MEGADETH'S Greatest Song? | Wake Up Dead
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- In this video, I listen to Megadeth's "Wake Up Dead", from the album, "Peace Sells But Who's Buying?" Is it Megadeth's best track? And furthermore, is Dave Mustaine really a better song writer than James Hetfield? Inside the video I analyze the riffs with scales and key signatures so that you can steal Dave's ideas muhahaha.
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The band has an uncanny ability to make a 4 minute song seem much longer than it is because there's so many riffs, solos and transitions
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nice commentary btw water is wet and ice is cold
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@@jackgavin7594 I'm not always a smartass; my ass is sometimes a dumb, as well, lol... what's "chad"??...
“Okay now we’re into another chromatic riff”
Megadeth in a nutshell
Wake Up Dead is definitely up there as one of the best and most iconic Megadeth songs
Yes one of. Megadeth have so many brilliant songs
To me, 'Good Mourning / Black Friday' is the best song on PSBWB. After that you have My Last words shortly followed by Wake Up Dead. But obviously, this song is extremely iconic in terms of Megadeth, and the last riff in the song at 3:02 in the song itself, the groovy one to the last solo is one of my favourites on this whole album and Megadeth in general. It's just so extremely good yet simple and I just can't stop myself from headbanging when it starts.
Rebecca Black's Friday is the best song eh? I tend to disagree.
@@Assdafflabaff Overall I’m not sure which is the best but it’s my favourite from PSBW
Totally agree, good morning and my last words are really soul full. Chris Poland was a very soulful player, especially in the intros
@@victherattlehead5099 Absolutely! The beautiful intro solo is stunning. Love how Dave picks off afterwards when it goes completely berserk ( Black Friday that is ).
@@td601 I feel like the system has failed album is very underatted, die dead enough is a great song
Wake Up Dead, Rattlehead, Killing is my Business and Five Magics are among my favorites of Megadeth. Wake Up Dead and the intro to Devil's Island used to be my ringtone, back when calling humans was an actual thing.
Five magics, Lucretia, skin o my teeth - those arey favorite Marty solos to play right now.
Among us
The Peace Sells and Rust in Peace albums are awesome in their entirety to me.
I really love Looking Down the Cross as well, I think it’s a very unique sounding Megadeth track with some very nice vocals from Mustaine
And all eleven solos in Hangar 18
Fun fact: Diana is one of Dave’s exes. He references her throughout his discography-In My Darkest Hour’s lyrics are about her, however, the instrument parts were written for Cliff Burton!
Diana was also lyrical inspiration for Tornado of Souls and Last Rites/Loved To Deth
Wrong song buddy .. The cliff song isn’t this song ..
@@placidblack836 he merely says the song In My Darkest Hour as a trivia fact, not in regards to Wake Up Dead
@@bobowrathsovine.
Yes .. The song is IN MY DARKEST HOUR .. 👍
@@placidblack836 you read it wrong bUdDy 😩
Wake up dead is for 100% my favourite Megadeth track, 2:41 that riff is so hard not to headbang to and that breakdown also
This is definitely Megadeth's best album, and I know Rust in Peace is their most popular. On Peace Sells those guys were on fire, they were pissed and sounded like it. The leads of Chris Poland are inimitable, the vocals of Dave Mustaine were full of venom while the rhythmic section kept everything solid. The number of great riffs on this album is amazing, too. I'd vote for "Good Mourning/Black Friday" or "Devil's Island" for the best track off this record.
Well put, old bean! I always liked My Last Words because on Elefson's bass work. This album blew my mind as a teenager and it still holds up today. Just amazing.
The first one you'd vote for is what I would vote for.
It's one of my favorites....but that whole album is great. "The Conjuring" is probably my fav on that album.
the conjuring....... OBEY!
love that shit!!
The intro and that first guitar lead are just too fucking good. Awesome atmosphere
Same!
Rattlehead
My Last Words
Into The Lungs Of Hell
Set The World Afire
502
In My Darkest Hour
Hook In Mouth
Take No Prisoners
Lucretia
Ashes In Your Mouth
Addicted To Chaos
Those are some of my favorite Megadeth songs.
For me it's Five Magics. I love their entire catalog but that song is the one that solidified Marty as an influence for me. I brought the vinyl just so I didn't get the remastered vocals and it was worth every penny.
I think Five Magics lacks a memorable riff, the solos and the structure of the song is awesome tho
Same here, that song made bow down to Marty. Top 1.
