The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good


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.
The title is a common translation of a quotation by Voltaire:
Literally,
From La Bégueule.

Track listing

  1. "Abril Los Ojos" - 1:24
  2. "Washington Tube Steak" - 2:58
  3. "Battleship" - 3:38
  4. "Forlani" - 2:39
  5. "180 Proof" - 3:48
  6. Untitled - 0:40
  7. "Arrival Of Niburu" - 1:52
  8. "Patient 957" - 2:01
  9. "2012" - 3:05
  10. Untitled - 0:47
  11. "Spinner Dunn" - 3:31
  12. "Pentagons And Pentagrams" - 2:18
  13. "Revelations 101" - 3:37
  14. 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