Ljudi i bogovi

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Ljudi i bogovi
Ljudi i bogovi album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1988
Recorded1988
Studio PGP RTB Studio V, Belgrade
Genre
Length38:29
Label PGP-RTB
Producer Đorđe Petrović
Kerber chronology
Seobe
(1986)
Ljudi i bogovi
(1988)
121288 Uživo
(1989)

Ljudi i bogovi (trans. Humans and gods) is the fourth studio album from the former Yugoslav and Serbian hard rock band Kerber, released in 1988.

Contents

Background and recording

Ljudi i bogovi was recorded during 1988 in PGP-RTB Studio V and produced by Đorđe Petrović. [1] After the recording of the band's previous album, Seobe (Migrations), keyboardist Branislav Božinović had to leave the band because of his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav army, and was replaced by Milorad Džmerković for the promotional tour, but by the time of the recording of Ljudi i bogovi, his army service had ended and he had rejoined the group. [1] All of the lyrics on the album were written by the band's old associate Duško Arsenijević, Ljudi i bogovi being the band's first album with all lyrics written by him, with some of the lyrics dealing with political topics. [1] The album was titled after a verse from the track Manifest ( Manifesto ).

Ljudi i bogovi was the band's last album recorded with bass guitarist Zoran Žikić. He would leave the band in the summer of 1988, and would be replaced by Branko Isaković. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Duško Arsenijević; all music is composed by Kerber

No.TitleLength
1."Svet se brzo okreće" ("The World Is Turning Fast")4:12
2."Od srca daleko" ("Far Away from the Heart")4:29
3."Na raskršću" ("At the Crossroads")4:49
4."Laže šarene" ("Sweet Little Lies")4:31
5."Bliznakinje" ("Twin Girls")4:27
6."Između jave i sna" ("Between Reality and Dream")4:03
7."Deda, pradeda" ("Grandfather, Great-Grandfather")4:12
8."Kad prođe sve" ("When Everything's Over")3:43
9."Manifest" ("Manifesto")4:03

Personnel

Additional personnel

Reception and legacy

The album did not repeat the success of the band's previous album, which brought numerous hits. Nevertheless, the songs "Svet se brzo okreće" and the ballad "Na raskršću" became hits. [1]

In 2021, the song "Manifest" was ranked 79th on the list of 100 Greatest Yugoslav Hard & Heavy Anthems published by web magazine Balkanrock. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Janjatović, Petar (2024). Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023. Belgrade: self-released / Makart. p. 151.
  2. "Metalni radnici: 100 najvećih YU hard & heavy himni", Balkanrock.com