Back For Good - Modern Talking

Advantages: Interesting upgrades and 4 new songs
Disadvantages: Some like them, some hate them

...a) Facts/Prices/Information: ------------------------------------- Back for good was released in Germany in 1998 and contains 18 tracks. At this time I purchased the CD for 20 Euro, nowadays you can get it much cheaper. Between 1987 and 1998 were 13 years of silence. In 1998 Modern Talking revived like the mysterious Phoenix bird from the ashes. The 7th album was a real sensation, no better: it was an adorable bomb for the fans!! Complete new upgrades of their former songs from the Eighties combined with four new songs made the album an unforgettable hearing pleasure. The Modern Talking fever immediately returned after their revival and the album was rewarded with oodles of noble metal awards. b) Who is Modern Talking? ---------------------------------- Dieter Bohlen is one of the biggest German music producers and Thomas Anders... Read review

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Advantages: Tempest has still the voice, Norum improved on guitars
Disadvantages: many fillers, ballads are too many and weak, lack of keyboards, hardly no guitarsolos

...wondered where legends such as Wasp or Motorhead disappeard? To Noiserecords... Europe definately decided not to rehash their 80s glory and play it safe. They tried very hard to modernize their sound to match these times. The riffs, athmosphere and themes are quite heavy even in modern standards. A little heavyness to this band couldn't do any bad, could it? Sadly when the heaviniess factor has gone up, the catchiness has suffered. Don't expect to find any "Final Countdown", "Rock the night" or "Cheroke" here. We talk about a modern hardrock album of 2004 with downtuned guitars, hardly no guitarsolos nor keyboards. I always found that keyboard athemns was the trademark of Europe, but if I wouldn't have read that Mic Michaeli was still on the keyboards from the leaflet I would have thought that they kicked him from the band. If you listen... Read review

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Advantages: Very good music, great success
Disadvantages: mostly suitable for fast dance music lovers

...a) Common Infos/Prices: ------------------------------- Alone is the 8th album of Modern Talking and were released in February 1999 in Germany, one year after their reunification. I bought the CD at a price of app. 14,99 Euro at that time. Nowadays the CD is available in a price class about 7 Euro. On the album you find familiar Modern Talking music best described as good and modern Discofox. There are even new experiments as ballads and even Thomas Anders composed four titles for the first time. a.a) Who is Modern Talking: -------------------------------------- Well, Dieter Bohlen is one of the most famous German producers and Thomas Anders is the singer. Together they are one of the best German Pop Duos that ever existed. After 13 successful albums Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders ultimately decided to go separate ways. Many... Read review

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