Ranking the Studio Albums: Megadeth

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Join host Pete Pardo as he ranks the studio albums of Bay Area thrash metal titans Megadeth. #megadeth

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  • @GG5150
    @GG5150 4 года назад +248

    After 30 years Rust in Peace is still the benchmark for heavy metal guitar solos.

    • @titmusspaultpaul5
      @titmusspaultpaul5 4 года назад +21

      And metal riffs, and lyrics to name a few more things.

    • @guitarguru.3572
      @guitarguru.3572 4 года назад +10

      It’s my favorite ‘Deth album for sure. It’s one of the few albums from any band ever that I love from beginning to end. When I listen to it, I prefer to hear the entirety of it.

    • @setharnold3699
      @setharnold3699 4 года назад +10

      Jeremy Hamrick agree! Most of the time I skip Holy Wars and Hanger only because I don’t want to get burned out on them cause they’re so good.

    • @guitarguru.3572
      @guitarguru.3572 4 года назад +4

      Seth Arnold I can totally understand that! I defy any sane person skip over Take No Prisoners, though 🤘

    • @Meiphonekaicabrio
      @Meiphonekaicabrio 4 года назад +1

      Totally influenced by Scorpions-sails of charon :)

  • @buffoutthosescratches9082
    @buffoutthosescratches9082 4 года назад +9

    You should Interview Jeff Young about his time in Megadeth!! Probably some cool stories.

  • @TheAvailable43
    @TheAvailable43 4 года назад +4

    I agree with everything except cryptic writings, I'd move it up to 10.
    My favorite is Peace Sells. I'll be 54 this year. When it came out I was in College, Northeastern university.

  • @michaelrussell1842
    @michaelrussell1842 4 года назад +7

    Pete you got me excited a couple weeks back saying there would be something from Armored Saint but haven't heard it yet....
    Long live Dave Pritchard!!

  • @jimmyjambhere
    @jimmyjambhere Месяц назад

    1986 was such a Thrash monster!!! Puppets, Reign in Blood, Peace Sells, Pleasure to Kill, Darkness Descends!!! Damn!!! It’s crazy how many classics were released that year!!! Also, Somewhere in Time 🔥🔥🔥 DAMN

  • @necroscope5064
    @necroscope5064 4 года назад +1

    So Far So Good, the first Megadeth lp i bought, and still remains my favourite. Killing is my Business and Rust in Peace up there too.

  • @kmsharley75
    @kmsharley75 4 года назад +1

    rust in peace is not only my favorite Megadeth album,but one of my favorite metal albums of all time.

  • @seagullpoet
    @seagullpoet 4 года назад +6

    Megadeth is better than Metallica.....

    • @seagullpoet
      @seagullpoet 4 года назад

      KISS is better than Metallica....

    • @seagullpoet
      @seagullpoet 4 года назад +1

      I’d rather see Megadeth in a 500 person club than Metallica in a stadium.

    • @kmatsumoto9363
      @kmatsumoto9363 4 года назад

      Yup. One thing bothers me about Metallica is the guitarists. Megadeth has had killers like Marty and the music is more advanced.

  • @rolandmarckwort
    @rolandmarckwort 4 года назад

    First 2 albums with the original lineup was killer - all fire, anger, speed and fury there. Saw the "Peace Sells" tour in a tiny shit club in Quebec and they tore the place down!

  • @blastingreviews2
    @blastingreviews2 4 года назад +1

    I personally think peace sells is the #1 spot for megadeth albums is just so classic

  • @AndE667
    @AndE667 4 года назад +2

    I don't think Megadeth were ever located in SF, so calling them a "Bay Area" isn't quite right...

    • @maxxxgarnet
      @maxxxgarnet 4 года назад +1

      Not quite right? It's not right at all, they formed in LA.

  • @georgegsroomofrock9868
    @georgegsroomofrock9868 4 года назад +1

    Top 10
    1. Rust in Peace
    2. Peace Sells...
    3. Killing is My Business
    4. Countdown to Extinction
    5. Youthanasia
    6. So Far.So Good
    7. Dystopia
    8. Endgame
    9. 13
    10. United Anominations

  • @Shuhlyiautist
    @Shuhlyiautist 2 года назад

    My order.
    1 Rust In Peace.
    2 Peace sells.
    3 Killing is my business and business is good.
    4 Dystopia.
    5 So far so good so what.
    6 Countdown to extinction.
    7 Youthanasia.
    8 Th1rt3en.
    9. Endgame.
    10 World needs a hero.

  • @mikeL65000
    @mikeL65000 4 года назад

    1. Peace Sells...
    2. So Far...
    3. Rust In Peace

  • @Kylea1979
    @Kylea1979 4 года назад +318

    The two most loved Megadeth albums, I like to call: The Peace Albums.

    • @aronsnz9248
      @aronsnz9248 4 года назад +11

      Peace for my soul!

    • @embracerodusk2537
      @embracerodusk2537 4 года назад +8

      Definitely my two favs.

    • @fifthchild8265
      @fifthchild8265 4 года назад +11

      Peace Sells was good but I think Rust in Peace and So far So good So what are Megadeths top 2 albums..
      🤘

    • @ClovissenpaiDotR
      @ClovissenpaiDotR 4 года назад +16

      Rust In Peace Sells: the best megadeth album

    • @SpiralDream
      @SpiralDream 4 года назад +2

      Not like you need much else besides those two. Everything else they've done pales in comparison.

  • @corycastleman6351
    @corycastleman6351 4 года назад +119

    Was leaving the grocery store the other day, and a guy was rocking out to "Psychotron" from his jeep

    • @Composer19691
      @Composer19691 4 года назад +10

      Cory Castleman ...cool. That’s rare.

