Istina
Istina | ||||
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Released | March 27, 1985 | |||
Recorded | January - February 1985[1] | |||
Studio | Aquarius Studio, Belgrade | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 31:48 | |||
Label | PGP-RTB | |||
Producer | John McCoy | |||
Riblja Čorba chronology | ||||
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Istina (
The album is considered by fans and critics alike to be one of Riblja Čorba's finest works, as well as the band's triumphant comeback after the unsuccessful album
The album was polled in 1998 as the 43rd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).[4]
Background
The album was recorded during the winter 1984–1985. It was recorded by Goran Vejvoda and produced by John McCoy.
After Riblja Čorba's record label Jugoton refused to release the songs "Snage opozicije", "Pogledaj dom svoj, anđele", "Alo", and "Dvorska budala" because of the provocative political-related lyrics, the band signed back with Jugoton's main competitor PGP-RTB. Nevertheless, the song "Snage opozicije" was not released on the album, and it only saw the light of day some thirteen years later on the 1997 compilation album Treći srpski ustanak.
The track "Disko mišić" featured
Album cover
The cover art featured the band members' faces among the skulls on the historic
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |
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1. | "Ajde beži" ("Go Away") | Bread and Circuses") | B. Đorđević | B. Đorđević | 2:44 |
4. | "Sačekaj" ("Wait") | B. Đorđević | B. Đorđević | 3:52 | |
5. | "Alo" ("Hello") | B. Đorđević | M. Aleksić | 2:58 | |
6. | "Disko mišić" ("Disco Muscle") | B. Đorđević | M. Milatović, B. Đorđević | 3:21 | |
7. | "Verno pseto" ("Faithful Dog") | B. Đorđević | V. Božinović | 4:05 | |
8. | "Dvorska budala" ("Jester") | B. Đorđević | B. Đorđević | 2:52 | |
9. | "Pogledaj dom svoj, anđele" ("Look Homeward, Angel") | B. Đorđević | B. Đorđević | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Bora Đorđević - vocals
- Vidoja Božinović - guitar
- Nikola Čuturilo - guitar
- Miša Aleksić - bass guitar
- Vicko Milatović - drums
Guest musicians
- Goran Bregović - vocals (on "Disko mišić")
- Kornelije Kovač - keyboards
Additional personnel
- John McCoy - producer
- Goran Vejvoda - recorded by
- James Woodling - fairlight, mixing
- Ratko Ostojić - recorded by, mixed by
Legacy
The album is perhaps most memorable for its apocalyptic track "Pogledaj dom svoj, anđele" (named after, but not inspired by the novel Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe) which went on to become one of Riblja Čorba's signature pieces. It was voted Hit of the Year in 1985 by the listeners of Radio Beograd 202 and Song of the Decade in 1990.[5] In 2009, the song was voted the Greatest Domestic Song by the readers of the Standard magazine.[6] In 2000, the song was polled the first on the Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list.[7]
The album was polled in 1998 as the 43rd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).[8]
Istina was described by Serbian critic
In 2015 Istina album cover was ranked the 2nd by
References
- ^ Riblja Čorba chronology Retrieved 9 November 2014
- ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
- ^ ""10 najvažnijih SFRJ ploča", Dimitrije Vojnov, pressonlie.rs". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 32.
- ISBN 86-83525-39-2
- ^ "Rezultati glasanja". Standardmagazin.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ "100 najboljih pesama svih vremena YU rocka". Rock Express (in Serbian) (25). Belgrade: 27.
- ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 32.
- ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
- ^ "10 najvažnijih SFRJ ploča", Dimitrije Vojnov, pressonlie.rs Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "100 najboljih omota YU rocka", Balkanrock.com
- Istina at Discogs
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
- Riblja čorba, Jakovljević Mirko; ISBN 86-83525-39-2