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Say hello to the hottest band and "biggest act to come out of Germany in twenty years": Bill Kaulitz, 18 (vocals), Bill's twin brother Tom Kaulitz, 18 (guitar), Gustav Schäfer, 19, (drums) and Georg Listing, 20 (bass). I usually don't go gaga for that many bands (I'm picky) but they are unique, even their name sounds hot: Tokio Hotel (that is the German spelling of Tokyo; Tokio, not the Hotel part).
When the band formed in Magdeburg, Germany, in 2001 (originally under the name Devilish), they say they had no idea they'd go on to win every prestigious German music award.
Though the group learned to speak English in school, they still write songs in their native German and then translate them into English.
Their first U.S. album is actually a combination of hits from their two German albums—"Schrei (Scream)," and "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)," - translated into English and re-recorded.
"We think our music speaks for itself," says Bill. "Of course, we want to succeed, we want to prove it to ourselves, and to be honest, to everyone else."
Well, they have got me convinced: "Don't Jump" is an anti-suicide song, telling the listener not to give up on himself, while the guitar-heavy album-opener, "Scream," is about "saying what you want—or better yet, shouting it—to get your point across," explains Bill.
The quiet but powerful "Rescue Me" is about the helplessness you feel when a relationship crumbles before your eyes, while the sweetly, slowed-down "Monsoon" is about going through hardships with a best friend or soul-mate -- withstanding anything life can throw at you -- and by facing adversity, overcoming it to find a positive end.
Don't believe me? Take five minutes of your time and listen to one of their songs. If that doesn't get to you-even my emotionally detached alter-personality agreed that they are "Okay" meaning great- then you need a therapist and some medications and maybe a Tokio Hotel poster (the band members are hot). I could feel the emotions rolling of their music (I only listen to emotionally-ranging from happy to sad- moving music). If a music does not invoke an emotion in you, you shouldn't be listening to it in the first place.
"The lyrics are very important to us," says Bill. "They help our fans know where we're coming from. The best part of being a musician is being onstage and seeing a sea of people sing your lyrics—it's a rush."
-Quotes taken from Tokio Hotel's Youtube Channel
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 Tenshi-Eclipse · Thu Sep 25, 2008 @ 12:13am · 0 Comments |
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