As a German, I just want to say how fucking relieved I am. It really feels like a heavy weight was lifted off my shoulders after a month. After the jury votes, I thought there was no way for Lord of the Lost to still win, but we saw the one chance we had and RAN with it. I saw so many people vote for them on multiple SIM - cards, because it was our best option and the only way to beat Ikke. They got 40% of the total possible televotes, which is INSANE. I'm just so happy we didn't send a problematic guy with an embarrassing song to Eurovision, but instead a really likable band with a song we can finally be proud of again after so long.
Und was ich wieder nicht verstehe. Ich habe von Leuten, die sich kaum mit dem ESC beschäftigen, wieder nur Meckern und Genörgel gehört, dass wieder alles schlecht ist. Und der Vorentscheid schlecht ist. Und einfach alles schlecht. Und die internationale Jury eine schlechte Idee ist. Ja, mir wäre ein Vorentscheid mit 2 Semis auch lieber gewesen - und keine dumme TikTok Wildcard, sondern wenn, dann eine richtige über normales Online-Voting. Auch dieses Doppelte mit Online- und Televoting. Das ist das einzige, was wir Deutsche können - nur rumpöbeln, dass alles schlecht ist. Das war 2018 mit Michael Schulte genauso (zum Vorentscheid war ich auch kein Fan; aber bei Ben Dolic, Jendrik und Malik habe ich nicht mehr gemeckert [Sisters waren einfach nur schlecht und der NDR hat da so ein Scheiß abgeliefert]. Weil ich glaube, dass genau das Deutschland schlechter macht. Dass wir unseren Act nicht supporten wie andere Länder). Aber dieses Jahr wurde vieles richtig gemacht - und es gab einen Spirit.
I am Canadian and a huge fan of this band. So excited to hear they were in this. Watched it live and I was so worried after the judges voted as they went with the usual ballad type singers that l am sick of hearing. When the fan vote was announced I was so happy. Great band!
Two of my Finnish friends messaged me saying they’ve heard Blood and Glitter being played around their respective cities-even before the NF. Crossing my fingers for a potential left-side of the table ending for Germany 🤞Viel Glück
Chris, the frontman, has explained that Blood & Glitter was specifically written with a big stage like Eurovision (or the EMAs or the Grammys) in mind, so this is for sure getting great staging in Liverpool!
Interantional juries as usual feel like they wanted to choose worst entry possible so their entries will do better with less competition, every time there is international jury i always feel that way
Finally all of the Top 5 are getting fully competitive. This is, for me, the better of the rock songs. Top 15 for sure. Nordic countries will all give this votes. Plus it is camp enough, and inclusive enough to keep community on board too.
@@alipanroosendaal9503 Tom is just thát excited for this German entry. ;-) Don't forget the Netherlands in this. During the semi-final in 2021 where due to the pandemic there were mostly Dutch people in the public(countdown in Dutch etc.) they were SCREAMING for Finland to be put through to the final. While NL is known for electronic dance events & sends a lot of americana to esc, there is a metal scene as well. Perhaps people would like to vote for their noabers for once.
After the Electric Callboy scandal last year it was a very important sign to have heavy entrys in the NF. I'm so happy that the publics wishes were finally respected in the vote this year and Lord of The Lost did a great job in the NF. Really excited to see what they do in Liverpool now
Hey! This is the reaction I was waiting for…😃 To my mind, the live performance was even better than the studio version. Chris‘ growls are fire! Very happy for this band to win. Besides, they are really nice guys. 🔥🔥🔥❤️
Yes yes yes Finally Germany us sending something with potential i am excited for what this will look like on stage in Liverpool. So so German and so so good. I can see this doing really well especially with the publuc vote. Lots of rock this year which is good for the genre. Very professional and very enigmatic. You really want to see what's coming next. I am sure it is left side of the board in final. Another group too. As for my personal position i would deffo have this in my top 10.
Could not care less for Eurovision as a whole, but if this leads to more folks discovering Lord of The Lost , I will happily take it. The band HAS pumped out material for over ten years now. AND supporting Iron Maiden on tour...
I think I will vote for Germany, because I am a metalhead and it's closer to my own taste. These guys have toured with Iron Maiden, so being chosen to open for the Irons is not something that happens to everyone.
Youbshould watch their winner's performence, itvwas much better than the first (and that was already great) there you can see why we love them so much when they are full stage mode ❤❤🤘
ah yea i did watch it, i loved it when he got up on the couch. but i wanted to commentate on what staging they might have, so i had to use their original performance
Thanks for your take and kind words. I still cannot believe, that the German public made a good choice again ^^ That was a perfect start to my weekend, because I'm now riding on the high, that we can actually get a Top 15 placement, which would just be awesome!
I am beyond happy for the Lord of the Lost!!! My first concert was with a buddy of mine when I was 14...ten years later we went together again, this time as a couple though ❤ They'll always have a special place in my heart and now finally people will know who I'm talking about when I tell this story woooooho :D
No, he dont destroys his voice when he shouting, because it's not really screaming. It's not louder than normal singing and he do this not with his real vocal cords. He do his with so-called pseudo vocal cords. 😊 This is the one that is also used when we clearing the throat.
What a glow-up in every sense of the word. After seven million years, Germany is finally sending us something. It's a pity though that they still shy away from singing in their language, especially in a genre that's a perfect fit for it. I have to wait to see the rest of the entries, but currently, and I can't believe I'm about to type the following word sequence, Germany is in my top ten 😮. If this were sung in German, I would've placed it even higher than I do now. Watching the jury portion of the competition has solidified my opinion: let's get rid of the juries...except for Finland, of course😄.
