The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good
Studio album by Burnt by the Sun
Released	2003
Recorded	May 2003 at Trax East Studio (South River, New Jersey)
Genre	Metalcore, mathcore, grindcore
Label	Relapse Records
Producer	Burnt By The Sun and Matt Bayles
Burnt by the Sun chronology
Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution (2002) The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good (2003) Heart of Darkness (2009)

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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]

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).

1. "Abril Los Ojos"
2. "Washington Tube Steak"
3. "Battleship"
4. "Forlani"
5. "180 Proof"
6. "Untitled"
7. "Arrival Of Niburu"
8. "Patient 957"
9. "2012"
10. "Untitled"
11. "Spinner Dunn"
12. "Pentagons And Pentagrams"
13. "Revelations 101"
14. "Untitled"

• Mike Olender- Vocals
• John Adubato - Guitar
• Ted Patterson - Bass
• Dave Witte - Drums