Super Taranta! - Gogol Bordello
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Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

  • Summary: The second album from Side One Dummy Records for the New York band who are influenced by gypsy music.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. On Super Taranta!, the NYC-based gypsy-punk crew is as energized as ever.
  2. 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.
  3. Ultimately, Gogol are all about a collective euphoria that's right in the here and now.
  4. Much of the album begs to be vamped a few extra bars, to accompany a visual spectacle. [Summer 2007, p.80]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. filf
    10
    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. Expand
  2. Seeds13
    10
    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. Expand
  3. KostasG
    10
    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. Expand
  4. PaulC.
    7
    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. Expand

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