The Remix Hit Collection

Falco

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 1992)
• Original Release Date: January 28, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B000005JBB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,973 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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FALCO - The Remix Hit Collection

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars awful awful awful!!!, March 4, 1999

By A Customer

this is unfortunately the only falco cd readily available in the u.s. the remixers butcher falco's greatest songs until they are unrecognizable and unlistenable. i love falco and i love techno but the two just don't mix. falco's 80s hits are ready-made dance tracks and the added club effects do nothing for them. and the fact that most of the tracks are seven or eight minutes makes for tedious listening. plus the version of rock me amadeus is just wrong!! all it does is slow down the beat and replace the chorus with a monotone "sugar's sweet" ad infinitum. it removes all the novelty and charm out of the song. i simply can't imagine who the remixers thought this album would appeal to. it's heresy to falco fans and not a particularly good album in general. please don't make my mistake and waste three hours of work on this album. yes i get paid minimum wage!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars remix LP of FALCO, July 18, 1998

By	Daniel ([e-mail]) (San Diego) - See all my reviews

The version of Junge Romer is outstanding, actually much better than the original. It's a very subtle sleaze or at least low-tempo house version at around 120bpm with nice warm pads and a very nice arrangement all around. Other remixes may fall short of originals, but are still interesting to listen to. There is a hi-nrg version of Vienna Calling, a hip-housy version of Der Kommissar and a down-beat version of Rock Me Amadeus, among other "hits". If you like Falco and you like dance music, then you will like this. Otherwise, you probably will not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly good remix collection, May 12, 2006

By	Baron Von Cool - See all my reviews

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.