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2 weeks too late, but yeah.

Quoted from "Traxx"

It sounds logical, that they go with the flow when the talk is positive, and don't go further into the negative things.

It's logical that they don't mention the recent chart results in interviews, but if there are good reasons for their new way of releasing and promoting the singles, they (or someone working for KONTOR) can give a hint to their "core fans" (e. g. on this board). If they really read our comments - and they say so in interviews - they can't be satisfied to read the same critical opinions concerning their release policy over and over again. And the only way to stop these opinions is a good explanation.

Yes, if the bad release and promo policy has a reason, I think they should let us know.

it could be cash releated, maybe scooter need a big hit to gain promo cash for the next releases,
either that or they really dont like this album and think why waste money,
and then work on the next album,

Quoted from "kelvo"

it could be cash releated, maybe scooter need a big hit to gain promo cash for the next releases,
either that or they really dont like this album and think why waste money,
and then work on the next album,

If they don't like this album they shouldn't have released it.

Quoted from "Massive Tudom"

Quoted from "kelvo"

it could be cash releated, maybe scooter need a big hit to gain promo cash for the next releases,
either that or they really dont like this album and think why waste money,
and then work on the next album,

If they don't like this album they shouldn't have released it.

Good point!

Maybe they found out they could as well release the album when it was already produced.

But they were already not satisfied with their electro house tries in sprin/early summer. And with well-promoted releases of "C'est belu" and "It's A Biz" they could make their money.

Maybe they didn't feel that the new direction they pinched out was satisfying either.

I think they sould take less care for the "right" direction and spend more emphasis on making just 'round' and catchy tracks. In the past this was one of Scooter's greatest strengths. Whereas other bands created rows of songs produced in a trendy style, Scooter concentrated on giving those elements to a track it needs for being as good as possible.
Take a look at "How much is the fish?" - big hit, but it didin't belong to a certain style or genre that was trendy in 1998. Take a look at "Jigga, Jigga!" - after the bomb "Maria" many people expected something similar as follow-up single (that means: a crowd-track with some hardcore elements), but Scooter made "Jigga, Jigga!" which was anthemic and trancy - and it reached the top10 as well.
So if Scooter think an idea/a chorus/a melody they have written (or ripped ) works best as a dance track, they should make a dance track of it and not put it into a hardstyle scheme. If an idea/a chorus/a melody works best in a house track - make a house track of it (like "Shake that!" or "It's A Biz") and if the elements they have written/ripped work best with jumpstyle beats - then make a jumpstyle track.
The tracks of an album can be combined by a common mood/atmosphere (like the dark mood on BTTHJ or the stadium atmosphere on TSTE), but not almost every single track should be "forced" into the same scheme/style. This would even make the albums and their singles sound more diverse.

Quoted from "Mr Hyper"

The tracks of an album can be combined by a common mood/atmosphere (like the dark mood on BTTHJ or the stadium atmosphere on TSTE), but not almost every single track should be "forced" into the same scheme/style. This would even make the albums and their singles sound more diverse.

Agreed. I also think an album can be made up of songs in various styles.
It doesn't need to be just 1 style to be a "complete" album.

maybe scooter thought it was to late to turn the album around, so they added some other styles to add variety and released and hoped, it could have been to late to change anyway,
i recall scooter saying the management sets them targets, so it may have been to late

Quoted from "kelvo"

maybe scooter thought it was to late to turn the album around, so they added some other styles to add variety and released and hoped, it could have been to late to change anyway,
i recall scooter saying the management sets them targets, so it may have been to late

It would be a plausible reason. And well, the release date that has been postponed a few times has also not helped with it's succes. TOO should have been the 1st single of TBMU, but it has turned into an "in between" single, because the announced album that should appear not so long after TOO didnt appear at that time. So Scooter made another 1st single, in the form of DDE, and they did that radical style change because TOO didnt work chartwise. So it was either going into TOO direction again for the "2nd" 1st single of the album and risk a flop, or change the style radically, risking a flop but also making a succes possible. This all has made it into a sort of "complex release strategy" so to speak.

If CB does well, it will at least be 1 good thing out of this chaotic release strategy.

The release strategy already decreased with the UTROTT-singles. It may occur that there are chaotic periods within the career of a band that exists for such a long time. But Scooter's not spectacular, but well-thought and solid release&promo was changed suddenly when they decided to release TSAMH so soon after "Ti Sento" and far away from the good promotion opportunities in January (Apres Ski, Big Brother, Carneval parties...). And this sudden break is the aspect I don't understand at all. A lack ofmoney or a decreased popularity of Scooter can't be the reason - UTROTT reached the highest position a Scooter album ever reached in the German charts. So there should have been no reason for KONTOR/Scooter to change a release and promo policy that had been working for years.

Word.

Quoted from "Traxx"

Word.

+1!

strange how things go isnt it, but hope all is well for scooter soon,
but 15 for the album isnt so bad, some of scooters best albums charted rather bad at first and lasted for weeks spawning gold selling singles, i guess the singles havent hit the right audience,
but i have noticed DDE is a pretty popular track, it just charted bad really, and as we all say, the promo is the main reason for the flop