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The career of Zabranjeno Pusenje can be divided into two parts: before the Marshall affair and after it. This album marks a turning point, both in style and substance.

The band traded its punk snarl for a cleaner pop-rock approach; whether that's good or not is up to your ears. Mind you, the edge is still there, but it's evident that this album has the state looming over it, especially with songs like Murga Drot, Dan Republike, and Balada o Pisonji i Zugi. These songs often seem to glorify the state or police on the surface, but offer subtle criticism underneath, a form of coded subversion that the band mastered during this era. Because of that, this collection of songs can come off like anthemic ditties of the state, rather than the kind of sharp commentary on youth in 1980s Yugoslavia found on their first two records..

Overall, it's still a good album to return to on a semi-regular basis. It's their most commercial effort, and the singles that came from this are probably their best.