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TOKIO HOTEL
Invasi dari Jerman
Jangan salah kira dengan namanya. Mereka bukan band J-Pop atau J-Rock. Tokio Hotel adalah invasi baru dari Jerman.
BINTANG INTERNASIONAL, Tokio Hotel menyapu jagad musik dunia bagai badai topan. Setelah menempatkan 4 single-nya di puncak tangga lagu, punya dua album jawara, dan menjual hampir 3 juta copy CD dan DVD di negerinya, mereka jelas aksi terbesar yang lahir dari Jerman dalam 20 tahun terakhir. Apalagi, CD pertama mereka direkam saat usia anggota band itu 13 sampai 15 tahun.
Tokio Hotel jelas telah memecah tembok perbedaan budaya dan bahasa. Grup musik ini mencipta badai penggemar di sepanjang Eropa dan seketika menjual habis tiket konser mereka di AS dan Kanada. Di Austria dan Swiss, Tokio Hotel sudah mengantongi 4 platinum, sementara di Perancis fans mereka yang berjumlah 500 ribu orang bernyanyi bersama di depan Menara Eiffel. Satu demi satu negara di Eropa mereka taklukkan dalam hitungan bulan. Setiap tiket konser mereka ludes dibeli. Di negerinya sendiri, mereka sukses menggelar 43 pertunjukan dengan total penonton 400 ribu--angka terbesar tur debut dalam sejarah musik Jerman.
Para remaja menangis saat melihat--meski sekilas--Bill Kaulitz (18, vokal), saudara kembarnya Tom (18, gitar), Gustav Schäfer (19, drum) dan Georg Listing (20, bas). Kini Tokio Hotel siap mengguncang Amerika Utara dan Selatan. Histeris fans pasti bakal terjadi.
Tokio Hotel telah jadi favorit MTV. Grup ini memenangi Best New Artist di ajang MTV Video Music Awards tahun lalu dan Headliner Award di MTV Europe Video Music Awards. Sementara di Youtube, Tokio Hotel TV telah ada di saluran musik paling banyak ditonton. "Selalu jadi mimpi bagi kami bisa berhasil di Amerka," kata Bill yang pertama menyanyi lagu berbahasa Inggris bertajuk "Scream", debut album (berbahasa Inggris) band itu di luar Eropa. "Kami tumbuh mendengarkan band-band Amerika seperti Metallica, Green Day, dan Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kami ingin mendapat kesempatan melakukan apa yang mereka perbuat." Saat band ini terbentuk di Magderburg, Jerman, tahun 2001 (awalnya bernama Devilish), mereka tak pernah menyangka akan menang penghargaan musik Jerman. "Tidak ada rencana B," jelas Bill, "yang kami tahu hanya main musik." Tom, sang gitaris, menambahkan, "Main musik di depan penonton segalanya buat kami. Itu yang kami mulai 3 tahun lalu, main di pub dan bar kecil--kadang hanya ditonton 5 orang. Sekarang semuanya berubah total. Kami main di depan begitu banyak orang di venue terbesar yang pernah ada. Sukses ini tak kami percaya sebelumnya, dan kami sangat bersyukur karenanya." Lantunan melodi Tokio Hotel mencakup mulai dari gitar yang keras melengking khas musik rock atau musik yang penuh power sampai pop bertempo sedang dan balada yang instropektif. Persamaan musik mereka yang beragam adalah semuanya punya pesan.
"Don't Jump" adalah lagu yang anti bunuh diri, mengatakan pada pendengarnya untuk jangan menyerah. Sedang "Scream" yang diawali hentakan gitar mengatakan, "Katakan apa maksudmu-atau jika perlu, teriaklah-demi maksudmu sampai," jelas Bill. Lagu "Rescue Me" yang sepi tapi powerful tentang kesunyian saat hubungan kasih koyak di depan mata. Sementara lagu manis bertempo slow "Monsoon" tentang mengarungi hidup bersama sahabat atau belahan jiwa--dengan bersama menghadapi segala rintangan--dan akhirnya akan berakhir baik. "Lirik sangat penting bagi kami," tegas Bill. "Itu membantu fans mengetahui maksud kami. Bagian terbaik jadi musisi adalah melihat lautan manusia ikut menyanyikan lagumu, itu heboh." sekarang, untuk pertama kali, mereka bisa mendengar lagu mereka dinyanyikan fans berbahasa Inggris. "Akan jadi hal yang sedikit gila," aku Bill. Meski mereka belajar bahasa Inggris di sekolah, mereka menulis lirik dalam bahasa Jerman, lalu diterjemahkan ke Inggris.
