Bezdan (album)
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Bezdan is the fourth studio album released by Serbia
n and former Yugoslav singer-songwriter
Đorđe Balašević. The album was produced by Đorđe Petrović and arrangements were done by Aleksandar Dujin. Those two would be the key associates of Balašević for the next twenty-five years and become the backbone of Balašević supporting band The Unfuckables.
The album's biggest hits were ballads "Ne volim januar", "Bezdan" and "Ne lomite mi bagrenje". Live versions of "Ne volim januar" usually feature a long concluding monologue
. "Ne lomite mi bagrenje" ("Don't Break my Locust
s") caused much controversy. Some critics stated that the song was metaphorically speaking against Albanian
terror over Serbs in the conflict on Kosovo
.. Balašević later explained that "it is not a song about ethnicities, but about good and evil, and I don't regret, I called the Evil its full name even when others praised it.". Later in late 1990s he stated that "I didn't know that Serbs would become Shiptars
to Shiptars. That turned around. We are the ones who break locusts now, but I can't take the blame for that".
The album was polled in 1998 as the 25th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n and former Yugoslav singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Đorđe Balašević. The album was produced by Đorđe Petrović and arrangements were done by Aleksandar Dujin. Those two would be the key associates of Balašević for the next twenty-five years and become the backbone of Balašević supporting band The Unfuckables.
The album's biggest hits were ballads "Ne volim januar", "Bezdan" and "Ne lomite mi bagrenje". Live versions of "Ne volim januar" usually feature a long concluding monologue
Monologue
In theatre, a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media...
. "Ne lomite mi bagrenje" ("Don't Break my Locust
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known as the Black Locust, is a tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, but has been widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe, Southern Africa and Asia and is...
s") caused much controversy. Some critics stated that the song was metaphorically speaking against Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
terror over Serbs in the conflict on Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.. Balašević later explained that "it is not a song about ethnicities, but about good and evil, and I don't regret, I called the Evil its full name even when others praised it.". Later in late 1990s he stated that "I didn't know that Serbs would become Shiptars
Shqiptar
Shqiptar is an Albanian language ethnonym , by which Albanians call themselves.- Origin theories :The origin of the ethnic name Shqiptar:...
to Shiptars. That turned around. We are the ones who break locusts now, but I can't take the blame for that".
The album was polled in 1998 as the 25th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike is a book by Duško Antonić and Danilo Štrbac...
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
Track listing
All the songs were written by Đorđe Balašević.- "Sve je otišlo u Honduras" – 3:53
- "Virovitica" – 3:28
- "Ne volim januar" – 4:10
- "Bezdan" – 4:30
- "Nema više benda kao Neoplanti" – 3:17
- "Narodnjaci" – 4:53
- "Ne lomite mi bagrenje" – 5:34
- "Slow Motion" – 5:52
- "Stari orkestar" – 2:49
External links
- Bezdan at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...