    • @danielmartin5267
      @danielmartin5267 4 года назад +10

      Love that track

    • @xodusattack
      @xodusattack 4 года назад +7

      Cory Castleman love megadeth. Countdown is one of my all time favorites. But psychotron sucks so bad. What a cheesy shitty song

    • @tiedtothetracks6758
      @tiedtothetracks6758 4 года назад +2

      that whole album takes me back to the co op days pf the orignal halo as a teenager. goodtimes and plenty of weed

    • @f1hotrod527
      @f1hotrod527 3 года назад

      @@xodusattack maybe the lyrics are a bit cheesy but the song is heavy as fuck. The song is underrated.

  • @amalatesta
    @amalatesta 4 года назад +78

    I see Dave around my town every now and then. Dude is a legend!

  • @matheuspazin314
    @matheuspazin314 4 года назад +36

    Megadeth is my favorite band of all time...I love everything this band has produced, every studio album. As a brazilian I didnt have many opportunities to see them live, last time was in 2016 with Kiko Loureiro, what a concert...Here comes my ranking, a little bit different than yours, especially when it comes to the first era and the most recent with Kiko.
    1. Rust In Peace (this and Ziggy Stardust from Bowie are my all time favorite albums)
    2. Peace Sells
    3. Countdown to Extinction
    4. Youthanasia
    5. Dystopia
    6. Endgame
    7. United Abominations
    8. So Far, So Good...So What
    9. Cryptic Writings (I know it deserves a better position, I really like it, but I think it is not as heavy as I wanted)
    10. Killing Is My Business (as you said, killer album, but the original production is not good for me, the most recent remaster is awesome tho)
    11. The System Has Failed
    12. Thirteen
    13. Super Collider
    14. Risk (It is not heavy, and it sounds weird a little bit, but some songs I really love, like Wanderlust, Prince of Darkness and Doctor Calling)
    15. The World Needs a Hero (long time no listen to any of the tracks)

    • @gregsimmons694
      @gregsimmons694 2 месяца назад +1

      God bless you! God bless all the rattleheads! Jesus saves sinners! If you like it heavy, MEGADETH weighs a ton!

  • @garyjoyce2160
    @garyjoyce2160 4 года назад +43

    Number 0ne to me: 1990. RUST in PEACE / have their entire discography/ but that album. Is a top 💯 album in my catalog. Thank you PETE/. Stay safe!!!

    • @jonnyamick5463
      @jonnyamick5463 4 года назад +1

      Gary Joyce top 5 in my catalogue. Just one of those albums that will never get old.

    • @metalmelodies6718
      @metalmelodies6718 4 года назад +3

      The brutal assault of those solos on Hangar 18, & Tornado of Souls has one of the best solos of all time!

    • @cmlguerra
      @cmlguerra 4 года назад +1

      Third on my list

    • @garyjoyce2160
      @garyjoyce2160 4 года назад

      The timing of this episode/. Minutes ago / read Dave Mustaine s older sister passed away last night. WOW 3/27/20. R. I. P.

  • @stephanf3673
    @stephanf3673 3 года назад +35

    Nothing to say for Number 1... But I think "Crypting Writings" is an underrated amazing album. One of their best, actually !

    • @Alanpuxadordefibra
      @Alanpuxadordefibra 6 месяцев назад

      👍😎👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @gamleskalle1
    @gamleskalle1 4 года назад +65

    They won a Grammy award for Dystopia. When they won some crappy version of Metallicas master of puppets played in the background. What a disgrace! Grammy never respected metal.

    • @jima6545
      @jima6545 4 года назад +1

      @@cosmicjester7285 always loved his cockiness. Ever his quote about tattoos?

    • @fernandom5150
      @fernandom5150 4 года назад +1

      Fire Campaign the first 4 albums are good but you can Say the rest suck after that.

    • @dr.phibesinred6066
      @dr.phibesinred6066 4 года назад +3

      @@fernandom5150 You can say that about Megadeth, too.

    • @fernandom5150
      @fernandom5150 4 года назад +1

      Dr. Phibes in Red yup lol risk was fucking terrible. That lineup with Marty two Daves and nick was the best lineup we will ever see.

    • @MrRoundthetwist
      @MrRoundthetwist 3 года назад +1

      @@fernandom5150 Gar and Chris did that already.

  • @jeremynewton7640
    @jeremynewton7640 4 года назад +44

    Prince of Darkness is still a great song from the Risk album.

    • @robert.m4676
      @robert.m4676 4 года назад

      Hell yeah!

    • @jimthar17
      @jimthar17 4 года назад +2

      Prince, Insomnia, and I'll Be There are IMO the only songs worth anything on that album.

    • @stephanea5364
      @stephanea5364 4 года назад +7

      @@jimthar17 You miss out on Seven. Amazing songwriting and musicianship on this. That bass line kills. Wanderlust is very good too and Tine The beginning.. Doctor is Calling is catchy. Risk isn't metal but is full of great songwriting.

    • @CS-mo7xp
      @CS-mo7xp 4 года назад +2

      ^ agreed. breadline is catchy as heck. just a great pop song. my main problem is there are virtually no guitar solos on that album.

    • @metalmelodies6718
      @metalmelodies6718 4 года назад +1

      I hate to say it, but Prince of Darkness is better than anything on 13, that album is so boring imo!

  • @martinguedes9540
    @martinguedes9540 2 года назад +5

    1 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
    2 - Rust In Peace
    3 - Endgame
    4 - So Far, So Good... So What!
    5 - United Abominations
    6 - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
    7 - Dystopia
    8 - Youthanasia
    9 - The System Has Failed
    10 - Countdown To Extinction
    11 - Th1rt3en
    12 - Cryptic Writings
    13 - The World Needs A Hero
    14 - Risk
    15 - Super Collider

    • @ArnyColeman
      @ArnyColeman 3 месяца назад

      Hell yeah man united abominations rocks

  • @orpheus1340
    @orpheus1340 4 года назад +16

    Risk is way underrated. It's very far from the worst, actually it's near my top. It's just "less metal", which doesn't mean bad at all!!!!

