Falco Album: “Nachtflug”

All in all the cd is pretty good with the exception of two songs "Cadillac Hotel" and "scandal". In the case of Cadillac Hotel", it's as if he wants to make a Jeanny 3. He can never replace Jeanny. Coming Home was a terrible flop. He didn't incarnate the same emotions he had in Jeanny. I listen to the song almost every day. He seems to be singing on the exterior and not from the heart. As for Scandal, It just become tiresome to have the same yeah yeah chorus after each refrain. In a number of his songs in the album, he borrows lyrics from Der Kommisar and implants them in two songs in the album. There, I think Falco lacks imagination. But I admire this album because he sticks to his formula.In out of the Dark, I think he was trying to be something he was not. I especially like "Titanic","Dance Mephisto", and "Propaganda". But it's still very far away from his much better albums like Einzelhaft. For me, Falco has a definite style which will never be able replaced. But in the end, there really isn't a bad song in this album. Nachtflug is a very typical Falco song. It's a very raw song without the Hollywood effects he used in "Emotional".

Nachtflug is yet another awesome album from Falco. All the songs have their charm and are timeless. Titanic opens the "Falco" experience with fluttering wind instruments and engaging beat, and Falco on an intercom. Without even knowing the title of the song you already get the feeling you're on the Titanic and you enjoying yourself. Just from that, you can tell Falco knew what he was doing. Falco continues with a completely different but great song "Monarchy Now". With a funky beat and dark chorus this song simply grooves. Falco continues the dark theme in "Dance Mephisto" and strangely gives you the jitters to Tango. In "Phycos" Falco get back into his funk and gets jamming with some awesome arrangement between the background singers, the guitar, and the synthesizers. The words and music have perfect harmony in "Scandal". In "Yah Vibration" Falco shows he can do Reggae also. I'll say he does it better than the overrated "Bob Marley". "Propaganda" gets you chugging with it's Latin rythum. "Time" makes you focus on how you can make a difference in the world. Only Falco has the power to do that. Finally you're brought to tears with Falco's truley moving "Cadillac Motel". Yet, Falco, get's you back on your feet with the smooth light song "Nachtflug". With so many emotions and original themes, it's impossible to overlook this album or even criticize it. Any self-respecting person should buy this cd now. Like all of Falco's albums, it's a masterpiece.

I think of Falco's cds and in some ways I wish his cds had more songs. Nachtflug has 10 songs. The cd is a classic and it'd be kinda nice if it had 13 or 14 songs. On the other hand I guess I can't complain because the whole cd is hit worthy imo. You don't have any filler material. You know you're dealing with true talent if you can listen to a cd without thinking "This song is total filler material. Ugh, skip." Let me breakdown the tracks for ya.

1. Titanic--5 stars--This is one of the hottest songs Falco ever did imo.

2. Monarchy Now--4 stars

3. Dance Mephisto--4 stars

4. Psychos--5 stars--amazingly catchy

5. Skandal--4 stars

6. Yah - Vibration--5 stars

7. Propaganda--4 stars

8. Time--5 stars

9. Cadillac Hotel--5 stars

10. Nachtflug--3.5 stars

I think the title of this review pretty much sums up my feelings on this CD. It's superior to alot of the music it's competing against genre wise, but it's not his best CD. For me, that was "Emotional."

If you really like Falco, as I do, then by all means buy a copy. Otherwise, you may want to think twice before ordering. This is especially true if you are like me and aren't conversant in German. His previous CD's were released in the U.S., and so it's understandable that they have a mixture of English and German within each song. Despite the titles of the songs on this album, there's little English.

I enjoyed this album though, and can recommend it.

NACHTFLUG IS TRULY A PIECE OF WORK FROM FALCO. ALL THE SONGS ARE GREAT AND HE HAS, OR HAD, AN AWESOME VOICE. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS CD YOU ARE MISSING OUT A TIMELESS WORK OF MUSICAL ART FROM ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS WHO EVER LIVED. RIP FALCO.