 2:26am

I love that so many other people love Regina as much as I do!! Yeah, I suppose her music does get "weird" in spots, but that's precisely what I LOVE about her! Her lyrics are intelligent and creative, her voice is beautiful and her sound is quirky -- two thumbs up from me :)

And yes Paris, I believe that she is become more mainstream now... kind of caught me off-guard too, but I'm glad: she deserves all the recognition!