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* AwesomeMcCoolname / StageNames: Geir/Gary "Hellraizer" Kaizer.
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Everythings Better With Monkeys has been turned into a disambiguation. Zero Context Examples and examples that don’t fit existing tropes will be removed.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: ''Monkey Do''.
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* BlacksheepHit: Now, the extent to which it was a "hit" is up to debate, but "Sneakin' Up" sounds nothing like anything else on ''Monkey Do'', being a KaizersOrchestra soundalike.
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* BlacksheepHit: Now, the extent to which it was a "hit" is up to debate, but "Sneakin' Up" sounds nothing like anything else on ''Monkey Do'', being a KaizersOrchestra Music/KaizersOrchestra soundalike.
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* TrainSong: As is befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".
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* TrainSong: As is befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen [[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".
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'''Music/GeirZahl''' (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of Music/KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[Franchise/TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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'''Music/GeirZahl''' (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[Franchise/TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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'''Music/GeirZahl''' (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, Music/KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[Franchise/TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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* CoverVersion: Performed "Romeo and Juliet" by DireStraits on several occasions when Zahl was on tour.
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'''Music/GeirZahl''' (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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'''Music/GeirZahl''' (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets [[Franchise/TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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** The very name "Uncle Deadly" is a reference to the character from TheMuppets; Zahl claimed to have been intrigued by the duality of the name.
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** The very name "Uncle Deadly" is a reference to the character from TheMuppets; Franchise/TheMuppets; Zahl claimed to have been intrigued by the duality of the name.
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** "Songs About God" was written about the ending of ''TheDeerHunter''.
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** "Songs About God" was written about the ending of ''TheDeerHunter''.''Film/TheDeerHunter''.
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'''GeirZahl''' (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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Geir Zahl (born May 25, 1975) is a [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Monkey Do'' is at least partly this. More varied, eclectic genres and instrumentation than what's heard in ''Nice for a Change'', although lyrically they're relatively similar.
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* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: Upon first glance, you may not expect an album the artist "Uncle Deadly" bearing [[http://www.abcnyheter.no/files/images/2010-05/1265366013UnclDeadlyCvr.jpg this cover art]] to be an album of mostly harmless Americana. The publicity photographs and aforementioned BlackSheepHit "Sneakin' Up" (and the accompanying music video) don't help in this regard either.
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* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: Upon first glance, you may not expect an album by the artist "Uncle Deadly" bearing [[http://www.abcnyheter.no/files/images/2010-05/1265366013UnclDeadlyCvr.jpg this cover art]] to be an album of mostly harmless Americana. The publicity photographs and aforementioned BlackSheepHit "Sneakin' Up" (and the accompanying music video) don't help in this regard either.
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* TrainSong: As befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".
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* TrainSong: As is befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".
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* CreatorCouples: The quirky(er) counterpart to Janove's songwriting. See DarkerAndEdgier below.
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* CreatorCouples: CreatorCouple: The quirky(er) counterpart to Janove's songwriting. See DarkerAndEdgier below.
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Geir Zahl (born May 25, 1975) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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Geir Zahl (born May 25, 1975) is a Norwegian [[{{UsefulNotes/Norway}} Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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* AlternateRealityEpisode: Always uncomfortable as a frontman in Zahl, for Uncle Deadly he devised a fictional personality based partly on himself that he would assume on-stage.
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* AlternateRealityEpisode: AlterEgoActing: Type 3. Always uncomfortable as a frontman in Zahl, for Uncle Deadly he devised a fictional personality based partly on himself that he would assume on-stage.
* AnimatedMusicVideo:"Sneakin' Up" "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hqM8oHfY-8 Sneakin' Up]]" features instances of 3D animation.
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* BadassBoast: "Leave Me In".
-->"It's okay if there's a battle tonight / I'm right here and I'm ready to fight / I swear I'm gonna kick daylight / Serves him damn right"
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His compositions for Kaizers Orchestra are often considered this in comparison to Janove's songs.
* DayInTheLife: "I Don't Mind", self-described by Zahl as autobiographical to some degree, at least.
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songs. Initially, the primary contributor of cryptic WordSaladLyrics, though Janove eventually overtook him in this department, as well.
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* HeAlsoDid: Filmed several documentaries on Kaizers, as well as his own electronic press kit for Uncle Deadly.
