I believe this was recorded on pretty standard Marshall gear. JCM800's and JMP 100s. Which tons of people still use. I think he also used a Rockman Sustainor, which are around $500 used. So very attainable. Personally, I bought a 5150 back in 2002, and it's hard to choose anything else when I need gain.
Prepare the patients scalp To peel away Metal caps his ears He'll hear not what we say Solid steel visor Riveted cross his eyes Iron staples close his jaws So no one hears his cries Poor Vic, ¿Huh?
The original CD and vinyl record of this album sound just fine. One you tuber said the original mix of this album sounded dated and sloppy both of which are not true. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The original mix of this album sounds the best to me.
The problem with the remasters is that they are too perfect. The originals had a signature sound that come from the lower quality production, and the various mistakes that were made. But those mistakes weren't bad - they are iconic. They made the originals so popular. It was recorded on the skill of the musicians. The remasters sound to polished and perfect, and have no aggression to them.
There is no such thing as "too good." If you're seriously going to knock points off of an album because it's "too perfect," then what the hell are you doing listening to music?
@@Rob23765 They aren't good honestly. They lack aggression. And the drumming fills are dead. Some details in the song here are not present in the 2002 remaster. The 2018 remaster has all of those details, but I think if the 2002 remaster did something correct, it was with the mixing of bass and lead. The 2018 remaster has decreased the lead down significantly in my opinion.
A lot of times I like the raw pure sound of the old days, when rock guitars were not doubled and over distorted. Guitars today sound like machines and not like strings singing. We should not forget that music is only good if it sounds great with any kind of instrument.
+Santiago Hernández I believe this song is about Vic Rattlehead (MegadetH's mascot). And the reason I think that is because this song is followed be Rattlehead. I think this was like an origin story for Vic.
@@lucasissa5536 Ive never associated megadeth with "heaviness." Of course, they got heavier as time went on. What made megadeth rlly special was dave's unorthodox riffs and song structures.
@@НиколаТрифуновић-с2и I literally said in my previous comment that I don't think Megadeth is heavy... but this is my happy sunshine channel! Stay happy! Hope you have an awesome day!
THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN on Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! Lyrics Solo - Mustaine - Badass Mean and infectious the evil prophets rise Dance of the Macabre as witches streak the sky Decadent worship of black magic sorcery In the womb of the Devil's Dungeon trapped without a plea Solo - Mustaine See thing in agony necrosis is the fate Pins sticking through the skin the venom now sedates Locked in a pillory nowhere to be found Screaming for your life but no one hears a sound Help me! Prepare the patient's scalp to peel away Metal cap's his ears he'll hear not what we say Solid steel visor riveted cross his eyes Iron staples close his jaws so no one hears his cries The skull beneath the skin Now you're drawn and quartered your bones will make the x Symbol stands for poison and it's chained to your head And as we fold your arms to make the holy cross We cross the crucifix religion has been lost The skull beneath the skin Solo - Mustaine Music & Lyrics - Mustaine ]V[ E G A D E T ]-[
at minute 2:19 you can imagine the doctors fastening the patient , resisting his attempts from escaping, especially added with the bass before the ‘prepare the scalpel part’ adds the rush of the situation. Not that im a sadist but the tempo really plays a good role to picture the scenario
After reading an article with Ellefson saying this was originally slower I am listening to it at 75% and it grants the riffs a little more impact. They will always be 1000x better than Metallica
I could never understand why this album is so underrated. The riffs and solos are very unique to this day, mixed with a nice level of technicality. You just get a real sense of anger and rage, representative of what Dave was feeling at that time.
Austin Brake best is defined "the most excellent". While all of megadeths drummers were great, gar was by far the best. The closest any of them came to being able to play like gar did on this album was nick. And nick couldn't quite nail it. Oh he came close, and even added his own little menza touch, but couldn't do it like gar. Nick was a great drummer . gar was a pure talent
see things in agony necrosis is the fate pins sticking through the skin the venom now sedates locked in a pillory nowhere to be found screamin for your life but no one hears a sound this songs so fuckin badass, best megadeth album by far!! this is the true definition of thrash metal
This song is about Rattlehead! After all the suppressing childhood because of the Witnesses, he found his liberation... in this vengeful expression. Amazing, Dave. Driven by a lust for revenge... drops the heaviest album of the time in 1984... driven to outshred Metallica
Haha Dave must have had the most evil thoughts when kicked out of Metallica! Peace Sells and KimB are their best albums but all the lyrics are evil (and great!)
