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| The word '''vamp''', '''Vamp''', or '''VAMP''' can mean any of the following: | |||
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| In ], a <B>vamp</B> is simply a repeating bass figure. The equivalent in ] would be an ]. A background vamp provides a performer, or perhaps the pianist's right hand, a harmonic framework upon which to improvise. A vamp often acts as a springboard at the opening of an ]. | |||
| *A musical term for a ]. | |||
| Similarly, in ], a vamp is a figure of one or two measures which the orchestra repeats during dialogue or stage business. Here the purpose of a vamp is to allow the singers as much time to prepare for the song or the next verse as is necessary, without either requiring the music to pause until the singers are ready or requiring the action on stage to be carefully synchronized with music of a fixed length. | |||
| *A ] from the game ]. | |||
| *A particular type of ] in films. | |||
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| *A 1986 ] starring ]. | |||
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| '''Vamp''' is the name of a character from the game ], a member of ]. He was born in ], and his family were killed when he was younger in a church bomb incident. He survived amongst the rubble by drinking his own family's blood and grew up to become an expert and wizard with knives. It seems however, that Vamp is a sort of supernatural being, as he survived being shot in the head and enjoys the taste of human blood. ] however, shot him a second time and for what it seemed, killed him. Vamp attempted to take Emma Emmerich hostage but in the end was "killed" by ] via sniper rifle. | |||
| ⚫ | *A name for a ]. | ||
| Note: Vamp reappears in the ending when Solid Snake talks to Raiden. He is barely visible near a yellow car, which is, actually modeled after Yoji Shinkawa's car. | |||
| Vamp is very hard to see, but is still there. | |||
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| '''Vamp''' is a colloquial term applied to describe a particular type of ], popular in ]. The term is a shortening of the word ], and is used to describe a woman who is glamorous in an exotic, stylised and usually overstated manner. She is usually noted for her striking features, dark clothing and hair, and ] which darken and accentuate the eyes and lips. Her character is a heartless seductress, and the men she seduces are usually shown as helpless victims unable to resist her. From the perspective of American film audiences, she is often seen as foreign, usually of undetermined Eastern European or Asian ancestry. She was designed as the sexual counterpoint of the wholesome actresses such as ] and ]. Among the notable vamps of the silent screen were ], ], and in her earliest film appearances, ]. Television star ] was popularly classified as a vamp, many years after the age of the vamp was supposed to have ended. | |||
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| '''Vamp''' is a 1986 vampire film starring ]. It is similar in premise to a film made 10 years later, ] in that a group of people (frat boys, this time) end up in a nightclub ran by vampires where they have to fight for survival. | |||
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Revision as of 03:35, 13 April 2005
The word vamp, Vamp, or VAMP can mean any of the following:
- A musical term for a repeating figure.
- A character from the game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
- A particular type of woman character in films.
- A 1986 vampire film starring Grace Jones.
- Vesicle Associated Membrane Protein.
- A name for a Buffalo chicken sandwich.