Chris had a side project with former OOMPH! singer Dero, called Die Kreatur, in which all their songs are in german. Chris said it was a challenge for him, since composing in english it's easier for him... That's why LOTL songs are written and sung in english. Hope this answered your question :D
I'm a trained singer and hate singing in German, our language does have so many multi-consonant words that just don't have the quality vowels I want to sing and it's difficult to write lyrics with a good rhythm that still make sense. I love writing German poetry but song lyrics in German sound very weird to me.
I think they are going go be epic on the big Eurovision stage. If juries consistently put them somewhere in the middle of their ranking (last night most juries had them somewhere midtable) and they can rake in enough televotes they could end up left hand side of the scoreboard I think. It's not unthinkable they could creep in the top 5 of the televote. Juries can't mark it down too much, these are true professional rock musicians with like 15 years of experience behind them..they know what they're doing. I think the singer's voice sounds really good. Deep, love it. The lyrics are quite good..the duality that lives within us all and we make a choice everyday about who we are. It's done in a very clever way. You can sing along it's not too dark or heavy handed to balance out the heavy music...it's still melodic. They look fantastic. The singer gives a masterclass in stage presence. Juries need to consider those qualities too. Or else they serve no purpose. Televote wise the Nordics are definately voting for this. I can see Australia going for this as well..if Australia qualifies then I think their entry could be considered the same-ish music style wise with a more accesible look so that's something to factor in..however Germany has the camp we love to see and visually stands out more. I have a good feeling about this one. I think we might be looking at the renaissance of Germany at Eurovision. I grew up in the 80's and 90's...lookwise it reminded me of the new wave bands from the 80's like Sigue Sigue Sputnik and the lot but also the leather and spandex of the rockbands before grunge took over. Like that type of arena rock meets new wave glam meets David Bowie meets 70's glamrock meets German heavy metal. I think it will have cross generational appeal because of this. I love it. This went straight into my top 10.
It's a dream come true to see my favourite band,my biggest passion and love in life,going to Eurovision!🩸🖤✨️Thank you so much for your lovely reaction!🫶So many of us Losties have been working so hard and sacrificed everything for winning this national final of Germany TOGETHER - and this is what makes it special: This wonderful band and their fans are ONE,united by being kindred spirits and sharing the same passion for something that is so much more to us than just "music". LORD OF THE LOST are together as a band since 2009,so they're already an experienced live band who played countless festivals and tours all over the world,and they originally emerged from the German Gothic- and Metal-scene!🖤✨️ Even the metal legends IRON MAIDEN chose LOTL to go on tour together with them,which is another proof for the thrilling quality the guys deliver - and this year they were chosen to go on tour with Iron Maiden again! Lord of the Lost's genre can't be described with words,as they have always been known for reinventing themselves on every new album - but their magical soundscapes often include Dark Rock and Dark Metal,Synth,80's vibes,Goth and a flamboyant Glam attitude! They're able to set heaviness and catchiness to music,but at times emphasize melancholy and emotive depth a lot. Singer Chris Harms is known for his outstanding vocal range that enables him to deliver both haunting clean vocals AND obliterating growls,and you would be mesmerized to see the variety in all of their songs! Beyond that,Lord of the Lost have always said that EMPATHY is their religion - this is why the guys always speak up against grievances in society and helped people in need countless times. Just recently they took a stupid hate comment from someone who wanted to spread negativity online,and printed it on a new merchandise collection - and you know what? All money they earn with this collection will be donated to an organization that works on the reforestation of the rain forest! These five guys are just the most lovely,humble and caring human beings,and they deserve ANY success in this world and all love they can get from the Eurovision fans!💕✨️ "Blood & Glitter" is an irresistibly catchy anthem of life and equality,telling us to embrace the contrasts within ourselves rather than denying who we are,and emphasizing that unity should be our purpose instead of hate and seclusion: "We are all from the same blood". Now we as the Losties will give our hearts and souls to achieve a great Eurovision result together with them,and I'm sure outstandingly creative musicians like them deserve the TOP 10 - especially because they will enhance the staging once more for Liverpool! Their music might be dark and enigmatic,but the message behind all of this is pure love - I'd absolutely recommend you to listen to other of their songs such as "Morgana", "Black Halo" and "Priest",as they usually blow away all people who delve into their back catalogue. Thank you so much again and let's enjoy Eurovision 2023 to the fullest!✨️🖤🩸
Patty was my favourite before the NF. Sadly the live performance was more of a miss. 😬 Lord of the lost absolutely brought it though. They’re Germany‘s best chance this year. Especially during their winner‘s performance you saw how experienced they are and it was very sweet that they included all other acts in it as well. The crowd was plattered the whole evening btw.
