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Super Taranta!

EMAILPRINTby Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello reviews
80
7.5 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 22 critic reviews
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Based on 14 votes
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Album Info

Label: Side One Dummy

Release Date: 10 July 2007

Discs: 1 disc

Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Indie

Summary

The second album from Side One Dummy Records for the New York band who are influenced by gypsy music.

What The Critics Said

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91

The Onion (A.V. Club)

On Super Taranta!, the NYC-based gypsy-punk crew is as energized as ever.

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90

Playlouder

Yes, it's the relentless energy, humour and versatility which makes this record stand out and apparently their albums are merely incidental compared to their stunning live shows.

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83

Stylus Magazine

This is more like their "Give ‘em Enough Rope," a perfectly fine extension of that first energy burst, one that deserved to be milked a bit.

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80

The Phoenix

Although it doesn’t attain the career-defining cumulative power of 2005's "Gypsy Punks," it's a broader, more intricate disc.

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80

Filter

Super Taranta! cements further the untouchable status of Gogol Bordello.

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80

PopMatters

Super Taranta! is, at heart, a riotous, utterly bonkers, brilliant party album from one of the world’s greatest dance bands.

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80

New Musical Express

Ultimately, Gogol are all about a collective euphoria that's right in the here and now.

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80

Sputnikmusic

Super Taranta! is easily the group’s most accomplished effort to date, and an exciting prospect of things to come.

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80

All Music Guide

Super Taranta! is the culmination of superb musicianship, endless energy, and an inborn sense of fun and a dedication to progression and innovation, and if that's not something to celebrate and dance to, it's hard to know what is.

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80

Billboard

Imagine the B-52's playing a wedding in Siberia and you'll have a loose idea of what's in store on these 14 tracks.

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80

Dot Music

Super Taranta! is an album of such sweaty vigour, spittle-flecked passion, wide-eyed curiosity and a keen sense of the ridiculous it deserves a big fat plug on primetime telly.

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80

Observer Music Monthly

A singularly rousing gem.

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80

BBC collective

If there is such a thing as music with a hairy chest, this is it.

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80

Rolling Stone

Super Taranta! soars for three songs before settling in to a depth-charged, raucously quotable musical and philosophical groove.

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80

Spin

Simply enjoy the band's increasingly deep groove, its rich crosscutting of violin and accordion melodies and its mastery of both Gypsycore trash and lilting Euro-reggae. [Aug 2007, p.106]

80

Blender

The best song on Super Taranta! is all about one bad party: the disappointed, outright funny 'American Wedding. [Aug 2007, p.111]

70

Drowned In Sound

Beyond Hütz’s maniacal wail lies a bed of musicianship so textured, so emotionally captivating, it entraps you with the alluring gaze of an Eastern-block temptress under a blanket of silky unrestrained rhythm.

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70

Amazon.com

On this album, GB make the Dead Kennedys seem subtle. And it would be nice if there were more variety to their sound.

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67

Austin Chronicle

Gogol suffers beneath ST!'s length and schizophrenia.

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60

Under The Radar

Much of the album begs to be vamped a few extra bars, to accompany a visual spectacle. [Summer 2007, p.80]

60

The Guardian

There's plenty of fun to be had, though the relentlessness of fiddle, accordion and Hutz's roaring vocals is exhausting.

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54

Pitchfork

Music this theatrical demands a stage. On disc it plays a bit like a conversation-starting party favor: colorful and bright, but no substitute for actually being there.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Paul C. gave it a7:
These guys are kind of a one trick pony. "American Wedding" is a fun track, but the rest of the album pretty much blends together. Not a lot of variety here. Still a unique sound worthy of a listen.

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
This is the best Gogol Bordello album to date. While Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike had some of their best songs, this has a more raw, yet cohesive sound. Both are great albums and I recommend both. Highlights of the album include Ultimate, Wonderlust King, Forces Of Victory and American Wedding.

Douglas D. gave it a9:
Fun, energy, melody. American Wedding is the best music ever. ST! is the best Gogol Bordello's album so far.

Seeds13 gave it a10:
This album is flat out fantastic. I knew of "Start wearing purple" from some years ago. That's all I had heard from these guys. Until this album came along and just blew me away. I listened for the first time, then two hours later I decided I should stop and take a shower. So, I grabbed my towel but I had to play one more song to keep fresh in mind, for my activity in the stall of cascading chlorinated tapwater. It did not work out. I sat there and played the album thru twice more with a towel over my shoulders. I love it with wonderlust, and I've gotta see these guys live.

fil f gave it a10:
I have been hooked on this band since I saw them in an ex-polka hall on the East Side of Cleveland. Now they are a bigger deal playing bigger halls and they have not lost a bit of their fan-friendly showmanship nor has lead singer Hutz lost his political edge or partying glee. This album doesn't reinvent their sound and that is a good thing. Bring on more gigs! This is a show that has to be seen live to really believe in them.

Kostas G gave it a10:
Ok. This is for me the album of the year so far. Give it a few listens and I'm sure that it will reward you. At last something different. And it's sure better than Gypsy Punks which was an amazing album.

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