    • @michaljaklik4657
      @michaljaklik4657 2 года назад +1

      Exactly!

    • @Rob78169
      @Rob78169 2 года назад

      Risk is just strange under the Megadeth name!! It's like Elton John coming out with a thrash album!!

    • @orpheus1340
      @orpheus1340 2 года назад +1

      @@Rob78169 ahahah! Yeah, except it doesn't sound at all like Elton John and his fans would probably think this is pure noise. :)

    • @EvanBNW
      @EvanBNW Год назад

      I’ve been listening to Risk lately and it’s actually much better than I remember. It’s pop metal but it’s well done. The nuggets issue is Dave’s voice doesn’t go with the music. They should’ve taken an even bigger Risk and gotten a real singer for that experiment.

  • @DavyDredd14
    @DavyDredd14 4 года назад +20

    'Peace Sells' is easily my favorite MEGADETH Album !!!
    The songs 'Good Mourning Black Friday' & 'My Last Words' are absolute gems !!

  • @BrunoSampietro
    @BrunoSampietro 4 года назад +66

    My order:
    1. Rust in peace
    2. Peace sells
    3. Countdown
    4.Killing is my business
    5.Youthanasia
    6.So far so good
    I haven't listened much of any of the other lineups, but those 6 are so good

  • @danohstoolbox
    @danohstoolbox 4 года назад +69

    Pete u should do a video of all your t shirts

    • @SEbdeViaje
      @SEbdeViaje 4 года назад +2

      he buys them just to make the videos, like the brand new Maiden shirt he wore in the video

    • @pag3309
      @pag3309 4 года назад +1

      Hell yes!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @b2tall239
      @b2tall239 4 года назад +2

      He's got so many that it would have to be a mini-series.

    • @sspbrazil
      @sspbrazil 4 года назад +1

      danoh's toolbox lol, I agree

    • @noelgonzalez7390
      @noelgonzalez7390 4 года назад +1

      Right on..great idea..

  • @Xeo7
    @Xeo7 4 года назад +41

    Top 5 for me.
    1: Rust In Peace
    2: Peace Sells, But Who's Buying
    3: Dystopia
    4: United Abominations
    5: Countdown to Extinction

  • @PFDarkside
    @PFDarkside 3 года назад +15

    I’d bring Cryptic Writings up, anything with Mustaine/Ellefson/Friedman/Menza is gold to me!
    It’s kind of interesting that the best two are also the two coolest covers from Ed Repka!

    • @felixsedin
      @felixsedin 2 года назад +3

      Yes. Cryptic writings is very underated and have songs like, Trust, Vortex and alot more, wich are very good

  • @matthewdunn4554
    @matthewdunn4554 4 года назад +8

    I haven't listened to much after "The World Needs a Hero." I love the guy but Dave's politics got a little too right wing for me.
    I do think Cryptic Writings is an underrated album that I would on par with Countdown to Extinction and Youthanasia.

  • @kapteinrdskjegg5285
    @kapteinrdskjegg5285 4 года назад +12

    I'll be there !!⭐❤⭐ Risk is a great album , open your ears!
    Live and lørn! 🇧🇻

  • @joshinge3574
    @joshinge3574 4 года назад +25

    Why do people put 'The System Has Failed' so far down on their lists? I get that it was originally supposed to be a Mustaine solo album, but the album is great none the less. Very underrated in my opinion.

    • @keithschick9960
      @keithschick9960 4 года назад +1

      Because, RIP is fuckin phenomenal, and failed is the key word to describe that album.

    • @keithschick9960
      @keithschick9960 4 года назад

      I don't mean to be so pessimistic, but that stuff isn't Megadeth imo.

    • @damonwillis3672
      @damonwillis3672 4 года назад +5

      Agree...plus Chris Poland is on it

    • @joshinge3574
      @joshinge3574 4 года назад +1

      @@keithschick9960 Rust In Peace is phenomenal but I respect musicians who experiment instead of rehashing the same material again and again. Bands like AC/DC, Slayer and Motorhead all did very well that way but it's cool when bands go out of their comfort zone and still make great songs.

    • @setharnold3699
      @setharnold3699 4 года назад

      Awesome album and very powerful!

  • @frankdrebin259
    @frankdrebin259 4 года назад +36

    I wish Mustain didnt remaster/remix the albums. They really suck compared to the originals imo.

    • @MosoKaiser
      @MosoKaiser 4 года назад +8

      Amen! The 2004 remastes/remixes are horrendous, with perhaps the sole exception of SFSGSW, that one's decent to have alongside the original.
      Fortunately pre-2004 pressings aren't too hard or too expensive to get, though. Or at least they weren't when I updated my Megadeth collection for the older pressings.
      KIMB however is pricier if you want an old pressing with "These Boots" present _and_ uncensored. Shame the 2002 remaster has that godawful, unlistenable bleeped version of "Boots", and the 2018 version has an awkward reworked version with original lyrics to appease Lee Hazlewood's estate.

    • @PazBinv1
      @PazBinv1 4 года назад +3

      The recent re-issue of Killing.... is good.

    • @Gookrak
      @Gookrak 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely! For example, SFSGSW absolutely lost its (searching for the exact word...) grimy, dirty sound!?

    • @Composer19691
      @Composer19691 4 года назад +3

      I agree... the exceptions ( for me) are SFSGSW and Killing is My Business. Killing NEEDED a makeover. I grew to appreciate SFSGSW without so much reverb/ delay effects.

