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getting even
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by Ralph Heibutzki Guitarist Greg Ginn took his time establishing himself as a solo artist after the 1986 breakup of Black Flag, the groundbreaking band he'd so single-mindedly piloted for a decade. The results were typically two-fisted when he did. Getting Even is a bruising listen from start to finish, with plenty of the dissonant blasts for which Ginn is so rightly hailed; listen to how his guitar breaks undermine &Hard Thing&'s stuttering punk-blues shuffle, for instance. The jam-oriented leanings of other Ginn side projects like Gone are absent here; only three songs break the three-minute barrier. Jangling guitars and basses vie against a terse, metronomic beat (which sounds suspiciously like a Linn drum machine). Vocals are pushed into the mix, which upholds a frequently paranoid, subterranean mood. Not surprisingly, the results sound like an updated version of Ginn's former band, only with crisper playing and production. &Pig MF& attacks the brutal cop who &takes another life,& then &goes home and beats his wife.& &I've Changed& is a hilarious collection of one-line alibis, while &Pay Day& hits out against workplace injustice. &Yes Officer& is another highlight, pitting a bass-drum interlude for its subject's fearful responses (&that light is very nice in my eyes, sir&) against some vicious, skittering guitar work. The lone instrumental, &Short Fuse,& is a compact summary of Ginn's thrill-a-minute style, while &Not That Simple& laments the commercial co-optation of the scene that he fought so hard to establish. This is the best stop for listeners unfamiliar with Ginn's post-Flag activities.
| Alias | getting even |
|---|---|
| Extra | getting even |
| Name | getting even |
| 原始名称 | Getting Even |
| 发行时间 | 1993-06-29 |
| 名称 | getting even |
| 唱片公司 | cruz |
| 歌手 | greg ginn |
| 类别 | 录音室专辑 |
| 语言 | 英语 |