Don't Get Mad, Get Even (album)

Don't Get Mad, Get Even
Studio album by Samson
Released	23 March 1984[1]
Recorded	August–September 1983
Studio	Musicworks, London "Are You Ready" and "Dr. Ice" recorded at Advision
Genre	Hard rock
Length	44:18
Label	Polydor
Producer	Pip Williams
Samson chronology
Before the Storm (1982) Don't Get Mad, Get Even (1984) Joint Forces (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard	9.0/10
AllMusic	[2]

Don't Get Mad, Get Even is the fifth studio album by British hard rock/heavy metal band Samson, released in 1984. Don't Get Mad, Get Even was included in the three-disc compilation The Polydor Years, issued by Caroline International in 2017, which also includes the album Before the Storm and a third CD with various B-sides, live and studio rarities. This compilation was the only official transfer of the original record to CD.[3][4] An unofficial bootleg was made and sold in New Zealand, released in 1997 on CD.

Reception

Reviews have been generally positive of the album since its release. Götz Kühnemund of the German magazine Rock Hard praised it, highly recommending it to metal fans and going on to say that it "grows with every listen and even becomes SAMSON's best album!" They compared the LP to being roughly on the same hardness level as Def Leppard's Pyromania album and that it will, therefore "not appeal to every headbanger. But every SAMSON fan won't be able to get it off the turntable after listening to it for the first time!"[5]

Track listing

Original vinyl release

All songs written by Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer, Nicky Moore and Pete Jupp

Side One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Are You Ready"	4:31
2.	"Love Hungry"	3:05
3.	"Burning Up"	4:34
4.	"The Fight Goes On"	4:22
5.	"Don't Get Mad, Get Even"	6:19

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Into The Valley"	4:13
7.	"Bite On The Bullet"	4:15
8.	"Doctor Ice"	4:11
9.	"Front Page News"	4:31
10.	"Leaving Love (Behind)"	4:20

1997 bootleg CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Front Page News" (12" Version)		4:31
12.	"La Grange" (Studio Jam)		4:12
13.	"Riding with the Angels" (Russ Ballard cover)	Russ Ballard	4:08
14.	"Vice Versa" (Live)		6:28
15.	"Walking Out On You" (Live)		9:49
16.	"Bright Lights" (Live)		3:02

Notes

• Originally released in 1984. Unofficially transferred to CD in 1997.
• Tracks 11 & 12 from the 12" Single Are You Ready.
• Tracks 13 & 14 from the 12" Single The Fight Goes On.
• Tracks 15 & 16 from the 2 x 7" Single Life On The Run.

Production

Samson

• Nicky Moore – vocals
• Paul Samson – guitar
• Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
• Pete Jupp – drums

Additional musicians

• Martin Ditcham - percussion (additional)
• Stevie Lange - backing vocals
• Joy Yates - backing vocals

Production

• Pip Williams - producer
• Alwyn Clayden - art direction
• Green Ink - artwork, design
• Ian Cooper - mastering
• Louis Austin - engineering
• Gregg Jackman - engineering

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF).
2. Eduardo Rivadavia. "Don't Get Mad Get Even Review by Eduardo Rivadavia". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
3. Joe Gessin (March 16, 2017). "SAMSON – The Polydor Years (3 CD box via Caroline / Universal)". With Guitars. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
4. Justin G. (June 7, 2017). "Samson: The Polydor Years Box Set (Caroline)". Wimps and Posers. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
5. Götz Kühnemund. "SAMSON - Don't Get Mad - Get Even". Rock Hard. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

External links

• "Samson – Don't Get Mad - Get Even". Discogs. Retrieved October 22, 2022.