On my bicycle adventure I spotted a bin of $1 cds outside a pub. Inside the bin was a copy of Hooky's side project. Could not remember if it was the full length or a Revenge single I lost when Wifey totalled the estate but for $1 I could not pass it up.

Worst album to come out of this camp. Ever.

For me, OTP's not without its flaws but does contain the odd good track. "Big Bang", "Bleachman" and "It's Quiet" are alright, the song-writing (fleetingly) came together for those. "Pineapple Face" and "Slave" sound a bit dated in this day and age but the 12" remixes on the singles do them much more justice, particularly the ones commissioned for the American market by Capitol. Hooky's frequently said what Revenge were about; getting away from New Order but it seems writing in a non-NO style was obviously hit and miss for him. Once he went back to embracing that NO sound in Monaco with Pottsy that's when the song-writing got considerably better. I think it's obvious that with OTP he wasn't trying to create a recorded masterpiece but rather get some songs for a new band to get behind so he could get back out on the road asap.

The Gun World Porn EP is so much better in terms of songs; the full-length State of Shock is probably the best thing they ever did.

Revenge were definitely a mixed bag but not without the occasional flash of the old magic (see below):

Edited by user 05 August 2012 06:15:15(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Having given the disc a spin or two recently, yeah, it is a poor project. Gun World Porn EP is so much better. Pineapple Face reminds me of a kid sneaking into Bew Order's studio and turning everything on. He should have stuck with one direction on the song instead of trying 5.

disc 2 of otp 2.0 is excellent - go buy that - everything else by revenge can be passed by

i've got all the albums,singles and promos but can honestly say i have only skipped through OTP ONCE and that was enough for me!

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