To Whom it may or may not concern,

Hello again, haven't wrote or spoken on this little journal since that review of "Humanoid". Shall more reviews come in the future? Who can tell... The future is as shifting, and churning as the wind. Spirit like a horse.

ONWARD! (I feel that word deserved to be capitalized)

I won't be having any updates this week. 'Tis the curse of a busy weekend. I shall try to make up for it in some way. Maybe a double dose next week methinks?

Going along the lines of short paragraph: I do see you people who post people's art on the Tokio Hotel forum. It's quite entertaining, and on the occasion when you post my little lions it is very flattering! Thank you!

Oh, along the lines of Tokio Hotel, I have been very bad as of late keeping up with their news and such ( it helps me with ideas for comics) and it would be appreciated if someone perhaps gave me a suggestion...

-TL

Go here : [link] I have met the artist. very nice man! He met Areosmith!

To whom it may concern,

Please, I ask for this one thing, my opinion doesn’t matter. Whether you love or hate the album, it’s not about what I think, but how you relate personally to the album; Think and remember it as only what it means to you.

I would also like to say; I absolutely adore Tokio Hotel's album "Scream” and “Zimmer 483", and because of their previous albums I was rather excited for their album "Humanoid" to come out, the short song snippets I had heard before sounded impressive and I concluded that the album would be something I would at the least consider going out and buying.

The album opens with “Noise”, this track right off the bat shows the change in sound Tokio Hotel has gone through, the addition of electronics adds a certain kick to the song with out totally blocking out the guitar and drums. The melody was quite catchy as well! It wasn’t a bad song to start out with, the only problem was the rather annoying repetition of the word ‘noise’. But other than that, a decent song!

The album then goes on to “The Dark Side of the Sun” and “Automatic”, both good songs are enjoyable and very danceable! I thoroughly enjoyed “The Dark Side of the Sun”! “Automatic” Is slightly over-played and I believe Bill used some auto-tuning in the vocals, but it wasn’t over done. I have problems with the music video, but I won’t go into that.

Then it’s onto “ World Behind My Wall”, I absolutely despise the name. It sounds too similar to “Wonder Wall”, and I really have no great love for that song. Other than the name, I have no quarrels with the song, the melody is well done, and this song sounds more like the “Old” Tokio Hotel. Slight Auto-tuning, but nothing more.

“Humanoid”, it starts out with heavy guitar, very rock sounding. But all and all, it’s nothing unique.

“Forever Now”, the opening has a noise that reminds me of some strange sound I might’ve heard in Morocco. This is where we really see the band start to lean toward the electronic experimentation. The rock and electronic compliment each other rather well though.

The “ain of Love”, what can I say about that? It starts out with a nice heavy beat, and then comes the vocals. Bill’s (?) voice is deeper and resembles the voice of Luminor from Cinema Bizarre. It was unexpected, but the goal of this album was to surprise.

Then, it’s “Dogs Unleashed”. I have major problems with this song. The jarring electronics take away from the track ( In my opinion mind you, remember this is only my opinion). I despise it, Bill hardly sings… he talks to a beat, no guitars and the drums are nothing more than a synthetic beat. It sounds more robotic, than anything I have heard so far. Music isn't written by robots, don't attempt to make it sound like it is. Humanity helps us relate to each other.

“Human Connect to Human”, becomes so unbalanced between rock and electronica it literally jars the ear drums. There is a... background sound... which resembles an electronic version of a fox-hunting trumpet. A lot of this track sound is out of place and awkward.

“Hey you” Sounds like a mimicry of Queen. A good hard beat, I liked that, it made me want to jump up and down to a certain extent. Bill’s vocals are nasally and rather distracting though, they take away from the possibility of this track. Two Words: Voice Lessons

“Love and Death” It's fine. Except for the auto-tuning in Bill’s voice. If he can’t sing that high, he should have a machine do it for him.

“Zoom Into Me”, in my opinion, it’s a mediocre way to end an album. The piano was wonderful though, a nice touch. It wasn’t that impressive though.

Overall, the album is, alright. There isn’t anything earth-shattering about it or unique about it. It was a mediocre album, not bad and not good. The lyrics have limited subject matter and just don’t appeal to me. As previously mentioned I debated whether or not to buy it, but decided against. For those die-hard Tokio Hotel fans though, this is will hopefully provide them with joy and not with the disappointment it gave to me.

-TL

To Whom it may concern,

School is soon to begin, and summer moves into fall. The Earth continues it's slow turn and we with it.

I will be heading back to school on the 25th of August, no more summer sun, and days of leisure. To be honest, life has been rather boring since I came back from Europe. School shall give me something to do.

Now, onto another subject I wish to ask about. I have a rather curious idea about maybe creating a plush version of the Bill kaulitz Lion, I may consider dumping the idea though. I have the plans for the plush layed out, but no way to implement them. I don't believe it is considered copyright, siimply because he cannot copyright himself.

Does anybody even read these things?

-TL

Time: 1:33 p.m.
Date: July 7, 2009
Name: Tianlong
Occupation: Fine Artist and Student

To whom it may concern,

I am back from Europe, and before I tell you anymore let me get this out my system (it's been swirling around for days) I. Am. So. Happy. To. See. My. Family.

Kapeesh?... Good.

The first stop was Italy. In which we explored Rome, the Vatican, and several other small towns that I cannot pronounce nor write down correctly. The driving over in Italy is horrendous, they do not slow down when they see you on the streets. They had numerous small cars, which impressed me simply because of our lack of small fuel efficient cars in the US. Rome was bueatiful and contained many works of art that I myself could not help but gape at. It not only left me with an impression to see more, but also with a want to never leave.

The Vatican is acutally a small country run by the Pope. So the Pope is not only the head of the Roman Catholic Church, but also the head of the smallest country in the world. He speaks to the crowds every Wedsenday and says the same thing in 64 different languages.

The Vatican is also home to the Sistine Chapel, the interior was painted by the sculptor Michelanglo ( one word, not two) . It is a truly inspiring piece of work, and for the record it is copyrighted by some Japanese company... Along with The David.

Never have been a fan of forums. You can't tell what the words you type do to the other person on the other side of that computer. We think we are only talking to a electronic device, and the people aren't really people. No... they are only a small box the holds a picture of some random object or thing. The pictures don't show emotion, they don't show hurt or pain. Please respect each other on a forum.

-Tianlong

P.S. Hm, I wrote a small novel so it seems.

To whom it may concern,

I shall soon be travelling to France, Italy, and Spain over the next few weeks. I will not have access to a computer and therefore will not be able to upload or reply to anyone. I shall be leaving on Monday and will return on July 9! Least to say I am very excited! This is the second time I shall be travelling to Europe, the first time was to Austria and the Czech Republic. It would be an understatement to say that I miss it dearly.

But to sum it up, I will not be able to reply to any comments, upload art, or thank people for favorites until after July 9th...

Now, who else feels bad for Raoul? He really isn't a bad guy... a little but whiny, but nonetheless...

Sincerley,
TL