GOLA JAJA "Naked Bollocks" LP

"Even though GJs biggest inspirations were the bands Sex Pistols and The Clash I can’t stop thinking of bands like Social Distortion, Social Unrest, TSOL and similar american HC bands when listening to their music. I found this a bit odd, but maybe it’s because of the singer, Denis, emotional and genuine way to express himself when singing. Denis, with Mario (the singer from Lublanski Psi) had maybe the emotional voices of everyone from the ex-YU punk scene. With the lyrics that were progressive and brave, dreaming or realistic, GJ turns back time and can make you stop and close your eyes just for a second. But don’t be fooled – GJ plays energetic, real punk and in their music they haven’t left anything for chance. Theirs music is filled with beautiful melodies and powerful refrains that are so perfectly arranged that the whole material feels properly done and meaningful. For me this is a masterpiece, but not noticeable when they first recorded it, back in ‘84. They play with their own twist and their sound has such convincing authenticity that they couldn’t sound any better, but unfortunately this is something that was too often discovered much later in ex-yu punk. The cover you see is almost the same as it would’ve looked in the 80’s when the band dreamed of releasing an album." Includes CD. (Ne Records)