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* HeAlsoDid: Filmed several documentaries on Kaizers, as well as his own electronic press kit for Uncle Deadly.Deadly, some of which may be found on his [[http://www.youtube.com/user/GeezaProductions YouTube channel]].
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* SelfDeprecation: Claims Kaizers is the only band in which his distinctive guitar style (in his own words, "social anti-guitar") fits in.
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* FaceOfTheBand: The face of his solo projects. Of course, what with its name, the first is kind of obvious. But keep in mind that Morten Abel, at one time one of the most popular Norwegian artists with a good international following, is a member of Uncle Deadly.
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* HoYay: Plenty with Janove. Actually, with nearly all co-Kaizers.
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Geir Zahl (born May 25, 1975) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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Discography:
* Zahl - ''Nice for a Change'' (2007)
* Uncle Deadly - ''Monkey Do'' (2010)
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!!Tropes Associated with Geir Zahl:
* AlternateRealityEpisode: Always uncomfortable as a frontman in Zahl, for Uncle Deadly he devised a fictional personality based partly on himself that he would assume on-stage.
* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Sneakin' Up" features instances of 3D animation.
* AntiLoveSong: Several, most scathingly "I'll Try and Make You Cry".
* AwardBaitSong: "Fortapt", an original composition for the soundtrack for ''Mannen som elsket Yngve'', has shades of this.
* AwesomeMcCoolname / StageNames: Geir/Gary "Hellraizer" Kaizer.
* BlacksheepHit: Now, the extent to which it was a "hit" is up to debate, but "Sneakin' Up" sounds nothing like anything else on ''Monkey Do'', being a KaizersOrchestra soundalike.
* CoverVersion: Performed "Romeo and Juliet" by DireStraits on several occasions when Zahl was on tour.
* CreatorCouples: The quirky(er) counterpart to Janove's songwriting. See DarkerAndEdgier below.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His compositions for Kaizers Orchestra are often considered this in comparison to Janove's songs.
* DayInTheLife: "I Don't Mind", self-described by Zahl as autobiographical to some degree, at least.
* DeadpanSnarker: As at least [[Funny/KaizersOrchestra Crowning Moment of Funny]] for Kaizers can attest to.
* EgocentricTeamNaming: Zahl.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: ''Monkey Do''.
* FaceOfTheBand: The face of his solo projects. Of course, what with its name, the first is kind of obvious. But keep in mind that Morten Abel, at one time one of the most popular Norwegian artists with a good international following, is a member of Uncle Deadly.
* GratuitousFrench: Heard in both "The Game" and "The Subpoena Girl".
* HoYay: Plenty with Janove. Actually, with nearly all co-Kaizers.
* InTheStyleOf: "Sneakin' Up" might as well ''be'' a Kaizers Orchestra song, at least musically if not lyrically.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Monkey Do'' is at least partly this. More varied, eclectic genres and instrumentation than what's heard in ''Nice for a Change'', although lyrically they're relatively similar.
* RecordProducer: Co-produced both his solo project albums.
* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: Upon first glance, you may not expect an album the artist "Uncle Deadly" bearing [[http://www.abcnyheter.no/files/images/2010-05/1265366013UnclDeadlyCvr.jpg this cover art]] to be an album of mostly harmless Americana. The publicity photographs and aforementioned BlackSheepHit "Sneakin' Up" (and the accompanying music video) don't help in this regard either.
* ShoutOut: "[[BruceSpringsteen Born to Rain]]".
** "Songs About God" was written about the ending of ''TheDeerHunter''.
** The very name "Uncle Deadly" is a reference to the character from TheMuppets; Zahl claimed to have been intrigued by the duality of the name.
* StalkerWithACrush: "Sneakin' Up", coupled with its video, is creepy like that.
* StarvingArtist: Back before Kaizers hit it big (and according to the band themselves, money troubles plagued the band for several years despite their success), was forced to make ends meet by working as a waiter at a café.
* TrainSong: As befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".
* UnpluggedVersion: Made a few TV and radio appearances playing "Sneakin' Up" acoustically.
* VillainousCrush: In "The Subpoena Girl", a trial's defendant falls madly in love with a case witness.
