Romeo Unchained

Romeo Unchained Artist: Tonio K.
Label: Gadfly
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 076605221720
EAN: 0076605221720
ASIN: B00000200W


Release Date: 1996-07-16

Romeo Unchained


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Tracks:

  1. True Confessions
  2. Perfect World
  3. Romeo and Jane
  4. You Belong With Me
  5. Impressed
  6. I Handle Snakes
  7. Emotional War Games
  8. Living Doll
  9. You Don't Belong Here
  10. You Will Go Free

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fun, but dated.......2006-05-09

I grew up listening to some of Tonio K.'s music, and I was thrilled to find him on Amazon. This was one of my favorites so it was the first I picked up now.

While the lyrics and arrangements are great, the music itself has not aged well. I cringed at the synth loops, snare drums, and cymbal overload, and I wondered what other 80s things I might have forgotten. (I'm fairly sure I never owned parachute pants, but could I have forgotten that too?)

On its own merit, however, this is a great album. Tonio K. wrote a deep album about love and relationships, and none of that writing has lost any of its luster. This is an excellent example of Tonio K.'s singing/songwriting talent -- even in the midst of 80s techno-pop.

5 out of 5 stars 2nd best is still great.......2005-10-05

First, buy "Life in the Food Chain"; then buy this. Two timeless, great albums.


4 out of 5 stars The Hinge in Tonio's Catalogue.......2004-06-30

Romeo Unchained is the musical hinge in his catalogue and all his work before, and all that after, pivot on this album.

Of all the Tonio K albums, this one was polished to a very fine glow in anticipation of a wide release. After the critical acclimation of the early work there was plenty of interest among industry insiders, yet the music buying public still wasn't really sure of who Tonio K was or what he did. So this collection of songs was given the spit-shine treatment and directed at a new market - namely the CCM-buying public of the 80s. Because the CCM crowd wasn't exactly sure who this guy was either, they accepted him as "a new guy" with a new sound. But Tonio K was simply carrying on the work he had been doing for years and this album fitted nicely up against his previous releases. The only difference is the polish. Nothing before or since has been quite as slickly produced.

There has been much made about the opinion that "I Handle Snakes" doesn't belong on this album and most of this can be attributed to Tonio K himself stating this opinion on the original liner notes. All these years later, listening again... I think I have to disagree. "I Handle Snakes" fits quite nicely as a bookend against a bunch of tunes that have the same lyrical feel.

This album was not a milestone in CCM, nor was it the high point in Tonio K's catalogue (the limited release EP "La Bomba" is arguably the acme of K), but it is the most audience friendly in that it appeals to the widest cross section of listeners. It feels much like a late 80s album at this point and is prone to bringing back waves of nostalgia for anyone who was familiar with it back in 1986.

5 out of 5 stars An oasis in the desert.......2002-08-02

"Romeo Unchained" was the first Tonio K. album I bought, and it mesmerized me from the start. Finally, here was someone who was addressing the same feelings that I had about love, relationships and how they fit with society.

Now, 16 years later, I still smile at the humor of "Impressed" and "Romeo and Jane." After relistening to it recently, the melodies are running through my head -- and it's a pleasure. The music and product are a little dated, but the songwriting and lyrics are as insightful today as they were in 1986.

5 out of 5 stars

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