To say Dave wrote this about Cliff Burton is a misnomer. What happened (to the best of my knowledge, and I wasn't there) was that Cliff got the ominous phone call that Cliff had died on the tour bus. It devastated him. He called Diana, his on/off girlfriend for support. She basically ghosted him right there and then. He then broke his dry spell and got high, and THEN he wrote this song, in one sitting. That part is allegedly true. But the song is more about how he got no support from Diana than it is about Cliff, although it's kind of about both at the same time.
"Beware my friends, as you pass by. As you are now so once was I. As I'm now so you must be. Prepare my friends to follow me!" Lyrics from Mary Jane from that same album. Give it a listen.
From one of my dad's fave albums. I randomly hit this channel months ago when I was researching a band. Never thought I'd enjoy the videos as much as I do-and even be inspired to make an earlier request. It's dope to hear classic tracks in new ways and have a few fresh musical experiences, too. Looking forward to what's next!
If you like this one, you're gonna love À Tout Le Monde (1995). Similar in the "end of life" vein, but apparently, once again, the meaning is much more cryptic than what the lyrics suggest.
early 90s ish, the cotillion ballroom wichita; STP-opening band. end of concert, just got done tearing it up in the pit, house light come up, laughing and walking off floor with some people who was in the pit. the band had just walked offstage and heading for exit, floor level. looked over tapped my girl on shoulder and said hey there's the band. she looks over were just a few feet from them, we all make eye contact and i said "hey, thanks for coming and playing. the whole band abruptly stopped, startled; they all said thanks". it was like that had never happened to them before. this included dave as well. said a few more words and parted ways. humble down to earth fella's they were. love metal music.
@@sergiodavila5269 I now first heard of the story behind this song. It wasn't my fav so far in the last 30 years but now(!) I had shivers of how this song is composed as it was a work of Cliff 😮
@@User4711-b4oI feel that sentiment…after listening to Peace Sells so much back in the day, this was a welcome change with all the emotion & melodicism…this opened my 7th grade mind & gave me chills as well 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I could be wrong but me thinks you've have not reacted to Dio yet😐 hopefully somebody will pay for you to do a reaction to Dio. Metal Hard Rock pioneer
Oh U shoulda done the video version. U got them playing a ''Ballad'' with more emotional lyrics, meanwhile all hell is breaking loose around them.. great Juxtaposition. Dave Mustaine was in Metallica at the very beginning. he wrote some great Metallica guitar riffs. He received writing credits in Metallicas first 2 or 3 albums even though he wasnt in the band when the records were released.
The song is not actually about Cliff as such. It was just written on the day he passed.😔 Absolute cracking song though. Keep up the great work guys.🤘🖤🤘
You should check out a double header reaction of Metallicas 'Four Horsemen' vs Megadeths 'Mechanix' When Dave was in Metallica he wrote various parts of the Horseman song (and is credited), but after he left/was sacked they took the song and melded it into the masterpiece it now is Dave was pissed off he liked his version (faster, very different lyrics and content!), and recorded Mechanix for Megadeths debut 2 songs, pretty much the same chird progression and structure, sounding very different! Enjoy! (PS - check out Helloween, power metal pioneers from Germany and the sound of my youth in the late 80s. Recommend you do their reunion live shows at Wacken from 2017/18 - Keeper of the Seven Keys or Halloween are epic!)
Thats an overexagaration. He wrote almost a half of kill em all and all the solos and wrote like a riff or two on ride the lighting plus call of ctulhu with cliff...
@@cycomiles4225most Metallica fans are prepubescent lmao Metallica is for normies and the uneducated 😂 they were in fuckin forrnite for chrissakes biggest sellouts ever
“It’s metaphorical!” Now that you say that it may just be a shot at the girl and Metallica. Not my favourite band but I just absolutely love this song. Thanks for doing this one 🤘🤘✌️🇨🇦
This whole album is fire and worth a listen (It was my introduction to Megadeth WAY back when it was a new release) You should also check out some of the new stuff too - like "We'll Be Back (Chapter 1)".
Normally I prefer original release mixes, but this remix was good cos of that gentle intro, which is not on the original 1988 release mix. There was also a moment of backing vocals that really stood out here, that I never heard before. Quite the remix.
From the same album Hook in mouth. Others you might want to check The conjuring , Black friday, Lookin down the cross,Take no prisoners and Last words just to name a few.
