Band line up
Dave Mustaine-lead Guitar, vocals
Jeff Young-lead guitar
David Ellefson-bass
Chuck Behler-drums
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Pros
-Great improvement on the remixed version
-All that megadeth do best
Cons
-How can you write a song without being inspired?
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I agree on the point that this album was underrated. Maybe because of the huge success of its predecessor, successor. But I think that this album does not feel like the others from megadeth. Lyrically, this album is really uninspired in some songs. I don’t want to hear a song about driving fast. And drunk… I don’t want to hear a song about the legend of Mary Jane too. But, on some points, it is one of their greatest album too. Some songs are of their best, and got the classic megadeth feel attached to them. Some of these songs are the instrumental
Into the lungs of hell ,
set the world afire,
in my darkest hour and
hook in mouth.
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Track reviews
Into the lungs of hell-A pretty cool song with fast riffs, a couple of solos. Classic megadeth. (4.5/5)
Set the world afire-The first song that Mustaine wrote after being kicked out of Metallica. This one is about apocalypse the countless riffs that it features makes it a masterpiece. (5/5)
Anarchy in the U.K.-I don’t think that anyone will agree with me here but… I think that this song is a shame. They did a video for it. It is not their song. Mustaine doesn’t even get the lyrics right. Plus, I don’t think that a cover has its place on any record, and certainly less in a TV. This song is a filler. (2/5)
Mary Jane -I hate the lyrics in this song. Hate them. But there is something special about this song, which makes it nice. It is really different if you compare to every other megadeth’s songs. And the music is pretty cool too. Also, take a look at the difference between this mix and Paul Lanni’s. (4/5)
502-This song is like Mary Jane to me, except on the point of the originality. This song feels completely uninspired. A song about driving fast, drunk, eating burgers. What can you ask more…(3/5)
In my darkest hour-The most surprising song all over the record. Mustaine wrote this one when he learnt about Cliff Burton’s (metallica’s bassman) death. The guitar work, lyrics and feeling make this one a really good song. (5/5)
Liar-This song reminds me of countdown to extinction’s skin o’ my teeth. The lyrics are… bad. Speaks about ex-girlfriend. Horrible. But the vocals are quite cool, except when the ‘’ LIAR,LIAR,LIAR’’ part arrives. The song is uninspired too. (3/5)
Hook in mouth-My favourite on the album. Hook in mouth is a song that express Mustaine’s rage about the P.M.R.C. The lyrics are really cool there. The riffs are all special and suits the song perfectly. I’M NOT A FISH, I’M A MAN. HOOK IN MOUTH! These lyrics surely made P.M.R.C think about what they were doing.(5/5)
Bonus songs-The bonus songs on the remixed/remastered version are:into the lungs of hell, set the world afire, Mary Jane and In my darkest hour. You will hear major differences between the remixed songs and these Paul Lanni’s mixes. The most surprising is surely Mary Jane. (4/5)
An album that most of megadeth’s fans should own.
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