    • @amostlyreasonableguy
      @amostlyreasonableguy 4 года назад

      Robert Leese there’s a good remaster of TWNAH and The System Has Failed out recently that’s not a remix but just a remaster and actually makes both albums sound better. The drums have more depth and the guitar has more bite. Listen to Kick the Chair 2019 remaster on RUclips and check it out or Dread and the Fugitive Mind 2019 remaster. Both sound better than the original and weren’t messed with by Mustaine but by a professional mastering engineer.

  • @hansgraichen8051
    @hansgraichen8051 4 года назад +2

    As far as bands that don’t have a single stinker album, in my humble opinion, The Ramones would fall in that category. Every album was what you’d expect, more Ramones.

  • @kevinbrown1893
    @kevinbrown1893 4 года назад +5

    1. Rust in Peace (1990)
    2. Peace Sells (1986)
    3. Countdown to Extinction (1992)
    4. Youthanasia (1994)
    5. The System Has Failed (2004)
    6. So Far So Good So What (1988)
    7. Dystopia (2016)
    8. The Sick, The Dying & The Dead (2022)
    9. Endgame (2009)
    10. Killing Is My Business...(1985)
    11. Cryptic Writings (1997)
    12. Th1rt3en (2011)
    13. United Abominations (2007)
    14. The World Needs A Hero (2001)
    15. Risk (1999)
    16. Super Collider (2013)

  • @prockrog5219
    @prockrog5219 4 года назад +30

    1. Countdown To Extinction
    2. Rust In Peace
    3. So Far, So Good...
    I'm just a sucker for the Menza/Ellefson/Friedman-era. Their musicianship was unmatched in the "trash" scene at the time IMHO.

    • @beetlebum7760
      @beetlebum7760 4 года назад +2

      Prock Rog You probably mean „thrash“ scene.

    • @berksmagicrules
      @berksmagicrules 4 года назад +1

      Prock Rog i agree. Love Marty Friedman with Dave

  • @williamxb
    @williamxb 4 года назад +12

    MEGADETH is my favourite band of all time.

    • @gregsimmons694
      @gregsimmons694 2 месяца назад

      God bless you. God bless all the rattleheads! Jesus saves sinners! If you like it heavy, MEGADETH weighs a ton

    • @williamxb
      @williamxb 2 месяца назад

      @@gregsimmons694 Huh

  • @tomwhittaker9461
    @tomwhittaker9461 Год назад +4

    Killing is my Business is underrated .. it's their best from a vintage metal standpoint! The riffs are also extremely creative on that album.

  • @amostlyreasonableguy
    @amostlyreasonableguy 4 года назад +8

    Kick the Chair is among the best songs they ever did post 95. And the 2019 remaster actually makes it sound better, particularly the drums since that albums original master sounded crappy.

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss3424 4 года назад +43

    Good ranking video and they should be in the rock n roll hall of fame.

    • @mikesclassicrock9745
      @mikesclassicrock9745 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely, love Megadeth!!!

    • @jamesmoss3424
      @jamesmoss3424 4 года назад +1

      @@mikesclassicrock9745 me too and they kick ass 110%.

    • @luisgarcia6007
      @luisgarcia6007 4 года назад +1

      Absolutely agree !!!!

    • @metalassassin9537
      @metalassassin9537 4 года назад +2

      James moss please tell me your joking! They "should" be in the rock and roll hall of "shame"😠

    • @jamesmoss3424
      @jamesmoss3424 4 года назад +1

      @@metalassassin9537 no joke.

  • @aidanbouw5224
    @aidanbouw5224 4 года назад +3

    I actually dislike Super Collider more than Risk. Risk is the kind of laughable trainwreck that I enjoy quite a bit, if I want a good laugh. Super Collider just has the sad dad vibes that I dislike. Something as ridiculous as The Doctor's Calling just makes me crack up, while the old man stuff on Super Collider just bores me

  • @bruceh4226
    @bruceh4226 4 года назад +7

    Ok, so I guess I'm part of the small minority that actually likes the Risk album. Is it classic thrash Megadeth? No, but that doesn't make it a bad metal/hard rock album in and of itself. I happen to really like Dave's vocals, and this is a strong album in that respect with loads of catchey hooks that I find myself singing along to. And if you listen to the last 2 or 3 albums leading up to this one you can hear the progession that led to Risk. I guess I like this one for the same reason I like Rush's Signals... because it was so different from anything they had done up to that point. Unfortunately (IMHO) Rush continued down that path, where as for Megadeth it was one and done... they got it out of their system and then moved on. If nothing else, I find Risk to me more memorable than the 6 or so albums since then that kinda all sound like the same formula and all run together in my mind. To each his own.

    • @charleswood123
      @charleswood123 4 года назад

      I got into the band when this came out so it’s always had a soft spot for me

    • @MosoKaiser
      @MosoKaiser 4 года назад

      Not their most consistent album, but there's a bunch of quite good songs there, it just doesn't quite sound like a Megadeth album. It would have likely gotten a much better reception had it been released under another moniker.

  • @Rolf2112
    @Rolf2112 4 года назад +12

    1) Rust in Peace 2) Peace Sells 3) So Far So Good 4) Countodown 5) Youthanasia. Love your shirt, such an underrated album.

    • @mahogany174
      @mahogany174 4 года назад +1

      Mpampis Kalogiannis That’s my top 5 in order!

  • @shaunw9270
    @shaunw9270 4 года назад +4

    I was never a real "Metal head" but I bought Countdown to Extinction when it came out after seeing them on a UK TV show ,either Raw Power or Noisy Mothers. Loved every track , still like to listen to it occasionally . Architecture For Aggression always blew me away when the lead guitar comes in. I bought all the ltd edition vinyl singles at the time, still got em. Later I bought Peace Sells ..but never enjoyed it at all.