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New subscriber here Just came across your Megadeth reactions and have binged watched all of them in a row You guys have reacted to 3 out of just 9 songs from the album Rust In Peace. Easily one of the greatest metal albums EVER, and that's not just an opinion. Look up some "Rolling Stone" or "Billboard" type lists. My next suggestion off this album would be the song "Rust In Peace... Polaris" or "Lucretia" Haven't gotten into your Metallica reactions yet but maybe you guys would consider a double reaction video? Metallica Vs. Megadeth? One song Dave wrote while he was STILL in Metallica is called "The Four Hoursemen." He took that song with him when he left and reworked it into " The Mechanix." Maybe a Mechanix Vs. The Four Hoursemen
This album was sophomore year of high school, and holds quite a few memories. Above all, being disappointed with this song in particular. As it was Megadeth’s addition to the film The Decline of Western Civilization part II, the Metal Years. Whereas I was expecting something BRUTAL, instead I got something heartfelt. Not what my high testosterone fueled expectations were prepared for.
Hey guys back to my one of my favorite groups no one ever reacts to the song that is describing what Dave mustaine thinks of Metallica at that time cuz I remember he got fired from Metallica the song I've been waiting forever for someone to react to is called and I quote something that I'm not very Kick-Ass song you guys really are doing your ears and Injustice by not checking that out
Dave once chimed in on the debate about who was a better guitar player Slash or Buckethead. He said "Buckethead is a better guitar player than me and Slash put together."😅 Sorry for the off topic but no one reacts to Buckethead. Pike 167 is good. Or 44 or 51...(600 albums?)😮
I think Dave Mustaine wrote the guitar portion of The Four Horsemen too because on Megadeth's first album, there's a song called Mechanix and it's Four Horsemen played faster and the lyrics are different.
"The So Far, So Good, So What" album doesn't really seem like it gets the props it should, it is a fantastic album. I'm not a very big fan of Chuck Behler's drumming..... lol apparently there is a story that went around, so Nick Menza was Behlers drum tech, and the story goes that Nick went out of his way to sabotage Behler's sound even though I think Nick really didn't need to sabotage his sound, Behlers drumming all on it's own is......meh. Anyway, yes it is a fantastic album just stay away from the remaster, it is absolutely god awful. I also suggest the song "502" as well as "Liar" and definitely the intro instrumental song "Lungs of Hell" which runs right into the awesomely insane song "Set the World Afire".
Dave is a dark poet, eh? Some people might be tempted to smile dismissively at that statement, but I'm a fan of his lyrics. I'm not just talking about this song here. They may not always flow with classic, elegance when read as words upon a page. They do come alive when set to music and delivered in Dave's vocal style.
Megadeth, like Metallica, is great up to a certain album. IMO And Justice For All was the last good Metallica album and Countdown to Extinction was Megadeth's although they had a few good songs on other albums like Cryptic Writings.
I had to laugh when I read your thumbnail..."Beef with Metallica?" Haha! Dave Mustaine of Megadeth was originally the lead guitarist for Metallica, but was fired by James Hetfield prior to recording Kill 'Em All, because of Mustaine's drug issues. Obviously, he didn't let that get him down, and he went out and formed Megadeth.
Nice Transition? Megadeth is all about musical transitioning A great song to point at that has not one riff that repeats itself through the whole song is 5 magics. each verse, every bridge, each Chorus are all unique and singular. The song tells a story about a hero trying to save a woman from a powerful mage and must learn 5 magics to defeat him. One thing you can bet your life on is that any song by megadeth is going to be melodic perfection composed by a musical master easily held in comparison to Beethoven and Bach. That is something that I will also hand to Lars. He may suck as a drummer but he knows how to compose a song better than most.
I do like Metallica, but as a musician, Megadeth has had a bigger influence on my songwriting because I think they have more interesting arrangements and progressions.
The "music" was written as an ode to CLIFF....written when he heard the news. The "lyrics" are about A Romantic Relationship Gone Wrong.
Yeah? And they say exactly that in the video. Did you bother watching it?
Dianna
@@ducksoff7236 i typed it BEFORE i watched it because newbies ALWAYS get the info wrong.
@@satanlaffing Well you are the one with egg on your face when you comment BEEEEFFFFFFOOOOORRRRE you watch the video.
That whole album is just fire!! Awesome from start to finish!
🎶 I'd like to set the world on fire.🎶😊
To say Dave wrote this about Cliff Burton is a misnomer.
What happened (to the best of my knowledge, and I wasn't there) was that Cliff got the ominous phone call that Cliff had died on the tour bus.
It devastated him. He called Diana, his on/off girlfriend for support. She basically ghosted him right there and then.
He then broke his dry spell and got high, and THEN he wrote this song, in one sitting. That part is allegedly true.
But the song is more about how he got no support from Diana than it is about Cliff, although it's kind of about both at the same time.
