Head On (studio album) by Samson

Head On by Samson
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 22,890th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 15 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (311th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,024th)
Award Best albums of all time (22,890th)
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Samson - Head on (Limited Edition Vinyl LP) **NEW COLORED RECORD LP VINYL
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NEW Samson Head On CD Sanctuary Bruce Dickinson Metal *Partially Opened*
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Head On [Bonus Tracks] by Samson (CD, May-2001, Castle)
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 15 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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From 02/05/2018 19:50
I've had this on vinyl since it was released. A really fresh NWOBHM album with tracks like Vice Versa and Hammerhead. I got to see Samson live supporting Whitesnake at the Cornwall Coliseum back in the eighties, by this time Bruce Dickinson had moved to Iron Maiden and the new lead singer wasn't a patch on him. Thunderstick had also moved on, or removed his mask. The first three albums are the ones to get.
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