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Odgovarajuće ime, jer je album je izdan krajem 90ih (ili početkom 00ih, zavisi kako gledaš). Iznenađujuće, možda bi neko očekivao da će album da detaljiše Balaševićevo iskustvo u 90im, i ima toga, ali je pretežno prožet klasičnom armaturom u vidu malo politike, malo ljubavi, malo poetičnih priča sažetih u par minuta.

I upravo to mi i smeta. Šta razlikuje ovaj album od prethodna tri, četiri ili pet albuma? Pa slabo šta. Duži je od prethodnih, pa to dopušta da Đorđe prikaže svoj lirički šarm u dugometražnim pjesama koje traju po pet do sedam minuta. To je još jedna od stvari koje ovaj album čine malo... težim za provarit u više navrata.

Najdraža pjesma mi je Legenda o Gedi Gluperdi, koja je i najhumorističnija. Ostale su jako intimne, i pomalo melanholične, što baš i ne odgovara u trajanju od 70 minuta. Kako god, solidan album.
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An appropriate title, considering the album was released in the late '90s (or early 2000s, depending on how you look at it). Surprisingly, while one might expect it to detail Balašević’s personal experiences during the '90s, and there is some of that, it is mostly built on his classic framework: a bit of politics, a bit of love, and poetic stories condensed into a few minutes.

And that is precisely what bothers me. What sets this album apart from the previous three, four, or five? Hardly anything. It is longer than its predecessors, which allows Đorđe to showcase his lyrical charm in extended tracks lasting anywhere from five to seven minutes. That is another thing that makes this album a bit... harder to digest over multiple listens.

My favorite track is "Legenda o Gedi Gluperdi," which is also the most humorous one. The rest are deeply intimate and somewhat melancholic, which doesn't quite sit well over a 70-minute runtime. Either way, it's a solid album.