The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good
2003 studio album by Burnt by the Sun
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The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good is the second full-length album for the band Burnt by the Sun, released on Relapse Records.[2]
ReleasedMay 2003
Recorded2003
StudiosTrax East Studio (South River, New Jersey)
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| Released | May 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Studios | Trax East Studio (South River, New Jersey) | |||
| Genres | Metalcore, mathcore, grindcore | |||
| Length | 72:54 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
| Producers | Burnt By The Sun and Matt Bayles | |||
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The title is a common translation of a quotation by Voltaire:
- Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.
Literally,
- The best is the enemy of the good.
From La Bégueule (1772).
Track listing
- "Abril Los Ojos" - 1:24
- "Washington Tube Steak" - 2:58
- "Battleship" - 3:38
- "Forlani" - 2:39
- "180 Proof" - 3:48
- Untitled - 0:40
- "Arrival Of Niburu" - 1:52
- "Patient 957" - 2:01
- "2012" - 3:05
- Untitled - 0:47
- "Spinner Dunn" - 3:31
- "Pentagons And Pentagrams" - 2:18
- "Revelations 101" - 3:37
- Untitled - 40:36
The 40-minute final untitled track consists mostly of sine wave noise, with spoken audio from 14:46 to 16:50 and a six-minute hidden track from 34:36 to the end.
Personnel
- Mike Olender- Vocals
- John Adubato - Guitar
- Ted Patterson - Bass
- Dave Witte - Drums