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Publisher: Cherrytree Records
Format: Deluxe Edition

TOKIO HOTEL - HUMANOID [DELUXE EDITION] - INCLUDED 4 BONUS TRACK

It's been a long year for the army of Tokio Hotel followers. But come October, the visually captivating German-born international rock idols plan to pay back their fans' dedication--with interest. Humanoid is the highly anticipated follow-up to the platinum-selling, MTV VMA-winning group's 2008 US debut, Scream.

"We took our time with this album until we had the perfect feeling about the songs and the entire production," singer Bill Kaulitz said. "We're totally in love with Humanoid and hope it will make up for the fans' long wait!"

The first single, "Automatic," clocks in at just over three minutes but feels like an epic, thanks to the growling, layered guitar work of Tom Kaulitz, 19, and his twin brother Bill's anthemic, heartfelt yowl. In the opening verse, he sings, "You're automatic and your heart's like an engine/I die with every beat." The contagious words and melodies are only highlighted by the honed, mechanical precision of 22-year-old bassist Georg Listing and 20-year old drummer Gustav Schafer. It's one of their best ever slices of driving desperation destined to become fans' favorite scream-along.

The biggest act to come out of Germany in 20 years, Tokio Hotel has gone 10x platinum, scored four #1 singles, sold out arenas and stadiums across Europe and played to 500,000 people at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in 2008. Along the way, they picked up MTV's Best New Artist VMA and a nomination for Best Pop Video for "Ready, Set, Go!" among other accolades.

Already an established international sensation, the musicians hunkered down for months with longtime producer David Jost with the goal of releasing 13 science fiction-inspired, timeless tracks to the entire world all at once. The new record secures a place for Tokio Hotel as one of rock's most enduring groups.


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Such an atmospheric album!
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
I've been a fan of Tokio Hotel since Scream, but I have to say that this is by far my favorite of all their albums. Each song is so atmospheric and really just surrounds you when you listen to them. I love all the different influences this album has, and all the unique elements they added, and I'm amazed they were still able to keep the fundamental "Tokio Hotel" sound that I've grown to love. I loved all the songs, including the ones by the Matrix, though "Automatic" is definitely the weakest of the bunch. My personal favorites are "Noise" and "Zoom into Me", though "Dogs Unleashed" has really captured me with it's obscure, eighties dance-pop feel. I suggest everyone give this album a try, it's so wonderful and genuine and creative!

Worth the Wait
Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 
Humanoid, with it's electronic mix and sometimes '80s throwback feel, is, in many ways, the album I've been waiting for. With a bit of nipping and tucking as far as the tracklisting and choices of bonus songs, it could be perfect. The European versions, which have a slightly different order to the songs (meaning different songs are and are not put into the Bonus section) are closer to getting it spot-on right.

Tracks 1-8 flow wonderfully - these are without a doubt the strongest songs: "Noise," "Darkside of the Sun," "Automatic," "World Behind My Wall," "Humanoid," "Forever Now," "Pain of Love," and "Dogs Unleashed." The aural experience of these songs and the way they were placed is amazing. It's hard to even pick standouts (though I am pretty much hopelessly addicted to "Darkside" by itself). These, plus "Phantomrider," "Alien," (both US bonus tracks) and "Zoom" (in that order) would have made a pretty flawless album.

Things lose a bit of edge, however, with three back-to-back songs co-written and produced by The Matrix. You may know that The Matrix at one point were interviewed as major players on this record, reportedly producing at least eight tracks. On the European album, only one made the Standard album. On the US version, the superior "Phantomrider" and "Alien" were demoted to bonus tracks, while Matrix tracks "Hey You" and "Love and Death" were placed on the standard. This does make the US Standard weaker. I had high hopes for The Matrix collaboration, but it doesn't seem they really grasped Tokio Hotel, so much as they tried to mold them into a generic alt-rock group. While Guy Chambers and Desmond Child seamlessly contributed to other tracks, The Matrix tracks have problems, from the cautiously racy "Human Connect to Human" (the German version, with lyrics pondering in wonder that soul mates ever manage to find each other, works much better) to the sports arena anthem "Hey You" (which for some awesome reason has sci-fi lyrics in German). "Love and Death" works the best. I won't even comment on the English-only bonus tracks "That Day" and "Screamin'." These songs feel set apart - and looking at the liners, you can see that, unlike the rest of the album, these were songs that didn't have Bill and Tom Kaulitz's hands in them as co-producers. This is not the case for the Chambers and Child collabs.

The Standard album ends with "Zoom into Me," a piano and vocal ballad that brings everything back to where it should be.

It's almost as if there was a mutiny - maybe sometime last spring, when the album was announced to be delayed as the record label explained that Bill and Tom had come up with new songs (one of which we now know is "Automatic"), they decided to go back to working primarily with their longtime production team (Jost, Roth, Benzer, and Hoffmann). In any event, it was definitely worth the delay.

Addictive
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
I love this cd. It was well worth the wait! The songs are a lot different than the previous cd's but not in a bad way. It took me a bit to like some of the songs, but now I listen to the cd on repeat =) A few of the songs have a depeche mode type of sound, which is really cool. I recommend this cd to everyone

AMAZING!!!
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
Love it! Tokio Hotel once again have brought us fans another amazing album! Their sound is a bit different on this album but it is definitely still Tokio Hotel. It just shows how much they have grown up and how they are evolving. There was absolutely nothing wrong with their 3 other albums but this one just has some "edge" I guess you could say to it. Definitely a must have!!

Great cd
Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 
This is one of Tokio Hotels great cds. Their music is great.I love the cd cover,glad they released this cd in the USA.I looked every where for the best deal and I found it on Amazon.


Tracks:          

  • Noise
  • Darkside Of The Sun
  • Automatic
  • World Behind My Wall
  • Humanoid
  • Forever Now
  • Pain Of Love
  • Dogs Unleashed
  • Human Connect To Human
  • Hey You
  • Love & death
  • Zoom Into Me
  • Phantomrider (Bonus Track)
  • That Day (Bonus Track)
  • Alien (Bonus Track)
  • Screamin' (Bonus Track)



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