This song is just simply amazing, in fact the entire album just blows me away. It's quite interesting just how different the different mixes of it sound like.... PS guys come on, let's not bicker about that Megadeth vs Metallica shit, I mean they pretty much buried the hatchet. BOTH bands are very good in their own rights. Let's not dredge up bad blood especially when there isn't really much between the bands these days. :)
I just realised this song is about Vic Rattlehead. Metal caps his ears Hell hear not what we say Solid steel visor Riveted cross his eyes Iron staples close his jaws So no one hears his cries
@yzetta I agree. The sound of this album is badass. I was one of the lucky ones to see them live during this tour and Peace Sells....in Sacramento. The band was so close they were right in the pit with us.
Saw them with destructor in cleveland at the old brooklyn tavern!!!! I love all surviving 80s metal heads we have parties in ohio 44256 every weekend watkins rd. And baker rd. America first freedom fighters and nwo resistance training . All americans are welcome 356 24/7 all conditions we are neohio patriots of freedom militia force. Col. Bradley
yeah, i wouldnt buy the remastered for the soul purpuse of "these boots" having about 90% of the lyrics censored which is why im trying to find this version of the album
I don't take offense to what you're saying. I'm half deaf, so in a sense you are correct. The Mechanix is probably the best example of what I mean, you can't here the individual strumming, it sounds blurred in a way.
This album is raw and berserk. I love this record, shitty production values and all. I feel like I get to be in some SF club in 1986 or something (I never got to experience the original thrash explosion).
0:45 The next time you go on a big plane put this song at this moment when the plane is running full power for take off... You are welcome. I call this song my take off song
Almost 30 years ago....I heard that....and every time I heard feel like that time....when I will diying (uuu).....& want to heard that...I will say...I die young !!
@AnnihliatorDBC i agree, no other Thrash band at the time had a debut album as jaw dropping as The Legacy, not to mention it was just as albums like Master of Puppets, or Peace Sells
@TheSkuLLcomedyShow Except anthrax...People seem to give dave WAY TO MUCH CREDIT for what he DIDN'T WRITE. Because he is credited to doing something doesn't mean he did the whole thing.
@snowmenhunter No its not!. The cover was from the record company because of the low budget. And Dave thoughtt "Total cheap shit" . Although the title makes up for everything :). If u want to see how its the original perception of Vic is. Go buy the album and watch the cover on the CD itself and not from the case.
James "yeahs!" Are cool but who could forget Dave's famous "woooaahhhhahhhh!!!"
Its the snarl at the end that makes it.
James yeahs are annoying af
pablo guerrero not really
Or his 2:19: HELP MEEEEEEEEEEE
Someone needs to make a Dave Mustaine woah compilation!!
Holy shit after 10 years i just realised its about rattlehead...
10? Try 30!!!
LMFAO.
Bruh the album cover has said skull 😂 but i also thought the song rattlehead was about vic too
Dave Mustaine rules
nobody uses these badass guitar tones anymore.
Shibboleth Burden I feel like there hard to get perfect that's why
you won't want to use what others have already used.
John Jackson thats the best part lol
I believe this was recorded on pretty standard Marshall gear. JCM800's and JMP 100s. Which tons of people still use. I think he also used a Rockman Sustainor, which are around $500 used. So very attainable. Personally, I bought a 5150 back in 2002, and it's hard to choose anything else when I need gain.
Actually they do, it's just rare.
2:20, literally probably would of the coolest and underrated bass lines on this whole album
The whole song is underrated lol
WOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHHH
Garrett Tate 0:28
wwOOOOAAAAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOOOOOOOOOOOooooooouhhWAAHOohh! 😩✨
your comment has 69 likes and this song is n i c e too so I didnt like it :)
Prepare the patients scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted cross his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries
Poor Vic, ¿Huh?
Yup
Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil.
@@SillyDeal1604 at least he can smell evil
The original CD and vinyl record of this album sound just fine. One you tuber said the original mix of this album sounded dated and sloppy both of which are not true. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The original mix of this album sounds the best to me.
The problem with the remasters is that they are too perfect. The originals had a signature sound that come from the lower quality production, and the various mistakes that were made. But those mistakes weren't bad - they are iconic. They made the originals so popular. It was recorded on the skill of the musicians. The remasters sound to polished and perfect, and have no aggression to them.
I can't listen to the remasters because of the terrible drum sound.
There is no such thing as "too good." If you're seriously going to knock points off of an album because it's "too perfect," then what the hell are you doing listening to music?
@@Rob23765 They aren't good honestly. They lack aggression. And the drumming fills are dead. Some details in the song here are not present in the 2002 remaster. The 2018 remaster has all of those details, but I think if the 2002 remaster did something correct, it was with the mixing of bass and lead. The 2018 remaster has decreased the lead down significantly in my opinion.
A lot of times I like the raw pure sound of the old days, when rock guitars were not doubled and over distorted. Guitars today sound like machines and not like strings singing. We should not forget that music is only good if it sounds great with any kind of instrument.
1:20 that riff... Amazing.
