Falco - The Remix Hit Collection

Falco Remix ist Wunderbar

I'm frankly disgusted at all the crybabies moaning about how these are not the original songs or the extended versions. I bought Falco 3 when it first came out in Germany because I had seen the videos for Rock Me Amadeus and Jeanny, and no doubt this was his best cd. I loved the entire album and also bought Emotional when it was released. After that I came back to America and all anyone knew about Falco was RMA. Everyone is correct when they complain about how difficult it used to be to find his music until internet shopping arrived (thanks Amazon.com).
As for the songs on the Remix cd, granted most are not as good as the originals, but they are still good Falco songs. I have come to enjoy these versions almost as much as the originals and to me they are just as much a part of my Falco collection. I would recommend this collection of songs to any real fan of Falco. To everyone else they should just buy the greatest hits of Falco or any group who is popular at the moment if all they want to listen to is the popular "radio" songs.
Not all Falco songs are classics or terrific, however, he is much more than just the song RMA. I believe if he had sung more in English he would have been more popular in America, but then he wouldn't have been the Falco that his real fans love. For those of us real Falco fans, part of what makes our love for his style and his music so wonderful is knowing that we are part of a small, select group who really know how great he was. Rest in peace Falco. You left your mark on this world. Wunderbar! May 16, 2008

To be fair...

Okay, I'm a huge Falco fan. I've been a fan of his for around 11 years. I got into his stuff in the late 90s. I'm in America and you American fans know how hard it is to find Falco cds in this country (at least they're hard to find where I live). I must admit when I bought this cd I had my heart set on owning the Falco 3 cd. I came across The Remix Hit Collection at the Macon Mall. I happily bought it. Considering this was the only thing I could get my hands on at the time I was very pleased with the purchase. My opinion changes drastically once I started hearing the regular versions of his music catalog. To be perfectly honest most of the remixes on this cd are lousy. They're just poor imo. Some drag on too long and it just makes you want to hit the skip button before the song is even over.

I think you can be a Falco fan and have problems with this cd. To be the only cd that can be found in America...it's just a piss poor opportunity in certain ways. Perhaps Falco would be more famous here if more American fans had more cds to choose from. Falco had talent. I like just about every song he ever recorded. And that's pretty rare imo. I'm not sure why he couldn't make it big here in this country. I'm not sure if the language barrier was the problem or not. I would imagine not too many Americans would want to listen to something they didn't understand. It's a shame any way you look at it. Normally I'm against record companies pimping out the name/face of somebody that died/has been dead/etc. I'm against it. Still, I sorta wish some of Falco's cds and other merchandise could be found here. Go to Walmart and find a wide selection of his music catalog, etc. I wish the movie they'd made about Falco would play here. Ditto with any Falco books they've released over the years. I'll be the first to admit that Falco stuff probably wouldn't be too much in demand in 2008. I admit it. However, I think somebody could release a few copies over here so the American fans can enjoy his work and get to know more about him. Falco will never outsell Britney Spears or Hannah Montana or whatever. He'll never have that many fans over here in this country. I'm willing to bet he has a handful of loyal fans over here that would buy up these copies if they were made available here.

Anyway, I'm going off topic from my main review. Buy the remix cd if it's the only cd you can find. Save up for the good stuff and find the good stuff when you can/where you can. The prices on some of Falco's stuff over on Amazon's website is ridiculous. I know the cds are imports and all that but it's still ridiculous prices. eBay is very little help. I browse every now and again and I see a few copies of Falco 3 (German version) and Emotional floating around. Those are the two big ones you can find over there. Anyway, I'm being fair with this cd by giving it 2 stars. I got some enjoyment out of it when I first bought the cd years ago but I'm not crazy enough about it now to warrant giving it more than 2 stars. April 14, 2008

excellent collection

For a casual fan, or Falco aficionado, this is a great album. It has some of his most popular (in the US) titles, remixed to a more dance-like beat. Der Kommissar, Weiner Blut, and Vienna Calling were definitely my favorites on the disc, perhaps improved over the original tracks. December 7, 2007

Falco at the disco console

Well, this is a wonderful disco remix of Falco hits. Love it!! January 10, 2007

Mostly good remix collection

I'm a big Falco fan from the early 80s, from the minute I saw videos for Der Komissar and Zuviel Hitze on MTV. This remix CD will disappoint if you are looking for the "Salieri" version of Rock Me Amadeus or the extended American remix of Vienna Calling. They are all new 1990s "club versions" and, while not as good, are mostly still enjoyable in their own right... Well, tracks 1-7 are all good but the rest are awful, IMO. Get this album if you are a die-hard Falco fan and not just a fan of his American hits because most of the songs are in German language only. May 12, 2006

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