My first sight of this was the winning performance last night Tom - I really like it! Their aesthetic is really out there but works. For me Australia are the ones who will be squeezed out in the 'battle of the bands', firstly as I am not a fan but also because of Australia's (usual) televote weakness. However, haven't seen anything yet (Inc Loreen) who is in danger of wrestling my televote away from Finland 🙌😉🇫🇮
i almost think in a perfect world that the 2 of them would be in contact to make sure that their staging doesnt overlap. ideally theyd want to have different enough staging that people want to vote for BOTH, and not pick a favourite
It's really great to hear you're experienced and excited opinion on this. Yesterday was such a great day - seeing one of my favorite bands winning and my country finally sending a great song after so long. This has brought back passion for the ESC for me 🖤
Thank you..I' m so glad it is not Ikke Hüftgold for us! My fave contribution was "Misfit" though. But LOTL are just very good, authentic, creative and good experienced quality. With Love from Germany
Chris Harms explains 'Blood and Glitter' is also influenced by Mick Rock's picture book: Blood & Glitter - A collection of pictures from the award-winning photographer Mick Rock, featuring some of the most seminal images of the glam-rock era.: David Bowie, Lou Reed, Freddy Mercury, Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger ...
So incredibly glad that this got through and not that horrid TikTok monstrosity! I think this will be fabulous if they elevate it to the max in Liverpool. If there’s any justice, this will not finish last, but left side of board at least - if not top 10 (it currently sits at my number 7). Welcome back to the competition Germany!!! I think it can potentially get points from Georgia (we know they love their alternative music there too) Fingers crossed that UK bring it now to, as the rest of the automatic qualifiers have brought solid top 10 entries this year
The TikTok monstrosity got the second most public votes. Fortunately, the juries kept it down quite well. But it still came in shared second with Will Church, who was the juries' favourite.
Another Geman here just sayin that finally I can stand proud behind our entry once again :D Funnily Germany is one of the best ESC countries as a whole, but somewhere around the 2000s everything dropped (with some neat exceptions). The last decade especially was really bad... :( Here is hopin that Chris and the Guys will bring their passion, energy and fun to the big stage and that we might hit the Top 10. ❤
What I like about this reaction is that you really go deeper than any other reaction channel. I watched them perform this song for like 100 times and I was so amazed by it. But I could not properly describe what it is that makes this performance so great. You pointed out the small and tiny things like the fact that he "goes down" and that he is very good with the camera etc. Also you pointed out that they know what they are doing - which is probably why I like their performance so much. In the end you mentioned that it may even look more amazing with proper lighting and a bigger stage. I cannot agree more. This shows a little bit in their official video which has of course the perfect lightning (but not really a stage). Would love your reaction and thoughts about their official video to be honest.
yea ive been listening to it loads recently too, but her live was just really flat unfortunately. weird as shes quite a big star so didnt think she would get that nervous
When she was interviewed in the pre-show she looked like she was really trembling. I think the pressure must have got to her. She might have been better with some dancers to support her on stage.
@@katewesley7836 Yes, the staging really ruined her performance. Put her into some bardic clothing that could have come right out of a fantasy movie, put some tavern decoration on the stage and let some people dance in the background - all that would have given the performance a benefit.
@@ESCTom lol poor Ireland but what do they expect sending a budget U2, I wish Ireland would go back to their roots like in the 90s. We still hold the title for most wins but it won't be for much longer
A song I fully support! Good energy and a musical style I love. Don't find the song in itself to be incredibly original, but then again we are talking about the ESC, and for that competition this is somewhat out there. It will be interesting to see what more they can bring to the performance on a bigger stage. Is Germany, by the way, short on money or what? That was a horrible venue for the competition with the spectators forced to sit all the time. Song - 8/10 - venue - 1/10.
Apart from the assumption that many may have just voted for LotL to prevent Ikke, LotL also have a lot of fans - and they did get a lot of support from other rock/metal bands, for example Eisbrecher, who told their fans to vote for LotL. Last year LotL and a metalcore band called Ellectric Callboy applied for the ESC National Final - and as we know they didn't made it. LotL kept quiet about this, but EC made it public - which resulted in a huge shitstorm. Germany learned from that. I guess a lot of people listening to Rock and Metal voted for LotL to be at least represented once in Eurovision (and yes, there are still a lot of Rock and Metal fans who dislike LotL and think it is shit). But like I said, I guess this wasn't really because of "Nobody want's Ikke". I hope they will do well in Liverpool. but they have already achieved something that no German act has managed for a long time: thanks to them, many people have rediscovered the ESC. Germany doesn't bother to arouse anticipation for the ESC, LotL have done this all by themselves. As a german I always rolled my eyes when somebody spoke about ESC, this year I started to realy look into it and I really start to love ESC. When I leave the German perspective, I realize what a wonderful show it is - I find it unbelievable how much effort other countries put in beforehand (e.g. melodifestivalen). Our national final itself arouses no desire or anticipation. We could have a Song like Tattoo and nobody would care. I really hope this will change in the future.
yea it can be really frustrating when youre country isnt making a proper effort for a long time - trust me i understand cos im from ireland and we are the worst right now. it doesnt have to be every year, but definitely its more enjoyable when your country is sending something quality which has the country's indentity so you can be proud about it and show off the culture. this is the first time germany has done this in ages
@@ESCTom Oh yes, and I really hope this year it won't be 0 points for uns. 11.-19. place would be great - and this would show the people who organize our ESC stuff that an act like this is great for eurovision. My biggest fear is that Lord of the Lost won't do well and Germany then just goes back to "normal". But Ireland has so many great artists! One of my favourites is Primodorial (maybe not the best choice for Eurovision though :D). Is there a debate in your country about how to become better at Eurovision it is just like Germany in the last years and nobody really cares?
