Still, Alive… and Well?
Still, Alive… and Well? is a Megadeth compilation on Sanctuary Records, released on 10 September 2002. It arrived after Dave Mustaine disbanded the group, seemingly for good, when a serious nerve injury struck him that year, and it was put out to fulfil the band's contract with the label. It was also the last Megadeth release featuring co-founder and bassist David Ellefson until he returned eight years later.
The first six tracks come from the same live recording as Rude Awakening, while the rest are picked from The World Needs a Hero. The title is borrowed from Mustaine's reply when an interviewer asked what he wanted written on his tombstone. Read that way, it makes a wry full stop to a chapter of the band's story, and it is worth hearing for the live material and for the line-up's final bow.
Still, Alive… and Well?: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 1:01:53Tracklist
- 1Time / Use the Man (live)Marty Friedman and Dave Mustaine6:30
- 2The Conjuring (live)Dave Mustaine5:28
- 3In My Darkest Hour (live)Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson5:31
- 4Sweating Bullets (live)Dave Mustaine4:46
- 5Symphony of Destruction (live)Dave Mustaine5:24
- 6Holy Wars… The Punishment Due (live)Dave Mustaine8:53
- 7Moto PsychoDave Mustaine3:07
- 8Dread and the Fugitive MindDave Mustaine4:27
- 9PromisesDave Mustaine and Al Pitrelli4:29
- 10The World Needs a HeroDave Mustaine3:55
- 11Burning BridgesDave Mustaine5:22
- 12Return to HangarDave Mustaine4:00
- Produced by
- Bill Kennedy, Dave Mustaine, Bill Kennedy
- Recorded at
- Henson Recording Studios, Scream Studios, Studio A&M, The Saltmine Studio Oasis
- Mixed by
- Bill Kennedy
- Mixed at
- Henson Recording Studios, The Enterprise
- Engineered by
- Bill Kennedy
- Label
- Sanctuary Records
- Length
- 1:01:53
Line-up
- Jimmy DeGrasso · drums (drum set) · guest
- David Ellefson · bass guitar · guest
- Dave Mustaine · guitar, lead vocals · guest
- Al Pitrelli · guitar, background vocals · guest
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2002-11-16 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 November 2002 | ignored lone early release dated 2002-09-10 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 September 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 10 September 2002 | |
| US release | 10 September 2002 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 16 November 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | KR | Sanctuary Records | 8805636021519 | other |
| 10 September 2002 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768456624 | original |
| 16 November 2002 | GB | Metal-is Records | 5038456902420 | other |
| 21 November 2002 | JP | Victor | 4988002441013 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1400×1400 | upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×503 | upscaled |