Vampire Music, Vol. 1 is an interesting record somewhat botched by a gimmicky presentation. The title and creepily comic book-like cover art seemingly aren't enough to connect Transylvanian Gypsies to their home, because too many songs on this disc are linked by cheesy horror-film atmospherics in between, complete with the clichéd beating heart and wind effects. This is particularly frustrating because the songs that are interrupted by this silliness are uniformly excellent. This is real, proper Gypsy music, recorded in ...
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Vampire Music, Vol. 1 is an interesting record somewhat botched by a gimmicky presentation. The title and creepily comic book-like cover art seemingly aren't enough to connect Transylvanian Gypsies to their home, because too many songs on this disc are linked by cheesy horror-film atmospherics in between, complete with the clichéd beating heart and wind effects. This is particularly frustrating because the songs that are interrupted by this silliness are uniformly excellent. This is real, proper Gypsy music, recorded in Transylvania and performed not by studio hacks but proper Gypsy musicians, and there is some wonderful stuff. This makes it all the more frustrating when a rollicking ballad like "A Hunted Look" is interrupted mid-song with another blast of sound effects. The second volume in this series suffers much less from this problem, and is in fact probably the better starting point. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi
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Add this copy of Vampire Music 1 to cart. $4.00, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Terrascape.