The bookmakers usually know very well who is at the top at the end. It will definitely not be the German contribution. Current status positions 24. As in previous years (20s)
OMG, whatever the result, as an ESC fan i am just so relieved that Ikke didn't win. Really gutted that Frida Gold had to withdraw - that was my favourite, kind of up there as a German language contemporary of S10's Dutch entry last year. . As for Lord of the Lost - unfortunately I just find this really, really dated. Glam rock works best when it is accompanied by a sense of self-irony or parody but there just doesn't feel to be any of that here at all.
I think it might have a good chance for top 10, blind channel also made it to 6 and I don't think they did that well with the juries. I'm just incredibly happy we'll send a band that is charismatic and bright and will represent us very well. Even if they don't make top 10 as long as they have fun and some people remember them I'm happy
Germany decided to not send a bad song as revenge for last year and the electric callboy story (Not radio-friendly enough). I think best place will be 15 - 20 because of the jury. But I don't care, I love this song. I think the stage will be on fire like on a Rammstein concert ;)
@@ESCTom I partly agree. In my opinion Lord of the Lost are maybe left field in the ESC context, but they´re quite typical in their own genre. They´re not combining different elements like Käärijä.
JUSTICE FOR BLACK SMOKE!!! I'll never understand wtf happened there. I think if the voting had been split out it would have done decent with the juries at least. I know Poland and some other countries did great in televoting, but getting nothing from the juries ended up dropping them into the depths.
Looking back at this a year later. Germany came in last... and our broadcaster went back to choosing stupid ass radio songs again. It's really a shame that this happened.
This what would happen if Lordi and Hatari had kids. I Think the Ikki Hutchgold should have won, It's either a Number 1 or a Last Place for most people so, and if you think about it People only vote for one song so Your 2 and 26 will get the same if you vote
As a German i sadly have to say: 4 points, last place in ranking. But for me it is a great incredible fantastic music act! But the world loves Germany, specially the Eastern Balkan Music Mafia. We can pay the most, that is for what Germany is made for.
@@carstenfrank3612 Definately not. This song creates opinions and therefore votes. It's not going to win, but it's a left side of the board-candidate. Rock tends to do meh with juries, but well with the audience if executed right and this song has every opportunity to create a huge memorable flashy show. It won't come last, the scandinavian countries will definately vote for us. However, the less rock entries make it into the final, the better for Blood and Glitter. International reactions have been quite positive about this song.
Original for sure, but still kinda flat. Nothing happens on the second half, it's the same as the first one. The song doesn't evolve at all. Also the vocal melody is quite bland as well. :( I wanted to like it because it's different, but it ends up being quite boring
Its okay. Every one have taste. I less love this song. There are lots of their songs that are brilliant that i love. I love tough voice not high. Let say Riely sounds tik tok dumb song. How we say with taste or smell we can't argue 💚
It's not my kind of song. Not my taste, but tbh I don't think it's that original or creative either. I wish Germany the best of luck in Eurovision, but this doesn't do anything for me.
So Germany tries something different......at last!........ And that has to be applauded Tom. However, i just don't think this commits totally to the genre. Lyrically, this is 95% authentic but that 5% lacking leaves me cold. Vocally, this is lovely...reminds me a lot of The Disturbed and that isn't a bad thing, trust me. Not as good as Blind Channel. Not as authentic as Maneskin, not as entertaining as Lordy. For me.............not!
A top 5 - 15 is possible with this song. This song will get noticed. I think this song will go down better with the audience. The juries might not give this act that many points, but the audience will sing along ♥
![LIVE REACTION: Lord Of The Lost "Blood & Glitter" [Germany 🇩🇪 #Eurovision2023]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7qyboMfxJKo/mqdefault.jpg)
As a German, I just want to say how fucking relieved I am.
It really feels like a heavy weight was lifted off my shoulders after a month.
After the jury votes, I thought there was no way for Lord of the Lost to still win, but we saw the one chance we had and RAN with it.
I saw so many people vote for them on multiple SIM - cards, because it was our best option and the only way to beat Ikke.
They got 40% of the total possible televotes, which is INSANE.
I'm just so happy we didn't send a problematic guy with an embarrassing song to Eurovision, but instead a really likable band with a song we can finally be proud of again after so long.
Agreed, mate. I loved it. The people decided against a rigged system.
Und was ich wieder nicht verstehe. Ich habe von Leuten, die sich kaum mit dem ESC beschäftigen, wieder nur Meckern und Genörgel gehört, dass wieder alles schlecht ist. Und der Vorentscheid schlecht ist. Und einfach alles schlecht. Und die internationale Jury eine schlechte Idee ist. Ja, mir wäre ein Vorentscheid mit 2 Semis auch lieber gewesen - und keine dumme TikTok Wildcard, sondern wenn, dann eine richtige über normales Online-Voting.
Auch dieses Doppelte mit Online- und Televoting.
Das ist das einzige, was wir Deutsche können - nur rumpöbeln, dass alles schlecht ist. Das war 2018 mit Michael Schulte genauso (zum Vorentscheid war ich auch kein Fan; aber bei Ben Dolic, Jendrik und Malik habe ich nicht mehr gemeckert [Sisters waren einfach nur schlecht und der NDR hat da so ein Scheiß abgeliefert]. Weil ich glaube, dass genau das Deutschland schlechter macht. Dass wir unseren Act nicht supporten wie andere Länder).
Aber dieses Jahr wurde vieles richtig gemacht - und es gab einen Spirit.
I am Canadian and a huge fan of this band. So excited to hear they were in this. Watched it live and I was so worried after the judges voted as they went with the usual ballad type singers that l am sick of hearing. When the fan vote was announced I was so happy. Great band!
As a finn I approve! 😆 This will get my vote, no matter what!
Well, there was Will Church. But I think the best song won
Two of my Finnish friends messaged me saying they’ve heard Blood and Glitter being played around their respective cities-even before the NF. Crossing my fingers for a potential left-side of the table ending for Germany 🤞Viel Glück
This has good chances to get 12 points from Finland. About other countries, I am not so sure.
@@Nikioko it feels like the entirety of Eurovision is competing for the Finnish televote - so many bands
Chris, the frontman, has explained that Blood & Glitter was specifically written with a big stage like Eurovision (or the EMAs or the Grammys) in mind, so this is for sure getting great staging in Liverpool!
Ooooooo awesome 🤩
Finland international jury is the best ❤
lol, i knew we could rely on them
I know I'll be voting for it!
Interantional juries as usual feel like they wanted to choose worst entry possible so their entries will do better with less competition, every time there is international jury i always feel that way
This is exactly what I was feeling with the Jury Votes and I'm sooo happy my votes helped sending our Hamburg boys! Greetings from Hamburg !
But Finnland was honest as always 😊
@@Frostnase right 😉 Thanks to the Finnish!
Finally all of the Top 5 are getting fully competitive. This is, for me, the better of the rock songs. Top 15 for sure. Nordic countries will all give this votes. Plus it is camp enough, and inclusive enough to keep community on board too.
yea its really great and ticks so many boxes
yea its really great and ticks so many boxes
yea its really great and ticks so many boxes
@@ESCTom I hear you, Tom!
@@alipanroosendaal9503 Tom is just thát excited for this German entry. ;-)
Don't forget the Netherlands in this. During the semi-final in 2021 where due to the pandemic there were mostly Dutch people in the public(countdown in Dutch etc.) they were SCREAMING for Finland to be put through to the final.
While NL is known for electronic dance events & sends a lot of americana to esc, there is a metal scene as well.
Perhaps people would like to vote for their noabers for once.
Finally Germany sending something good
After the Electric Callboy scandal last year it was a very important sign to have heavy entrys in the NF. I'm so happy that the publics wishes were finally respected in the vote this year and Lord of The Lost did a great job in the NF. Really excited to see what they do in Liverpool now
It called have electric callboy against LOTL last year
Hey! This is the reaction I was waiting for…😃 To my mind, the live performance was even better than the studio version. Chris‘ growls are fire! Very happy for this band to win. Besides, they are really nice guys. 🔥🔥🔥❤️
yes i have heard a lot of people saying tht they are really lovely and open. so it makes me like them even more
@@ESCTom 😘
Really a chance to win again 🎉
Yes yes yes Finally Germany us sending something with potential i am excited for what this will look like on stage in Liverpool. So so German and so so good. I can see this doing really well especially with the publuc vote. Lots of rock this year which is good for the genre. Very professional and very enigmatic. You really want to see what's coming next. I am sure it is left side of the board in final. Another group too. As for my personal position i would deffo have this in my top 10.
Could not care less for Eurovision as a whole, but if this leads to more folks discovering Lord of The Lost , I will happily take it. The band HAS pumped out material for over ten years now. AND supporting Iron Maiden on tour...
I think I will vote for Germany, because I am a metalhead and it's closer to my own taste. These guys have toured with Iron Maiden, so being chosen to open for the Irons is not something that happens to everyone.
Well done Germany 🤘♥️🎶
Youbshould watch their winner's performence, itvwas much better than the first (and that was already great) there you can see why we love them so much when they are full stage mode ❤❤🤘
ah yea i did watch it, i loved it when he got up on the couch. but i wanted to commentate on what staging they might have, so i had to use their original performance
@@ESCTom hope they can be a little more outgoing in Liverpool, because they were limited in the interaction with the audience in the first run
I feel like it's gonna be fun when we see them meet voyager
haha yes
@@ESCTom Danny from voyager just put out a video oh instagram in German congratulating them and being excited about another metal band haha.
Thanks for your take and kind words. I still cannot believe, that the German public made a good choice again ^^ That was a perfect start to my weekend, because I'm now riding on the high, that we can actually get a Top 15 placement, which would just be awesome!
The bad choices were made by the jury selecting the acts that were there to chooses from. The past years all the entries were the same boring ballads.
I am beyond happy for the Lord of the Lost!!! My first concert was with a buddy of mine when I was 14...ten years later we went together again, this time as a couple though ❤ They'll always have a special place in my heart and now finally people will know who I'm talking about when I tell this story woooooho :D
No, he dont destroys his voice when he shouting, because it's not really screaming. It's not louder than normal singing and he do this not with his real vocal cords. He do his with so-called pseudo vocal cords. 😊 This is the one that is also used when we clearing the throat.
Ah cool thank you for explaining
@@ESCTom you're welcome 🤗
What a glow-up in every sense of the word. After seven million years, Germany is finally sending us something. It's a pity though that they still shy away from singing in their language, especially in a genre that's a perfect fit for it.
I have to wait to see the rest of the entries, but currently, and I can't believe I'm about to type the following word sequence, Germany is in my top ten 😮. If this were sung in German, I would've placed it even higher than I do now.
