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.
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)
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
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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!
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!
Great ranking. What I love about these videos is that it gives me some direction on the albums I’m not familiar with. There’s about 4-5 albums in the middle of the discography I need to listen to!
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.
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.
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 TH-cam 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.
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)
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.
Always enjoy your channel, great stuff!! Really like the ranking you did on this one, thought it was slightly funny your wearing a Thin Lizzy shirt and didnt mention Megadeth covered Cold Sweat on 13.
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.
Pete although I put Killing is my #1 for the primal thrash fury you talked about, i totally think your list is legit! I saw So Far So Good Megadeth open for Dio as a kid and man, i was blown away I will always will love the first 3-4 records well done!
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 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.
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.
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)
Peace Sells is so important to me. It is my fav also. It brings back a lot of good teenage memories. I was fortunate to see them in 1990. It was the Rust In Peace tour. They opened for Judas Priest which was the Painkiller tour. Amazing show. To top it off I ended up catching one of Marty's guitar picks. I still have it. Thanx for the video Pete. It brought back a lot of great memories. Stay safe
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
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.
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.
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.
I know exactly what you are saying when picking the favorite. Peace Sells was my entry point and is still my favorite to this day. I remember seeing the ads for this album in Hit Parader magazine back in the day and the cover had me sold. I couldn't wait until it was released and it did not disappoint. Classic thrash.
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.
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
Hey Pete, congratulations for the video. Just a detail: Freedman stayed til' Risk - It was Nick Menza who left the band after Cryptic Writings (he was replaced by Jimmy DeGrasso). Keep rocking man!
Pete, when you do the recap near the end, could you do like you qere doing before and show quickly the album to the camera again. It was good, don't stop doing it. Thanks!
Nice list! I give Dystopia more cred over United Abominations as the “come back album” and I can’t wait for new album next year 😁 I absolutely love that you have So Far so Good in your top 5 man I find many underrate that brutal distinctive album
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.
I’ve been going through some of your ranking videos, they are lots of fun. I’m wondering your thought process behind the rankings of Youthanasia vs Cryptic Writings. They seem pretty similar to me. Was Cryptic Writings a bridge too far into the pop rock realm? For the most part I’m on board with everything else. For me Rust in Peace edges Peace Sells, but as you say, very personal on those top 2!
Hey Pete...I love this channel, when you rank bands & albums, it's thought provoking, seeing where we agree & differ. I like the way you stress that we're all different & musical taste is subjective...so many people do get nasty about such things, and for no good reason. I'd like to see a segment on the awesome VOIVOD. It's your vids, so you can do whatever bands you want...but I can't resist recommending a cew bands - you may have done some already...you may or may not dig sone of these: Celtic Frost, Coroner, Onslaught (UK), Faith No More, and dunno if you've done Sepultura... Whatever you do rate, I'll be watching. You've clued me in to bands I'd not heard of... I wonder what you think of the 70s band Dust...obscure to a lotta people, but I bet you've heard them. You channel is an excellent antidote to cabin fever.
Great review, Pete! I'd put Dystopia right behind (1) Peace Sells and (2) Rust in Peace, admittedly in part because I was so stunned at the return to form. Please consider another "best" or "worst remakes" show. I learned of remakes I'd never heard and there is much more ground to cover.
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.
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
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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!
I'm almost agree with you, i could make just a couple of changes, like TWNAH to the 15th position, i hate so much the album and also switch the position of 13 with UA, bug it's only a matter of taste like the 1st and 2nd position. Great work man, Horns Up for you 🤘🏻 And all the best for you during this pandemic time! Resist!
@@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.
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.
I saw the guys on the So Far, So Good, So What tour in Antrim Northern Ireland (and at Donington and Milton Keynes Bowl)... wow .... and from the Antrim gig Holy Wars was born!
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."
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...
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)
The only reason I've kept Risk and Cryptic Writings is that when the CDs are put together they complete the Vic Rattlehead head. Twins of Evil....Nice! I love that movie.
Another stellar list. I agree with your number 2 and number 1 picks; both are also interchangeable for me. Piece Sells might edge a bit more than Rust but not by much.
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
The two most loved Megadeth albums, I like to call: The Peace Albums.
Peace for my soul!
Definitely my two favs.
Peace Sells was good but I think Rust in Peace and So far So good So what are Megadeths top 2 albums..
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Rust In Peace Sells: the best megadeth album
Not like you need much else besides those two. Everything else they've done pales in comparison.
