Customer Reviews

Songs From The Gypsy

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really good effort by a regional group and the author of the book. varied in presentation. a musical roller coaster ride. i even hear the strains of page and plant's "no quarter". solid vocals. not as rowdy as previous BIL cds not to say that rowdy is bad. there is a maturity previously not shown. good job.

Once you realize that this is a concept album performed by Boiled in Lead, rather than a Boiled in Lead album, you can sit back and enjoy. The song mix is varied in style but consistant in quality. The one trad piece, Ugros, which is pretty much what you expect from BiL, stands out from the original tracks because it is not original. The full text of the novel is on the disk, if you have a computer to access it.

Buy it and listen, but buy something else as well.

I wish I could find more music like this. Don't get me wrong - Boiled in Lead have plenty of great albums - but this is by far my favorite. It's sort of a blend of celtic, rock, and blues. Just fantastic.

According to the Omnium Records catalog, the "enhanced" content on this CD may not be accessible to computers with operatong systems newer than Windows95 or OS/9.