Much theater

Much theater
Studio album by Pur
Publication (s)	1998
Label (s)	Intercord (1998) / EMI , Universal Music (2002)
Format (s)	CD , MC
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	15 (1998) / 18 (2002)
running time	65:57 (1998) / 77:22 (2002)
occupation	Singing: Hartmut Engler Guitar: Rudi Buttas Drums, vocals, guitar: Roland Bless Keyboard: Ingo Reidl Bass, vocals, piper: Joe Crawford
production	Dieter Falk
Studio (s)	Leonberg recording studio; Studio 3 Bietigheim; Soundstage, Nashville; JK's Mastermix, Munich
chronology Adventure Land (1995) Much theater Right in the Middle (2000)

Powerful much theater is a 1998 Intercord published music album of the group Pur . With over a million copies, the album is one of the best-selling music albums in Germany .

Creation and publication

After the album Abenteuerland and the following tour, the members of Pur initially withdrew into private life; Hartmut Engler became a father for the first time during the break. Work on the new album Mächtig viel Theater began in October 1996 and lasted until November 1997. On November 17, 1997, the album's first single, Wenn du da ist , was pre-coupled. It reached number 6 in the German single charts, sold more than 250,000 copies by January 1998 and received a gold record . It was the group's first single to receive a gold record.

Mächtig much Theater was released on January 19, 1998 and immediately reached number 1 on the German album charts. It was the group's eleventh album. By the beginning of March 1998, 750,000 copies of Mächtig much theater had been sold.

In the lyrics, Hartmut Engler deals, among other things, with his private life and reflects on his new role as a father ( when you are there , Little Prince ). Two songs in particular were highlighted as exceptional by the critics: Children are taboo deals with the subject of child abuse. With the income from the song, Pur supported various organizations that help sexually abused children, including the Dunkelziffer association . For I want to get out here about autism was Hartmut Engler including by Birger Sellin book I will no longer be Inmich inspired; Before the album was released, there was also a meeting with Sellin.

From March 1998 Pur went on an album tour and performed in Basel and Zurich , among others . The group was accompanied on the tour by David Hanselmann (vocals), Martin Ansel (guitar) and Martin Stöck (drums). The tour ended in August 1998, with the group giving 69 concerts to around 900,000 visitors. Finally, in February 1999, the concert video Mächtig viel Theater - The video for the tour was released .

Track list

1. When you are there - 5:05
2. Drive me on - 5:29
3. Do it again - 4:21
4. Children are taboo - 4:48
5. Merlin's Pummelflug - 0:47
6. Queen - 4:43
7. Alone in front of the mirror - 4:57
8. Finally I - 4:10
9. Give it to me - 6:10
10. Little Prince - 5:04
11. Much theater - 5:12
12. Kowalski 6 - 0:34
13. The stupid - 4:06
14. I want out of here - 6:39
15. Cried with happiness - 3:52

2002 Digitally Remastered Rerelease from EMI / Universal Music

16. Turn 2 into 3 - 1:26
17. Spirit Assault - 4:24
18. Audio commentary Mächtig Much Theater - 5:35

reception

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Much theater   DE 1 02/02/1998 (48 weeks)   AT 22nd 02/01/1998 (11 weeks)   CH 3 02/01/1998 (17 weeks)

Singles

When you're there   DE 6th December 01, 1997 (11 weeks)   CH 39 01/04/1998 (8 weeks) The stupid   DE 85 March 16, 1998 (8 weeks)

"[A] n the successful concept the two main responsible persons, the keyboard player Ingo Reidl and Hartmut Engler, have wisely not changed anything", for example there are "typical pure love songs", wrote the Stuttgarter Zeitung . The Sächsische Zeitung also found that Pur “created the new album according to a tried and tested recipe. A big spoon of catchy tune, a pinch of social criticism and a pinch of youthful memories will of course not give the music-spoiled connoisseur any pleasure. " Pur remain true to their concept of combining the often kitschy lyrics with sophisticated radio melodies on their new record ”, stated the Sunday newspaper .

"The songs on 'Maechtig viel Theater' (Intercord) are, as one is used to from PUR, absolutely close to real life," said the Frankfurter Neue Presse . For the Saarbrücken newspaper was mighty lot of theater 'yet become a lot more rock "than the previous disc, Adventure Land. A varied album that belongs in every CD collection! ”.

Awards

Much theater has sold over a million times in Germany and achieved double platinum. It also received double platinum in Switzerland for more than 100,000 units sold. Pure was nominated for Mächtig viel Theater in 1999 for an echo in the category “National Group of the Year”.

Web links

• A lot of theater at Discogs
• A lot of theater at Allmusic (English). Retrieved November 12, 2015.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Information according to the CD booklet.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Kai Holoch: Life counseling from Bietigheim . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung , January 14, 1998, p. 26.
3. ↑ chj: Swabians are collecting plenty of precious metal again . In: Trierischer Volksfreund , March 9, 1998.
4. ↑ Make pure “Mighty Much Theater” . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , January 23, 1998.
5. ↑ Uwe Käding: Prophets of the two-person relationship / Pur started mammoth tour through Germany . In: Rhein-Zeitung , March 4, 1998.
6. ↑ Pure Pop . In: Sunday newspaper , March 8, 1998, p. 19.
7. ↑ Kai Holoch: Victory over the bastard . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung , March 9, 1998, p. 10.
8. ↑ Lausitzer Rundschau , August 29, 1998, p. 14.
9. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH
10. ↑ Martin Oversohl: Balance of the "good people" . In: Sächsische Zeitung , January 17, 1998, p. 17.
11. ↑ Heard: Kitschy texts . In: Sonntagszeitung , January 18, 1998, p. 61.
12. ↑ aboe: The wait for the new CD from PUR was worth it . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse , January 27, 1998, p. 1.
13. ↑ Marko Völke: Ohrakel: PUR 'Mächtig much theater' . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , February 4, 1998.