  • @markandersen793
    @markandersen793 4 года назад +7

    Here's my top 5:
    1) Rust In Peace
    2) Peace Sells
    3) Countdown To Extinction
    4) Endgame
    5) Youthanasia
    For me, Rust In Peace is the greatest thrash album I've ever heard, front to back it's a masterpiece, Peace Sells isn't far behind.

    • @tomwhittaker9461
      @tomwhittaker9461 Год назад

      You're kidding, Endgame over Killing is My Business?

  • @guywoznicki7847
    @guywoznicki7847 4 года назад +3

    Don't know any post 2000 albums so I'll trust your words. However, I must be the only one who really likes Cryptic Writings (even metal expert Martin Popoff gives it a so-so). All I can say is you throw the disc on and it sounds great start to finish! Not heavy enough?? Anyway your top 2 are excellent and both very memorable. I remember the first time I heard Peace Sells; guitars were doing battle, coming at you from all angles. Truly a new technical assault of the senses! Mustaine should be remembered for his innovation

  • @legojedi3217
    @legojedi3217 4 года назад +14

    Finally, I've been waiting for this

    • @IAmisMaster
      @IAmisMaster 4 года назад

      LegoJedi
      Is that a ITCOTCK pepe? lol

    • @Nick-qf7vt
      @Nick-qf7vt 4 года назад

      @@IAmisMaster holy shit it is LMFAO

  • @rattlehead85
    @rattlehead85 4 года назад +9

    Megadeth..... Titan Of metal in the 80’s and early 90’s.
    1) Rust in Peace
    2) Killing Is My Business
    3) Peace Sells
    4) So Far So Good So What
    5) Countdown To Extinction.

    • @DakTirCue
      @DakTirCue 4 года назад

      this is My list.. only MAYBE switching 3 and 4. I can't decide!

    • @vio-lence7267
      @vio-lence7267 3 года назад

      Mine’s:
      1) Peace Sells
      2) RIP
      3) So Far
      4) KIMB
      5) Youthanasia

  • @mjnation7876
    @mjnation7876 4 года назад +10

    Interesting ranking. I am one of the few people that personally enjoys Dystopia more than Endgame but either way, both great albums.

    • @luisgarcia6007
      @luisgarcia6007 4 года назад +4

      Dystopia is a very strong album

    • @ion-shivs
      @ion-shivs 4 года назад +2

      Agreed. For me, Dystopia is the best album they've done since Euthanasia.

    • @johnnyjackson1315
      @johnnyjackson1315 4 года назад +1

      I could listen to every song except the cover song

  • @ZMsoloman5000
    @ZMsoloman5000 4 года назад +27

    Rust in Piece
    Peace Sells But Who’s Buying?
    So Far, So Good, So What?
    Youthanasia
    Countdown to Extinction
    (I go back and forth on the first two and last two)

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 4 года назад +6

    Rust In Peace is my favorite Megadeth album. Top 5 would be:
    1. Rust In Peace
    2. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
    3. So Far, So Good... So What!
    4. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
    5. Countdown To Extinction

  • @steelerfreak1977
    @steelerfreak1977 4 года назад +4

    Peace Sells is number 1 for me. Such jaw dropping playing and songs. Thrashy and jazzy. Just super. Oh and awesome shirt Pete!

  • @danielmcevoy976
    @danielmcevoy976 4 года назад +6

    Saw them before Peace Sells front row in a small club. It was brutal in a great way. Killing is my business will always be my #1.

  • @sadiewhisper
    @sadiewhisper 4 года назад +5

    On The System Has Failed, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta brought a level of sophistication not often found on the typical thrash album. Over the course of one weekend, he learned all of the songs and recorded perfect takes - this simply blew Mustaine's mind. Chris Poland returned to record on that album simply because Colaiuta was involved.

  • @Anthony-nk4ky
    @Anthony-nk4ky 3 года назад +8

    There’s really something to be said about some of the song structures on Rust. I mean look at Five Magics, it listens almost like a story. Doesn’t follow a tradition verse/chorus structure. So cool, so unique. They really captured lightning in a bottle on the record. Peace Sells and Rust trade 1 and 2 spots for me nearly everyday. Just insane records

    • @jasonscholl2945
      @jasonscholl2945 2 года назад +2

      "I...master! Five...Magics!" 🎸 🔥 💀 ⛓

    • @petrilampela
      @petrilampela Год назад

      Peace Sells does that too. The opening track Wake Up Dead has no repeating parts at all, every time there's a change in the song it's a new riff. From the beginning to the end. And it's still catchy as hell.

  • @andycrandall1361
    @andycrandall1361 3 года назад +2

    Always dug..So far so good So what...love the mood of the old tune I don't want to set the world on fire.....then slam with some killer thrash ..

  • @jimg6570
    @jimg6570 4 года назад +12

    BTW, Dave said in his autobio that the album title "Risk" came from a statement from Lars Ulrich that Dave should take a risk.

    • @KevinOrtega1980
      @KevinOrtega1980 4 года назад +2

      jim g I do remember that as well, because Lars stated Dave felt comfortable in what he was doing at the time and that he should take a Risk, glad they never stuck with that shit

    • @salvadorjimenez2872
      @salvadorjimenez2872 4 года назад +3

      Letting Lars Ulrich take up space in his head for so long was a probably one of the most foolish things (from a career standpoint) Dave did. Ulrich was clearly a Machiavellian little tool from the word go. Living well, & doing well is the best revenge. Especially when the guys you thought were your friends, stab you in the back, & have written you off as fuck-up & a no-talent.

    • @Omar_E11
      @Omar_E11 4 года назад +1

      @@salvadorjimenez2872 Did Lars hurt you?

