Get Equipped

Infobox Album
Name = Get Equipped
Type = studio
Artist = The Megas

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Released = January 2008
Recorded = December 2006 - December 2007
Dr. Light Studios
Los Angeles, CA
Genre = Rock
Indie
Experimental
Length = 35:00
Label = Dr. Light Records
Producer = The Megas
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This album = "Get Equipped"
(2008)
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"Get Equipped" is a studio album by The Megas, recorded in December 2006 to December 2007 and released in January 2008. The album contains cover versions of music from the Capcom video game, Mega Man 2. It uses almost every song found in the original game, excluding the intro and boss fight music. Every song except the first and third contain lyrics that expand on the original video game's story.

This is the band's first album. Previously the band released demo CDs entitled "Demo Get" with different covers on them at shows and events.

Album information

About the album

"Get Equipped" is a product of Dr. Light Studios, a studio that the Megas constructed in order to lay down the tracks for their first and future albums.

The album focuses on the story found in Mega Man 2. The new compositions feature original lyrics and new sections which blend seamlessly with the original compositions.

The band kept track of sales for the 50 states in the United States on a map, filling each state with the color blue once the album was purchased by someone in that state.

The album was made available for purchase on their official website and when performing live shows.

The artwork on the front of the album shows a Mega that represents Mega Man in front of stylized monsters that represent the 8 Robot Masters featured in the game. The inside art shows The Megas on the inside cover and figures that represent the 8 Robot Masters surrounding a figure of Mega Man behind the CD. The rear art shows an exploded technical illustration of the arm cannon that Mega Man uses.

About the music

The album is unique because the ideas for the song are based on the music used in different parts of the game for Mega Man 2.

* Track 1 - "The Beginning of the End" - Wily's Castle
** The song played as Dr. Wily's Castle is introduced to the player.

* Track 2 - "I Want to be The One" - Dr. Wily 1-2
** Although this song is used toward the end of the game, in the album it is an introduction song that explains the story.

* Track 3 - "A Fate Forged in Steel" - Enemy Selected
**When a Robot Master is selected by the player, the song is played while displaying the Robot Master.

* Tracks 4-11
** These songs are based on the background music for the Robot Master listed in parentheses and that Robot Master's unique personality.

* Track 12 - "Lamentations of a War Machine" - End Song
** The song played at the end of the game after clearing the game.

Track listing

Tracklist
title1 = The Beginning of the End
note1 = Wily's Castle
length1 = 0:18
title2 = I Want to be The One
note2 = Dr. Wily 1-2
length2 = 3:43
title3 = A Fate Forged in Steel
note3 = Enemy Selected
length3 = 0:10
title4 = The Annihilation of Monsteropolis
note4 = Airman
length4 = 3:52
title5 = Metal Dance
note5 = Metalman
length5 = 3:29
title6 = Carved from Mighty Oak
note6 = Woodman
length6= 3:08
title7 = Promise of Redemption
note7= Bubbleman
length7 = 2:50
title8 = Man on Fire
note8 = Heatman
length8 = 3:15
title9 = Blue Like You
note9 = Flashman
length9 = 3:23
title10 = The Quick and the Blue
note10 = Quickman
length10 = 3:42
title11 = Programmed to Fight
note11 = Crashman
length11 = 3:21
title12 = Lamentations of a War Machine
note12 = End Song
length12 = 4:43

Personnel

* The Megas:
** Rev. Breeding - vocals, guitar, epic speeches
** E - vocals, guitar, rock poses
** Gregatron - bass, backing vocals, Batman
** Mikey Hell - drums

* This album was recorded December '06 - December '07 in the bowels of Dr. Light Studios in Los Angeles... er, Monsteropolis.
* Mixed by Joe Marlett
* Art and layout by Josh Breeding and Greg Schneider

External links

* [http://www.themegas.com/ Official site of The Megas]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themegas The Megas on MySpace] - The band's MySpace page, where some of the songs from the album can be listened to.