History Music / GeirZahl

* AwesomeMcCoolname / StageNames: Geir/Gary "Hellraizer" Kaizer.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: ''Monkey Do''.

* 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.

* ShoutOut: "[[BruceSpringsteen Born to Rain]]".

* TrainSong: As is befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".

'''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.

'''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.

* 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.

** 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.

** "Songs About God" was written about the ending of ''TheDeerHunter''.

'''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.

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.

* 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.

* 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.

* TrainSong: As befitting of [[BruceSpringsteen Springsteen]]-influenced Americana rock, ''Nice for a Change'' has several examples of this, most notably "Born to Rain".

* CreatorCouples: The quirky(er) counterpart to Janove's songwriting. See DarkerAndEdgier below.

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.

* 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.

* 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.

* HeAlsoDid: Filmed several documentaries on Kaizers, as well as his own electronic press kit for Uncle Deadly.

* RecordProducer: Co-produced both his solo project albums.

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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.

* HoYay: Plenty with Janove. Actually, with nearly all co-Kaizers.