0:49 you meant
vinnie dolly 1.09 more like.the whole band is super tight and gar just smashes it!
mindstorms44 at 0:49 the best smashing metal riff EVER imho
vinnie dolly both
Dave's owww at 0:35 was in my opinion the best part in the song.
One of the best screams ever
0:48
So sick
1:43 HEADBANG MANIA
Damn, not the bass solo?! Poor ellefson
I love the "HELP ME!!" just before "Prepare the patients scalp to peel away"
Santiago Hernández YEP
+Santiago Hernández I believe this song is about Vic Rattlehead (MegadetH's mascot). And the reason I think that is because this song is followed be Rattlehead. I think this was like an origin story for Vic.
Yes, they say it is about Vic. However, originally Boots was track #4 as the Side A closing song. Rattlehead was the first song of Side B.
Dude we are the same human being
one of the heaviest thrash metal songs of all time!!
One of my favorite songs. But you haven't listened to much thrash metal.
stfu brandon
@@lucasissa5536 Ive never associated megadeth with "heaviness." Of course, they got heavier as time went on. What made megadeth rlly special was dave's unorthodox riffs and song structures.
@@Haxprocess Listen to any Municipal Waste song, and you'll understand why Megadeth isn't among the heavier thrash metal bands.
@@НиколаТрифуновић-с2и I literally said in my previous comment that I don't think Megadeth is heavy... but this is my happy sunshine channel! Stay happy! Hope you have an awesome day!
I like this album cover, and the way Dave explains what they had to substitute with in Behind the Music was the funniest thing I have heard him say.
Lmao
Ketchup tinfoil
the bass fill at 2:19 leads into the fast part so badass!
Yeah!!!!!!
THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN
on Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
Lyrics
Solo - Mustaine - Badass
Mean and infectious the evil prophets rise
Dance of the Macabre as witches streak the sky
Decadent worship of black magic sorcery
In the womb of the Devil's Dungeon trapped without a plea
Solo - Mustaine
See thing in agony necrosis is the fate
Pins sticking through the skin the venom now sedates
Locked in a pillory nowhere to be found
Screaming for your life but no one hears a sound
Help me!
Prepare the patient's scalp to peel away
Metal cap's his ears he'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor riveted cross his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws so no one hears his cries
The skull beneath the skin
Now you're drawn and quartered your bones will make the x
Symbol stands for poison and it's chained to your head
And as we fold your arms to make the holy cross
We cross the crucifix religion has been lost
The skull beneath the skin
Solo - Mustaine
Music & Lyrics - Mustaine
]V[ E G A D E T ]-[
Perfect. But at 3:20 solo:ellefson
Thanks:)🎸
0:49 the most Megadeth thing ever
oh hi
@@nightbush How did you end up here?
at minute 2:19 you can imagine the doctors fastening the patient , resisting his attempts from escaping, especially added with the bass before the ‘prepare the scalpel part’ adds the rush of the situation. Not that im a sadist but the tempo really plays a good role to picture the scenario
Yeah!! Same with bad omen good mourning Black Friday so many!!
0:49 how to kill metallica
After reading an article with Ellefson saying this was originally slower I am listening to it at 75% and it grants the riffs a little more impact. They will always be 1000x better than Metallica
Yes
how is this album so under rated yet its the best megadeth album ever !
Rattlehead 666 I agree with us. This and peace sells are my favorite megadeth albums
I honestly prefer Peace Sells but this is a kick ass album.
Probably because Peace Sells and Rust in Peace are better.
Bad Omen me too
I could never understand why this album is so underrated. The riffs and solos are very unique to this day, mixed with a nice level of technicality. You just get a real sense of anger and rage, representative of what Dave was feeling at that time.
anyone who doesn't think gar was megadeths best drummer need only listen to this album
Gar, Nick, and DeGrasso are the best ones.
+Austin Brake Sorry but no, Gar just Gar. End of story
Austin Brake best is defined "the most excellent". While all of megadeths drummers were great, gar was by far the best. The closest any of them came to being able to play like gar did on this album was nick. And nick couldn't quite nail it. Oh he came close, and even added his own little menza touch, but couldn't do it like gar. Nick was a great drummer . gar was a pure talent
What's sad is, they're both dead now. Nick died on the 21st. Rust in peace.
Well, yeah, all of Megadeth's drummers are better than Lars.
THE SCHOOL BENEATH THE SKIN
SKULL!!! Fool!
SCHOOL
*NO SCHOOL BENEATH THE SKILL*
The best debut album to come from "The Big Four"
Yes. Slayer and metallica were good too but anthrax was a little weak imo
@@taylorgoetz7604 anthrax sucks ass imo
Absolute greatness from Dave & Co.
This song is perfect.
I'm a hyper kinetic guy by nature.
Albums like this that can keep up with me make me happy.
