The sessions were so prolific that the project turned into a full album release with a new name, now titled Do We Have to Beg?
Despite, as guitarist Robert Davis put it, having enough hometown popularity to "play in front of 1,500 people every Friday night,"[2] the band set their sights for L.A. Orco began playing L.A. venues but had a tough time early on, being kicked out of a rented one-room bedroom and having a dismissive manager with whom they periodically spoke with.
With the help of a new manager, John Zagata, they recorded three demo songs, "A Gift," "Seven," and "Straight Jacket Labels" with producers Tommy Henriksen and Jeff Pilson.
[10] Despite the band's rising popularity, however, Revis would be dropped from Epic Records and forced to acquire new management after their first album.
[10] Around this time, Davis and Piribauer had joined a band named Hensley and caused question over the future of Revis.
[12] Holman and Cox, without Davis, Piribauer, or Thiemann, returned to Illinois and together began writing new material akin to Revis.
However, he clarified that they would not be working with Don Gilmore or Ken Andrews and showed uncertainty in regards to finding a label and touring.
The bassist Thiemann went on to form TJ Brown, Dove Lane and Deep Space Radio.
[11][15] However, original guitarist Nathaniel Cox and bassist Bob Thiemann decided not to take part in the reunion.
[21] The band debuted a new song, titled "Remember When", at the concert and released a studio acoustic version of a new track, "Searching for Someone" afterwards.
[22] The band rounded out the year with a re-recorded version of the track "From That Point On," a B-side left off their first album.
[27] After a week of silence and no promotion, the album release was quietly delayed indefinitely, without a new date, due to undisclosed legal issues.
[28] In June, the band released a final track from the sessions, "Fire and Ice", as an apology and "thank you" for the patience from their fans.
[29] After four more months of silence, drummer David Piribauer reiterated the band's intent to re-record the album, blaming the lack of progress on his seriously injured leg.
[30] After four more months of silence, almost a year after the album's initial release date, guitarist Robert Davis confirmed that Revis had disbanded.
Davis summed up the band's label issues and eventual demise: We had no contract with the label the whole time we were working with them, and they were helping us start our career and put money towards a tour...We went back to the same studio and had this conversation with Jay Baumgardner, and he said he’d love to sign us but they weren’t close to getting contracts done.
[32] On March 15, 2024, Revis announced a second reunion (including Holman, Davis, Cox, Thiemann, and Piribauer) and three live performance dates.
[34] Bottles of Lightning features Holman on vocals, Robert Davis and Nathaniel Cox on guitar, and David Piribauer on drums.