Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Parlophone)

Pet Shop Boys' excellent debut single "West End Girls" deserved to be a big hit for them, but never mind, this one's got to be HUGE! Singer Neil Tennant used to write articles for a certain rival pop mag that we never mention, but it's obvious that he should've been devoting his time and talents to his own music a long time ago, as this is such a superbly crafted disco hit. Single of the week! (Debbi Voller, No 1, July 6, 1985)

I really don't understand what all the fuss is about with this track, with its clank and bustle up front instead of a tune and its dubious invitations to commit some unspecified crime. Nor why, with the altogether wonderful "Why Don't We Live Together?" a natural pop hit, the record company should choose to release this battle-scarred warhorse again. Average stuff but still an awful lot better than some things I could mention. (Ian Cranna, Smash Hits, May 7, 1986)