Soviet Kitsch

1. Ode to Divorce

2. Poor Little Rich Boy

3. Carbon Monoxide

4. Flowers

5. Us

6. Sailor Song

7. ***

8. Your Honor

9. Ghost of Corporate Future

10. Chemo Limo

11. Somedays

Soviet Kitsch,Regina Spektor,Sire / London/Rhino,Anti-Folk,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

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Soviet Kitsch

Average customer rating: shut up and play Great CD The girl can sing!! Respekt Her Essential Regina.

Soviet Kitsch Regina Spektor Manufacturer: Sire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Begin to Hope Begin to Hope Us On the Radio Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories (CD & Region 2 DVD) ASIN: B0002XEDXU Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. Ode to Divorce
2. Poor Little Rich Boy
3. Carbon Monoxide
4. Flowers
5. Us
6. Sailor Song
7. ***
8. Your Honor
9. Ghost of Corporate Future
10. Chemo Limo
11. Somedays

Customer Reviews:

shut up and play.......2007-07-26

I bought it after seeing cbs sunday morning program highlighting her career. Hopefully it was repeat, her repeated use of profanity is disappointing. The CD needs a label warning about the lyrics. I played it for a week in the car during my daily commute to work, hoping I would find something worth keeping. Her piano playing is very good.

Great CD.......2007-07-19

This is a grat CD for New or existing Regina Spektor fans, the only thing I do recomend that you check is if the cd come in a cd case, or one of those flimsy cardboard sleves, it may or may not cost you more, but if you are an avid CD colector such as myself, I sujest taking the time to make that specification.

The girl can sing!!.......2007-07-05

This is, as far as I know, her first recordings, and the songs deal with many not so pleasant topics, but she has a way of pulling the matter together which is unique and surprising interesting to listen to and not depressing in the least. Also she is not your typical singer songwriter in that the tempo and phrasing of her songs change in ways that could be very distressing but she is able to make it work.

Respekt Her.......2007-07-02

I love Regina Spektor. Her more popular album is the more recent Begin to Hope, but Soviet Kitsch is equal in quality, however I believe it is a little more abstract and random with less synthesized beats. Regina is uniquely her own. It would be lazy to compare her to Tori Amos or Bjork. Okay so Tori and Regina both have pianos and are female. Regina's songs are uncomplicated musically and have a wry humor or wit in songs such as Ghost of a Corporate Future. Her lyrics are out there, but not so filled with metaphor and hidden meanings like Tori. She writes humorous, fun, witty and wisdom filled songs.

Essential Regina........2007-06-18

If you're a fan of Regina Spektor, obviously this CD should be in your collection. Most reviewers on here obviously saw the video for "Fidelity" on VH1, loved it, went out and bought "Begin to Hope", loved it, wanted more Regina, and then went out and bought "Soviet Kitsch" expecting it to sound exactly like "Begin to Hope" and then were disappointed. That's okay...actually, not really. If you were really a Spektor fan, then you would know not to compare any of her albums, seeing as none of them sound alike. That's what I love about Regina. She comes out with a new album which sounds completely different from the one which came before...which is a lesson many musicians could learn.

Soviet Kitsch is by far one of my favorite albums ever. It's a nice little sampler of the wonder which is Regina Spektor.
Standouts on this album are...every damn song.
Only Regina Spektor can take influences from classical, and mix it up with her rock and roll influences, making songs like "Us" and "The Flowers" a genre of their own. But as you listen to every song, you'll realize it's hard to identify her with just one genre, seeing as she doesn't have one.
And anyone who doesn't love "Poor Little Rich Boy" is just stupid. Only Regina can play the piano with her left hand, while banging a chair with a drumstick with her right hand, and still sound more punk rock than the bullshit being called "punk rock" nowadays.

I don't know how much sense my review made, but basically I just love this album because it's unlike anything I've ever heard before. It's eccentric, all over the place, and effing amazing. a masterpiece.

Regina's a genius. And if you don't like this album, listen again.

Average customer rating: regina is a amazing. Getting there Interesting songs They made a statue of us Regina is the best!

Soviet Kitsch Regina Spektor Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Begin to Hope Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories (CD & Region 2 DVD) Begin to Hope Live At Bull Moose Songs ASIN: B0007NBAMW Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Ode to Divorce
2. Poor Little Rich Boy
3. Carbon Monoxide
4. Flowers
5. Us
6. Sailor Song
7. Your Honor
8. Ghost of Corporate Future
9. Chemo Limo
10. Somedays

Album Description

Imagine a female singer-songwriter pianist for The Strokes generation. Imagine Regina Spektor, who has not only opened for The Strokes but whose major label debut album, Soviet Kitsch, was co-produced by one of that band's producers. Imagine a driven, complex and endearing new artist with a sense of pop melody and clever songwriting, and with charisma to spare. Imagine no more.

Customer Reviews:

regina is a amazing........2007-07-16

i absolutely love this album. definitely not for everyone, but if you appreciate her offbeat style and lyrics, this is maybe her best album.