"Beware my friends, as you pass by.
As you are now so once was I.
As I'm now so you must be.
Prepare my friends to follow me!"
Lyrics from Mary Jane from that same album. Give it a listen.
Mary Jane is a top 5 underrated Megadeth song. The guitar on it is so insanely good.
As 13-15-year-old seeing this on a gravestone and wondering how they knew Dave would put it in a song .50 years later
Wake Up Dead is a great tune!
A riff masterpiece is wake up dead
These are my favorite Dave lyrics here. So heartfelt and honest. You can tell he was really pouring his soul into the lyrics he was writing.
From one of my dad's fave albums. I randomly hit this channel months ago when I was researching a band. Never thought I'd enjoy the videos as much as I do-and even be inspired to make an earlier request. It's dope to hear classic tracks in new ways and have a few fresh musical experiences, too. Looking forward to what's next!
"Blood of echoes" is my fav megadeth song. "Trust" is my second fav.
Dave was in metallica in the beginning...
If you like this one, you're gonna love À Tout Le Monde (1995).
Similar in the "end of life" vein, but apparently, once again, the meaning is much more cryptic than what the lyrics suggest.
502 and Hook in Mouth are also two yall should react too
Great to see y'all coming back to Megadeth.
I like "A Tout Le Monde".
The duet version with Cristina Scabbia is very good too.
Agreed..the duet vers was dope too...
Epic! A masterpiece of songwriting! Never dies for me,even in the afterlife!🤘❤
This song is such incredible
Megadeth reaction is quite fun & energetic👌👌
MARY JANE from the same album is great as well
Dave Mustaine became inspired to write these lyrics after learning of the passing on of bassist Cliff Burton of Metallica. .. RIP.
Cliff ‘em All!!! 🤘
early 90s ish, the cotillion ballroom wichita; STP-opening band. end of concert, just got done tearing it up in the pit, house light come up, laughing and walking off floor with some people who was in the pit. the band had just walked offstage and heading for exit, floor level. looked over tapped my girl on shoulder and said hey there's the band. she looks over were just a few feet from them, we all make eye contact and i said "hey, thanks for coming and playing. the whole band abruptly stopped, startled; they all said thanks". it was like that had never happened to them before. this included dave as well. said a few more words and parted ways. humble down to earth fella's they were. love metal music.
OMG you guys put it so well. Bars at 8:15 nicely said and barbells at 8:24 you couldnt have said it better!
Back in the day. yeah boy . Crank it up !
This is the less "technical" Megadeth's album but this raw gives it a lot of energy to most of the songs on it. I really dig this album.
This is not about his beef with Metallica….its Dave’s beautiful reaction to Cliff’s death….🤘🏽💔🤘🏽💔🤘🏽💔
no its not, its about Dave's ex girlfriend
@ sure….the lyrics definitely, but Dave poured his pain over Cliff’s death into the music 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
@@sergiodavila5269 I now first heard of the story behind this song. It wasn't my fav so far in the last 30 years but now(!) I had shivers of how this song is composed as it was a work of Cliff 😮
@@User4711-b4oI feel that sentiment…after listening to Peace Sells so much back in the day, this was a welcome change with all the emotion & melodicism…this opened my 7th grade mind & gave me chills as well 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I was hoping for the official video. With a stagediver. Or two.... well, maybe 3.
I could be wrong but me thinks you've have not reacted to Dio yet😐 hopefully somebody will pay for you to do a reaction to Dio. Metal Hard Rock pioneer
I'll throw a vote for Dio. I'd vote a hundred times if I could!👍
Thank you for the reaction. Took a break from TV and electronics for a couple weeks. I'll have another request soon. Have a great day
One of my favorite songs.
guys you HAVE to react to hook in mouth , with lyrics , in my opinion this song and hook in mouth are the best of this album
Must do
PEACE SELLS
WAKE UP DEAD
2 early bangers
So far, so good, so what was my go to album in my youth.
This song is not about Cliff, it was written the day Dave learned about Cliff's death.
Megadeth the best
Great pik guys. Loved the reaction. Tight knit community u got here. ⚡️💀⚡️
Love this song.
Oh U shoulda done the video version. U got them playing a ''Ballad'' with more emotional lyrics, meanwhile all hell is breaking loose around them.. great Juxtaposition. Dave Mustaine was in Metallica at the very beginning. he wrote some great Metallica guitar riffs. He received writing credits in Metallicas first 2 or 3 albums even though he wasnt in the band when the records were released.
For a nice palate cleanser try Sass Jordan "Make You A Believer" Canadian lady rocks with gospel 😮
The song is not actually about Cliff as such. It was just written on the day he passed.😔
Absolute cracking song though.