@@jeffher23@marty only wrote solos on RIP. dave was the main writer and composer for all the songs. well, maybe david helped him
For me, the best megadeth song it's Good mourning/Black Friday
Wake Up Dead was the song I had my CD alarm clock play when I was in high school to wake me up in the mornings.
I prefer Good Mourning Black Friday to Wake Up Dead.
But, Peace Sells is a classic Megadeth record!
Keep them coming Shred!!🤟
Good Mourning = good track
GM/BF is so sick!
I second that!!
Damn dude is that you in the profile pic?
A little late but I'd like a video analysing a Death song. Chuck is an absolute mad lad with the key, time, mode, and tempo changes and each album has a different style and each has great ideas.
True fact. Unfortunately, it seems that most Death and Chuck fans are real guitar players. Nice and down to earth guys never really build a massive fanbase. That's why Mustaine and Hetfield were always so popular in the metal scene. The angy and revolted outcast, and the human incarnation of Thor ahah. Both powered by large amounts of booze.
@@HeathenDance I see what you mean I think it's either like real deep metal fans or guys that are pretty similar to Chuck
Two of the best guys playing and singing at the same time.
Mustaine and Shuldiner.
Totally agree with you, I would ABSOLUTELY love to see Master Shred making a video about Death and Chuck's work. Love your profile pic 🤘
The riff after the fast part is one of the most underrated Megadeth riffs and one of the best riffs to headbang to.
I swear the riff sounds like another song from another band, but I can’t remember who!
Its literally the riff that got me into megadeth. Symphony of destruction didnt do it for me.
@@ahtech1990 I'm hearing "Heaven on Their Minds" from Jesus Christ Superstar but also a Zeppelin riff I can't place yet.
@@ahtech1990 It reminds me of the intro and intro solo to Sails of Charon by the Scorpions, I read somewhere Dave is a huge fan of the Scorpions and I always thought the last riff section and solo of Wake Up Dead was like a shoutout to Uli Roth for me.
@@droj43just gave it a listen and the "structure" (idk about musical theory terminology) sounds the same
Entire album from start to finish is a metal masterpiece. I saw two of their last shows of the Peace Sells tour in Hawaii. Amazing.
It's one of four or five Megadeth albums I could listen to the entire album with no problem.
good mourning/black friday next pls
Either Set the Word Afire or The Conjuring are my quintessential Megadeth tracks. However, they have so many great tracks throughout the years in their sonic evolution that it’s extremely hard to pick one. I’d say Looking Down the Cross, Family Tree, Dread and the Fugitive Mind, and Angry Again alone would be enough to make this band the 🐐
My man 🤝
Peace Sells and that line-up is arguably their best. I love the RIP line up and album, but PS was a progressively manic drug fueled album that was not only original for its time, but still holds up today.
I think Holy Wars, Mary Jane, and Good Mourning are probably their best songs.
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What about Peace Sells?
I agree. Peace sells is their best album in my opinion. Good mourning black friday, and Mary jane are phenomenal.
Mary Jane is underrated, but so is My Last Words.
Cheers!
Megadeth has a treasure trove of amazing deep tracks. Five Magics, Skull Beneath the Skin, Conquer or Die (instrumental), Take no Prisoners... The list is (almost) endless.
“Set the World Afire” - favorite track by Megs
(Although, ask me tomorrow and I’d probably tell you another 😅)
Megadeth being my favorite band of all time, its impossible to pick a favorite song by them. That being said, Hangar 18, or Last Rites/loved to death for me. Honorable mentions to every song on rust in peace
Always good to meet a person who shares their favorite band of all time with me. They've been my favorite since 87, seen them 22 times throughout the years. My only problem is with the set list in the last ten years. I've heard the classics so many times, I would rather them play new material or songs they don't play like Breakpoint, Go to Hell, New World Order, Diadems, Architecture of Agression, Captive Honor, etc. They seem to play a set with the classics to appeal to those seeing them for nostalgia purposes. They play their most known songs, because the audience is likely to have heard it. I still love them, but I wish they would mix it up.
@@itsalwayssomething7490 oh my goodness, I wish I could’ve seen them as many times lol, and breakpoint is easily my pick for the most underrated megadeth song the riffing and soloing on that song is god tier
Last Rites and Good Mourning are definitely my favourite Megadeth songs.