* WordSaladLyrics: Found occasionally in his songs for Kaizers Orchestra, especially "Toxic blod", about a cat with a hole in its shoe frying bacon in the kitchen, where a male dog stands on its hind feet, and... something.
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Geir Zahl (born May 25, 1975) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of KaizersOrchestra, along with Janove Ottesen. His role in Kaizers consists of composing songs, playing second guitar and [[StepUpToTheMicrophone occasionally]] performing lead vocals. Outside of this role, he has served as frontman of two side projects - [[EgocentricTeamNaming Zahl]] and [[TheMuppets Uncle Deadly]] - both of them heavily influenced by traditional Americana music.
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Discography:
* Zahl - ''Nice for a Change'' (2007)
* Uncle Deadly - ''Monkey Do'' (2010)
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!!Tropes Associated with Geir Zahl:
* AlternateRealityEpisode: Always uncomfortable as a frontman in Zahl, for Uncle Deadly he devised a fictional personality based partly on himself that he would assume on-stage.
* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Sneakin' Up" features instances of 3D animation.
* AntiLoveSong: Several, most scathingly "I'll Try and Make You Cry".
* AwardBaitSong: "Fortapt", an original composition for the soundtrack for ''Mannen som elsket Yngve'', has shades of this.
* AwesomeMcCoolname / StageNames: Geir/Gary "Hellraizer" Kaizer.
* BlacksheepHit: Now, the extent to which it was a "hit" is up to debate, but "Sneakin' Up" sounds nothing like anything else on ''Monkey Do'', being a KaizersOrchestra soundalike.
* CoverVersion: Performed "Romeo and Juliet" by DireStraits on several occasions when Zahl was on tour.
* CreatorCouples: The quirky(er) counterpart to Janove's songwriting. See DarkerAndEdgier below.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His compositions for Kaizers Orchestra are often considered this in comparison to Janove's songs.
* DayInTheLife: "I Don't Mind", self-described by Zahl as autobiographical to some degree, at least.
* DeadpanSnarker: As at least [[Funny/KaizersOrchestra Crowning Moment of Funny]] for Kaizers can attest to.
* EgocentricTeamNaming: Zahl.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: ''Monkey Do''.
* FaceOfTheBand: The face of his solo projects. Of course, what with its name, the first is kind of obvious. But keep in mind that Morten Abel, at one time one of the most popular Norwegian artists with a good international following, is a member of Uncle Deadly.
* GratuitousFrench: Heard in both "The Game" and "The Subpoena Girl".
* HoYay: Plenty with Janove. Actually, with nearly all co-Kaizers.
* InTheStyleOf: "Sneakin' Up" might as well ''be'' a Kaizers Orchestra song, at least musically if not lyrically.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Monkey Do'' is at least partly this. More varied, eclectic genres and instrumentation than what's heard in ''Nice for a Change'', although lyrically they're relatively similar.
* RecordProducer: Co-produced both his solo project albums.
* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: Upon first glance, you may not expect an album the artist "Uncle Deadly" bearing [[http://www.abcnyheter.no/files/images/2010-05/1265366013UnclDeadlyCvr.jpg this cover art]] to be an album of mostly harmless Americana. The publicity photographs and aforementioned BlackSheepHit "Sneakin' Up" (and the accompanying music video) don't help in this regard either.
* ShoutOut: "[[BruceSpringsteen Born to Rain]]".
** "Songs About God" was written about the ending of ''TheDeerHunter''.
** The very name "Uncle Deadly" is a reference to the character from TheMuppets; Zahl claimed to have been intrigued by the duality of the name.
* StalkerWithACrush: "Sneakin' Up", coupled with its video, is creepy like that.
* StarvingArtist: Back before Kaizers hit it big (and according to the band themselves, money troubles plagued the band for several years despite their success), was forced to make ends meet by working as a waiter at a café.
* TrainSong: As befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".
* UnpluggedVersion: Made a few TV and radio appearances playing "Sneakin' Up" acoustically.
* VillainousCrush: In "The Subpoena Girl", a trial's defendant falls madly in love with a case witness.
* WordSaladLyrics: Found occasionally in his songs for Kaizers Orchestra, especially "Toxic blod", about a cat with a hole in its shoe frying bacon in the kitchen, where a male dog stands on its hind feet, and... something.