Emotional was released in the U.S. the same year as his breakthrough album, Falco 3, which included the hit "Rock Me Amadeus." It is hard not to consider that this album (on Sire, not A&M, the home of his hit record) was rushed to market to capitalize on his one-hit wonder status. Standout tracks include the title track, "Crime Time," "The Kiss of Kathleen Turner," and a follow-up to the banned song "Jeanny" called "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later." "Cowboyz and Indianz'" contains some interesting Star Wars allusions. Not essential by any means, even for somewhat serious fans. However, a surprisingly solid new wave album that is quirky and fun. A great used-record find.

Falco 3 was the artist's biggest hit album in the United States because of the radio and video success of the song "Rock Me Amadeus." The track "Vienna Calling" is a forgotten minor hit, as it charted in the Top 20. Originally released in 1986, Falco 3 was out of print for years, until its reissue in 1996. "Jeanny" is also of note, as it was ridiculously banned from radio play for its theme of prostitution. A classic, synth pop piece of 1980s guilty pleasure. Six of these tracks appear on Falco's Greatest Hits disc, which is the definitive collection of the Austrian's new wave dance pop. Falco 3 is his best and most popular album.

Thirty years ago, U96 released the album "Das Boot". The title track of the same name stayed at number 1 in the German single charts for months and was sold more than a million times. More hits like "Club Bizarre" or "Love Religion" followed. At the end of the 90s, U96 finally went their separate ways. In the mid-10s, Hayo Lewerenz and Ingo Hauss revived the project and released two albums, including one with ex-Kraftwerker Wolfgang Flür. Now, together with actor Claude-Oliver Rudolph, "20.000 Meilen Unter Dem Meer", based on Jules Verne's classic of the same name, is thematically going back to the roots in the underwater world. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of "Das Boot" there is also a FullDome Planetariums show in Hamburg, which offers a mixture of virtual underwater worlds passing by on LEDs, actors (including Claude-Oliver Rudolph) and live music.

14. September 2021 - Als Falco im Frühjahr 1986 mit der Arbeit an seinem vierten Studioalbum »Emotional« begann, war er einer der wenigen international erfolgreichen Künstler, die in deutscher Sprache sangen. Mit »Rock Me Amadeus« aus seinem Vorgängeralbum »Falco 3« erreichte er im März 1986 Platz 1 der Billboard Hot 100 Charts und ist damit der einzige Künstler, der diesen historischen Gipfel in den USA mit einem deutschsprachigen Song erreicht. Zusammen mit seinem Superstar-Status in den deutschsprachigen Ländern und im größten Teil Europas zeigt dies, welche Bedeutung ein neues Falco-Album für die Musikwelt zu dieser Zeit hatte.