I Sorta Like Tokio Hotel

Like the title of this article says, I sorta like Tokio Hotel. I say "sorta" because I'm still a little on the fence. I haven't quite decided what to make of the German band just yet. I mean, the lyrics and music are pretty darn good...but I'm not 100% there yet.

It's near impossible to peg Tokio Hotel for a specific genre - and I think that's great. The band has an amazingly unique sound - sort of melodic, a little pop with just a touch of "heavy" if you know what I mean.

If you're not familiar with Tokio Hotel, the album Scream is the place you want to start.

Here are a few video clips:

"Monsoon"

"Ready, Set, Go"

Comments

[Xandra73]

Tokio Hotel are like THE Teen-'It'-Band in Germany at the moment. Much like Backstreet Boys or Take That for their time. The teenage magazines are full of them and most of their fans are between 12 and 17 years old. They are also THE band to hate for everyone else. ;)

[Vince]

Are you fucking kidding me?
Allyson, first Britney Spears then Tokio Hotel?
Are you serious?
This band are like a boy band, they can´t play for shit, they have written like two of their lyrics.
Fucking posers.

[r0ck0n]

hahahahahahah
what has happened to you?

[Makel]

I don't like them.
I rooted for them to win the MTV award for best new artist, only because they were against crap pop singers, and they actually use instruments in their music.
But put them in with other bands, and they suck.

There are a lot of pop/rock bands out there better than them, which is probably what I would consider their music being.

[Art]

They are like Jonas Brothers with makeup.

[ALEXX]

OH MY GOD !!!! TOKIO HOTEL IN A WEB CALLED "BRING BACK GLAM" C'MON

[aXe mAn]

I know this is your website Allyson, I think everyone realizes that. But, the site is titled "Bring Back Glam"...so maybe you should change the name of the site..so people aren't mis-leaded...just a suggestion.

[Jay]

talk about "Dude Looks Like a Lady".....

[JK]

I love Tokio Hotel, they are awesome!

[Ach]

Yeah, Tokio Hotel is a great band. A nice change from the usual crap that gets thrown at us by mainstream media.
Although, in my opinion, their German songs are better than the English ones. More heart-felt.

[Ashley]

Tokio Hotel is love! They're a real band that writes all their on lyrics and music. They ply the type of music that they want to no the type their steroiotypical fan likes. Thank for mentioning them!

[warrant1390]

ok let me get this straight...u hate hinder but you sorda like tokyo hotel...youve lost you mind

[Raomina]

You can go to http://www.tokiohotelamerica.com/ to discover more about them! They're a fascinating band and I'm sure the forum will prove to be an interesting read as well.=)

[Katie]

I love Tokio Hotel! They are so amazing and have great personalities. They have the kind of look that makes you do a double take, which is always a plus, whether it's you wondering why the guitarist has dreds or if Bill is a boy or girl, it works. They make great music and have been a band for about 8 years now and all of them are 21 or younger. That's pretty amazing. O and btw, they write all of their lyrics and play amazing live.

[Nicole]

I adore Tokio Hotel!. Their music is Great!.
You have to see them perform Live! is really awesome!.
Bill Kaulitz is a showman! and he's so hot! :)
He's very unique and his style is so cool. From his awesome porcupine hair, to his makeup, clothes, voice and his personality, well everything!.

They are all very young (the kaulitz twins are just 19 and the other members are 20 and 21) and have already accomplished a lot. They have won many important awards all over the world.
Bill cowrites all of their songs.

Besides those songs you mentioned, I recommend you these songs too: Totgeliebt, Heilig, Spring Nicht, Hilf mir Fliegen, An deiner Seite....


I hope you wacth many different videos of them and continue listening to their songs and i'm sure your "sorta" will turn to a "really" soon! :D

[isabelle]

Xandra73:
you clearly doesnt know a lot about tokio hotel. they can play, really good. and the leadsinger writes almost everyone of their songs, he doesnt write them alone, but he writes them with their manager and other people. so dont you say stuff you dont know a shit about.

i dont understand why people hates them, when they havent even listen to their songs. they have very good songs, and they are very talanted.
i personally think their german songs is much better then the english ones, even if the english ones is good too.

i understand why you allison "almost" like them, and im sure that you are gonna really like them in a while :)

[Xandra73]

@isabelle: Please read the postings, before you insult me. All I said is that they are very popular at the moment, mainly with the teenagers. That's why I compared them with the other bands. And that a lot of people don't like them. All of this is the truth. I never said they don't write their own songs. I know they do. I also know few songs and I think it's sad they sing so much in English now - the German songs are better, they should try to get famous with those. Compromising is never a good thing.

[xoxonikki]

Honestly, if you're waiting by the fence, I say hop it. You'll have more fun, and I can promise you, the only things in life that you regret are the things that you didn't do- and this, by far, will be one of the best things you could get yourself into :)

Can I suggest german songs and a forum?
www.tokiohotelamerica.com is a very good place.

[werner19]

They also have some older fans, I'm 62 (Male) and like their music after I heard intensivley their songs.

[Vintage59]

As someone who was around for the Glam era the first time around, I just have just a few things to say:

Bill Kaulitz IS the most fabulous rocker since Bowie/Ziggy hit the stage. He has accurately been described as having more drama and Glam in his little finger than anybody else out there right now.

He's the bastard son of David Bowie and Cher. What else do you have to know?