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1988 studio album by Megadeth

So Far, So Practiced... So What!
An image of a shell-studded, combat-clad soldier whose melted face leers menacingly from beneath a crude helmet. Amidst the ruins of a nuclear holocaust, he stands poised with a powerful weapon behind the distant planet Earth.
Studio album by

Megadeth
Released January 19, 1988 (1988-01-nineteen)
Recorded 1987
Studio Music Grinder, Los Angeles
Genre Thrash metal
Length 34:26
Characterization Capitol
Producer
  • Paul Lani
  • Dave Mustaine
Megadeth chronology
Peace Sells... but Who'southward Buying?
(1986) 		And then Far, So Skillful... So What!
(1988) 		Rust in Peace
(1990)
Singles from And so Far, So Adept... Then What!
  1. "Anarchy in the U.K."
    Released: February 17, 1988
  2. "Mary Jane"
    Released: May 12, 1988

So Far, So Good... So What! is the third studio album by American heavy metallic band Megadeth, released on Jan 19, 1988 by Capitol Records. It was the ring's only anthology recorded with drummer Chuck Behler and guitarist Jeff Immature, both of whom were fired from the band in early 1989, several months after the completion of the album'south earth bout. So Far, So Good... So What! features music performed at fast tempos with technical ability; lyrically, frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine addresses a multifariousness of topics, including nuclear holocaust and liberty of speech.

And then Far, So Practiced... So What! was well-received by critics upon its release, although retrospective analysis has been less favorable. It managed to enter the top-thirty of the Billboard 200 (although information technology received no commercial radio play), and charted in several other countries also. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA, and indicated Megadeth'due south forthcoming emergence from the underground scene.

Background and production [edit]

Guitarist Chris Poland and drummer Gar Samuelson had been both fired from the band following the conclusion of the Peace Sells tour for disruptive beliefs, including Poland's habit of pawning band equipment to pay for drugs.[1] Samuelson was immediately replaced by his pulsate technician, Chuck Behler.[2] However, a new guitarist would take longer to emerge. At first, the band hired guitarist Jay Reynolds from the band Malice,[3] merely Reynolds was not upward to the task of recording, and was subsequently replaced by his guitar instructor, Jeff Young. Dave Mustaine has since stated his regret for the style he handled Reynolds'south firing.[iv]

Piece of work on the album started while Reynolds was in the ring, but continued after the induction of Immature. To mix the album, the label turned to Paul Lani, who had remixed the band's previous album, Peace Sells... only Who'southward Buying?. [5] Mustaine was initially skeptical, but later became very irate with Lani's "eccentricities" and his mode of handling things. To mix the album, Lani relocated himself and Mustaine to Bearsville Studios, near Woodstock, New York, ostensibly for the purpose of inspiration.[6] Mustaine decided that he had his limits when he, having just awakened and made coffee, noticed Lani outside in his underwear feeding an apple to a deer. Mustaine flew dorsum to Los Angeles later on that day and fired Lani, who was replaced by Michael Wagener. Mustaine has since criticized Wagener's "pedestrian" mixing efforts, citing the anthology'southward "muddy feel", in item.[7] Mustaine was able to recruit Sex activity Pistols guitarist Steve Jones to perform guitar parts on "Anarchy in the U.M."[8]

Music and lyrics [edit]

Co-ordinate to music critic J. D. Considine of Spin, And so Far, So Practiced... So What! displays music performed at "volumes approaching the threshold of pain".[9] This was the showtime anthology where another band fellow member other than Mustaine contributed to writing, with bassist David Ellefson contributing to either lyrics or music on half of the album'due south songs. The album features fast guitar solos, multiple tempo changes and technical dexterity.[10] Mike Stagno of Sputnikmusic observed that the album offers the archetype "take no prisoners" fashion which is unremarkably associated with Megadeth; however, he noted that the sound does not differ much from the other hugger-mugger metallic bands from that period.[11] Jim Farber of Rolling Stone called Mustaine's vocals "bloodthirsty" and praised the musicianship for keeping rhythmic step even at the "nigh anarchic moments".[12] Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis Hunt noted that the music was filled with extensive and "torrid" instrumentals and described Mustaine's singing equally a combination of extreme shrieking and screaming.[thirteen] Despite the positive overview, "Anarchy in the U.K." received some negative criticism, partially considering information technology was perceived to lack the rebelliousness of the original version.[14]

The lyrical themes on the album explore a variety of subjects, from nuclear holocaust ("Set the World Afire") to revisionism and censorship ("Claw in Mouth").[13] Still, the majority of the songs are accompanied by the same sentiment of disillusion and nihilism equally their previous two albums.[15] Unlike traditional topics related to heavy metal music, the vocal "In My Darkest Hour" contains emotional lyrics which bargain with loneliness and isolation.[16] Dave Mustaine revealed that he tried to write most subject field matters that were in bear on with reality, including social bug and taboo topics.[13] The lyrics on Megadeth'south cover of "Anarchy in the U.K." were slightly mistaken considering Mustaine claimed he had heard them incorrectly.[17]

Songs [edit]