Getting there.......2006-07-31

Every time a decent female singer-songwriter appears on the scene, she *has* to be compared to a score of old ones. As for Regina Spektor, I have heard the names of Joni Michell, Tori Amos, Bjork, Fiona Apple (as in "Mary Ann's a bitch" in "Sailor Song") but then also Nellie McKay, Pj Harvey (who could have sun the chorus "c'mon, daddy" in "Carbon Monoxide"), and then even Ani diFranco, and for a grand finale, echoes of the Beatles and the Smiths. For sure, Spektor has heard and digested them all, but she is her own singer. This album features far better songs than the previous ones. the songwriting is much tighter, and is unoriginal only in rare places ("somedays"). Her style is much better defined than before. What can be said about it? It would most often be filed under the condescending and limiting label of "quirky", which is unfair, as the woman is honest, with a knack for catchy melodies, and with original lyrics; and she does not limit herself to celebrations of love, or curses of failed lovers. She can sing about anyone and anything, with tones ranging from cabaret to punk. She is ironic, but not detached. In the near future, she might become a real innovator, or just a half-sellout trite and self-referential singer-songwriter, a la Tori Amos. For the time being,my main criticism is with the production values of the album, which I found to be underproduced; her voice is kept a bit too flat and distant from the piano.

Interesting songs.......2006-05-19

Some interesting songs and lyrics, but not enough of that to make it a really good album. I like the piano and the violins arrangements, but the singing is often plain irritating, nasal and forced. Not quite Brittney Spears, but not good.
I would like to hear Regina when she is singing something that does not sound so "quirky" vocally- she can write good or even great songs. But this album is an aquired taste.

They made a statue of us.......2006-05-16

Singer-songwriters are a dime a dozen. And even among the good ones, it takes something special to stand out.

And Regina Spektor stands far above your typical singer/musician, with her quirky antifolk and her eccentric songwriting. In her third album, "Soviet Kitsch," Spektor does it all her own way, as if there had never been music before, and she's just inventing her own styles.

Unlike a lot of albums, it doesn't start off with the catchiest song. Instead, it's the melancholy violin and piano of "Ode to Divorce," with Spektor singing meditatively, "So break me to small parts/Let go in small doses/But spare some for spare parts/You might make a dollar..." She sounds like the indie cousin of Fiona Apple in such songs, as well as in the cancer-themed "Chemo Limo."

But it doesn't stay bittersweet all the time. She dabbles in punk rock in the colourful "Your Honour," commiserates with a literate "poor little rich boy" who doesn't love his mom or his girlfriend, and finishes with a quiet little song about love, loneliness and sorrow. The highlight of it all is "Us," a fast-paced, rippling piano tune that is just catchy enough to catch your notice, but not enough to be annoying or poppy.

Listening to Regina Spektor is a bit like listening to a kaleidoscope -- every time you hear her, her music sounds a little different. That's not something that can be said of many artists, and it only underscores the oddball, quirky sound. You definitely won't be able to forget this, once you've got "Us" stuck in your head.

Spektor is often compared to Tori Amos and Fiona Apple, for her use of piano and some violins. Honestly, she sounds too weird to be either. But she puts that piano and those violins to good use, creating everything from jagged folksongs to shimmering ballads. The piano tinkles along unpredictably, in a manner that simply follows the song, rather than the other way around.

And Spektor's singing is even better, since she uses her voice the same way she does her music. She even changes tempo in mid-line: "You don't love your giiiirlfriend/And you think... that you should... but shethinksthatshe'sfat/Butsheisn'tbutyoudon'tloveheranyway!" She does little jabbers, snarls, trills and squawks, as well as the more typical soaring and crooning.

Regina Spektor's "Soviet Kitsch" breaks all the pop rules, and makes beautiful little songs that are as alluring as they are disturbing. It's contagious!

Regina is the best!.......2006-02-01

I first heard Regina Spektor a few months ago while I was browsing through the iTunes music video section. I came across the "Us" video. I dug the song and checked out her Soviet Kitsch album. I dug every song on the album - something I've not done in a while. It's so full of life and talent. I bought the album there. Then I checked out her 11:11 album. Dug every song on that album too. Bought that one on the spot as well. I've never come across ANY artist that I've enjoyed EVERY song on EVERY album. Not even the Beatles. I did want the "Us" video - so I bought the physical CD/DVD from Amazon. I also found her "Songs" and "Live at Bullmoose" excellent as well. You can hunt down some of her bootlegs online, too. I am going to watch out if/when she comes into town. Regina is awesome. Support talented artists!

Average customer rating: They made a statue of us positively iresistable The most promising artist of the 21st Century Soviet Kitsch is a DEFINITE must-have!