After 30 years Rust in Peace is still the benchmark for heavy metal guitar solos.
And metal riffs, and lyrics to name a few more things.
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.
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.
Seth Arnold I can totally understand that! I defy any sane person skip over Take No Prisoners, though 🤘
Totally influenced by Scorpions-sails of charon :)
Was leaving the grocery store the other day, and a guy was rocking out to "Psychotron" from his jeep
Cory Castleman ...cool. That’s rare.
Love that track
Cory Castleman love megadeth. Countdown is one of my all time favorites. But psychotron sucks so bad. What a cheesy shitty song
that whole album takes me back to the co op days pf the orignal halo as a teenager. goodtimes and plenty of weed
@@xodusattack maybe the lyrics are a bit cheesy but the song is heavy as fuck. The song is underrated.
I see Dave around my town every now and then. Dude is a legend!
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)
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
Top 5 for me.
1: Rust In Peace
2: Peace Sells, But Who's Buying
3: Dystopia
4: United Abominations
5: Countdown to Extinction
Nothing to say for Number 1... But I think "Crypting Writings" is an underrated amazing album. One of their best, actually !
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'Peace Sells' is easily my favorite MEGADETH Album !!!
The songs 'Good Mourning Black Friday' & 'My Last Words' are absolute gems !!
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
Hell yeah man united abominations rocks
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.
@@cosmicjester7285 always loved his cockiness. Ever his quote about tattoos?
Fire Campaign the first 4 albums are good but you can Say the rest suck after that.
@@fernandom5150 You can say that about Megadeth, too.
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.
@@fernandom5150 Gar and Chris did that already.
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!!!
Gary Joyce top 5 in my catalogue. Just one of those albums that will never get old.
The brutal assault of those solos on Hangar 18, & Tornado of Souls has one of the best solos of all time!
Third on my list
The timing of this episode/. Minutes ago / read Dave Mustaine s older sister passed away last night. WOW 3/27/20. R. I. P.
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!!!!
Exactly!
Risk is just strange under the Megadeth name!! It's like Elton John coming out with a thrash album!!
@@Rob78169 ahahah! Yeah, except it doesn't sound at all like Elton John and his fans would probably think this is pure noise. :)
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.
Prince of Darkness is still a great song from the Risk album.
Hell yeah!
Prince, Insomnia, and I'll Be There are IMO the only songs worth anything on that album.
@@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.
^ agreed. breadline is catchy as heck. just a great pop song. my main problem is there are virtually no guitar solos on that album.
I hate to say it, but Prince of Darkness is better than anything on 13, that album is so boring imo!
Hell yeah, i enjoy that towards the end you update us on future shows. Cant wait!
Awesome show Pete. The future of this channel is looking incredible... some truly awesome shows coming up!
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.
Prock Rog You probably mean „thrash“ scene.
Prock Rog i agree. Love Marty Friedman with Dave
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!
MEGADETH is my favourite band of all time.
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!
Yes. Cryptic writings is very underated and have songs like, Trust, Vortex and alot more, wich are very good
Killing is my Business is underrated .. it's their best from a vintage metal standpoint! The riffs are also extremely creative on that album.
I'll be there !!⭐❤⭐ Risk is a great album , open your ears!
Live and lørn! 🇧🇻
Agreed mate. Listen to it plenty.
Great ranking. What I love about these videos is that it gives me some direction on the albums I’m not familiar with. There’s about 4-5 albums in the middle of the discography I need to listen to!
I wish Mustain didnt remaster/remix the albums. They really suck compared to the originals imo.
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.
The recent re-issue of Killing.... is good.
Absolutely! For example, SFSGSW absolutely lost its (searching for the exact word...) grimy, dirty sound!?
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.
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 TH-cam 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.
1) Rust in Peace 2) Peace Sells 3) So Far So Good 4) Countodown 5) Youthanasia. Love your shirt, such an underrated album.
Mpampis Kalogiannis That’s my top 5 in order!
Finally, I've been waiting for this
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Is that a ITCOTCK pepe? lol
@@IAmisMaster holy shit it is LMFAO
I need to explore more of these, I’m only familiar with a couple, thanks Pete!!
thanks pete for raking my mind off rhings for a while, i never miss your videos. stay safe
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)
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.
Word!
