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Organisation (Remastered),Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Released 2003

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VCL XI
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- 1
- Enola Gay
- 03:33
- 2,064 plays

- 2
- 2nd Thought
- 04:15
- 626 plays

- 3
- VCL XI
- 03:50
- 494 plays

- 4
- Motion And Heart
- 03:16
- 427 plays

- 5
- Statues
- 04:30
- 474 plays

- 6
- The Misunderstanding
- 04:55
- 413 plays

- 7
- The More I See You
- 04:11
- 416 plays

- 8
- Promise
- 04:51
- 439 plays

- 9
- Stanlow
- 06:40
- 381 plays

- 10
- Annex
- 04:33
- 355 plays

- 11
- Introducting Radios
- 01:27
- 292 plays

- 12
- Distance Fades Between Us
- 03:44
- 345 plays

- 13
- Progress
- 02:57
- 308 plays

- 14
- Once When I Was Six
- 03:12
- 360 plays

- 15
- Electricity (Dindisc 1980 Version)
- 03:43
- 554 plays

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album review

If OMD's debut album showed the band could succeed just as well on full-length efforts as singles, Organisation upped the ante even further, situating the band in the enviable position of at once being creative innovators and radio-friendly pop giants. That was shown as much by the astounding lead track and sole single from the album, "Enola Gay." Not merely a great showcase for new member Malcolm Holmes, whose live-wire drumming took the core electronic beat as a launching point and easily outdid it, "Enola Gay" is a flat-out pop classic -- clever, heartfelt, thrilling, and confident, not to mention catchy and arranged brilliantly. The outrageous use of the atomic bomb scenario -- especially striking given the era's nuclear war fears -- informs the seemingly giddy song with a cut-to-the-quick fear and melancholy, and the result is captivating. Far from being a one-hit wonder, though, Organisation is packed with a number of gems, showing the band's reach and ability continuing to increase. Holmes slots into the band's efforts perfectly, steering away from straightforward time structures while never losing the core dance drive, able to play both powerfully and subtly. Andy McCluskey's singing, his own brand of sweetly wounded soul for a different age and approach, is simply wonderful -- the clattering industrial paranoia of "The Misunderstanding" results in wrenching wails, a moody cover of "The More I See You" results in a deeper-voiced passion. Everything from the winsome claustrophobia of "VCL XI" and the gentle, cool flow on "Statues" to the quirky boulevardier swing of "Motion and Heart" has a part to play. Meanwhile, album closer "Stanlow," inspired by the power plant where McCluskey's father worked, concludes things on a haunting note, murky mechanical beats and a slow, mournful melody leading the beautiful way. [The remastered 2003 version adds six bonus tracks.] ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide