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Engaging, wild, and extroverted, Gogol Bordello can only be described in these terms.
The effervescent "musical circus" that represents this band, composed of members from various ethnicities, is led by Eugene Hütz, the bizarre character with a handlebar mustache who, in recent years, has managed to bring the "Gypsy Punk" genre to international success: a musical genre seeking a fusion between gypsy sounds typical of Eastern Europe and punk rock.
The group, formed in New York in the early '90s, consists mostly of musicians who immigrated from Eastern Europe and achieved moderate success only in 2005 with their first album titled "Gypsy Punk: Underdog World Strike," after releasing two EPs, leading up to "Super Taranta" in 2007, which represents their most successful work. Given the musical movement's intents, while "Gypsy Punk: Underdog World Strike" appeared much more aligned with punk horizons, this second album is more significantly comparable to unrestrained gypsy rhythms that captivate and entertain from the very first notes.
I am not at all interested in evaluating the musical quality of the work in purely technical terms, given my limited expertise in the matter (we're certainly not shouting a miracle), but rather what I wanted to emphasize is the enjoyment associated with listening to an album that, in my opinion, is well orchestrated.
The 14 tracks are listened to in one breath at the pace of wild violins, percussion, guitars, and accordion accompanied by the shouts of a mustachioed leader who surely enjoys himself and entertains. I won't dwell on the individual tracks, although I will list the titles, as they are difficult to describe individually due to a certain tone of similarity among the pieces, except for the Title track (a purely instrumental piece) and "Alcohol," a track with more subdued and melancholic tones in which Hütz addresses the drink almost like a precious friend, thanking it for all the times it has helped him.
And you know that I'll pick up
Every time you call
Just to thank you one more time
Alcohol
And you know that I'll survive
Every time you come
Just to thank you one more time
For everything you've done
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