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
}}
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
- "I've Changed" – 1:25
- "Kill Burn Fluff" – 2:04
- "You Drive Me Crazy" – 3:40
- "Pig MF" – 1:33
- "Hard Thing" – 3:05
- "Payday" – 1:24
- "Nightmares" – 2:37
- "Torn" – 2:26
- "PF Flyer" – 1:18
- "I Can't Wait" - 2:31
- "Short Fuse" - 1:58
- "Not That Simple" - 1:30
- "Yes Officer" - 2:25
- "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