Revenge (band)

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Revenge
Origin Manchester, England
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Electronica
Years active 1989-1992
Label(s) Factory Records
Associated acts New Order
Monaco
Rawhead
Members
Peter Hook
Davyth Hicks
Chris Jones
David Potts
Brian Whittaker
Mike Hedges

Revenge was a band formed by New Order bassist Peter Hook (vocals, bass, keyboards) and Lavolta Lakota and Rawhead singer Davyth Hicks (aka Dave Hicks) on guitar and vocals, and Chris Jones (keyboards). Revenge formed after New Order's hiatus in 1989-1990 and played their final gigs in January 1993. They were joined on stage after the album One True Passion was written by David Potts (bass and guitar) and Ash on drums.

The band toured the first album worldwide playing gigs in Europe, North and South America and Japan in 1991. It was after the Japan tour that Hicks decided to leave, quoting "musical differences", but more with the feeling of frustration over the direction of Revenge and his own desire to return to being lead singer. He formed Rawhead in Manchester and reformed the band in Scotland in 1993.

In May 1991 the band recruited new members Brian Whittaker (bass and guitar) and Mike Hedges (drums) who debuted at the Cities in The Park Festival. After completion of touring and promoting New Order's 1993 album Republic, Hook returned to Revenge with the intention of recording a new album. However, the band soon disintegrated and Hook retained the talents of only David Potts to form Monaco.

It has often been speculated that the band's name referred to Hook seeking revenge on Bernard Sumner for the latter's formation of the band Electronic with Johnny Marr. In fact, the name came from the word Revenge emblazoned on a leather jacket worn by George Michael in the video for his hit song, "Faith".

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • One True Passion (1990)
  • Gun World Porn (EP) (1991)
  • One True Passion [V 2.0] (2004), re-released with a second CD and a total of 23 additional tracks, more than triple the size of the original album release.
  • No Pain No Gain (2005), an album of live material recorded in 1991

[edit] Singles

Title Release date U.K. Singles U.S. Club Play U.S. Club Sales U.S. Modern Rock Album
"7 Reasons" Nov 1989 - - - - -
"Pineapple Face" May 1990 - 10 16 8 One True Passion
"Slave" Oct 1990 - 25 39 - One True Passion
"State Of Shock" (Club promo) Mar 1992 - 42 - - Gun World Porn

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