Review Summary: Great album with some killer songs such as Into the Lungs of Hell, Set The World Afire, Mary Jane, In My Darkest Hour, and Hook In Mouth. A very underrated Megadeth album that deserves more respect from Megadeth/metal fans. This is not the first album you
1- Into The Lungs Of Hell
This is song really has some great solos in it. It starts off with a good 12 string accoustic part that has like distortion on it and its pretty cool, then some horns come in and then Dave starts riffing on a crazy solo. Another solo comes in and thats basicly it.
4/5
2- Set The World Afire
This song for me was really boring at first but then I really started listening to it, and I was amazed at how technical this is song really is. Dave weaved three solos in the middle of the song that were really tight. Also Dave's lyrics were really strong but paiting a clear picture of the world one day coming to an end. Then to cap it off Jeff Young throws his first solo into the album it is a really good one. Just a great way to end this song.
Not the best of the album but its surley up there.
4.5/5
3- Anrachy In The U.K.
This is ok and I' m not going to get into this song every Megadeth fan has heard it. It is way better then the orignal Sex Pistols verson, also it is 100 times better then Motley Crue's version also. It is a good sing along song.
3/5
4- Mary Jane
This song at first was also boring for me the first few times I heard it. Then I saw a live verson of the song from 88' with this lineup and it was awsome. The riffing on this song is great. But to me the lyrics kinda suffer. All in all still a good song with some good lead guitar work by Jeff Young.
4/5
5- 502
The worst song on the album, has a few spots were its cool like the solos in it are decent. The lyrics are good to sing along to but thats about it. But the coolest part which isn't even that cool after 100 times of listening to the album is "Pull over s*** head this is the cops." But that dosent save the song. I think Dave was really jacked up on drugs when he worte this like I mean like WAY OUT THERE. All in all its a filler song.
2/5
6- In My Darkest Hour
Best song on the album. Great everything, great lyrics, great riffs, just awsome alround. Very powerful song possiably the one of the best songs Dave has written ever. The song was written when Dave found out about Cliff Burton's death and about being there for someone. Guitar work is stellar on this song, the solos are great. Again the best song on the album everything is great on it. And again Jeff Young pulls off another great solo toward the end of the song, possibly one of Megadeth's best solos. A true Megadeth CLASSIC
5/5
7- Liar
This song is ok nothing really going here. Has some decent riffing and some cool lyrics like were Dave goes into a big long rant, just singing random stuff. But still it's the second worst song on the album minus 502.
2/5
8- Hook In Mouth
The second best song on this album. This song is a bash on the PMRC, basicly Dave is saying F*** you to the PMRC. Some great guitar riffs and some kick a$$ lyrics really makes you hate the PMRC. And to boot great way to end an album with the lyrics "I'm not a fish I' m a man, HOOK IN MOUTH! Overall great song an underrated Megadeth song. And also it is fun to play on guitar not to hard either. Some killer riffs proalby the heaviest on the album mixed in woth some kick a$$ lyrics makes this song another Megadeth CLASSIC actually an underrated Megadeth CLASSIC.
5/5