My favourite megadeth songs are the killing road, wake up dead and never dead. Also how the story ends, symphony of destruction, hangar 18 and she wolf
Fun fact (that probably everybody knows): the instrumental section at 2:40 is a slightly reworked version of Dave's riffs from Ride the Lightning (chromatic pattern and the A#/A phrase, no slide + the spider chord riff)
i was wondering where i heard something similar to that riff. lots of chromaticism, the signature dave mustaine sound.
This song is like an Overture for the entire Megadeth catalog. There are so many riffs in this song and it's like practically everything they ever wrote grew out of some part of this song. They should have named it the Wake Up Dead Overture. It is one of their best. Black Friday or Holy Wars would probably the number one spot.
My second favorite Deth song, very instrumentally based which I love and the riffs and solos just flow like butter. The Shredding is awesome and the constant pace and mood changes helps keeps it very investing. However nothing will beat the godly, Five Magics
This is basically a blues song. Not in the sense of theory, style, or arrangement, but as in "Let's write a couple of short nonsense verses about cheating and murder as filler, and use the rest of the time to play a bunch of sweet licks and solos." 🤣
Oh yeah, my Megadeth pick: 'Angry Again'
Most metal and rock songs are basically blues songs.
♡great observation 🤘🎸🤘
♡great observation 🤘🎸🤘
@@Brandon-dy8us 👏❣
@@Brandon-dy8us That's a bit of a cliché statement people like to parrot. Some metal is blues AF, some is not at all.
My Last Words ftw
Came here to say this.
3:05 one of daves ride the lightning riffs
I think black friday or my last words are the best on this album . Looking down the cross , set the world afire and five magics or take no prisoners are the best from there other early albums . I do like how 90% of the words are in the first 30 seconds and the rest of wake up dead is just thrash and solos .
It is one of my favorites for sure. The changes keep you glued. Good stuff!
Five Magics, Take No Prisoners, Good Mourning, and Looking Down the Cross are usually the ones I come to for a straight Megadeth injection. Usually I just listen to the albums in their entirety, but these four satisfy all my cravings
Dude, I first heard this album when It came out and I couldn't get my head around it. Every track kills!
Good Mourning/Black Friday is the best Megadeth song imo
That intro is unbelievable in black Friday
Also solos are hella good
Wrong
That and my last words
@@flame_zzl I didn't knew that wrong opinions existed wtf
This song and video is everything Thrash Metal was meant to be. The first time I seen this it blew me away. It starts out medium paced, gets fast and then ends slow. While using some of the most iconic riffs ever made. Masterpiece by any measure.
Thanks Shred for doing this, have been listening to this almost on a daily basis since last year when I rediscovered it. What makes this song great is how everything (the intro, riffs, solos etc.) fits together well. There are many other good Megadeth songs that need be analyzed. I would like to request you to please make a similar video of "Captive Honour" from Countdown to Extinction album.
You have a valid point on all the theroy and musicianship in this track, but on the whole of their career you can safely say that each song is its own mini masterpiece. Just each song has its own flavoring and uniqueness that makes Megadeth what it is. Legendary👍🏼
Really enjoyed your breakdown on this amazing track! Absolutely one of their best!
Love these videos bro. Your humor is perfect bro. Keep it up dude!
Good morning/black Friday for me if for no other reason than Chris Poland's soloing on this song pierces my soul in a way I can't describe.
What I really love about this track is a complete disregard to standard song setup, ie. Intro/verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/outro, etc. It's new part after new part, and keeps it interesting all the way through. Great piece! Heavy AF 🤘
Agreed it has so many different elements, Dave’s singing, the melody the breakdowns it has it all muaahahaha
It’s right up there for the best ! That first transition into that thundering riff omg ! Almost impossible not to bang your head ! Or run away screaming like the devil is chasing you ! The five magics is badass to ! Hell you can’t go wrong with most all of Megadeth!!!
Great song! And album. And thanku Shred for saying bring back elefson!
I would have to say Good Mourning Black Friday is the best Megadeth track.
Good Mourning/Black Friday would be my favorite on this album. Insane riffing and that he can sing and play it at the same time is astounding.
I am loving these reaction series.
Dude the guitar solo in the breakdown might be my favorite Dave solo something about that is just too hard!!🤘🤘
Good Mourning/Black Friday is my personal favorite.
Haven't watched yet but im SO happy because this is my favourite album if all time. PLEASE PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON MY LAST WORDS ITS SO GOOD
Truth!
This is so groovy and has so many pleasant sounds
This is my favorite song that doesn't include Marty or Nick. I'm obsessed with Marty Friedman, so it's hard for me to call this my favorite Megadeth song. But it might be one of the most interesting. And it's definitely extremely fun to play. The last solo is really fun.