Album pertama yang rilis di luar Eropa sebenarnya gabungan dua album mereka sebelumnya. "Schrei (Scream)" dan "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)" diterjemahkan ke bahasa Inggris lalu direkam ulang. Single pertama mereka di Jerman, "Durch den Monsun (Through the Monsoon)", jadi nomor satu pada Agustus 2005 dan berlanjut pada "Rette Mich (Rescue Me)". Single pertama album kedua mereka "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)", berjudul “Übers Ende Der Welt (Ready, Set, Go!)," dirilis Januari 2007, dan segera jadi nomor satu dan versi Inggris-nya masuk nominasi Best Pop Video di MTV Amerika. "Kami pikir musik kami punya takdirnya sendiri," kata Bill, "Tentu kami ingin setiap lagu kami sukses; tapi utamanya kami ingin membuktikan diri kami, dan berusaha jujur pada setiap orang."
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TOKIO HOTEL
Invasion of Germany
Make no mistake about the name. They're not a J-Pop or J-Rock band. Tokio Hotel is the new invasion from Germany.
INTERNATIONAL STAR Tokio Hotel are taking the music world by storm. After scoring four number one singles, two number one albums, and selling nearly 3 million CDs and DVDs in their homeland, they've become the biggest act to come out of Germany in 20 years. And to think their first CD was recorded when the members were only 13 to 15-years-old.
Breaking down cultural walls, the Tokio Hotel phenomenon has crossed language barriers, causing a tornado-like frenzy in Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Russia and Israel. In Austria and Switzerland, Tokio Hotel have gone four times Platinum and in France, they've had a crowd of 500,000 chanting along to their songs in front of the Eiffel Tower. One by one, European territories have seen the band graduating from theaters to arenas in a matter of months. They sold out 43 venues with more than 400,000 fans in their home country, having the most successful debut tour ever in Germany..
Teenagers overseas cry at the mere glimpse of Bill Kaulitz, 18 (vocals), Bill's twin brother Tom Kaulitz, 18 (guitar), Gustav Schäfer, 19, (drums) and Georg Listing, 20 (bass). Now with Tokio Hotel ready to rock America, it's only a matter of time before the hysteria follows them stateside.
Tokio Hotel has become MTV's favorite. This group won Best New Artist in the MTV Video Music Awards last year and Headliner Award at the MTV Europe Video Music Awards. While on Youtube, Tokio Hotel TV is one of the most watched music channel. "It's always been a dream of ours to make it in the States," says vocalist Bill Kaulitz, who sings in English for the first time on Scream, the band's U.S. debut. "We grew up listening to American bands like Metallica, Green Day and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. We wanted to get a chance to do what they do. 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. "But there was never a plan B," explains Bill, "music is all we know." Guitarist Tom added "Playing live means everything to us. That's how we started three years ago...performing our songs in small clubs and bars - sometimes with only five people in the audience. These days have changed completely. We have sold out stadiums and the biggest venues you can get. This unbelievable success is hard to grasp and every single day we are grateful for it." Tokio Hotel's melodic brand of rock easily navigates between headbanging guitars and power-packed anthems to mid-tempo pop tracks and more introspective ballads. The one thing their diverse songs all have in common? There's always a message.
"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. "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." Now, for the first time, they'll be able to hear the songs sung back to them in English. "It's going to be a little crazy," Bill admits. 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. Their first single in Germany, "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), went to number one in August 2005 and "Rette Mich (Rescue Me)" also peaked at number one soon after. Their first single off their second album "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)," called "Übers Ende der Welt (Ready Set Go)," was released in January 2007, and quickly reached number one as well and its English version nominated for Best Pop Video at MTV America. "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."
Translator's note :
The text is 95% derived from an older publication about the band as shown in this Universal Music Sweden's TH page and many other websites.
