''Ljudi i bogovi'' (trans. ''Humans and Gods'') is the fourth studio album from

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n and Yugoslav

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band

Kerber Kerber ( sr-cyr, Кербер, lit=Cerberus) is a Serbian and Yugoslav hard rock band formed in Niš in 1981. The mainstay members of Kerber are vocalist Goran Šepa "Gale", guitarist Tomislav "Tomica" Nikolić and keyboardist Branislav "Bane ...

, released in 1988.

Background and recording

''Ljudi i bogovi'' was recorded during 1988 in

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Studio V and produced by Đorđe Petrović. After the recording of the band's previous album, ''

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'' (''Migrations''), keyboardist Branislav Božinović had to leave the band because of his mandatory stint in the

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, and was replaced by Milorad Džmerković for the promotional tour, but by the time of ''Ljudi i bogovi'' recording, his army service had ended and he had rejoined the group. All of the lyrics on the album were written by the band's old associate Duško Arsenijević, ''Ljudi i bogovi'' being the band's first album with all lyrics written by him, with some of the lyrics dealing with political topics. The album was titled after a verse from the song "Manifest" ("

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"). ''Ljudi i bogovi'' was the band's last album recorded with original bass guitarist Zoran Žikić. He would leave the band in the summer of 1988 and would be replaced by

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Track listing

Personnel

Goran Šepa Goran "Gale" Šepa (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Шепа, born 10 September 1958) is a Serbian rock singer. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock band Kerber. Šepa is known for his melodic vocal style ...

- vocals *Tomislav Nikolić - guitar *Branislav Božinović - keyboard *Zoran Žikić - bass guitar *

Dragoljub Đuričić Dragoljub Đuričić ( Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Драгољуб Ђуричић; 10 February 1953 – 15 March 2021) was a Serbia-based Montenegrin drummer. Đuričić started his career in the early 1970s in Herceg Novi, playing in l ...

- drums

Additional personnel

*Marina Popović - backing vocals *Vesna Popović - backing vocals *Katarina Gojković - backing vocals *Đorđe Petrović - producer *Vladimir Negovanović - recorded by *Ivan Ćulum - cover design *Gordan Škondrić - photography

Reception and legacy

The album did not repeat the success of the band's previous albums, which brought numerous hits. Nevertheless, the songs "Svet se brzo okreće" and the ballad "Na raskršću" became hits. In 2021, the song "Manifest" was ranked 79th on the list of 100 Greatest Yugoslav Hard & Heavy Anthems published by

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References

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External links

* {{Authority control Kerber albums 1988 albums PGP-RTB albums