The Great Depression (Blindside album)

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The Great Depression
Studio album by Blindside
Released	August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)
Recorded	January–April 2005
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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Source	Rating
The Phantom Tollbooth	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

The Great Depression is the fifth studio album from post-hardcore 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 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. This Performance was released on a documentary packaged with Blindside's 2011 album "With Shivering Hearts We Wait."