The album's first track, "Into the Lungs of Hell", is an instrumental composition which features synthesized horns, winds and percussion.[18] "Prepare the World Afire" is the kickoff song Dave Mustaine wrote for Megadeth after being fired from Metallica. He was a fellow member of Metallica from 1981 to 1983, and was dismissed merely before Metallica recorded its debut anthology Kill 'Em All. He later said that he wrote the lyrics during his journey home from the deviation. Inspiration for the song came from a newspaper he read while on the jitney back to California. The initial lyrics were written with a borrowed pencil on a cupcake wrapper, leading some fans to refer to "Set the World Ablaze" as "the cupcake song".[19] The beginning of the vocal contains a sample of "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", a 1941 song by The Ink Spots.[20]

"Anarchy in the U.Thousand." is a Sex Pistols cover, which rapidly became a staple of the band'south live set up.[21] Over the years, the vocal was dropped from the set list because of its anti-Christian viewpoint.[22] "Mary Jane" tells a story about a young witch buried alive past her father near the Loon Lake cemetery in Minnesota. Co-ordinate to the legend, anyone who dared to disturb her grave was doomed to a prompt expiry.[23] The song features descending guitar lines and begins with Mustaine summoning her spirit during the introduction.[24]

"502" is about breaking laws and driving fast cars. The title is a reference to the police force lawmaking in California for drunk driving; Mustaine himself would be arrested for drunk driving in March the following year when he crashed into a police auto.[9] [25] "In My Darkest Hour" was written past Mustaine shortly after the death of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton. Mustaine had plant out through discussion of mouth, as his former bandmates never contacted him well-nigh the tragic event that occurred in Europe. He later recalled that he was extremely unhappy that day and wrote the song in one sitting.[26] "Liar" is a diss song directed at past member Chris Poland, who Mustaine claimed was stealing guitars and selling them for heroin coin.[17] "Hook in Oral fissure" declaims censorship and the Parents Music Resources Center (PMRC). Mustaine elaborated that the lyrics were aimed at those who were "fucking effectually with our constitutional rights and trying to take away our freedom of speech".[27]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [14]
Los Angeles Times [ten]
Stone Difficult 10/ten[29]
Rolling Stone [12]
The Rolling Rock Anthology Guide [thirty]
The Hamlet Voice B–[28]

The album received positive feedback from music critics at the time of its release. In a gimmicky review, Holger Stratmann from Rock Hard hailed the album as "the new masterpiece of Megadeth" and asserted that the band had created a great follow-upwards to their highly acclaimed Peace Sells... only Who'southward Buying? [29] Jim Farber of Rolling Stone likewise gave the album a favorable review, maxim it propelled the group "right at the top of the thrash-rock heap". He ended his review by saying, "amid today's narcoleptic pop scene, albums like So Far, So Good ... So What! offering a disruptive noise that's welcome indeed".[12] Writing for Spin, J. D. Considine felt that the record showed a "genuine maturity" for the band.[9] In The Hamlet Voice, Robert Christgau reacted toward the album with tepid positivity, and wrote that Megadeth garnered "its modest portions of profit and respect" with their latest studio release. He praised "Anarchy in the U.K.", commenting that Mustaine covers the Sex Pistols "similar a gnaw".[28]

Retrospective reviews, however, tend to exist more critical of the album. AllMusic's Steve Huey criticized the anthology for lacking "the conceptual unity and musical bite" of its predecessor. According to him, the album "wants to sound threatening merely generally comes off as forced and somewhat juvenile", citing the cover track as an case.[14] Conversely, Adrien Begrand from MSN Music opined that the record was "somehow ignored" in the band's discography.[17]

Touring [edit]

The tour that followed the anthology'south release was the first to characteristic new band members Chuck Behler and Jeff Young. Bassist David Ellefson said that previous members Gar Samuelson and Chris Poland were tired of constantly being on the route and their departure was inevitable. He farther revealed that drummer Behler was appointed shortly before because the band feared that Samuelson would not be able to continue touring.[31] However, some problems occurred during the Australian leg of the tour. The band was forced to cancel some of these shows because of drug issues. Mustaine claimed that the group returned home because guitarist Young "ran out of heroin", which Young denied, stating that it was Mustaine who wanted to get dorsum to Los Angeles and seek rehabilitation.[32] Both Immature and Behler were somewhen fired from the ring in 1989.[33]

Megadeth started performing the album's songs live before the record was released. During 1987 they toured with other thrash metal bands such equally Kreator and Overkill at a number of European venues.[34] The post-obit yr Megadeth appeared with more established heavy metal acts such as Dio and Savatage for some shows in North America.[35] They also headlined a European tour, with support from Attestation and Sanctuary.[36] Later in 1988 the group made an appearance at the Monsters of Stone festival, but were dropped from the line-upwards later on 1 testify;[33] Megadeth was replaced by Attestation.[37] [38] Dave Mustaine explained that the ring toured quite often considering they were not receiving much media exposure: "Nosotros exercise a lot of shows and sell records by discussion-of-mouth". Los Angeles Times reported that Then Far, And so Good... So What! sold 400,000 copies one calendar month after its release, becoming Megadeth's fastest selling album at that point.[13] The record eventually went platinum and indicated Megadeth's forthcoming emergence from the surreptitious scene.[39]

