The first official live album from Megadeth manages to disappoint in several different ways. The major gripe of mine is that Dave Mustaine decided to release a live album far too late, as in once the band was well past their prime, and after two key members of the band, Marty Friedman and Nick Menza, had already left. Thats not to say that the album does not have its bright moments. The guitar duel in She Wolf is easily one of the highlights of the album, and the bands performances of Trust and Dread and the Fugitive Mind are both stellar. Unfortuantely, that is about the most I can say. Dave Mustaine shows one of his worst vocal performances of all time which nearly ruins the rest of the album. Jimmy DeGrasso is also not-too-hot of a drummer, and is noticably off beat at moments during the album. I advise skipping over this and seeing if you can find a copy of Live Trax, the Japan only live album released during the Youthanasia (1994/1995) tour.
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