    • @salamwati9281
      @salamwati9281 4 года назад

      Never listen to that fat pockets Lars & James.. you rules Dave.😎

    • @salvadorjimenez2872
      @salvadorjimenez2872 4 года назад +1

      @@Omar_E11 Uh, no Omar. He didn't. Not personally. It's just that I'm not a big fan of people who tend to be 2 faced. Don't know if you ever read any part of Dave Mustaine's memoir. (It's a great read btw. Whether or not you're a fan, I recommend it highly). I do know from it, & other interviews in other publications, that for a good many years Lars dissed Dave's playing for a long time After he formed Megadeth. But in the late 90s it was, "I really respect Dave as a musician but...". Bear in mind this was around the time they'd already come out with Load. The first Metallica album I tried to like, & couldn't. Even though I'd been a fan of theirs since almost the beginning. & let's face it, the Napster incident of the last decade didn't exactly help.

  • @sinisterrayne89
    @sinisterrayne89 2 года назад +2

    Symphony of destruction was my entrance theme for wrestling

  • @killingsleep
    @killingsleep 4 года назад +5

    First time I saw Megadeth was on the Peace Sells tour with Overkill -Taking Over !

  • @garyjoyce2160
    @garyjoyce2160 4 года назад +4

    December 14 1990. Tremendous show. @ Brendan Byrne Arena. / East Rutherford NJ. MEGADETH. &. The “ infamous. JUDAS PRIEST. The good old days- When Corona was an ice cold beer 🍺 with a lime !!!

  • @253timeandtimeagain2
    @253timeandtimeagain2 4 года назад +7

    I love Megadeth "to death"
    But I love Fighting by Thin Lizzy even more. Great t-shirt Pete!

  • @dr.ostbahn7773
    @dr.ostbahn7773 4 года назад +5

    in general I agree with you. I would rank Dystopia much higher. and Killing - but this is from the personal background.
    Thank you for doing that

  • @Jortecho
    @Jortecho 4 года назад +4

    My top 5:
    1) Peace Sells...
    2) Rust in Peace
    3) Killing is my Business
    4) Countdown to Extinction
    5) So far, so good...

  • @leifsiklossy6548
    @leifsiklossy6548 4 года назад +21

    #1 Rust in Peace
    This has to be the best metal album ever.

    • @slimmmshaney5695
      @slimmmshaney5695 4 года назад +3

      Peak thrash metal... Every time they had the chance to end the song they went 100x harder! An absolutely essential album

    • @robertbarker9579
      @robertbarker9579 4 года назад

      Leif Siklossy Not even the best thrash metal album ever. Still solid, nonetheless.

    • @markandersen793
      @markandersen793 4 года назад +5

      @@robertbarker9579 What"s better? It's better than Master Of Puppets, better than Reign In Blood, so what's left? Yeah, it is the best thrash metal album of album of all time and one of the greatest metal albums of all time.

    • @setharnold3699
      @setharnold3699 4 года назад +2

      Mark Andersen agreed! It’s at the top of the pyramid!

    • @robertbarker9579
      @robertbarker9579 4 года назад

      Mark Andersen It’s not better than Master of Puppets. If Dave didn’t sound like a constipated grandma when he sings, Rust in Peace could be in the conversation for the best album.

  • @MSB-fj7cd
    @MSB-fj7cd 4 года назад +4

    Definitely "Peace Sells But Who's Buying". The late great Gar Samuelson on drums. Simply amazing.

  • @dennissweeney6774
    @dennissweeney6774 4 года назад +5

    I remember seeing them at Lamors in BROOKLYN when they played peace sells but who is buying. Great show. Good morning black Friday. It doesn't get any better.

  • @johnsontlk220
    @johnsontlk220 4 года назад +5

    Killer list Pete! So many great memories with these albums. Would love to see more ranking the albums for old school metal bands! Slayer, Meshuggah, and Metallica would be sick!

  • @gwyld
    @gwyld 4 года назад +3

    I guess the top 3 for me depends on my mood. Sometimes it is Rust in Peace, sometime Peace Sells and sometimes Countdown to Extinction. Piece of advice, don't listen to the remasters, especially the CTE one, it was awful. Cryptic Writings ranks a lot higher in my opinion, just because of She-Wolf, such an amazing song. This is by all means my favorite metal band ever, appart from Risk and Supercollider (the Cold Sweat cover is great), they have been pretty consistent.

  • @scarecrow8841
    @scarecrow8841 4 года назад +2

    Love Megadeth. Do Slayer next, please.

  • @amalatesta
    @amalatesta 4 года назад +6

    I see Dave around my town every now and then. Dude is a legend!

  • @Tango_Lima_
    @Tango_Lima_ 3 года назад +2

    Wasn’t Megadeth formed in LA. ?

  • @Jzalar97
    @Jzalar97 4 года назад +6

    Top 5 for me:
    Rust In Peace
    Peace Sells
    Countdown to Extinction
    Dystopia
    Cryptic Writings

    • @j.j.4150
      @j.j.4150 3 года назад

      It's mind-boggling, how people put Dystopia above Endgame lol

    • @Jzalar97
      @Jzalar97 3 года назад +1

      @@j.j.4150 Endgame is probably 6 or 7 for me. I just prefer the songwriting on Dystopia, personally.

    • @j.j.4150
      @j.j.4150 3 года назад

      @@Jzalar97 Totally fair! I like Dystopia too, just put Endgame above it.

  • @samhouston1979
    @samhouston1979 3 года назад +2

    i want to see the “ bands without a dud” list

  • @sakblabbath65
    @sakblabbath65 4 года назад +5

    Yes,Peace Sells was my first megadeth album. Changed my life topping Metallica.

  • @Patellsworth1
    @Patellsworth1 4 года назад +2

    Chris Poland was on system has failed too

  • @anthonyrivers1619
    @anthonyrivers1619 4 года назад +3

    So far, so good = underrated!
    1988 classic!

