Near Forgot In The USA But Solid Follow Up LP!

I dont own this import CD but own the original vinyl so will review the actual LP. This is the not very known in America, but released 2nd effort from the late great Falco. It's a nice combo of rock, german pop and dance music. After Falco's success with "Amadeus", some tracks from this LP got some airplay in the states 2 years after its release. The title track is a pure 80s Bowie inspired track right down to the vocal style and music production (even the video clip for the track has Bowie written all over it!) For those who didnt know, Falco was a hard Bowie fan and has been nick named by many the German version of Bowie. Then we have the next cut on the LP which is an English dance/rap track which was actualy one of the tracks that got fair radio play in the US after "Amadeus". Another stand out track is "No Answer" which is also sung (or spoke) in English and is a dance almost disco-ish kinda track about a guy tryin to get through on the telephone to his loved one. My other and final track I will mention is "Stierman" (i know i spelled that wrong). That is almost a trip back to the good ol days of disco and even mentions Studio One and Studio 54 somewhere in the German/English lyrics. The rest of the LP, like I said..a nice rock/pop combo. This isnt an LP to have for non Falco fans. For non fans to get started into his great music check the infamous "Falco 3" LP.

Pure Falco -- zeitgeist of the 80s

The cool european cut tuxedo, the clean, sophisticated dance music -- this is the classic Falco of the 1980s. Rich instrumentation and techno riffs combine with funky German/English rap ballads to create Europe's 1984 answer to Sinatra's Rat Pack of the 1960s. Junge Roemer (young Romans) is the hit that has been reinterpreted consistently over the years by DJs and is still fresh. Critics and fans agree that this is FALCO's high water mark artistically, if not in terms of units sold. Young Romans refers to the name given by Germans to their generation of "Yuppies."

-- Paul Farace

Even I get it!

The general tone in this work is upbeat, and the brass lends it brightness. I like it for reasons that may not matter to too many others: the low note on the word "dann", rising on "und zwar"; I enjoy the lyrics, because even with my little bit of German, I follow some of the word play and can anticipate some of the rhymes. The phrase "ungeheuer neues Feuer" puts me in a good mood no matter how many times I hear it. And what could possibly complete the phrase "die Antwort ihne --" in a way that rhymes with "alle Tage"? Hey, even I get it!