Soviet Kitsch Regina Spektor Manufacturer: Shoplifter ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002JEPDC Release Date: 2004-07-04

Tracks:

1. Ode To Divorce
2. Poor Little Rich Boy
3. Carbon Monoxide
4. The Flowers
5. Us
6. Sailor Song
7. Your Honor
8. The Ghost Of Corporate Future
9. Chemo Limo
10. Somedays

Album Description

Imagine a female singer-songwriter- pianist for The Strokes generation. Imagine Regina Spektor,who has not only opened for The Strokes but whose major label debut album, Soviet Kitsch, was co-produced by one of that band's producers (Gordon Raphael).Imagine a driven, complex and endearing new artist with a sense of pop melody and clever songwriting,and with charisma to spare. Imagine no more.

Customer Reviews:

They made a statue of us.......2006-07-15

Singer-songwriters are a dime a dozen. And even among the good ones, it takes something special to stand out.

And Regina Spektor stands far above your typical singer/musician, with her quirky antifolk and her eccentric songwriting. In her third album, "Soviet Kitsch," Spektor does it all her own way, as if there had never been music before, and she's just inventing her own styles.

Unlike a lot of albums, it doesn't start off with the catchiest song. Instead, it's the melancholy violin and piano of "Ode to Divorce," with Spektor singing meditatively, "So break me to small parts/Let go in small doses/But spare some for spare parts/You might make a dollar..." She sounds like the indie cousin of Fiona Apple in such songs, as well as in the cancer-themed "Chemo Limo."

But it doesn't stay bittersweet all the time. She dabbles in punk rock in the colourful "Your Honour," commiserates with a literate "poor little rich boy" who doesn't love his mom or his girlfriend, and finishes with a quiet little song about love, loneliness and sorrow. The highlight of it all is "Us," a fast-paced, rippling piano tune that is just catchy enough to catch your notice, but not enough to be annoying or poppy.

Listening to Regina Spektor is a bit like listening to a kaleidoscope -- every time you hear her, her music sounds a little different. That's not something that can be said of many artists, and it only underscores the oddball, quirky sound. You definitely won't be able to forget this, once you've got "Us" stuck in your head.

Spektor is often compared to Tori Amos and Fiona Apple, for her use of piano and some violins. Honestly, she sounds too weird to be either. But she puts that piano and those violins to good use, creating everything from jagged folksongs to shimmering ballads. The piano tinkles along unpredictably, in a manner that simply follows the song, rather than the other way around.

And Spektor's singing is even better, since she uses her voice the same way she does her music. She even changes tempo in mid-line: "You don't love your giiiirlfriend/And you think... that you should... but shethinksthatshe'sfat/Butsheisn'tbutyoudon'tloveheranyway!" She does little jabbers, snarls, trills and squawks, as well as the more typical soaring and crooning.

Regina Spektor's "Soviet Kitsch" breaks all the pop rules, and makes beautiful little songs that are as alluring as they are disturbing. It's contagious!

positively iresistable.......2005-07-19

i started listening to this album with no idea what i was in for and when i herd it all i wanted to do was smile. this feels so good to listen to, loved it

The most promising artist of the 21st Century.......2005-03-15

Regina Spektor's musical poetry and lyrical melodies transpose her audience into state of living dream in which every breath draws in the pea-soup fog of Regina's masterful opera.

Soviet Kitsch is a DEFINITE must-have!.......2004-08-02

Once I listened to Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor, I was totally blown away. Regina's vocal ability as well as her classical piano training make this CD something to marvel at. I believe Regina brings the vocalist/pianist to an exciting new level.

Average customer rating:

Soviet Kitsch Regina Spektor Manufacturer: Wea/Warner ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NQR8HE Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

1. Ode to Divorce
2. Poor Little Rich Boy
3. Carbon Monoxide
4. Flowers
5. Us
6. Sailor Song
7. ***
8. Your Honor
9. Ghost of Corporate Future
10. Chemo Limo
11. Somedays

Tracks:

1. Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch [A Short Film][Multimedia Track]
2. Us [DVD]

Album Details

Since Emerging on the Nyc Caf Circuit in 2001, Regina Spektor Has Been Hailed as a Truly Special Talent. Soviet Kitsch Offers Ample Proof of the Russian-born, Bronx-bred Musician's Many Remarkable Gifts, from her Unique and Provocative Vocal Style - which Can Change in the Blink of an Eye - to Prodigious Piano Skills Garnered Through Years of Classical Training. In Addition, Spektor is an Enormously Idiosyncratic Composer and Lyricist, Combining Eclectic and Evocative Melodies with Intricately Structured Character Studies that Owe More to Chekhov and Gogol Than to Most Modern Songwriters. With Soviet Kitsch, Regina Spektor Establishes Herself as Something Genuinely Rare and Refreshing - an Unadulterated, Unanticipated Original. The Dvd Runs for 20 Mins and features a Short Film, Animation as Well as the Video Clip for "us".

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2. Stephen Stills [Original recording remastered]
3. Sweet Baby James
4. Ten Summoner's Tales [Enhanced]
5. That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994-1998 [Original recording remastered]
6. The Chronicles of Life & Death (Life Art Version)
7. The Lake [EP] [EP]
8. The Repulsion Box
9. The Stranger [Enhanced] [Original recording remastered]
10. The Sunlandic Twins

Rap Music

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