Just a very old one...

Okay, so everyone in this region has heard of Tokio Hotel, thanks to me obviously. But for those randomers who have just been browsing bebo, here’s a quick explanation of them and their incredible music.Bill: Bill’s the lead singer of this group, currently in recovery after an operation due to a cyst on his vocal chords caused by his constant singing and over-stressed lifestyle. He’s incredibly, freakishly beautiful, with an elfin face with razor sharp cheekbones that most girls would rip off their best friends limbs for, and a natural grace that makes his movements mesmerising. Plus perfect nails that we would all commit heinous crimes for. He’s basically one of those beautiful androgens that you can’t tear your eyes away from, even though it might raise questions about your sexuality.His hair is gravity defying, his make-up always flawless, and done by himself, (when asked if he had a make-up artist or a stylist, he just shook his head in that cute way and said, in German of course “I think it’s important for us to have our own style. Otherwise we wouldn’t be Tokio Hotel. And as for make up, I couldn’t bear to have someone working on my face all day, I do it myself.”) his jackets leather and studded, but at the same time fitted, which gives him his effeminate elegance. Oh, how we love boys who take care of themselves.Tom: In an effort to detract attention from his brothers bewitching style, Tom is exactly the opposite of his twin. Wearing baggy T-shirts and jeans you could get lost in, he covers his long dreadlocks with a cap and hat and walks with an over masculine swagger, whilst boasting of his one-girl-a-night policy to all that care to hear. He listens to hip-hop in his spare time, which isn’t exactly the general expectation from the guitarist in a rock group, but hey, variation is everything! Tom bears the same face as his brother, but for some reason, despite their identical DNA, there is something very different about these two siblings. The cheekbones you could cut yourself on seem softer in Tom’s face, and the cat-like eyes that are so heavily outlined in eyeliner in Bills face are altogether more average in Tom’s, albeit still as gorgeous.Georg: Georg (pronounced Geyy-Org) is the bassist of this band, and bears the archetypal rocky appearance to go with it. His hair is long and layered, obviously straightened half to death, and his muscles are big and burly compared to the twins slim figures. His chunky features disguise his true nature though-in a recent interview he claimed to have set up a picnic for a girl in the woods (aww, what a sweetie J)Unlike Pete Wentz, the bassist of fall-out-boy, he isn’t an empty eyed pretty-boy, but instead is the slightly evil-looking moody one, who you can just imagine pondering the mysteries of the world as their publicist scheduled yet another interview with Grazia or Kerrang!. Plus, he’s a GOD on the bass, so we’re not complaining. And, without the brunette lengths on his head, he’d look quite like Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic.Gustav: Gustav, the drummer, is undoubtedly the quiet one of the group. With a typically masculine style and a face that reminds me of a teddy bear. He doesn’t really say much, but you get the impression that he’s the calm and collected one of the band; the one Tom can go to if he can’t get a chord right on the guitar, or the guy Bill can tell his darkest secrets to (Not that he has any, he’s far too nice ;]). This is the bit that made me laugh. In an interview when literally everyone was chatting but him, the Interviewer asked if he had anything at all to say. What did Gustav say? Was it an epic poem? Was it the meaning of life? Was it the monologue from Star Wars? No. It was “Nein”.The MusicTheir music is exactly what you’d expect from a teenage band from Germany; you can’t! As the ones who paved the way for a German phenomenon, they are the first in their genre. Their music is a mixture of plucky songs about not wanting to grow up, the Kaulitz twins parents divorce, relationships and rain, all with lyrics, which if directly translated, sound pretty much like poetry to me ( I mean, Am Abgrund Entlang= Along the abyss. How much more Tennyson do they want to get?) and a very catchy bassline and drumbeat you can tap your pen along to.Their earlier songs, from the album ‘Schrei zu laut du kannst’ are all very young and carefree, including the gently sung ‘Rette mich’, which is all about how helpless you feel when a relationship breaks down about you ears. The opening song, schrei has a catchy shout-along introduction into the chorus which I really can’t get out of my head, and the surprisingly upbeat ‘Ich bin nicht Ich’ ‘s echoing verses and desperately sung chorus are truly impossible to forget.So, my advice is, don’t label them as ‘German Emo’s’, but go onto YouTube and listen to their songs, German and English. You just might learn something.