Getting Even (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Getting Even

| type = Album

| artist = Greg Ginn

| cover = Greg ginn-getting even.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1993

| recorded = Cruz, 1993

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 31:02

| label = Cruz

| producer = Greg Ginn

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Payday

| next_year = 1993

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Getting Even is the first solo album by the American musician Greg Ginn, released in 1993 on Cruz Records.{{cite magazine |last1=Goldberg |first1=Michael |title=Lawyers, punks and money |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=Apr 15, 1993 |issue=654 |page=24}}{{cite magazine |title=Getting Even by Greg Ginn |magazine=Melody Maker |date=Jul 31, 1993 |volume=69 |issue=31 |page=30}} Ginn also produced the album.{{cite magazine |title=Getting Even by Greg Ginn |magazine=Billboard |date=Jul 17, 1993 |volume=105 |issue=29 |page=98}} Most of the songs barely last two minutes.

Critical reception

{{music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |title=Getting Even Review by Ralph Heibutzki |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/getting-even-mw0000103175 |website=AllMusic |access-date=24 June 2024}}

|rev2 = Punknews.org

|rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |title=Greg Ginn Getting Even |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/3546/greg-ginn-getting-even |website=Punknews.org |access-date=24 June 2024}}

}}

Guitar Player wrote that "Ginn remains a distinctive stylist; his angular, willfully sloppy lines owe more than a little to 'out' jazz."{{cite magazine |title=Getting Even by Greg Ginn |magazine=Guitar Player |date=Oct 1993 |volume=27 |issue=10 |page=115}}

Track listing

  1. "I've Changed" – 1:25
  2. "Kill Burn Fluff" – 2:04
  3. "You Drive Me Crazy" – 3:40
  4. "Pig MF" – 1:33
  5. "Hard Thing" – 3:05
  6. "Payday" – 1:24
  7. "Nightmares" – 2:37
  8. "Torn" – 2:26
  9. "PF Flyer" – 1:18
  10. "I Can't Wait" - 2:31
  11. "Short Fuse" - 1:58
  12. "Not That Simple" - 1:30
  13. "Yes Officer" - 2:25
  14. "Crawling Inside" - 3:06

Personnel

  • Greg Ginn - guitar, bass guitar, vocals, producer
  • David Raven - drums

;Technical

  • Steve Fisk - engineer
  • Andy Batwinas - engineer, mixing
  • John Golden - mastering

References