Album Of The Day: The Great Depression by Blindside

Album Art of Blindside's The Great Depression album - Four men in depression-era coats, suits and hats are the focus of a black-and-white photo that almost feels like it's out of an old Hollywood movie. They're standing in front of or near a classic period-era car with its headlights pointed toward the camera. One person is even sitting against the side of the car, while the others are standing nearby. Behind can be only faintly seen a gray sky and probably a line of trees off in the distance. Handwritten on top of the sky is the album title in a flowing white pen style in very large size on the top left, with the band's name centered in much smaller script in the middle below it and above the men.

Released 20 years ago tomorrow, this is the 5th album from Swedish rock/metal band Blindside. While not as beloved as their 2001 album Silence, I think this album is my second favorite album from this band. The guitars are loud and lead singer Christian sings, wails and screams excellently throughout. Interestingly, I've loved this album, but upon reading the reviews online, it seems like most didn't like it. The band were on a new label for this album and probably no longer had the budget they had on their two previous albums on a major label, and I suppose the production doesn't sound as clean and perfect, but I think that adds to the character of it. This album is a bit more experimental, with some more electronic elements mixed in with the band's metal sound. And maybe it was too pop/rock for the long-time metal fans, but I was never really that interested in their old '90s Tooth & Nail releases and really only got into them in their Atlantic albums which were a bit more modern rock than metal. The lyrics are a bit darker than their previous few albums, maybe, but I find on occasion I'm up for some dark, brooding thoughts with my screaming music. My favorite songs are "This Is A Heart Attack", "My Alibi", and "When I Remember". Maybe give this a listen and you'll find these Swedish rockers are better on it than you remember.

Release Year: 2005
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