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The Great Depression | ||||
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Released | August 2, 2005 | |||
Recorded | January–April 2005 | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk, alternative rock, [1] hard rock [2] | |||
Length | 53:28 | |||
Label | DRT, Wasa | |||
Producer | Lasse Mårtén | |||
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The Great Depression is the fifth studio album from rock band Blindside. It is their first album for DRT Entertainment. The album was largely influenced by a trip to Africa that their lead singer, Christian, had undertaken. He was very unsettled by his experience and the things he saw influenced the album immensely.[ citation needed ] The song "Yemkela" was written about a young African boy he met on his trip.[ citation needed ] The boy had HIV and had less than two months to live. However, in a recent[ when? ] interview, Christian Lindskog revealed that on a recent[ when? ] tour in South Africa, he had seen Yemkela (who Christian expected would be dead) at a show in Cape Town. To Christian's surprise, he was doing well and watched Blindside perform his song and sang along. This Performance was released on a documentary packaged with Blindside's 2011 album "With Shivering Hearts We Wait."