Life imitating art or Germany's youngest pop rockers are Johnny's??

[scottishlass]

For three years we have a new German music wave here in G. A lot of new bands cropped up all singing German and they are all really good (Juli, Silbermond, Mia, Wir sind Helden, Rosenstolz). Now, about two years ago there was a new band on the horizon, five young guys all under age, with two front men Tom and Bill Kaulitz, twins. Now, when I first saw them I was like ... Johnny's???
Because Bill Kaulitz the singer of the band called TOKIO HOTEL (coincidence?!) looks a bit like a cross between the front man of Placebo, Brian Molko, and Hyde *lol*
Unfortunately my two little god daughters are both hard core TH fans (and they are still in first and third grade of elementary) so I have been exposed to a wee bit by that band ... but sane as I am (yeah *snicker*) I'm not a fan. Period. It just struck me as funny that there are so many parallels with some JE's bands.


1st song of TH - Durch den Monsun (Through the moonsun)

Rette Mich (Rescue Me)

Über's Ende der Welt (About the end of the world)

Comments

[sash.livejournal.com]

Oh, you don't realize what you are missing! They are great! Their new album comes out Friday!

There are only four of them. :)

[mabo.livejournal.com]

it's even known in France ^^ i heard them on a french rock radio and then saw an ad on tv for their dvd live ^^ i kind of like "shrei" (don't know if it's written like this sorry) but at first i really thought it was a girls band ^^ cause he has a high pitched voice ^^ anyway i was really surprised to know they were so young and already having so much success ^^

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Well - as most stuff they sing about lies so far into my past, I don't think I will become a fan. There is no identification - Jeesh they could all be my kids. :)

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Yep, there was a lot of hype and my two god daughters are crazy about them. I think by the rate this is going Gina and Sarah Michelle will go out with Punk rockers soon *lol*

[traumjaegerin.livejournal.com]

Oh... I don't really envy you to be at home with two TH-Fans, but it could be faaar worse. At my former workplace, a colleague was a TH-Fan, too. And this girl was about 26 years old!!! I really like all those modern german bands (especially Wir sind Helden) and I also wish those tiny little fellas success but I can't stand this fuss everyone is making about them.

BTW, the parallels to Johnnys didn't come to my mind until now. I always thought of Bill of some kind of "Miyavis-Baby-Brother" *lol*

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Good thing is they are just my *Patenkinder* so no TH posters or music anywhere at my place. I think His Hubbiness™ would go stark raving mad. Good thing is he really likes some SMAP songs - so ther eare no issues there :)

[little-witch27.livejournal.com]

LOLOLOLOL I think I'll never forget how one night at Christian's place he was reading some forum where a guy wrote, "My aim for next week is to come up with a death metal version of that Tokio Hotel song!" (referring to Through the monsoon), and someone replied, "Are those the guys who look like girls?" Then a week later, I told Marlene about that, and she asked me in all seriousness, "What, you mean they AREN'T girls???" :-D

I have to admit though, his voice is not half bad, and I like people who write their own music. Anything else concerning Tokio Hotel, I fear is beyond my comprehension.

[traumjaegerin.livejournal.com]

Ah, so I misunderstood. Good Thing that your Husband likes some of Smap, too. My BF isn't that much of a Johnnys Fan, but he likes some songs of Arashi and loves many JE-Related Doramas (esp. Nobuta wo Produce)...