Some changes from the older publication are shown in bold text. *They haven't changed the boys' age, though*
Invasi dari Jerman
Jangan salah kira dengan namanya. Mereka bukan band J-Pop atau J-Rock. Tokio Hotel adalah invasi baru dari Jerman.
BINTANG INTERNASIONAL, Tokio Hotel menyapu jagad musik dunia bagai badai topan. Setelah menempatkan 4 single-nya di puncak tangga lagu, punya dua album jawara, dan menjual hampir 3 juta copy CD dan DVD di negerinya, mereka jelas aksi terbesar yang lahir dari Jerman dalam 20 tahun terakhir. Apalagi, CD pertama mereka direkam saat usia anggota band itu 13 sampai 15 tahun.
Tokio Hotel jelas telah memecah tembok perbedaan budaya dan bahasa. Grup musik ini mencipta badai penggemar di sepanjang Eropa dan seketika menjual habis tiket konser mereka di AS dan Kanada. Di Austria dan Swiss, Tokio Hotel sudah mengantongi 4 platinum, sementara di Perancis fans mereka yang berjumlah 500 ribu orang bernyanyi bersama di depan Menara Eiffel. Satu demi satu negara di Eropa mereka taklukkan dalam hitungan bulan. Setiap tiket konser mereka ludes dibeli. Di negerinya sendiri, mereka sukses menggelar 43 pertunjukan dengan total penonton 400 ribu--angka terbesar tur debut dalam sejarah musik Jerman.
Para remaja menangis saat melihat--meski sekilas--Bill Kaulitz (18, vokal), saudara kembarnya Tom (18, gitar), Gustav Schäfer (19, drum) dan Georg Listing (20, bas). Kini Tokio Hotel siap mengguncang Amerika Utara dan Selatan. Histeris fans pasti bakal terjadi.
Tokio Hotel telah jadi favorit MTV. Grup ini memenangi Best New Artist di ajang MTV Video Music Awards tahun lalu dan Headliner Award di MTV Europe Video Music Awards. Sementara di Youtube, Tokio Hotel TV telah ada di saluran musik paling banyak ditonton. "Selalu jadi mimpi bagi kami bisa berhasil di Amerka," kata Bill yang pertama menyanyi lagu berbahasa Inggris bertajuk "Scream", debut album (berbahasa Inggris) band itu di luar Eropa. "Kami tumbuh mendengarkan band-band Amerika seperti Metallica, Green Day, dan Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kami ingin mendapat kesempatan melakukan apa yang mereka perbuat." Saat band ini terbentuk di Magderburg, Jerman, tahun 2001 (awalnya bernama Devilish), mereka tak pernah menyangka akan menang penghargaan musik Jerman. "Tidak ada rencana B," jelas Bill, "yang kami tahu hanya main musik." Tom, sang gitaris, menambahkan, "Main musik di depan penonton segalanya buat kami. Itu yang kami mulai 3 tahun lalu, main di pub dan bar kecil--kadang hanya ditonton 5 orang. Sekarang semuanya berubah total. Kami main di depan begitu banyak orang di venue terbesar yang pernah ada. Sukses ini tak kami percaya sebelumnya, dan kami sangat bersyukur karenanya." Lantunan melodi Tokio Hotel mencakup mulai dari gitar yang keras melengking khas musik rock atau musik yang penuh power sampai pop bertempo sedang dan balada yang instropektif. Persamaan musik mereka yang beragam adalah semuanya punya pesan.
"Don't Jump" adalah lagu yang anti bunuh diri, mengatakan pada pendengarnya untuk jangan menyerah. Sedang "Scream" yang diawali hentakan gitar mengatakan, "Katakan apa maksudmu-atau jika perlu, teriaklah-demi maksudmu sampai," jelas Bill. Lagu "Rescue Me" yang sepi tapi powerful tentang kesunyian saat hubungan kasih koyak di depan mata. Sementara lagu manis bertempo slow "Monsoon" tentang mengarungi hidup bersama sahabat atau belahan jiwa--dengan bersama menghadapi segala rintangan--dan akhirnya akan berakhir baik. "Lirik sangat penting bagi kami," tegas Bill. "Itu membantu fans mengetahui maksud kami. Bagian terbaik jadi musisi adalah melihat lautan manusia ikut menyanyikan lagumu, itu heboh." sekarang, untuk pertama kali, mereka bisa mendengar lagu mereka dinyanyikan fans berbahasa Inggris. "Akan jadi hal yang sedikit gila," aku Bill. Meski mereka belajar bahasa Inggris di sekolah, mereka menulis lirik dalam bahasa Jerman, lalu diterjemahkan ke Inggris.