Keep up the great work guys.🤘🖤🤘
Five magics
solos are phenomenonal work
So Fa,r So Sood,. So, What is my favorite album from these guys.
Check out "Hook in Mouth."
You should check out a double header reaction of Metallicas 'Four Horsemen' vs Megadeths 'Mechanix'
When Dave was in Metallica he wrote various parts of the Horseman song (and is credited), but after he left/was sacked they took the song and melded it into the masterpiece it now is
Dave was pissed off he liked his version (faster, very different lyrics and content!), and recorded Mechanix for Megadeths debut
2 songs, pretty much the same chird progression and structure, sounding very different!
Enjoy!
(PS - check out Helloween, power metal pioneers from Germany and the sound of my youth in the late 80s. Recommend you do their reunion live shows at Wacken from 2017/18 - Keeper of the Seven Keys or Halloween are epic!)
Dave mustaine was in Metallica and wrote the first two albums that's why it's familiar
Thats an overexagaration. He wrote almost a half of kill em all and all the solos and wrote like a riff or two on ride the lighting plus call of ctulhu with cliff...
@@cycomiles4225 that was a big over exaggeration.
@@markbrubaker466 yeah...Mustarddtain says "theres some stuff on later albums"...his prepubescent fanboys "omg he wrote kill em all, rtl and mop."
@@cycomiles4225most Metallica fans are prepubescent lmao Metallica is for normies and the uneducated 😂 they were in fuckin forrnite for chrissakes biggest sellouts ever
“It’s metaphorical!” Now that you say that it may just be a shot at the girl and Metallica. Not my favourite band but I just absolutely love this song. Thanks for doing this one 🤘🤘✌️🇨🇦
The two groups incomparable.
Mustaine rules. 'lica sells
This whole album is fire and worth a listen (It was my introduction to Megadeth WAY back when it was a new release)
You should also check out some of the new stuff too - like "We'll Be Back (Chapter 1)".
Normally I prefer original release mixes, but this remix was good cos of that gentle intro, which is not on the original 1988 release mix.
There was also a moment of backing vocals that really stood out here, that I never heard before. Quite the remix.
My band favorite
Please try, Le Tour du Mont
Yes
The lyrics are about his ex Diana the music is a tribute to Cliff.
I really like the “music” on this one 😊
From the same album Hook in mouth. Others you might want to check The conjuring , Black friday, Lookin down the cross,Take no prisoners and Last words just to name a few.
A tout le monde its a nice one ballad
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Red flash cloud choking out the morning sky they said it would never come I new it was a lie 🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘
Have you guys done any 'theory of a dead man' reactions
New subscriber here
Just came across your Megadeth reactions and have binged watched all of them in a row
You guys have reacted to 3 out of just 9 songs from the album Rust In Peace.
Easily one of the greatest metal albums EVER, and that's not just an opinion. Look up some "Rolling Stone" or "Billboard" type lists.
My next suggestion off this album would be the song "Rust In Peace... Polaris" or "Lucretia"
Haven't gotten into your Metallica reactions yet but maybe you guys would consider a double reaction video?
Metallica Vs. Megadeth?
One song Dave wrote while he was STILL in Metallica is called "The Four Hoursemen."
He took that song with him when he left and reworked it into " The Mechanix."
Maybe a Mechanix Vs. The Four Hoursemen
This album was sophomore year of high school, and holds quite a few memories. Above all, being disappointed with this song in particular. As it was Megadeth’s addition to the film The Decline of Western Civilization part II, the Metal Years.
Whereas I was expecting something BRUTAL, instead I got something heartfelt. Not what my high testosterone fueled expectations were prepared for.
Hey guys back to my one of my favorite groups no one ever reacts to the song that is describing what Dave mustaine thinks of Metallica at that time cuz I remember he got fired from Metallica the song I've been waiting forever for someone to react to is called and I quote something that I'm not very Kick-Ass song you guys really are doing your ears and Injustice by not checking that out
Hook in mouth 🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘
Dave once chimed in on the debate about who was a better guitar player Slash or Buckethead. He said "Buckethead is a better guitar player than me and Slash put together."😅
Sorry for the off topic but no one reacts to Buckethead. Pike 167 is good. Or 44 or 51...(600 albums?)😮
I thought my screen had a booger on it, nope your screen your booger.
Dave Mustaine Prior to forming Megadeth, was the lead guitarist of Metallica but did not appear on any albums.
I think Dave Mustaine wrote the guitar portion of The Four Horsemen too because on Megadeth's first album, there's a song called Mechanix and it's Four Horsemen played faster and the lyrics are different.
