HOCU SAMO TEBE

After two solid rock albums, 1983 saw the release of "Hoću samo tebe" ("I Want Only You"), which departed substantially towards the then popular synth-pop and arena-rock. Paradox was that the line-up here included several musicians notable for their previous work in prog and jazz-rock bands SEPTEMBER and BOOMERANG (guitarist Marijan Maliković, bassist Jadran Ogrin and drummer Zlatko Klun). Obviously, the main composer Karlo Metiko? preferred to use assortment of synthesized keyboards by Ćiro Lončina instead.

The result was an album close musically to what Giorgio Moroder was doing in early 1980s (e.g. pop hits from the movie soundtrack "Flashdance"). Unfortunately, this album featured only two decent songs, both being major hits: the title track and the opener "Ti zna?" ("You Know"). The rest of the album, with possible exception of "Vlak bez dolaska" ("The Train Will Never Arrive", Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey" meets New Romanticism), consists of boring, uninspired and mediocre songs that evaporate after first listen.

Again, the technical side of production and musicianship is decent but the overall impression runs low, even if you are a neo-prog fan. Over-use or should I say "abuse" of synthesizers (despicable brand Korg in particular) was trendy in those years and many an artist fell prey to their hands, so Josipa Lisac was no exception. One should want to have this album only if dedicated collector.

PERSONAL RATING: 2/5

P.A. RATING: 2/5