Title: Carried by the strength of a few songs
Product review: I'm a big enough fan of New Order to recognize the influence...very obvious as this is a collaboration between the gods of English synthpop, one of which is none other than Bernard Sumner. 'Getting Away With It' can be described as tasteful when one compares it to the bulk of early '90s dance-pop (do "Smash" or "C&C Music Factory" ring any bells?). 'Get the Message' has the advantage of having a great video, and despite the fact that the lyrics have the crappiness factor of many New Order songs, the music is first-rate. The rest of the album has its bright points ('Idiot Country', etc.), but they don't match up to the power of the two singles. Still, given the time period, this could be remembered as one of the sharpest pop releases of the early '90s.
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