Watching the jury portion of the competition has solidified my opinion: let's get rid of the juries...except for Finland, of course😄.
even a verse in german would have been cool, or a few spoken lines
Chris had a side project with former OOMPH! singer Dero, called Die Kreatur, in which all their songs are in german. Chris said it was a challenge for him, since composing in english it's easier for him... That's why LOTL songs are written and sung in english. Hope this answered your question :D
I'm a trained singer and hate singing in German, our language does have so many multi-consonant words that just don't have the quality vowels I want to sing and it's difficult to write lyrics with a good rhythm that still make sense. I love writing German poetry but song lyrics in German sound very weird to me.
@@capitainesolitaire Die Toten Hosen, Ärzte und viele andere kriegen es immer hin. Scheint ja dein Problem zu sein. 😂
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I think they are going go be epic on the big Eurovision stage. If juries consistently put them somewhere in the middle of their ranking (last night most juries had them somewhere midtable) and they can rake in enough televotes they could end up left hand side of the scoreboard I think. It's not unthinkable they could creep in the top 5 of the televote. Juries can't mark it down too much, these are true professional rock musicians with like 15 years of experience behind them..they know what they're doing. I think the singer's voice sounds really good. Deep, love it. The lyrics are quite good..the duality that lives within us all and we make a choice everyday about who we are. It's done in a very clever way. You can sing along it's not too dark or heavy handed to balance out the heavy music...it's still melodic. They look fantastic. The singer gives a masterclass in stage presence. Juries need to consider those qualities too. Or else they serve no purpose. Televote wise the Nordics are definately voting for this. I can see Australia going for this as well..if Australia qualifies then I think their entry could be considered the same-ish music style wise with a more accesible look so that's something to factor in..however Germany has the camp we love to see and visually stands out more. I have a good feeling about this one. I think we might be looking at the renaissance of Germany at Eurovision. I grew up in the 80's and 90's...lookwise it reminded me of the new wave bands from the 80's like Sigue Sigue Sputnik and the lot but also the leather and spandex of the rockbands before grunge took over. Like that type of arena rock meets new wave glam meets David Bowie meets 70's glamrock meets German heavy metal. I think it will have cross generational appeal because of this. I love it. This went straight into my top 10.
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It's a dream come true to see my favourite band,my biggest passion and love in life,going to Eurovision!🩸🖤✨️Thank you so much for your lovely reaction!🫶So many of us Losties have been working so hard and sacrificed everything for winning this national final of Germany TOGETHER - and this is what makes it special: This wonderful band and their fans are ONE,united by being kindred spirits and sharing the same passion for something that is so much more to us than just "music". LORD OF THE LOST are together as a band since 2009,so they're already an experienced live band who played countless festivals and tours all over the world,and they originally emerged from the German Gothic- and Metal-scene!🖤✨️ Even the metal legends IRON MAIDEN chose LOTL to go on tour together with them,which is another proof for the thrilling quality the guys deliver - and this year they were chosen to go on tour with Iron Maiden again! Lord of the Lost's genre can't be described with words,as they have always been known for reinventing themselves on every new album - but their magical soundscapes often include Dark Rock and Dark Metal,Synth,80's vibes,Goth and a flamboyant Glam attitude! They're able to set heaviness and catchiness to music,but at times emphasize melancholy and emotive depth a lot. Singer Chris Harms is known for his outstanding vocal range that enables him to deliver both haunting clean vocals AND obliterating growls,and you would be mesmerized to see the variety in all of their songs! Beyond that,Lord of the Lost have always said that EMPATHY is their religion - this is why the guys always speak up against grievances in society and helped people in need countless times. Just recently they took a stupid hate comment from someone who wanted to spread negativity online,and printed it on a new merchandise collection - and you know what? All money they earn with this collection will be donated to an organization that works on the reforestation of the rain forest! These five guys are just the most lovely,humble and caring human beings,and they deserve ANY success in this world and all love they can get from the Eurovision fans!💕✨️ "Blood & Glitter" is an irresistibly catchy anthem of life and equality,telling us to embrace the contrasts within ourselves rather than denying who we are,and emphasizing that unity should be our purpose instead of hate and seclusion: "We are all from the same blood". Now we as the Losties will give our hearts and souls to achieve a great Eurovision result together with them,and I'm sure outstandingly creative musicians like them deserve the TOP 10 - especially because they will enhance the staging once more for Liverpool! Their music might be dark and enigmatic,but the message behind all of this is pure love - I'd absolutely recommend you to listen to other of their songs such as "Morgana", "Black Halo" and "Priest",as they usually blow away all people who delve into their back catalogue. Thank you so much again and let's enjoy Eurovision 2023 to the fullest!✨️🖤🩸
Patty was my favourite before the NF. Sadly the live performance was more of a miss. 😬
Lord of the lost absolutely brought it though. They’re Germany‘s best chance this year. Especially during their winner‘s performance you saw how experienced they are and it was very sweet that they included all other acts in it as well.
The crowd was plattered the whole evening btw.
My first sight of this was the winning performance last night Tom - I really like it! Their aesthetic is really out there but works. For me Australia are the ones who will be squeezed out in the 'battle of the bands', firstly as I am not a fan but also because of Australia's (usual) televote weakness. However, haven't seen anything yet (Inc Loreen) who is in danger of wrestling my televote away from Finland 🙌😉🇫🇮
i almost think in a perfect world that the 2 of them would be in contact to make sure that their staging doesnt overlap. ideally theyd want to have different enough staging that people want to vote for BOTH, and not pick a favourite
@@ESCTom there is room for both, afterall Blind Channel did really well the year Maneskin won 😉
It's really great to hear you're experienced and excited opinion on this. Yesterday was such a great day - seeing one of my favorite bands winning and my country finally sending a great song after so long. This has brought back passion for the ESC for me 🖤
Thank you..I' m so glad it is not Ikke Hüftgold for us!