Megadeth is better than Metallica. Tell James. I don't care.
Edit: forgot to say- I wish this album would have came out in the 90s. It would sound better with a bit less reverb on everything, in my opinion.
the change of pace around 4:20 reminds me of sails of charon by the scorpions
No one is talking about Bad Omen with that crazy fast switch… sounds literally like blues from hell
Great video as always, but i think that when it comes to Megadeth you should do an in-depth analysis of Good mourning/Black friday, especially paying close attention to the good mourning part. Such an underrated, yet interesting and unique composition with a huge pack of weird riffs and playing-related quirks which are so typical for Dave’s amazing sound.
I would say Rattlehead, GMBF, In my darkest hour, Holy wars, Mechanix, and The Conjuring are probably my favorites but Wake up Dead is definitely a great song off the album and deserves more praise. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this : ). I am suprised that no one is talking about Bad Omen though...I think that song is underrated asf on PSBWB \m/
Bad omen is so underrated, chris polands solo is a thing of beauty and then dave comes with a crazy solo later on. Definitely one of the hardest songs to play on the album
Chris Poland was absolutely monstrous on this album.
My pick for best track would be from the same album: Good mourning/Black friday - still sounds incredible to my ears
What’s crazy for the leads In the studio Chris used a fender twin with a rockman distortion headphone amp. All his bc rich guitar and a Gibson les Paul for rhythm tracks. Chris definitely set a standard for lead playing then came Jeff then the infamous marty friedman
Funny that I stumbled on this video, as I'm currently listening to "Thirteen" for the first time and loving it. Never heard it before but it's sooo good. My God, Shawn Drover is a monster on the drums they sound so freaking good. Hats off to the Recording Engineer on "Thirteen" as the sound on this album is amazing. Guns, Drugs, and Money has a great groove to it, my favorite so far. Will definitely crank this album in the car. As for "Wake Up Dead"....its a killer song for sure. Funny how each song speaks to us in a way that its individually valued and appreciated. Peace Sells is my current favorite song on that album, the vocals are killer and the guitar riffs are killer all through but at 1:38 on the track...those riffs are killer. What a great album Peace Sells...is.
an absolute masterpiece, the best song from peace sells, it has a really hards riffs, it is versatile and the composition of the solos are amazing, really great song
Hook in Mouth is criminally underrated. As a matter of fact the whole “So Far…So Good…So What!” Album is
Yes ! With Set A World Afire and 502... Too many goods riffs...
I know this song on guitar and didn’t know this stuff thank you Mr. Shred
It's take no prisoners for me. So much going on all at once with such precision 🤘
Just had to stop by to say Lamb of God just done a cover of Wake Up Dead collab with Dave. Well worth checking out. Cool vid btw 🤘🏻
Nice to see that people are recognizing how good this song is.
This is the very 1st song I listened from Megadeth and it blew my mind at 02:29 (riff /harmonies and drum fills) : O I knew ever since this was a top level band, I went and bought my 1st megadeth record Peace sells...
Something ive noticed when learning my favorite Megadeth songs/parts/solos is Dave would often use some weird keys during his solos and bridge/pre solo parts like one of my favorite songs "Take No Prisoners" the bridge part has these really odd placements that when you play it out slowly it sounds like hes hitting a bunch off key frets that doesnt fit but once you speed it up it sounds fine like the album but there just akaward to try and play fast and seamlessly like Dave plays it, same thing for Chris Poland's solos if you play it slow it sounds like half fitting the other half sounds off key but once you speed it up (which is hard as hell) it sounds fine. Something ive noticed covering some of my favorite Megadeth tunes
First megadeth i heard and was blown away by it…please analyse more megadeth…
Omg yes! My favourite Megadeth song for sure. I’ve always loved a song that starts one way and ends in another. And has some of the best riffs in metal history. Timeless.
My favorite is The Conjuring. Close second is Black Friday. Brutal riffs galore!
Hangar 18 and Holy Wars/Punishment Due are, in my humble opinion, Megadeth's finest moments.
Wakeup Dead plus the whole Peace Sells... album is super awesome.
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It's hard to choose one from that album. Wake up Dead is way up there, but so is Good Mourning/ Black Friday, Bad Omen, My Last Words, and Devil's Island.
Hi, i am a goth musician,but i always appreciated the energy and sound of Megadeths wake up dead!! I believe it is there all time best song!! cheers,Darcy
This is the first song i listened to from Megadeth as a teen, & it blew my mind. Chris Poland's playing is a huge inspiration!