Track list [edit]

All songs written and composed past Dave Mustaine, except where noted.[twoscore]

Side 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Into the Lungs of Hell" (instrumental) 3:29
2. "Set the Earth Afire" 5:48
3. "Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex activity Pistols cover) Johnny Rotten Rotten, Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook 3:00
four. "Mary Jane" Mustaine, David Ellefson 4:25
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
5. "502" 3:28
6. "In My Darkest Hour" (6:26 on 2004 reissue) Mustaine, Ellefson 6:xvi
7. "Liar" Mustaine, Ellefson 3:20
8. "Hook in Oral cavity" Mustaine, Ellefson four:40
Total length: 34:26
2004 remixed/remastered edition bonus tracks
No. Title Lyrics Length
9. "Into the Lungs of Hell" (Paul Lani mix) instrumental 3:32
10. "Fix the World Afire" (Paul Lani mix) 5:53
11. "Mary Jane" (Paul Lani mix) Mustaine, Ellefson 4:08
12. "In My Darkest Hour" (Paul Lani mix) Mustaine, Ellefson 6:11
Total length: 54:20

Personnel [edit]

Product and operation credits are adjusted from the album liner notes.[40]

Megadeth
  • Dave Mustaine – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
  • David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals
  • Jeff Immature – pb guitar, rhythm guitar, audio-visual guitar
  • Chuck Behler – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Steve Jones (of the Sexual practice Pistols) – guitar solo on "Anarchy in the U.K." (the second i at 1:40)
Product
  • Produced past Paul Lani and Dave Mustaine
  • Engineered by Paul Lani with Matt Freeman
  • Mixed by Michael Wagener at The Enterprise, Hollywood, California
  • Executive produced by Tim Carr
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California
2004 remix and remaster
  • Produced by Dave Mustaine
  • Mixed by Ralph Patlan and Dave Mustaine
  • Engineered past Ralph Patlan with Lance Dean
  • Edited by Lance Dean with Scott "Sarge" Harrison
  • Mastered by Tom Bakery

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 167-168.
  2. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 167.
  3. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 169.
  4. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 170-173.
  5. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 173.
  6. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 177-178.
  7. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 179.
  8. ^ Mustaine 2010, p. 175-176.
  9. ^ a b c Considine, J.D. (March 1988). "Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What!". Spin: 31. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Strauss, Duncan (January 24, 1988). "Sonic Booms: ** Megadeth - "And then Far, So Proficient... So What!". Capitol". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved Nov 10, 2013.
  11. ^ Stagno, Mike (April 25, 2007). "Megadeth - So Far, And so Proficient... So What! (staff review)". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved July fifteen, 2012.
  12. ^ a b c Farber, Jim. "Megadeth: And so Far, Then Skillful... And then What!". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on Oct i, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d Hunt, Dennis (March half-dozen, 1988). "Meeting Mr. Megadeth, Dave Mustaine". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c Huey, Steve. "Megadeth: And so Far, So Good... And then What!". AllMusic . Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  15. ^ Joyner 2002, p. 301.
  16. ^ Arnett 1996, p. 50.
  17. ^ a b c Begrand, Adrien (Jan 25, 2013). "Megadeth, 'And then Far, So Good...And then What!'". MSN Music. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved Nov 9, 2013.
  18. ^ Pillsbury 2006, p. 82.
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  21. ^ Buckley 2003, p. 660.
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  30. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 534. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
  31. ^ Gomes, Celesete (August 1988). "So Far, And so Good For Megadeth". Classic Stone. Rockmetal.fine art.pl. Retrieved November viii, 2013.
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  33. ^ a b "Megadeth History - 1988". Megadeth.com. Archived from the original on September half dozen, 2013. Retrieved November eight, 2013.
  34. ^ Exley, Mike (December thirteen, 1987). "Live Reviews: Megadeth at Queens Hall, Leeds, England". Metal Forces . Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  35. ^ Strauss, Duncan (March 15, 1988). "Dio Upstaged by Megadeth at Long Beach". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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  40. ^ a b And so Far, So Good... Then What! liner notes (2004 rerelease). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4, half-dozen–9.
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Bibliography [edit]

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  • Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock . Rough Guides. ISBN1-84353-105-iv.
  • Joyner, David Lee (2002). American pop music. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN0-07-241424-3.
  • Kahn-Harris, Keith (2007). Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge. Berg Publishers. ISBN978-i-84520-399-3.
  • Mustaine, Dave (2010). Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir . New York, New York, U.s.a.: Harper Collins. ISBN978-0-06-171437-five.
  • Pillsbury, Glenn (2006). Harm Incorporated: Metallica and the Production of Musical Identity. New York, New York, United states: Routledge. ISBN1-136-09122-X.

External links [edit]

  • So Far, So Proficient... So What! at Discogs (list of releases)

tromblyfortaish.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Far,_So_Good..._So_What!

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