Listen to how "Loved To Death" keeps alternating between head-ripping notey thrash and a herky-jerk broken machine lurch. The ludicrously speedy, flawlessly executed riffs and solos of Mustaine and second guitarist Chris Poland mesh like industrial gears with the locomotive rhythms of bassist Dave Ellefson and drummer Gar Samuelson.
I still don't particularly *like* it, but have learned to tolerate it for the greater good of enjoying ass-thrashing sass-trashers like "Loved To Death," "Rattlehead" and the sleazy rewrite of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'."įrom the getgo, it's easy to understand why Megadeth is considered the most technically proficient of thrash's Big Four (Metallica is considered the most melodic, Slayer the most aggressive, and Anthrax the most undeserving of being included). Many people hate this voice, including a younger version of me. Although buried in enough reverb here to conceal its intrinsic weaknesses, subsequent records would reveal it to be a high-pitched raspy whine prone to wandering all over the music with no melody in sight. Infamous for its hilariously botched production job (they spent their advance on drugs, so the producer quit and they mixed it themselves - in the process rendering the tightly executed high-speed note runs almost impossible to hear under the overloud drums and noisily reverbed vocals), the debut Megadeth LP is an impressive but frustrating mix of jaw-dropping speed riffing and corny 'tuff' midtempo chord changes.īefore going any further, I should really warn you about Dave Mustaine's voice. After several albums in this vein, he finally brought back the aggression (while still stinking), then became a Born Again Christian and published an autobiography - all while bearing the pain of missing his little Dutch friend. Then when he finally got clean, he only made one phenomenal record ( Rust In Peace) before opting to go commercial and stink. But the good news (for Metallica) is that Dave Mustaine, possibly due to his heroin addiction, also wasn't the world's most consistent songwriter.
The sad truth is that neither Metallica nor Meg Ryan would ever again lay claim to such an incredibly lightning-speeded Guitar God. When astonishingly talented guitarist Dave Mustaine was fired from Metallica in April 1983 for excessive drinking and assholishness, he decided to put together his own band and call it "Megadeth" so their records would show up in the thrash bins right before Metallica (and right after Meg Ryan). So What! Rust In Peace Countdown To Extinction Youthanasia Hidden Treasures EP Cryptic Writings Risk The World Needs A Hero Rude Awakening The System Has Failed That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires United Abominations Endgame Rust In Peace Live Th1rt3en
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