Tokio Hotel WW42 (Article)

Tokio Hotel are my Gods in France - Why we can be proud of the teenie-band!

When I was 7 or 8 years old, one year lasted forever but now time flies by and one year has already passed again! Man, I'm getting older- but also smarter. That's something too! Well, ladies: smart, old men who know their music, what more could you want?

But enough about me. It's a fact that a lot of stuff happened in 2007. German bands, besides Rammstein, have been able to celebrate international success.

For example, I was in Paris in summer. At that time, they had built gigantic stages at the Champs-Élysées due to the national holiday. There must have been a gigantic parade with hundred of thousands of french people- a fan mile to put it frankly.

So I asked my taxi-driver in my best, but broken French, who was gonna play. Should you not know already: Tokio Hotel.

It's those guys from Magdeburg, you know. They are about 18 years old and can get small girls screaming. They were playing in front of hundred of thousands in France! On the national holiday!

The journey goes on. Italy, the same thing: the boys were guests on MTV and they had to relocate the studio outside to accommodate the mass of fans in the audience.

Then the EMAs in Munich, Europe's biggest music award. Who was part of it? Tokio Hotel. Being the first German band ever, nominated in two international categories. And the best: they even won one of the awards! Even the second German export-hit, Rammstein cannot compete with that. But do you know what's the worst about it all? Germany is laughing at the them (TH). And without any reason! Because there is hardly any country in that the band's music hasn't become a top-10 hit yet.

Why is everyone laughing at them?

They performed live in Munich during the EMAs and people were booing when they came on stage. That was aired in billions of households. In France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, in all of Europe and the rest of the world. The Tokio Hotel boys are megastars and incredibly successful in a lot of countries but the Germans are booing when their most successful band is going on stage. What do you think the people in the foreign countries thought while sitting in front of the TV? "Weird, listen to that- they are booing in Germany when a cool band is going on stage, how odd is that...?"

and the most absurd thing: the band is performing- and HOW! "Durch den Monsun". in english. at the end, it's raining on stage. the band keeps playing. then Tokio Hotel is done and the hall is totally freaking out. Standing Ovations!

What the hell? Touched by the performance and suddenly turned into a fan? That guy who was just booing like an idiot a minute ago is now the guy standing on his chair applauding? That doesn't make sense. What can you say about that?

I don't know either. You're standing in the Olympia hall in Munich and you're clueless. All i know is this: I've been applauding since they've gone on stage because those guys from Magdeburg deserve our respect! Why does every second guest in my show say "Ey, Tokio Hotel, when you're up for a collaboration, I'm with you!". And I'm not only talking about rock or pop bands but also about those die-hard and tough rappers like Bushido and Sido. Even those guys who you'd think would be laughing at them

They're totally up to recording something with the guys and I bet Tokio Hotel would be up to it too, but they don't have time. They're too much on the road.

The band has convinced everyone in the music-business last year. I hope, I could convince you too today, that it's really not a bad thing to say "Tokio Hotel? awesome band!", because to be honest, they're last year's Band of the Year.

No album-recommendation today? You wish! Go and listen to some Tokio Hotel stuff. All of Europe does.

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