Comments on: Regina Spektor and rain at McCarren Pool

By: shawnmac

shawnmac — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:07:23 +0000

At a regina show, you always always always stand to the left of the piano (left-side facing the stage). And the second friend in hotel song was Only Son. Nice photos, btw!

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:09:45 +0000

I loved that when she first came on she dumped water from her bottle to join the crowd’s wet head look.

I thought the show was pretty damn good, but yea the piano blocked her the entire time. Although sometimes I could get a glimpse of her hands reflected from the piano.

By: Alameda

Alameda — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:22:55 +0000

I was a little vexed when it started to pour and every one got soaked. But looking back, I realized that the rain, the umbrellas, and the crowd put together with Regina’s wondrous piano-playing and vocal performance created the ambiance that was just right. The last time I saw Regina Spektor live was at Town Hall last summer and I could definitely see improvements in her performance. Also, the outdoor setting and sound system probably played a part, but when the audience kept singing along in what sounded like perfect harmony, I couldn’t help but feel elated to be a part of the show.

By: Son of Sam

Son of Sam — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:56:40 +0000

Sam:

Albert’s guitarist in the white was almost moonwalking I thought at one point. He was slipping and sliding long before the rain came to wet the stage and all else..

good set but Regina’s was better from the first tap of her fingers on the mic.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:54:52 +0000

As great as the show was, I wish the organizers or who ever did the stage setup had the sense to place the piano in a way so that audiences to the left of the stage could also see her face and not just her knees and hair as one of your photos makes clear.. kinda unfair.

By: sam

sam — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:40:30 +0000

umm… albert kinda kicked regina’s ass.