STRANICE NASEG VREMENA [AKA: DAB IN THE MIDDLE]

The follow-up to "Crna dama" falls a little bit in comparison because the material is not equally strong here. The title song "Pages of Our Time" in particular is a boring, cheesy and dull ballad sung in bad English and seems to never end. Good moments are still numerous, starting with opener a strong hit "Tendzi tandzi" which sounds like DOOBIE BROTHERS to certain extent. "Maht tema" an instrumental fusion jam is excellent sequel to "Tegoba" from previous album. Then there is a re-recorded, better version of "Ulazak u harem" their first succesful instrumental hit from 1975. This is again an important fusion work from the period when old stars of classic prog scene started to wear and tear and give spca to the coming forces of punk/new wave explosion. This is good enough to be recommended for prog/fusion fans but far from essential record. Due to bad closing number "Biska 18" where Arandjelovic shamelessly screams too much like Ian Gillan in his worst moments, this is not exactly pure 4, but whatever...