KRHOTINE

"Krhotine" (eng. Splinters) was the first CD issue by Drago Mlinarec. It contains a selection of songs taken from all of his eight solo albums, starting from debut "A ti se ne daj" (1971) through "Pomaknuto" (1983). It is a fair representation of his career although one could nag about certain key songs missing, especially those progressive ones from his acclaimed LPs, "Pjesme s planine" and "Rodjenje". Instead, the completists will hail the inclusion of the later, 1992 live version of "Kaj god Blues", known for its previous appearance at the Boom Pop Festival Ljubljana 1972. This time again it was Tomaz Domicelj, a renowned Slovene singer/songwriter, who provided lead vocals. An old GRUPA 220 song "Prolazi jesen" from 1968 is included here in its re-recorded version that appeared on Mlinarec's anthology "Sabrano" in 1980. This CD is recommended if you do not own any other Mlinarec album or would like to have an introduction to the music of this important rock author of ex-Yugoslav period.

PERSONAL RATING: 3/5

PA RATING: 3/5