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So Far, So Good... So What!
Megadeth
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- January 19th, 1988
- Catalog ID:
- C1-48148
- Label:
- Capitol Records
- Format:
- 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
- Reviews:
- 27 reviews (avg. 82%)
| Side A | |||
| 1. | Into the Lungs of Hell | 03:23 | instrumental |
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| 2. | Set the World Afire | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Anarchy in the U.K. (Sex Pistols cover) | 03:01 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Mary Jane | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B | |||
| 5. | 502 | 03:29 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | In My Darkest Hour | 06:27 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Liar | 03:21 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Hook in Mouth | 04:49 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Dave Mustaine | Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-8), Lyrics (tracks 2, 4-8) |
| David Ellefson | Bass, Vocals (backing), Lyrics (tracks 4, 6), Songwriting (tracks 7, 8) |
| Chuck Behler | Drums, Percussion |
| Jeff Young | Guitars |
| Guest/Session | |
| Steve Jones | Guitars (lead) (track 3) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Dave Mustaine | Producer, Engineering |
| Paul Lani | Producer |
| Michael Wagener | Mixing |
| Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| Tim Carr (R.I.P. 2013) | Executive producer |
| Matt Freeman | Engineering (assistant) |
| Dave Mustaine | Guitars, Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-8), Lyrics (tracks 2, 4-8) |
| David Ellefson | Bass, Vocals (backing), Lyrics (tracks 4, 6), Songwriting (tracks 7, 8) |
| Chuck Behler | Drums, Percussion |
| Jeff Young | Guitars |
| Steve Jones | Guitars (lead) (track 3) |
| Dave Mustaine | Producer, Engineering |
| Paul Lani | Producer |
| Michael Wagener | Mixing |
| Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| Tim Carr (R.I.P. 2013) | Executive producer |
| Matt Freeman | Engineering (assistant) |
| A walk of shame, but with... | 80% | autothrall | February 6th, 2024 | |
| yeah, so? | 70% | Demon Fang | July 10th, 2023 | |
| Regressive and Flawed, But... | 79% | DanielG06 | March 4th, 2023 | |
| I'M IN THE AESTRAL PLANE,... | 98% | thewarheadshaverustinpeace | February 16th, 2022 | |
| MEGADETH IN TRANSITION | 85% | Master Ov Reality | August 28th, 2021 | |
| Rough around the edges, but... | 87% | Biedrik | June 26th, 2021 | |
| Atomic Punk | 95% | Sweetie | June 18th, 2018 | |
| Another classic | 89% | TrooperEd | April 11th, 2018 | |
| Glamegadeth | 69% | Mailman__ | April 10th, 2018 | |
| So far, ...not that good | 65% | Xyrth | March 29th, 2018 | |
| So Far, So... | 72% | Big_Robot_Monster | September 7th, 2016 | |
| A good album, but a step back | 86% | BlackMetal213 | July 10th, 2016 | |
| So Much Pressure, So Much... | 87% | iammetalnick | April 11th, 2016 | |
| Lazy and punky | 53% | gasmask_colostomy | June 11th, 2015 | |
| You've heard better | 85% | McTague97 | December 15th, 2014 | |
| Tired and Inconsistent | 72% | StainedClass95 | July 27th, 2014 | |
| A massively underrated effort | 72% | psychosisholocausto | February 23rd, 2013 | |
| Dark, Dirty and Fucking... | 98% | heavens_coffin | November 9th, 2009 | |
| A big disappointment! | 50% | evermetal | November 2nd, 2009 | |
| The quintessential Megadeth... | 90% | The_Grand_Destructor | April 21st, 2007 | |
| Weakest of the first four... | 89% | natrix | April 17th, 2007 | |
| The Unsung Classic. | 94% | hells_unicorn | April 17th, 2007 | |
| So Far, So Good.....So... | 85% | Kingarty | January 29th, 2007 | |
| Their Last Gasp | 75% | corviderrant | December 12th, 2006 | |
| Classic Megadeth | 94% | GuntherTheUndying | December 11th, 2006 | |
| So Very Good | 98% | DawnoftheShred | November 7th, 2006 | |
| Aweful album! So why can't... | 84% | emmitt246 | November 25th, 2002 |
Music videos:
• In My Darkest Hour
• Anarchy in the U.K.
Some copies will have a "Combat Records" logo on both vinyl labels, some copies will have the logo only on the B side vinyl label, and some copies will not have any logo.
The album reached #18 in the UK charts, and #28 in the US.
"Set the World Afire" is one of the band's earliest compositions, and was initially titled Megadeth, when the band was named Mechanix. When they switched to Megadeth, the song was retitled.
502 is U.S. police code for DUI (Driving Under the Influence of alcohol).
"Liar" is dedicated to Chris Poland, who was fired from the band for stealing and pawning Dave Mustaine's guitars.
"In My Darkest Hour" was written in late September, 1986, on the day Dave Mustaine heard about Cliff Burton's death, but is not about him lyrically.
"Hook in Mouth" addresses censorship, and more specifically, the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center), a US organization who campaigned heavily against metal bands' lyrics. The riffs in this song are taken from the Metallica song "Ride the Lightning", which was composed by Mustaine.
Dave Mustaine had originally wanted to cover the Sex Pistols' "Problems", then tried to record a medley of "Problems" and "Anarchy in the U.K. ", and eventually settled on just the latter. Sex Pistols' singer Johnny Rotten refused to provide them with a lyric sheet, however, leading to some mistakes in the Megadeth version. (Megadeth eventually covered "Problems", and it was included in the "Hidden Treasures" compilation.)
The cover photo model is Martin C. Schmidt of Matmos.
The original sound version is now out of print.
Recording information:
Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, CA.
Mixed at The Entreprise, North Hollywood, CA.
Recorded at Music Grinder, Los Angeles, CA.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 077774814812
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): C1-1-48148-Z1 DMM PRECISION SPO-1 SM1-1 B-29864-Z1-DMM 19035 2-2 AR-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): C1-2-48148-Z1 DMM PRECISION B-29865-Z1-DMM 19035-X 2-2 AR-SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2): C1-1-48148-Z1 DMM PRECISION SPO-1 SM1-1 B-29864-Z1-DMM 19035 2̶-̶2̶ AR-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2): C1-2-48148-Z1 DMM PRECISION B-29865-Z1-DMM 19035-X 2̶-̶2̶ AR-SP 0-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 3): C1-48148-1 1AZHZD:
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 3): C1-48148-2 1AZHZD:
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