I dont think ive ever commented on any video, but i cant help it. In my opinion SPOT ON!! even the commentary is exactly how i feel or felt. Kudos
Always enjoy your channel, great stuff!! Really like the ranking you did on this one, thought it was slightly funny your wearing a Thin Lizzy shirt and didnt mention Megadeth covered Cold Sweat on 13.
Peace Sells is number 1 for me. Such jaw dropping playing and songs. Thrashy and jazzy. Just super. Oh and awesome shirt Pete!
Pete u should do a video of all your t shirts
he buys them just to make the videos, like the brand new Maiden shirt he wore in the video
Hell yes!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘
He's got so many that it would have to be a mini-series.
danoh's toolbox lol, I agree
Right on..great idea..
Haven't given much of their post 94 albums a chance, might have to though
Can't wait for what's in store for the channel Pete
Enjoyed your presentation. Rust in Peace is my favourite. Got my hands full at the moment, but I hope to find Killing Joke in your videos list...
Sorry, you won't find anything. Not a fan.
Definitely "Peace Sells But Who's Buying". The late great Gar Samuelson on drums. Simply amazing.
You should Interview Jeff Young about his time in Megadeth!! Probably some cool stories.
Awesome that you gave so far so good so what it’s deserved credit.
Glad you've got to this band!
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.
Pete although I put Killing is my #1 for the primal thrash fury you talked about, i totally think your list is legit! I saw So Far So Good Megadeth open for Dio as a kid and man, i was blown away I will always will love the first 3-4 records well done!
I love Megadeth "to death"
But I love Fighting by Thin Lizzy even more. Great t-shirt Pete!
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.
Because, RIP is fuckin phenomenal, and failed is the key word to describe that album.
I don't mean to be so pessimistic, but that stuff isn't Megadeth imo.
Agree...plus Chris Poland is on it
@@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.
Awesome album and very powerful!
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.
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)
Peace Sells is so important to me. It is my fav also. It brings back a lot of good teenage memories. I was fortunate to see them in 1990. It was the Rust In Peace tour. They opened for Judas Priest which was the Painkiller tour. Amazing show. To top it off I ended up catching one of Marty's guitar picks. I still have it. Thanx for the video Pete. It brought back a lot of great memories. Stay safe
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
"I...master! Five...Magics!" 🎸 🔥 💀 ⛓
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.
First time I saw Megadeth was on the Peace Sells tour with Overkill -Taking Over !
Your getting me emotional with your top 2 lol good stuff bro.🤘🤘
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.
this is My list.. only MAYBE switching 3 and 4. I can't decide!
Mine’s:
1) Peace Sells
2) RIP
3) So Far
4) KIMB
5) Youthanasia
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.
Great analysis - just earned a sub
I know exactly what you are saying when picking the favorite. Peace Sells was my entry point and is still my favorite to this day. I remember seeing the ads for this album in Hit Parader magazine back in the day and the cover had me sold. I couldn't wait until it was released and it did not disappoint. Classic thrash.
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.
You're kidding, Endgame over Killing is My Business?
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
Ditto
Hey Mr Pete! :)
I've been listening to you for several months now and love your channel. Have you done anything from Kreator?
Hey Pete, congratulations for the video. Just a detail: Freedman stayed til' Risk - It was Nick Menza who left the band after Cryptic Writings (he was replaced by Jimmy DeGrasso). Keep rocking man!
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.
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!!
Yes absolutely!!!
Please do Armored Saint, Pete 🙂
Patience people, patience...
God damn Pete, you have seen a lot of concerts ! Enjoyed the video.
Saw Megadeth at a local Nashville,TN. club in January of 1986.
My top 5:
1) Peace Sells...
2) Rust in Peace
3) Killing is my Business
4) Countdown to Extinction
5) So far, so good...
Interesting ranking. I am one of the few people that personally enjoys Dystopia more than Endgame but either way, both great albums.
Dystopia is a very strong album
Agreed. For me, Dystopia is the best album they've done since Euthanasia.
I could listen to every song except the cover song
Pete, when you do the recap near the end, could you do like you qere doing before and show quickly the album to the camera again.
It was good, don't stop doing it.
Thanks!
Nice list! I give Dystopia more cred over United Abominations as the “come back album” and I can’t wait for new album next year 😁
I absolutely love that you have So Far so Good in your top 5 man I find many underrate that brutal distinctive album
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.
Hangar 18 is one of my top three. Stunning guitar's work
I’ve been going through some of your ranking videos, they are lots of fun. I’m wondering your thought process behind the rankings of Youthanasia vs Cryptic Writings. They seem pretty similar to me. Was Cryptic Writings a bridge too far into the pop rock realm? For the most part I’m on board with everything else. For me Rust in Peace edges Peace Sells, but as you say, very personal on those top 2!
