Tokio Hotel

[Calena]

Originally Posted by Manhunt

but the best german band is definitely: DIE ÄRZTE
and who never had heard of them... yust look at youtube for a video clip of them, and you gonna LOVE them

I doubt that anyone can really appreciate them without understanding the genius lyrics of their songs.
I did love them when I was a teenager and still like them very much.

[Joshjb]

Originally Posted by harpie lady

thank you very much people always say bad things about them.everyone doesnt have to like them but they are doing good job.i mean people should respect them.you can hate them but they are studying hard for this and they deserve respect.so thank you very much i dont understand their germany songs but i listen their english songs

I don't hate them, I just don't have any respect for them. I'll tell you why.

I live in Hungary, and literally every girl I know was OBSESSED with them. (When their first album Schrei was coming out) They had so many fans here, they were on every cover for like 4 months of every magazine in Hungary.
After a while they finally came to Hungary to perform live at the Hungarian Viva Comet awards. Remember, they had a HUGE fanbase in Hungary!
So they came here, millions of people went to the awards JUST to see them. And guess what they did? They sang to playback.

I wouldn't call people who go to a different country with millions of screaming fans, and then they don't even sing. =/

[harpie lady]

Originally Posted by Manhunt

so I (as a german) am very much confronted with this band! I have to say the first time I heard their first song i thought: wow they are cool or at least ok!

but here it was becomming such a great "hype" about them....! you couldn't look in the newspaper or watching tv or listening to the radio without hearing them ALL the time! so many germans got REALLY annoyed of them... (inclusive ME) !! think the musik is ok... for kids in the age of 11-15 or something and i also say it's ok if there are so many crazy fans....but I can't really understand why there are also sooo much older (18-20 years) girls who are crazy about the band?

I see them all the time on tv and i think they are pretty arrogant! at least TOM, the twin brother of the singer!

but of course i really respect them for their work and that they had become sooo huge and with such a great succsess...think it's amazing that they now have fans all over the world...
that they are now in other countries too is a big luck for us germans so they aren't often in the media here anymore

but the best german band is definitely: DIE ÄRZTE
and who never had heard of them... yust look at youtube for a video clip of them, and you gonna LOVE them

you are right too..they arent very famous in my country so i cant annoy about that i dont like those crazy fans too.thank you too, i will check DIE ÄRZTE too.thanks.I started listening germany songs thanks to tokio hotel.you can proud them for this

[harpie lady]

Originally Posted by Calena

They have english songs? Interesting, I didn't know that. But I don't really follow them. Once, a year ago or so, I saw the twins on a late night talk show (Johannes B. Kerner, if anyone should happen to know him) and they came across as quite intelligent, eloquent and humorous for 16 year olds.

They sing their songs in English too.They are a worldwide nowadays so they have to sing english you can try to listen,they have really good songs in english.sacred or by your side maybe

[Calena]

Originally Posted by Joshjb

I wouldn't call people who go to a different country with millions of screaming fans, and then they don't even sing. =/

It's your right to be dissapointed and I understand why you are, but I have to say something in favour of the guys here. I'm not convinced it was their choice if they wanted to "sing" playback or not. Sometimes the organizers want the bands to do playback because the whole technical setup is easier that way. At least that's the way it was explained to me by some of my musician friends (who are not famous, unfortunately )

[harpie lady]

Originally Posted by Joshjb

I don't hate them, I just don't have any respect for them. I'll tell you why.

I live in Hungary, and literally every girl I know was OBSESSED with them. (When their first album Schrei was coming out) They had so many fans here, they were on every cover for like 4 months of every magazine in Hungary.
After a while they finally came to Hungary to perform live at the Hungarian Viva Comet awards. Remember, they had a HUGE fanbase in Hungary!
So they came here, millions of people went to the awards JUST to see them. And guess what they did? They sang to playback.

I wouldn't call people who go to a different country with millions of screaming fans, and then they don't even sing. =/

when i watch them from youtube,i see that..you are right,this isnt a good situation. i prefer to listen them live too...

[harpie lady]

Originally Posted by Calena

It's your right to be dissapointed and I understand why you are, but I have to say something in favour of the guys here. I'm not convinced it was their choice if they wanted to "sing" playback or not. Sometimes the organizers want the bands to do playback because the whole technical setup is easier that way. At least that's the way it was explained to me by some of my musician friends (who are not famous, unfortunately )

you can be right.they are so young and people want make money out of them

[Joshjb]

Yes, that's true, too.

But their manager should know that's not smart... people paid lots of money to see them perform live. If they wanted to listen to playback they could just go home and put on a CD.

Plus, I know, if I was a musician, I wouldn't let people tell me to sing with playback... I'll just tell them NO! I'm the singer, so I'm singing how I want.

lol anyway, that's just how I feel.

[bs.t]

I am not sure about Viva Comet show, but unfortunately a lot of TV shows always use playback. Now I have no clue about music industry but I guess it's much cheaper and faster to do playbacks, so if you refuse, you are refusing promotion for your band. Plus some contract probably regulates what you can and can't refuse.

As for Tokio Hotel, I was in Paris in July when there was that fraternity festival and I think they were really good (look up concert de la fraternité if you are fan and missed it).

It was then I first heard of them (they are huge in France) and started to take more interest. Got their CDs, went to Milano concert past October and they did not disappoint.

They are not the best band in the world, but hardly the worst either. Everything is exaggerated around them, hype and hate, and I can't really understand all that fainting girls, nor that pointless vicious bashing they get from 'haters'. And they sure work very hard all over Europe.

[jvince]

Originally Posted by harpie lady

yep.you are right.if bill was a girl ,he would be very beautiful

WTF? That was a man? I saw them (I think) performing at the EMAs (?) while I was looking for something to watch on TV. I think that band was them, but their vocalist looked and sounded like a girl.

Oh, and sorry but no. I don't like them. It's just not my type of music.