Album pertama yang rilis di luar Eropa sebenarnya gabungan dua album mereka sebelumnya. "Schrei (Scream)" dan "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)" diterjemahkan ke bahasa Inggris lalu direkam ulang. Single pertama mereka di Jerman, "Durch den Monsun (Through the Monsoon)", jadi nomor satu pada Agustus 2005 dan berlanjut pada "Rette Mich (Rescue Me)". Single pertama album kedua mereka "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)", berjudul “Übers Ende Der Welt (Ready, Set, Go!)," dirilis Januari 2007, dan segera jadi nomor satu dan versi Inggris-nya masuk nominasi Best Pop Video di MTV Amerika. "Kami pikir musik kami punya takdirnya sendiri," kata Bill, "Tentu kami ingin setiap lagu kami sukses; tapi utamanya kami ingin membuktikan diri kami, dan berusaha jujur pada setiap orang."
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TOKIO HOTEL
Invasion of Germany
Make no mistake about the name. They're not a J-Pop or J-Rock band. Tokio Hotel is the new invasion from Germany.
INTERNATIONAL STAR Tokio Hotel are taking the music world by storm. After scoring four number one singles, two number one albums, and selling nearly 3 million CDs and DVDs in their homeland, they've become the biggest act to come out of Germany in 20 years. And to think their first CD was recorded when the members were only 13 to 15-years-old.
Breaking down cultural walls, the Tokio Hotel phenomenon has crossed language barriers, causing a tornado-like frenzy in Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Russia and Israel. In Austria and Switzerland, Tokio Hotel have gone four times Platinum and in France, they've had a crowd of 500,000 chanting along to their songs in front of the Eiffel Tower. One by one, European territories have seen the band graduating from theaters to arenas in a matter of months. They sold out 43 venues with more than 400,000 fans in their home country, having the most successful debut tour ever in Germany..
Teenagers overseas cry at the mere glimpse of Bill Kaulitz, 18 (vocals), Bill's twin brother Tom Kaulitz, 18 (guitar), Gustav Schäfer, 19, (drums) and Georg Listing, 20 (bass). Now with Tokio Hotel ready to rock America, it's only a matter of time before the hysteria follows them stateside.
Tokio Hotel has become MTV's favorite. This group won Best New Artist in the MTV Video Music Awards last year and Headliner Award at the MTV Europe Video Music Awards. While on Youtube, Tokio Hotel TV is one of the most watched music channel. "It's always been a dream of ours to make it in the States," says vocalist Bill Kaulitz, who sings in English for the first time on Scream, the band's U.S. debut. "We grew up listening to American bands like Metallica, Green Day and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. We wanted to get a chance to do what they do. 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. "But there was never a plan B," explains Bill, "music is all we know." Guitarist Tom added "Playing live means everything to us. That's how we started three years ago...performing our songs in small clubs and bars - sometimes with only five people in the audience. These days have changed completely. We have sold out stadiums and the biggest venues you can get. This unbelievable success is hard to grasp and every single day we are grateful for it." Tokio Hotel's melodic brand of rock easily navigates between headbanging guitars and power-packed anthems to mid-tempo pop tracks and more introspective ballads. The one thing their diverse songs all have in common? There's always a message.
"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. "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." Now, for the first time, they'll be able to hear the songs sung back to them in English. "It's going to be a little crazy," Bill admits. 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. Their first single in Germany, "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), went to number one in August 2005 and "Rette Mich (Rescue Me)" also peaked at number one soon after. Their first single off their second album "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)," called "Übers Ende der Welt (Ready Set Go)," was released in January 2007, and quickly reached number one as well and its English version nominated for Best Pop Video at MTV America. "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."
Translator's note :
The text is 95% derived from an older publication about the band as shown in this Universal Music Sweden's TH page and many other websites.
Some changes from the older publication are shown in bold text. *They haven't changed the boys' age, though*
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