My fave contribution was "Misfit" though.
But LOTL are just very good, authentic, creative and good experienced quality.
With Love from Germany
Chris Harms explains 'Blood and Glitter' is also influenced by Mick Rock's picture book: Blood & Glitter - A collection of pictures from the award-winning photographer Mick Rock, featuring some of the most seminal images of the glam-rock era.: David Bowie, Lou Reed, Freddy Mercury, Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger ...
So incredibly glad that this got through and not that horrid TikTok monstrosity! I think this will be fabulous if they elevate it to the max in Liverpool. If there’s any justice, this will not finish last, but left side of board at least - if not top 10 (it currently sits at my number 7). Welcome back to the competition Germany!!!
I think it can potentially get points from Georgia (we know they love their alternative music there too)
Fingers crossed that UK bring it now to, as the rest of the automatic qualifiers have brought solid top 10 entries this year
The TikTok monstrosity got the second most public votes. Fortunately, the juries kept it down quite well. But it still came in shared second with Will Church, who was the juries' favourite.
I am happy for Germany that they voted for LOTL!
Another Geman here just sayin that finally I can stand proud behind our entry once again :D Funnily Germany is one of the best ESC countries as a whole, but somewhere around the 2000s everything dropped (with some neat exceptions). The last decade especially was really bad... :( Here is hopin that Chris and the Guys will bring their passion, energy and fun to the big stage and that we might hit the Top 10. ❤
The Jurys really saved us! Thank u Tom for beliving in the international jurys and Germany
haha actually their televote alone was enough to win the entire thing 😂
I am from Israel and Lord of the Lost fan. They are not boring or doing tik tok songs.
You know them? I really love Chris Harms and LOTL
If Germany still end last then I can't say anything except there being an actual bias and discrimination going on
What I like about this reaction is that you really go deeper than any other reaction channel. I watched them perform this song for like 100 times and I was so amazed by it. But I could not properly describe what it is that makes this performance so great. You pointed out the small and tiny things like the fact that he "goes down" and that he is very good with the camera etc. Also you pointed out that they know what they are doing - which is probably why I like their performance so much. In the end you mentioned that it may even look more amazing with proper lighting and a bigger stage. I cannot agree more. This shows a little bit in their official video which has of course the perfect lightning (but not really a stage). Would love your reaction and thoughts about their official video to be honest.
We had the right voting and score system to give the power to the people!
love this song, still bummed Patty literally came last as that song has been one of my most listened too over the last few months
yea ive been listening to it loads recently too, but her live was just really flat unfortunately. weird as shes quite a big star so didnt think she would get that nervous
But she was 3rd in the public vote! I think, she messed up the jury performance. She made many mistakes and her singing was not on point.
When she was interviewed in the pre-show she looked like she was really trembling. I think the pressure must have got to her. She might have been better with some dancers to support her on stage.
@@katewesley7836 Yes, the staging really ruined her performance. Put her into some bardic clothing that could have come right out of a fantasy movie, put some tavern decoration on the stage and let some people dance in the background - all that would have given the performance a benefit.
Starting to get very worried what the UK will put forward. The competition is so high worried that we will go back to the bottom.
i still think Germany will be bottom but itll be 15th or soemthing. UK really should be aiming for top 10 again
Don't forget Ireland and San Marino in the sea of rock for 2023!
lol well San Marino is hopeless and wont qualify
and Ireland is...
well Ireland is hopeless and wont qualify and isnt rock 😅
@@ESCTom lol poor Ireland but what do they expect sending a budget U2, I wish Ireland would go back to their roots like in the 90s. We still hold the title for most wins but it won't be for much longer
A song I fully support! Good energy and a musical style I love. Don't find the song in itself to be incredibly original, but then again we are talking about the ESC, and for that competition this is somewhat out there.
It will be interesting to see what more they can bring to the performance on a bigger stage. Is Germany, by the way, short on money or what? That was a horrible venue for the competition with the spectators forced to sit all the time. Song - 8/10 - venue - 1/10.
Great song from Germany!
Apart from the assumption that many may have just voted for LotL to prevent Ikke, LotL also have a lot of fans - and they did get a lot of support from other rock/metal bands, for example Eisbrecher, who told their fans to vote for LotL. Last year LotL and a metalcore band called Ellectric Callboy applied for the ESC National Final - and as we know they didn't made it. LotL kept quiet about this, but EC made it public - which resulted in a huge shitstorm. Germany learned from that. I guess a lot of people listening to Rock and Metal voted for LotL to be at least represented once in Eurovision (and yes, there are still a lot of Rock and Metal fans who dislike LotL and think it is shit). But like I said, I guess this wasn't really because of "Nobody want's Ikke".