Hey Pete...I love this channel, when you rank bands & albums, it's thought provoking, seeing where we agree & differ.
I like the way you stress that we're all different & musical taste is subjective...so many people do get nasty about such things, and for no good reason.
I'd like to see a segment on the awesome VOIVOD.
It's your vids, so you can do whatever bands you want...but I can't resist recommending a cew bands - you may have done some already...you may or may not dig sone of these: Celtic Frost, Coroner, Onslaught (UK), Faith No More, and dunno if you've done Sepultura...
Whatever you do rate, I'll be watching.
You've clued me in to bands I'd not heard of...
I wonder what you think of the 70s band Dust...obscure to a lotta people, but I bet you've heard them.
You channel is an excellent antidote to cabin fever.
Glad to see ‘Endgame’ ranked that high. One of my favorite Deth albums. Definitely my favorite from the post-Marty Friedman eras.
Good ranking video and they should be in the rock n roll hall of fame.
Absolutely, love Megadeth!!!
@@mikesclassicrock9745 me too and they kick ass 110%.
Absolutely agree !!!!
James moss please tell me your joking! They "should" be in the rock and roll hall of "shame"😠
@@metalassassin9537 no joke.
i want to see the “ bands without a dud” list
Great review, Pete! I'd put Dystopia right behind (1) Peace Sells and (2) Rust in Peace, admittedly in part because I was so stunned at the return to form.
Please consider another "best" or "worst remakes" show. I learned of remakes I'd never heard and there is much more ground to cover.
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
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.
Amen Brotha Love This Content About to put one of these great albums on ..
The first four run of Killing, Peace, So Far and Rust will always be my favorites. That's when I was most into Megadeth.
BTW, Dave said in his autobio that the album title "Risk" came from a statement from Lars Ulrich that Dave should take a risk.
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
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.
@@salvadorjimenez2872 Did Lars hurt you?
Never listen to that fat pockets Lars & James.. you rules Dave.😎
@@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.
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
I'm with ya Pete. Huge metal fan here the year Peace Sells came out. That moment in time was very special to me.
Peace Sells is one of my all time favorite albums from any band. Maybe because Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson were both born in my hometown.
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.
I got into the band when this came out so it’s always had a soft spot for me
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.
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!
I'm almost agree with you, i could make just a couple of changes, like TWNAH to the 15th position, i hate so much the album and also switch the position of 13 with UA, bug it's only a matter of taste like the 1st and 2nd position. Great work man, Horns Up for you 🤘🏻 And all the best for you during this pandemic time! Resist!
Yay something to watch when I get home! 😁
#1 Rust in Peace
This has to be the best metal album ever.
Peak thrash metal... Every time they had the chance to end the song they went 100x harder! An absolutely essential album
Leif Siklossy Not even the best thrash metal album ever. Still solid, nonetheless.
@@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.
Mark Andersen agreed! It’s at the top of the pyramid!
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.
Yes,Peace Sells was my first megadeth album. Changed my life topping Metallica.
Well done Pete. Great stuff. Peace Sells for sure......, and The Conjuring....., fave Megadeth of all time
I saw the guys on the So Far, So Good, So What tour in Antrim Northern Ireland (and at Donington and Milton Keynes Bowl)... wow .... and from the Antrim gig Holy Wars was born!
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."
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.
@@joeldukes303 Fair enough. It has some cool tracks but as a whole the album never did much for me.
@Douglas Fisher I've just never been big into their debut album.
@@JCStorm76 Fair enough if you enjoy CW that much :)
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...
A little suprised you didn't mention Chris Poland's return for the recording of The System Has Failed lp!!
This was rough... every song Pete mentioned set off a riff in my head. It was like a Mega-Medley exploding in my brain
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)
It is Rust in Peace
So far, so good = underrated!
1988 classic!
The only reason I've kept Risk and Cryptic Writings is that when the CDs are put together they complete the Vic Rattlehead head. Twins of Evil....Nice! I love that movie.
Another stellar list. I agree with your number 2 and number 1 picks; both are also interchangeable for me. Piece Sells might edge a bit more than Rust but not by much.
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
Ed Rock Youthanasia is was too low on the list
Endgame in my stero now. Rust in piece best album by far and one of the best ever in all of metal.