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The Great Depression is the fifth album from Christian 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 underwent. 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 interview, Christian Lindskog revealed that on a recent 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.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Great Depression" – 1:27
- "This Is a Heart Attack" – 3:10
- "Ask Me Now" – 3:34
- "We're All Going to Die" – 3:00
- "Yamkela" – 3:38
- "Put Back the Stars" – 3:57
- "Fell in Love with the Game" – 4:07
- "City Lights" – 3:13
- "We Are to Follow" – 4:02
- "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids" – 4:56
- "My Alibi" – 4:33
- "Come to Rest (Hesychia)" – 4:29
- "This Time" – 4:47
- "When I Remember" – 4:27
[edit] Singles
- "Fell in Love with the Game"
- "When I Remember"
[edit] Guest Musicians
- J. Jamte – "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids"
- Ilkka Viitasalo (of Benea Reach) – "Come to Rest (Hesychia)"
[edit] Trivia
- "Fell in Love With the Game" contains the line "We wrestle in the mud and the blood and the beer," which references the song "A Boy Named Sue."
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