Worldwide Music Bonanza – Germany
While not the easiest to get into
without a local phrase book, the music of Deutschland holds a few real
gems for the more casually inclined.
Some people may still have the idea that all German music comes from
Bavarian oom-pah bands, Nena and her 99 red balloons and David
Hasselhoff. Well, one person who seems to have been caught in a time
vortex since the fall of the Berlin wall, you’re dead wrong.
[...] And now we move on to one of Germany’s biggest groups; Tokio Hotel.
The rockers have benn one of Germany’s top dogs since 2005, after lead
singer Bill Kaulitz shot to fame on a children’s talent show at the age
of 13 two years earlier.
While they may be a little on the youthful side, but Tokio Hotel
wasted no time in climbing to the top of the German charts and haven’t
let go of that place since, with all three of their albums having shot
to number 1 in Germany.
Underneath the crazy hair and makeup though, Tokio Hotel pack a
serious punch, with their own brand of rock being highly compelling.
Kaulitz’s youthful tones driving on the tracks like a shot of adrenaline
to the heart.
While they originally started in German, Tokio Hotel have actually
switched back to English, in search of a more international audience.
While both Scream and Humaniod were English language versions of the
German albums, the band’s next release will exclusively be in English.
When that comes out though is anyone’s guess, as the band has been
teasing its release for years.[...]
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