My, there have been a few cool things posted here since I last checked this thread.
Rammstein for learning German, that's interesting...
They've got to be the most well-known German band currently. But yeah, their lyrics certainly are easier to follow than those of, say,
Wir Sind Helden (who have some which are nearly bursting with puns and stuff). Apparently there has also been non-negligible success with pop/chanson singer
Annett Louisan. That reminds me... good ol'
Hildegard Knef should be rather well-suited (
here's an example).
If there is one language that invites musical learning assistance, I'd guess it's Italian, which tends to be spoken rather quickly in real life. Speaking of which, if you ever come across a copy of
Alice's 1989 album
Il sole nella pioggia (
here's the title track / opener), I recommend it highly.
A great band from Canada...
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Progtastic, what else can you say. The corresponding album also is anything but bad, guess I'll have to pick that one up...
While we're in this corner of the music world, here's a Dutch band I've been digging lately - quick jump to the mid-'90s:
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