Before the Storm (Samson album)
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Studio album by Samson | ||||
Released | October 1982 | |||
Recorded | August-September 1982 | |||
Studio | Music Works Studios, London | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 39:48 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Jo Julian | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Martin Popoff | [2] |
Before the Storm is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Samson. It was released in 1982, with the new vocalist Nicky Moore. He was recruited to replace Bruce Dickinson after his departure, to join Iron Maiden. The drummer Mel Gaynor was also replaced by Pete Jupp, when Gaynor left to join Simple Minds.
Contents
Track listing
- Side one
- "Dangerzone" (Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer, Nicky Moore) - 5:24
- "Stealing Away" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore) - 4:22
- "Red Skies" (Samson, Bruce Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick) - 3:46
- "I'll Be 'Round" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Pete Jupp) - 3:14
- "Test of Time" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp) - 4:09
- Side two
- "Life on the Run" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp) - 4:01
- "Turn Out the Lights" (Samson, Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick) - 4:02
- "Losing My Grip" (Samson, Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick) - 3:29
- "Young Idea" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp) - 7:24
2002 CD Reissue bonus tracks[3]
- "Running Out of Time" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore)
- "Driving with Z.Z." (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp)
- "Living, Loving, Lying" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp)
- "Pyramid to the Stars" (Samson, Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick)
- "Front Page News" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp)
- "Riding with the Angels" (Russ Ballard)
Personnel
Samson
Additional musicians
- Ian Gibbons - keyboards
- Jo Julian - synthesizers on "Dangerzone", producer, engineer
References
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