I first heard Wake Up Dead in the fall of 1992 on the Masters of Metal Strikeforce Vol-1 Cassette Tape. I'd already discovered Megadeth because CTE was my introduction to them. Peace Sells is my favorite Megadeth album.
Shred,
I think Holy Wars is Megedeth's magnum opus with an honorable .entire given to The Conjuring.
If you ever have the chance, check out the 5.1 mix of Peace Sells (DVD Audio)...you can hear so many things originally buried in the original mix.
Cheers,
Brent
My last words - my favorite Megadeth song. Then Holy wars and then Wake up Dead! Cheers
This is so correct, my all time fav by Megadeth. You could literally wake up a person from a coma with this song, such a rush!
good mourning black friday !!!!
this was the 1st metal song i ever heard back in the 80`s and never looked back!!
Definitely among them, I believe The Conjuring, Black Friday, definitely something from the bands original line up.
2:40 best part of the song. Used to make extended mixes of this.
A lot of metal in general is in em, apparently because e is the lowest note on the guitar, so you can chug along on the open e string or stick it in between other parts of the riff easily. (Eg metallica)
But megadeth really likes f#m because (i think) while it is not as low and ‘heavy’, it gives you access to the 7th note of the scale (e) with the open string and the low root (f#) on the 2nd fret. So you can make riffs that use the strong 7th to 1 resolution easily while keeping the notes deep and palm muted on the 6th string.
This is used in this song, in polaris, in kick the chair, black friday, conjuring, lots of their songs.
also works with bm, using the 7th a and root b on the 5th string (tornado, vortex, etc).
This also makes the minor 3rd the open string one string up from the root. So again you can do 3-7-root switches or others (eg, 4-3-root-7-root) that are very common in hard rock/metal quickly and easily.
Maybe it is obvious but I remember when I realized this while pouring over my megadeth tabs in high school wondering why they kept using this odd f# key
Love this tune. Been playing it since the early 90's
I love this track to Deth. 😉 In fact this song got me addicted to Megadeths music. It started with an interview of Dave explaining the spider chord used in the song Ride the lightning, which was used in his previous band. And he used the same spider chord in this song. So I listened to this track and man, i got hooked. I compose music too, and songwriting changes immensely if you listen to their music.🤘🏼
I don't know why but Set The World Afire is my favourite song from Megadeth ever!
We use to cover this one back in the early 90's. VERY fun to play! I like "The Conjuring" for top dog on that album though.
Black Friday! Disect some Poland, Shred!
Short song with cool riffs and variations on said cool riffs. Sweet solos as well. Clean, smooth drumming and bassing. As a bonus, very cool vocals. Top Ten Metal Track of all time.
Good Mourning/Black Friday. 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
I imagine Shred going to the market, buying some eggplants and being like "muhahaha" inside while acting totally serious.
love this song just all the great guitars going on in the whole tape peace sells
Extremely hard to single out one track a couple I would pick is Hangar 18, In My Darkest Hour, Ashes In Your Mouth, The Conjuring, Good Mourning Black Friday.. so much to choose from.
So many people are choosing Good Mourning/Black Friday. You all have great taste, IMO!
My favorites are The Conjuring, Black Friday, Wake Up Dead, 5 Magics, and Holy Wars all of which I can play. Wake Up Dead is a masterpiece a good song to open with. I know everything from the 1st 4 albums except Lucretia still working on that, but you start to forget little things when you get to that many songs.
That final riff and section is the single greatest minute in thrash metal history.
I think if you focus around the same era of Megadeth with the same lineup, In My Darkest Hour is a deeper track and my favourite. If you jump to the iconic Rust in Peace or Countdown to Exctinction, it's hard to pick a favorite. You can pick so many things based on the mood you're in.
99 Ways to die, is definitely one of there best ones.
That is such a killer track, right on
Holy Wars is probably up there as my favorite. Wasn't expecting "Wake Up Dead" as their best track but I can see it.
When I heard this for the first time, I was instantly a Megadeth fan. This song just kills. The tempo shifts...the exotic soloing...those fucking RIFFS. That stomping end riff is still one of the most unique things ever. There's just something about the tightness and presentation of it. So good.
Thus is one of their best songs but also Killing Is My Business And Business Is Good from the début album and My Last Words. An These Boots ,Five Magics from Rust In Peace an ,Endgame .An Washington Is Next ,Victory , an Looking Down The Cross ,Devils Island