Audio CD review:
Samson - Head On

Samson - Head On

Band: Samson Title: Head On Rating: Release Date: 11 June, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Hard Times 2: Take It Like a Man 3: Vice Versa 4: Manwatcher 5: Too Close to Rock 6: Thunderburst 7: Hammerhead 8: Hunted 9: Take Me to Your Leader 10: Walking out on You

Customer Reviews Samson - 'Head On' (Sanctuary) 'Head On' was originally released in 1980,being the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band's second record. I'm JUST recently discovering Samson. Couldn't help but to notice the strong vocals through out the CD's ten well played and well produced cuts. Tunes here I was most impressed with were the lp's single "Hard Times","Take It Like A Man",the above and beyond the call of duty rocker "Hammerhead" and "Walking Out On You". Line-up:Bruce Dickenson-vocals,Paul Samson(R. I. P. )-guitar,Chris Aylmer-bass and Thundersticks-drums. Should appeal to fans of Judas Priest,Diamond Head,Saxon and Motorhead. Check it out. Another Must-have For Dickinson Fans If you like music for the sake of liking music and early 80's british heavy metal is your thing, then buy this album. "Head On" is a great album. If you are a Maiden fan, buy it. If you think that Bruce Dickinson is the greatest singer in all the world (like I think he is), then buy this album. Bruce seems to really shine on this record. Some of the stuff he does with his voice is ala Iron Maiden, however, it seems more chaotic and unabashed than Bruce's later recordings with Maiden. "Take me to your Leader" for instance has some really great singing and screaming in it. "Take it Like a Man" is a classic hard rocker, and "Walking out on You" is also another classic. All in all, "Head On" is a decent offering for nwobhm fans. As far as production and sound goes, yes, it could have been better, but Samson did what they could with what little money they had. Unfortunatly, Samson was a another band that also suffered numerous line-up changes and that can sometimes hurt a band or help them. Samson is one of the many british bands that did not really ever hit. To me, music is'nt about what's popular, it's about what you like and what makes you feel good. Don't follow the trends, and be your own person when it comes to music. "Head On" [is really good]. delicious_tunes the best of the first three records. this and the two track video are cult. it's sooo outrageous and ironic. it's the missing link between blues and heavy metal. the clip to Vice Versa is so cool and shows bruce with great gesture, thunderhead freaking out. the bass is so groovy that keeps preasure on your stomache. the changes in tempo like in Hammerhaed, Vice Versa, Too close to rock'n roll & Manwatcher is the blueprint of any later thrash album. this is a milestone in case of weird images. they should have been earning the success of Kiss. because they had songs "&" lyrics. They were stars of the underground. 4 stars that made 5 for this amazing record. . You can see a complete list of all Samson discography, or go back to the Samson tabs