Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What! CD

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 One that needed a remastering
The original SFSGSW is a good album. It also has its own sound, which I describe as chorused (referring to the over-chorused guitars). The songs on the album are good, nothing special, and certainly not close to Peace Sells or Rust in Peace. The remaster contains no new tracks, only some of the original mixes as bonus tracks. Dave has messed with the mixes on the album, which is good for the most part as you can now hear lead parts you couldn't before. The chorused guitar sound is completely gone (can be good and bad), and so the album sounds a little stripped down. I felt something was missing the first time I listened to Into the Lungs of Hell, but it was just the lack of chorusing. The only downside to this album is that the guitar part is almost completely quiet during the police sequence in 502, which is jarring the first time you hear it. For this song I'd recommend the original. Overall, buy this album if you like the songs on it, as the improved sound is very worth the $12.
Submitted by paistss (Lancaster, PA, USA) 
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 Not like the original... so what?
I bought the original release on cassette back in 1988. I bought this version on CD because it was Remixed and Remastered. Wow, was it ever! Some of the remix falls so flat, I thought my EQ was going. Listen to the Paul Lani mix of Into The Lungs Of Hell and Set The World Afire. Far superior to the remix in my opinion. The texturing and spatial layering (much more than a simple chorus effect)is quite nice indeed. Then listen to the remix (tracks 1 & 2). Hello? Where the hell did the cool layered guitar effects and such go? Don't get me wrong, the Paul Lani mixes are still not quite as good as the original "final" mix by Michael Wagener, but still much better than the crap Dave Mustaine passes for a good remix. He does thank them both for the hard work they put into their respective mixes, and admits it was a very difficult album on which to work, so that's cool. But still, this remix is just blah. On 502, Michael Wagener's mix clearly put's Dave through a megaphone effect when he states "Pull over s#!thead. This is the cops." On this remix though, Dave sounds like he is just pinching his nose as he delivers that line. MW's mix of Into The Lungs Of Hell also seems to delete most of the trumpet crap (at least the flourishes) at the beginning of the song, which really makes an even more shocking impression when hearing the remix (am I listening to a Megadeth album or watching an episode of "Red Dwarf"?). The whole thing is just a lesser release. I laughed when I heard the first verse of Hook In Mouth while listening to this remix ("little man with a big eraser, changing history"). I would recommend the original over this release (good luck finding it). Songs are well written and performed though. Songs: 5 stars. Remix: 2.5 stars. Overall: 3 stars. I give the original release 5 stars.
Submitted by BT (Ball, LA, USA)
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 So Far So Damn Good So F@cking What...
wow once again megadeth shows us how important in the metal industry really is and how they became a huge band.. this album is one of my favourites of megadeth, you will love every song on this record
Submitted by holywars90 (somewhere)
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 GREAT
GREAT ALBUM! IF YOU LIKE YOUR METAL LOUD, FAST, AND THRASHING, THIS IS THE ALBUM OF CHOICE.
Submitted by JASON (PAWNEE CITY,NE,USA)
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 IT WAS ALRIGHT
I Thought The Best Songs On This Album Were Set the World Afire, Anarchy in the U.K, 502, and, In My Darkest Hour. To Me I Think It Could Have Been Better, But Its Worth Buying The Remixes Are Pretty Good Too.
Submitted by nerozero (Miami, Florida)
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