  • @dravenquinn264
    @dravenquinn264 5 месяцев назад +1

    My ranking for the Megadeth albums would be
    16. Risk
    15. United Abominations
    14. The System Has Failed
    13. Super Collider
    12. Thirteen
    11. Cryptic Writings
    10. The World Needs A Hero
    9. The Sick The Dying And The Dead
    8. Dystopia
    7. Endgame
    6. Killing Is My Business And Business Is Good
    5. Youthanasia
    4. So Far So Good So What
    3. Peace Sells But Who’s Buying
    2. Rust In Peace
    1. Countdown To Extinction

  • @televisedpork7993
    @televisedpork7993 4 года назад +5

    You are the first person I have even heard say anything positive about Super Collider

    • @travisperrotta5264
      @travisperrotta5264 4 года назад

      TelevisedPork Good album. Kingmaker, The title track and their cover of Thin Lizzy’s Cold Sweat are great.

    • @televisedpork7993
      @televisedpork7993 4 года назад

      Travis Perrotta, meh

    • @martymartin2894
      @martymartin2894 4 года назад

      It's way down for me whereas system is top 5 for me.

  • @terrykarnowski9008
    @terrykarnowski9008 4 года назад +2

    Rust is a Masterpiece

  • @samuelheldilaof6361
    @samuelheldilaof6361 4 года назад +3

    Got to be "Rust in Peace" I was a BIG fan of Cacophony so I remember thinking that Marty Friedman didn´t fit in the band, well I changed my mind in about 15 minutes...

  • @bohdizafa8849
    @bohdizafa8849 4 года назад +2

    To me Peace sells is number one, and while I dont disagree RIP is #1 for a lot of people, I know who the REAL Megadeth lovers are when they list Peace sells #1. Dont @ me.

    • @treffbennett6534
      @treffbennett6534 4 года назад

      It takes an absolute masterpiece to top Peace Sells....and that is Rust In Peace, which actually contains the finest playing by ANY metal band to this very day! Both albums will never be topped and the degree of playing is so dynamic, the music could be listed as "jazz metal"! Your passion is perfectly placed for the mighty Megadeth-we could share a stereo, very, easily-take care.

  • @MrMojoRisin
    @MrMojoRisin 4 года назад +9

    Great video, Pete. I love Megadeth.
    1. Rust In Peace
    2. Countdown To Extinction
    3. Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?
    4. Youthanasia
    5. So Far, So Good,...So What!

  • @STEVENGOSNEY
    @STEVENGOSNEY 4 года назад +1

    1. Rust in Peace
    2. Peace Sells...But Whose Buying?
    3. Youthanasia
    4. Dystopia
    5. Killing is My Business
    Tied for
    6 (all great)
    6. The World Needs A Hero
    6. So Far, So Good, So What?
    6. Cryptic Writings
    6. Countdown to Extinction
    6. Th1rt3en
    6. United Abominations
    6. Endgame
    6. The System has Failed
    6. Super Collider
    ...
    15. Risk

  • @Tomversal
    @Tomversal 4 года назад +6

    Glad you've got to this band!

  • @killmetal8937
    @killmetal8937 4 года назад +1

    1. Peace Sells...But Whose Buying?
    2. So Far, So Good, So What?
    3. Youthanasia
    4. Countdown To Extinction
    5. Rust In Peace
    6. Killing Is My Business
    7. Endgame
    8. Dystopia
    9. Cryptic Writings
    10. United Abominations
    11. The System Has Failed
    12. The World Needs A Hero
    13. Thirteen
    14. Super Collider
    15. Risk

  • @jlzimmerman75
    @jlzimmerman75 4 года назад +4

    17:40 One band that comes to mind is Deftones. Not one bad album.

  • @JediMasterGeoff
    @JediMasterGeoff 4 года назад +1

    Megadeth is from LA, not the Bay Area.

  • @dr.phibesinred6066
    @dr.phibesinred6066 4 года назад +10

    "Sounds like a D. Mustaine solo album..." Well, Megadeth is "The Dave Mustaine Band", isn't it? ;-)

  • @knightvisioniixv
    @knightvisioniixv 4 года назад +1

    I probably should have done this earlier, but it's going down now.
    With the exception of Killing Is My Business, all my Megadeth CDs are the original releases (with some exceptions, I'm not a big fan of remixed albums, in general.)
    I don't own The World Needs A Hero, United Abominations, Super Collider, or Dystopia, so I'll be ranking what I have (11 albums). Here I go (with comments):
    11) Cryptic Writings - Not a bad album. Despite the presence of a few thrashers, something about it just seems a bit underwhelming, and I don't listen to it as much as the others.
    10) Risk - The album that takes the most heat, and sounds the least like Megadeth. It's not that bad. Crush 'Em cracks me up, and is slightly embarrassing, but songs like Breadline, Ecstasy, I'll Be There, and Time are filled with enough melodies and hooks to keep me coming back.
    9) So Far, So Good...So What - I like this album, but, unlike many, it was never a major top personal favorite (no disrespect to the cool cat that is Jeff Young). Set The World Afire, 502, In My Darkest Hour are a few picks.
    8) Th1rt3en - Dave Jr. returned. Solid album, and many of the lyrics are... let's just say that they are interesting.
    7) Endgame - Solid, kick-ass thrash. Head Crusher is my top pick.
    6) The System Has Failed - Maybe I'm supposed to rank this much lower, but I can't. I love it too much. Complex and messy circumstances surrounded this (which I won't get into), but it came out surprisingly well. I love everything on here.
    5) Countdown To Extinction - Do I really need to say much here? I don't think so.
    4) Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! - Mustaine was mad as fuck, and we know why. The production sucks ass, but I suppose it has now become part of the charm. Mustaine was out for blood, and the unbridled fury, rage and venom keep me coming back to this one quite often.
    3) Youthanasia - I love this album, though opinions are generally mixed. They tuned the guitars down a half-step, and, arguably, created their most melodic album to date. Not as thrashy, it still packs a punch, and the production is bigger and fuller than on previous albums. Great songs.
    2) Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? - Again, I don't think I need to say much here...
    1) Rust In Peace - ...nor do I really need to say anything here :-)

  • @user-sh3vz3ol3j
    @user-sh3vz3ol3j 4 года назад +3

    Being a melodic metal guy my favorite 4 are: 1. Youthanasia, 2. The System has Failed, 3. United Abominations, 4. Countdown to Extinction. Personally, this band has never failed.

