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Balašević je umro 1992. Kao zvanični uzrok smrti se navodi srce koje je puklo na 8 malih komada. Iako su vješti hirurzi pokušali da ga nekako zaliječe različitim akrobacijama na stolu, nisu uspjeli. Shodno tome, za sve poslije tog kobnog trenutka bi se moglo reći... da se nije ni desilo za Đoleta. Tako i ovaj album. Zvucno mi je dosta laksi nego albumi iz prethodnog perioda.

Vjerovatno najveci razlog tome je sto je Balasevic vec polako gazio u taj stadiji karijere gdje je imao svoju bazu pratioca i tesko je da bi mogao izmisliti toplu vodu sa iducim albumom. Naravno, to ne znaci da se on ponasao poput bezbroj drugih umjetnika pa izbacio album samo kada zafali novca. I dalje je bio sposoban da iskomponuje numere kao Ja luzer?, Putuj Evropo, Provincijalka i Čovek sa mesecom u očima, koje su vrhunac ovog projekta. Daleko od njegovog vrhunskog perioda 80ih, ali i dalje album koji vrijedi imati u kolekciji.
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Balašević passed away in 1992. The official cause of death was listed as a heart that shattered into eight small pieces. Although skilled surgeons tried to somehow patch it up with various acrobatics on the operating table, they failed. Consequently, everything that followed that fateful moment... could be said never to have actually happened for Đole. The same goes for this album. Sonically, it feels much lighter compared to his previous work.

The main reason for this is likely that Balašević was already entering that stage of his career where he had a well-established fanbase, and it was highly unlikely he could reinvent the wheel with his next release. Of course, that doesn't mean he acted like countless other artists who drop an album only when they run out of cash. He was still more than capable of composing tracks like Ja luzer?, Putuj Evropo, Provincijalka, and Čovek sa mesecom u očima, which stand out as the absolute highlights of this project. It is a far cry from his peak era in the '80s, but still an album well worth having in your collection.