You are correct
You should watch the video for this song
"The So Far, So Good, So What" album doesn't really seem like it gets the props it should, it is a fantastic album. I'm not a very big fan of Chuck Behler's drumming..... lol apparently there is a story that went around, so Nick Menza was Behlers drum tech, and the story goes that Nick went out of his way to sabotage Behler's sound even though I think Nick really didn't need to sabotage his sound, Behlers drumming all on it's own is......meh.
Anyway, yes it is a fantastic album just stay away from the remaster, it is absolutely god awful. I also suggest the song "502" as well as "Liar" and definitely the intro instrumental song "Lungs of Hell" which runs right into the awesomely insane song "Set the World Afire".
🤘👍👍🤘ed
Muito bom
Dave is a dark poet, eh?
Some people might be tempted to smile dismissively at that statement, but I'm a fan of his lyrics. I'm not just talking about this song here. They may not always flow with classic, elegance when read as words upon a page. They do come alive when set to music and delivered in Dave's vocal style.
Dave has read the enlightenment philosophers. His lyrics are very intelligent.
@Boa_Omega cool! Im not surprised to hear that he is a well-read individual
This is definitely and categorically not about Cliff's death
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A very underrated band
Check out TRUST 🔥🔥🔥
My Last Words
Megadeth - Great
Metallica - Top Notch
Pantera - God Mode
Wrong way around
RED FLASH CLOUD CHOKING OUT THE MORNING SKY THEY SAID IT WOULD NEVER COME I NEW IT WAS A LIE 🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘
DO THEY HAVE THE BEST RIFFS IN METAL?! I'm not getting involved in food fights😉. 🖖❤
Yes….Megadeth had some of the best riffs EVER 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
@@sergiodavila5269 Some of, yes. THE best? No.
@@MarkMay-cr6bvexactly 🤓
Must do some EAST COAST THRASH
Anthrax and Overkill
Show some love to them
Peace Sells But Who's Buying 🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘
Megadeth, like Metallica, is great up to a certain album. IMO And Justice For All was the last good Metallica album and Countdown to Extinction was Megadeth's although they had a few good songs on other albums like Cryptic Writings.
Megadeath A tout le monde sofia 2010 reaction plz
Megadeth, not Megadeath, that's a completely different band
I had to laugh when I read your thumbnail..."Beef with Metallica?" Haha! Dave Mustaine of Megadeth was originally the lead guitarist for Metallica, but was fired by James Hetfield prior to recording Kill 'Em All, because of Mustaine's drug issues. Obviously, he didn't let that get him down, and he went out and formed Megadeth.
Thank God because I like Megadeth way more than Metallica.
@@charlespeterson7502me too 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Which was hilarious considering the rest of Metallica were serious alcoholics.
No he did not go out and form Megadeath, he formed Megadeth.
Megadeath is a completely different band...
@@joealvarez8733 Oops...mistype. It happens.
The song titles are hidden when I view your video list. Just an FYI
Yes, they do have the best riffs in metal
Angry Again
Beef ? Jajaja is for cliff dead
Ugh, these remastered versions are lacking.
There is no more beef with Metallica anymore. The way they kicked him out was screwed. But he's done great with his own band for decades.
You've skipped the ending :D
The best riffs in metal for me is Pantera. I have songs from other bands I like more but the reality is dimebag is king
Best song on this album is "Liar", and I'll bet you don't have the guts to react to it!
Pantera *Cough* *Cough*
Listen to dystopia
It's extremely obvious that the lyrics have absolutely nothing to do with Cliff Burton
Nice Transition? Megadeth is all about musical transitioning A great song to point at that has not one riff that repeats itself through the whole song is 5 magics. each verse, every bridge, each Chorus are all unique and singular. The song tells a story about a hero trying to save a woman from a powerful mage and must learn 5 magics to defeat him. One thing you can bet your life on is that any song by megadeth is going to be melodic perfection composed by a musical master easily held in comparison to Beethoven and Bach. That is something that I will also hand to Lars. He may suck as a drummer but he knows how to compose a song better than most.
I do like Metallica, but as a musician, Megadeth has had a bigger influence on my songwriting because I think they have more interesting arrangements and progressions.
Metallica is much better but this song is a masterpiece. Probably their best.
Chillinit -Katsu featuring Moses ruclips.net/video/pADbWIm8GRo/видео.htmlsi=FECurnAgpDLMF_cP
Hangar 18 should be next.
This is the remastered version for sure cause it don't sound heavy, kinda sounds like current Metallica
Metallica won the popularity contest. Megadeth got the talent.