Ljubav

Some of you would probably put this album at the top above all other EKV albums, and I wouldn't criticize you for that, because Ljubav has a lot of elements that go well with it. First of all, the arrival of drummer Srđan Todorović brought stability to the group since the days when the late Ivica Vdović was behind the toms and cymbals. Second, in this period, frontman Milan Mladenović's lyrical capacities began to take on a new dimension. Realizing his power as a lyricist, he turns more towards social criticism but still does not go far from his trademark, cryptic interweaving of already known themes, from love, life after death, drug use, gothic hedonistic behavior, etc.

On this album, in addition to Milan, we also feel the maturation of the instrumental section, especially keyboardist Margita Stefanović, who expands her repertoire, moving from an introverted and darker sound to a more grandiose, modern, and mainstream sound. My personal complaint is that the album is uneven at times. At one moment it sounds like one of the best ex-yu albums, and at the next, it is already lost in itself, and sometimes towards the end it returns to that first note. The album is worth listening to, and as I stated above, I would absolutely not criticize anyone if I said that this is the peak of their career.