Devedesete
Devedesete is the tenth studio album by Serbian singer-songwriter Đorđe Balašević, released on May 11, 2000. It was recorded from October 1998 to April 2000 at Studio Music Factory in Belgrade and Studio Megamix in Maribor. The album, about 70 minutes long, blends rock and folk rock and was issued by Hard Rock Shop – Đorđe Balašević.
Fueled by late-1990s events in Serbia, it is Balašević’s most political work and includes songs that criticize Milošević, police, and the war-torn decade. Highlights include "Legenda o Gedi Gluperdi" (mocking Milošević), "Plava balada" (police critique), "Devedesete" (retrospective), "Živeti slobodno" (an Otpor! anthem), "Sevdalinka" (about friends in Bosnia) and "Dok gori nebo nad Novim Sadom" (NATO bombing).
The album was supported by a tour across several cities in the former Yugoslavia. It also features music videos for the title track, "Sevdalinka" and "Dok gori nebo nad Novim Sadom". Notable events around this period include Balašević’s UNHCR ambassador role, his daughter’s car crash in 1999, and performances during the NATO bombing in Belgrade. The Pula concert with Atomsko sklonište, planned for 2000, was moved to 2001 and became the first post-war concert in Croatia; a documentary about it was made, with proceeds to the Pula Clinical Center. All songs were written by Đorđe Balašević.
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