Super Taranta - Gogol Bordello > Reviews

Advantages: Plenty of fun to be had
Disadvantages: Lengthy and at times alienating

...‘new kids on the block’, Super Taranta! being their fifth studio album. The band ethic is that they want to bring gypsy music to the westernised world, and it is not a futile cause after their recent success with album Underdog World Strike and the song for which they are best known, Start Wearing Purple. Ultimate is the fitting title track, and really encompasses the bands’ live for today outlook, “there are no good old days/they are today/they ... Read review

Advantages: Some very good songs, instrumentally fine
Disadvantages: Music less eclectic, lyrics not as interesting as before

Super Taranta is the 4th and most recent album by Gogol Bordello, released in 2007 by Side One Dummy. The band continues with their more polished sound that was evident on Underdog World Strike, I find the music less eclectic than on the previous album but the lyrics in several cases are even better. The best song without a doubt is American Wedding where the singer shows his disappointment at an American Wedding asking "Have you ever been to an ... Read review

Wow. They have done it again. I don't see how anyone could not like these guys. They have elements from every spectrum. I still love Gypsy Punks, but this one is still amazing. If your are not familiar with GB then I would start now. Whatever you do get some, your ears will thank you.