Far
by Regina Spektor
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 73
  3. Negative: 10 out of 73

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  1. GabrielC.
    Jul 11, 2009
    0
    Terrible album.
  2. KateS
    Jul 1, 2009
    1
    Begin To Hope Was a good album, but this is terrible.

Awards & Rankings

80
#80 Most Discussed Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. AllMusic
    60
    While Far is far from bad, it doesn't quite live up to expectations, either, based on all the talent involved in making it and how fully Spektor expressed herself on "Begin to Hope."
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    playing the freak also makes her blissfully unself-conscious, and that can be contagious. Nothing's more heartfelt than 'Wallet,' an ode to a stranger who lost his.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Tired of her peculiar singer-songwriter pop being a fringe taste, the Russian-born New Yorker's gone for the commercial jugular, polishing her strangeness with help from ELO's Jeff Lynne among others.
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