  • @aardwulf3540
    @aardwulf3540 4 года назад +1

    1. Rust in Peace
    2. Countdown to Extinction
    3. Peace Sells
    4. Youthanasia
    5. United Abominations
    6-14. Albums that I like in one way or another, but not as much as the top five.
    15. Super Collider
    I know a lot of people would put Risk at the bottom, but I think it's a decent record for what it is (hell, I still find myself going back to stuff like Wanderlust and Time: The Beginning/End). I guess you could make the same argument for Super Collider, but it just doesn't do anything for me.

  • @edrock1676
    @edrock1676 4 года назад +11

    Megadeth is my favorite band.
    1. Rust in Peace
    2. Countdown to Extinction
    3. Peace Sells
    4. Endgame
    5. United Abominations
    6. Dystopia
    7. Killing Is My Business
    8. So Far, So Good, So What
    9. Youthanasia
    10. Cryptic Writings
    11. System Has Failed
    12. World Needs a Hero
    13. Thirteen
    14. Super Collider
    15. Risk

    • @josa5112
      @josa5112 4 года назад +1

      Ed Rock Youthanasia is was too low on the list

  • @aviationlba747
    @aviationlba747 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nice one! Here’s my ranking:
    These first six I absolutely love:
    1. Rust In Peace (1990)
    2. Countdown To Extinction (1992)
    3. Youthanasia (1994)
    4. Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (1986)
    5. So Far, So Good… So What! (1988)
    6. Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good! (1985)
    These next bunch are also solid albums, and I enjoy them all to varying degrees:
    7. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! (2022) - in my opinion, a massive return to form after a string of good, but very similar sounding albums released since Risk.
    8. Cryptic Writings (1997)
    9. The System Has Failed (2004)
    10. Endgame (2009)
    11. United Abominations (2007)
    12. Dystopia (2016)
    13. Thirteen (2011)
    14. The World Needs A Hero (2001)
    15. Super Collider (2013)
    This last one I can barely stand listening to. It took everything that was great about the more commercial sounding Cryptic Writings and threw it out the window.
    16. Risk (1999)

  • @bizzjoe
    @bizzjoe 4 года назад +6

    Don't forget Rival Sons.

  • @shecklesmack9563
    @shecklesmack9563 3 года назад +1

    Megadeth album ranking starter pack: Super Collider, Risk, The World Needs a Hero at the bottom, earlier, thrash albums at the top (almost always Peace Sells or Rust in Peace at #1). There, saved you 21 minutes and however long every single other ranking video is.

  • @969thewhip
    @969thewhip 4 года назад +3

    I loved Cryptic Writings! And then when Risk followed, that was a big disappountment. I agree with that one coming in last. So hard to rank most of the early ones but fave is definitely Countdown To Extinction.

  • @stevekosak8624
    @stevekosak8624 4 года назад +1

    1killing is my business..and business is good ( it's #1 for for the straight nastiness of it)
    2 peace sells... But who's buying
    3 rust in peace👽
    4 Countdown to extinction
    5so far do good...so what
    6 cryptic writings
    7 youthanasia
    8 end game
    9 13
    10 risk
    7

  • @gamleskalle1
    @gamleskalle1 4 года назад +3

    Endgame in my stero now. Rust in piece best album by far and one of the best ever in all of metal.

  • @misfit2022
    @misfit2022 4 года назад +1

    Rust in Peace, Countdown to Extinction, Youthanasia, Peace Sells, So far so good so what, Cryptic Writings, Killing is my business and the rest

  • @dimeraRaven
    @dimeraRaven 4 года назад +14

    My personal list:
    1. Rust in Peace
    2. Peace Sells...But Whose Buying?
    3. Endgame
    4. So Far, So Good, So What?
    5. Countdown to Extinction
    6. United Abominations
    7. Dystopia
    8. Youthanasia
    9. Killing is My Business
    10. Th1rt3en
    11. The World Needs A Hero
    12. Cryptic Writings
    13. The System has Failed
    14. Super Collider
    15. Risk
    Megadeth for me is a band where though I've been listening to them for most of my life, what I view as their weaker albums are albums I practically never listen to.
    There are tracks that I enjoy, but as an album? They don't do a lot for me.
    Still, an important band for me and I freaked out a lot when I first bought and listened to Rust in Peace in my CD walkman. I hadn't actually heard any of that album before, only Megadeth song I had at home was "The World Needs A Hero."

    • @joeldukes303
      @joeldukes303 4 года назад +1

      Great list brother. Only thing I might do different is bump the system has failed up a few spots. I really like a few tracks on there.

    • @dimeraRaven
      @dimeraRaven 4 года назад

      @@joeldukes303 Fair enough. It has some cool tracks but as a whole the album never did much for me.

    • @dimeraRaven
      @dimeraRaven 4 года назад

      @Douglas Fisher I've just never been big into their debut album.

    • @dimeraRaven
      @dimeraRaven 4 года назад +1

      @@JCStorm76 Fair enough if you enjoy CW that much :)