So Far, So Good… So What! is the third studio album by the thrash metal bandMegadeth, released on January 19, 1988, through Capitol Records. It was the band’s only album recorded with drummer Chuck Behler and guitarist Jeff Young, both of whom were fired from the band in early 1989, several months after the completion of the album’s worldtour. So Far, So Good… So What! features music performed at fast tempos with technical ability; lyrically, frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine addresses a variety of topics, including nuclear holocaust and freedom of speech.
So Far, So Good… So What! was well received by critics upon its release, although retrospective analysis has been less favorable. It managed to enter thetop-thirty of the Billboard 200 (although it received no commercial radio play), and charted in several other countries as well. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA, and indicated Megadeth‘s forthcoming emergence from the underground music scene.
Tracklist:
SIDE ONE
- Into the Lungs of Hell (instrumental)
- Set the World Afire
- Anarchy in the U.K. (Sex Pistols cover)
- Mary Jane (Mustaine, David Ellefson)
SIDE TWO
- 502
- In My Darkest Hour (Mustaine, Ellefson)
- Liar (Mustaine, Ellefson)
- Hook in Mouth (Mustaine, Ellefson)
Credits:
Megadeth
Dave Mustaine: lead vocals, guitars
David Ellefson: bass, backing vocals
Jeff Young: guitars
Chuck Behler: drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Steve Jones (of the Sex Pistols): guitar solo on “Anarchy in the U.K.” (the second one at 1:40)
Production
Produced by 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
