On January 15 2011 03:06 BajaBlood wrote: The first band I think is funny (knorkator, though Kinderlied is a little different than their usual), and the second genuinely good (Blumfeld). I didn't see music from either of them posted so here goes.
I'm also a student of German, and I'd recommend Blumfeld as a good band for listening experience. They generally speak pretty clearly and the lyrics are more interesting than "DU. DU HAST... etc"
I normally hate metal but this is a real nice song thanks for showing it to me.
Ich lerne auch Deutsch (seit etwa ein Jahr). Können wir vielleicht Sprachefreunde werden? Na ja, danke für dieser Blog; einige Leute kann gar davon profitieren!
They have been mentioned several times already but... Die Ärzte. Their music is amazing, especially if you understand the lyrics - it may take some effort if you aren't fluent in German, but it's so worth it.
Also, Farin Urlaub. A friend of mine showed me his "Dusche" several years ago... I'm hooked for good.
On January 15 2011 03:48 enzym wrote: Music works fine. You'll find many people wanting to learn german mainly because of music they like if you've been around last.fm for long enough. I highly doubt that the majority of suggestions in this thread is music those people actually like to listen to as was asked in the OP. Too many people just post something they think of as "possibly helpful", while others in turn just clock the thread up with stuff... when we should be looking for enjoyable music to keep a person engaged and listening, and for some diversity so that there are higher chances of getting something the OP likes.
This thread looks to be the opposite of exemplary to me tbh, but maybe it's just me.
I think the problem is that most of us (Germans) also listen to english bands. And the OP wasnt very specific what kind of music he likes (I also do have problems with categorizing songs into genres^^).
funny, if the music posted here is the average German music the ppl listen to, then i know why i don't listen to German music at all. (except for some electronic music with no or English lyrics)
the only German singer I could recommend is Reinald Grebe, because he is funny as hell.
On January 15 2011 03:06 BajaBlood wrote: The first band I think is funny (knorkator, though Kinderlied is a little different than their usual), and the second genuinely good (Blumfeld). I didn't see music from either of them posted so here goes.
I'm also a student of German, and I'd recommend Blumfeld as a good band for listening experience. They generally speak pretty clearly and the lyrics are more interesting than "DU. DU HAST... etc"
I don't listen to this. In fact at first I hated this song/dude, but after a while I realized he is trolling. Thats why I kinda like him (but still don't listen to him, alot of people do though).
Bump! And updated OP with some explanations about my taste.
Some of them were a bit disco-like or pop like as in too radio friendly, which weren't to my liking but it's ok (as in I don't hate it) because sometimes I like several songs of that genre, but generally, not really.
I appreciate everybody's efforts to post. So far what stands out to me is Knorkator and Udo Jürgen. I really like those.
I'd really like to contribute to something but the closest I have is an Austrian band who does really folky and eccentric (I would think) stuff whose better stuff aren't in German although they do have several ones in German.
OP please read this if youre serious about the topic. people dont understand you want to learn a language. you need bands that actually mastered the language and speak it out as it is supposed to be!!! makes sense - you dont listen to 50cent if you want to learn english, right?
first is Blumfeld he sings very slowly and understandable. no accent and no slang. if you can bare with the music, which is not easy at first, this is perfect. also this is the root of alternitive german music. a bit of culture is always good
also i recommend Tocotronic. they build very strong on blumfeld. the earlier stuff may be a bit hard to understand but this for example is perfect:
this is proper german. most oft this thread is not. either listen to bands like those mentioned above or let it be and watch german movies. seriously.
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