The Great Depression (Blindside album)

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2005 studio album by Blindside

The Great Depression

Studio album by

Blindside

Released| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)
Recorded| January–April 2005
Genre| Hardcore punk, alternative rock,[1] hard rock[2]
Length| 53:28
Label| DRT, Wasa
Producer| Lasse Mårtén
Blindside chronology
| About a Burning Fire
(2004)  | The Great Depression
(2005)  | With Shivering Hearts We Wait
(2011)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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The Phantom Tollbooth| [3]
Jesus Freak Hideout| [2]

The Great Depression is the fifth studio album from 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 undertaken. 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[when?] interview, Christian Lindskog revealed that on a recent[when?] 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. This Performance was released on a documentary packaged with Blindside's 2011 album "With Shivering Hearts We Wait."

## Track listing

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1. "The Great Depression"  – 1:27
2. "This Is a Heart Attack"  – 3:10
3. "Ask Me Now"  – 3:34
4. "We're All Going to Die"  – 3:00
5. "Yamkela"  – 3:38
6. "Put Back the Stars"  – 3:57
7. "Fell in Love With the Game"  – 4:07
8. "City Lights"  – 3:13
9. "We Are to Follow"  – 4:02
10. "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids"  – 4:56
11. "My Alibi"  – 4:33
12. "Come to Rest (Hesychia)"  – 4:29
13. "This Time"  – 4:47
14. "When I Remember"  – 4:27

## Singles

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* "Fell in Love With the Game"
* "When I Remember"

## Personnel

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* Christian Lindskog – Lead vocals
* Simon Grenehed – guitars, backing vocals
* Tomas Näslund – Bass guitar
* Marcus Dahlström – Drums

## Guest musicians

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* J. Jamte – "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids"
* Ilkka Viitasalo (of Benea Reach) – "Come to Rest (Hesychia)"

## References

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1. ^ BLINDSIDE „The Great Depression”
2. ^ a b Jesus Freak Hideout
3. ^ The Phantom Tollbooth

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Blindside

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* Blindside
* A Thought Crushed My Mind
* Silence
* About a Burning Fire
* The Great Depression
* With Shivering Hearts We Wait

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