I hope they will do well in Liverpool. but they have already achieved something that no German act has managed for a long time: thanks to them, many people have rediscovered the ESC. Germany doesn't bother to arouse anticipation for the ESC, LotL have done this all by themselves. As a german I always rolled my eyes when somebody spoke about ESC, this year I started to realy look into it and I really start to love ESC. When I leave the German perspective, I realize what a wonderful show it is - I find it unbelievable how much effort other countries put in beforehand (e.g. melodifestivalen). Our national final itself arouses no desire or anticipation. We could have a Song like Tattoo and nobody would care. I really hope this will change in the future.
yea it can be really frustrating when youre country isnt making a proper effort for a long time - trust me i understand cos im from ireland and we are the worst right now.
it doesnt have to be every year, but definitely its more enjoyable when your country is sending something quality which has the country's indentity so you can be proud about it and show off the culture. this is the first time germany has done this in ages
@@ESCTom Oh yes, and I really hope this year it won't be 0 points for uns. 11.-19. place would be great - and this would show the people who organize our ESC stuff that an act like this is great for eurovision. My biggest fear is that Lord of the Lost won't do well and Germany then just goes back to "normal".
But Ireland has so many great artists! One of my favourites is Primodorial (maybe not the best choice for Eurovision though :D). Is there a debate in your country about how to become better at Eurovision it is just like Germany in the last years and nobody really cares?
The bookmakers usually know very well who is at the top at the end. It will definitely not be the German contribution. Current status positions 24.
As in previous years (20s)
OMG, whatever the result, as an ESC fan i am just so relieved that Ikke didn't win. Really gutted that Frida Gold had to withdraw - that was my favourite, kind of up there as a German language contemporary of S10's Dutch entry last year. . As for Lord of the Lost - unfortunately I just find this really, really dated. Glam rock works best when it is accompanied by a sense of self-irony or parody but there just doesn't feel to be any of that here at all.
When will the UK release their song? I think Germany will do well this time.
You are right.This is total 100% german music.Germany shouts...WE ARE THE LOST
No, we don’t. 😂😜
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I think it might have a good chance for top 10, blind channel also made it to 6 and I don't think they did that well with the juries.
I'm just incredibly happy we'll send a band that is charismatic and bright and will represent us very well. Even if they don't make top 10 as long as they have fun and some people remember them I'm happy
hmmm glad for Germany they did not sent the tik tok song, but this one is a skip for me whenever I hear it.
Germany decided to not send a bad song as revenge for last year and the electric callboy story (Not radio-friendly enough). I think best place will be 15 - 20 because of the jury. But I don't care, I love this song. I think the stage will be on fire like on a Rammstein concert ;)
I like this, but I don´t see any similarity between this and Käärijä. I don´t know why this would eat from Käärijä´s popularity.
they both have rock eleemnts, theyre both left field and non-pop songs. realistically the majority of entries are standard "normal" pop songs
@@ESCTom I partly agree. In my opinion Lord of the Lost are maybe left field in the ESC context, but they´re quite typical in their own genre. They´re not combining different elements like Käärijä.
Finland song sounds like children songs for me at least. I bet also for Germans if you would heard the song "holz"
@@xydoit2024 We hear Finland´s song differently. That´s all right.
JUSTICE FOR BLACK SMOKE!!! I'll never understand wtf happened there. I think if the voting had been split out it would have done decent with the juries at least. I know Poland and some other countries did great in televoting, but getting nothing from the juries ended up dropping them into the depths.
Looking back at this a year later. Germany came in last... and our broadcaster went back to choosing stupid ass radio songs again. It's really a shame that this happened.
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Staging is very important. Patty had a great song, but she came in last because she had such an unfortunate performance.
Germany had 3 songs I could stand behind this year.
lord of the lost. haven't
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This what would happen if Lordi and Hatari had kids.
I Think the Ikki Hutchgold should have won, It's either a Number 1 or a Last Place for most people so, and if you think about it People only vote for one song so Your 2 and 26 will get the same if you vote
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As a German i sadly have to say: 4 points, last place in ranking. But for me it is a great incredible fantastic music act! But the world loves Germany, specially the Eastern Balkan Music Mafia. We can pay the most, that is for what Germany is made for.
wow you think this will come last in the Eurovision final?
@@ESCTom same procedure as every year
@@carstenfrank3612 Definately not. This song creates opinions and therefore votes. It's not going to win, but it's a left side of the board-candidate. Rock tends to do meh with juries, but well with the audience if executed right and this song has every opportunity to create a huge memorable flashy show. It won't come last, the scandinavian countries will definately vote for us. However, the less rock entries make it into the final, the better for Blood and Glitter.
International reactions have been quite positive about this song.
Original for sure, but still kinda flat. Nothing happens on the second half, it's the same as the first one. The song doesn't evolve at all.
Also the vocal melody is quite bland as well. :( I wanted to like it because it's different, but it ends up being quite boring
Its okay. Every one have taste. I less love this song. There are lots of their songs that are brilliant that i love.
I love tough voice not high. Let say Riely sounds tik tok dumb song.
How we say with taste or smell we can't argue 💚
It's not my kind of song. Not my taste, but tbh I don't think it's that original or creative either. I wish Germany the best of luck in Eurovision, but this doesn't do anything for me.
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So Germany tries something different......at last!........
And that has to be applauded Tom. However, i just don't think this commits totally to the genre. Lyrically, this is 95% authentic but that 5% lacking leaves me cold.
Vocally, this is lovely...reminds me a lot of The Disturbed and that isn't a bad thing, trust me.
Not as good as Blind Channel. Not as authentic as Maneskin, not as entertaining as Lordy.
For me.............not!
A top 5 - 15 is possible with this song. This song will get noticed. I think this song will go down better with the audience. The juries might not give this act that many points, but the audience will sing along ♥