One of the best Megadeth tunes in existence. This fckr has stood the test of time!
Yes🎉
These guys rock
do you mean these gods rock
Agreed honesty
2:19 that bass fill!
I need to get that coverart from the album as a shirt
Listening to this to compare it to the 2018 version...
Conclusion?
@@kultenhughes3585 the 2018 version sounds like chuggy plastic.
@@Haxprocess I think some parts of the 2018 version sounds better. The cymbals, bass drum, and vocals are definitely better.
@@kultenhughes3585 no way dude. Sounds like they plugged their guitars into a plastic box. I agree with the drums tho.
@@Haxprocess yeah, that's why i didn't say the guitar sounds better. It would be better if they kept the original guitar and just fixed the drums.
That bass guitar though! Heavy Metal sounds best with bass like this, no argument there imho
That riffing from about 50 secs to 1:10 still blows my fuckin' mind just like it did back in the glorious '80s. Immense!
Fuck yeah
Holy shit Gar must have been bangin' on cannons!!!
Yeah! Rip
Some people don't like the production on this record but I love it's rawness ! You can feel the anger oozing out of the grooves ! Great Album !
2:19 best part of any megadeth song
see things in agony
necrosis is the fate
pins sticking through the skin
the venom now sedates
locked in a pillory
nowhere to be found
screamin for your life
but no one hears a sound
this songs so fuckin badass, best megadeth album by far!!
this is the true definition of thrash metal
“Seething”
$8000 or $4000 doesn't matter, still the greatest metal album ever.
Fuck yeah!!
Really love this album.
This song is about Rattlehead!
After all the suppressing childhood because of the Witnesses,
he found his liberation... in this vengeful expression.
Amazing, Dave. Driven by a lust for revenge...
drops the heaviest album of the time in 1984...
driven to outshred Metallica
Honestly I like this album more than Rust In Peace for some reason, though I'm still very fond of RIP since it was the album I grew up with
I love rust but I I think they’re first three albums are the best
Rip gets old
Especially hangar , holy and tornado . id be fine never hearing those songs ever again
I always thought this album was better.
Tight af
Best part imo 0:28
Best 1st album by the Big 4
''Skull Beneath The Skin''
Me: no shit
that riff at 0:49 tho
2:11 "Locked in Hillary!"
No, that’s your imagination. Now we got a rogue president locking our government.
O meu primeiro álbum dos Megadeth Paulo
this version is better than the remastered one. it's more raw and has more depth with reverb in it's sound. drums sound more agressive.
Haha Dave must have had the most evil thoughts when kicked out of Metallica! Peace Sells and KimB are their best albums but all the lyrics are evil (and great!)
Fuck yeah
The last solo sounds like Dave's guitar isn't even plugged in🤔 or maybe the volume on the amp was really low?
There you go Dave. From 1 Badass to another.🤘🤘🤘
Up the irons for both Metallica and Megadeth... thanks for the upload, dude!
the drums sound so much heavier and dangerous here
This song is just simply amazing, in fact the entire album just blows me away. It's quite interesting just how different the different mixes of it sound like.... PS guys come on, let's not bicker about that Megadeth vs Metallica shit, I mean they pretty much buried the hatchet. BOTH bands are very good in their own rights. Let's not dredge up bad blood especially when there isn't really much between the bands these days. :)
Gracias por subir la original
Perfect composition here. Middle school ruled because of Megadeth.
Hahahah fuck yeah
I found them in middle school too
@@leonshreds Perfect gateway band for angrier and heavier stuff!
The first minute of the song = PURE AWESOME
back when the intros where as legendary as the actual song; golden era of metal; we won't have another one in the next 100 years
I just realised this song is about Vic Rattlehead.
Metal caps his ears
Hell hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted cross his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries
0:48 POWER RANGERS
Till this day it kicks ass like NO other!!!
@yzetta I agree. The sound of this album is badass.
I was one of the lucky ones to see them live during this tour and Peace Sells....in Sacramento. The band was so close they were right in the pit with us.
12 years ago is crazy
Wow these original recordings sound amazing with headphones.
i still cant get daves facial expression when he talked about how much he hated the album cover. he was soo pissed lol
A classic for sure !
Saw them with destructor in cleveland at the old brooklyn tavern!!!! I love all surviving 80s metal heads we have parties in ohio 44256 every weekend watkins rd. And baker rd. America first freedom fighters and nwo resistance training . All americans are welcome 356 24/7 all conditions we are neohio patriots of freedom militia force. Col. Bradley
I love Dave Mustaine
yeah, i wouldnt buy the remastered
for the soul purpuse of "these boots" having about 90% of the lyrics censored
which is why im trying to find this version of the album
2:22 crazy riff
I don't take offense to what you're saying. I'm half deaf, so in a sense you are correct. The Mechanix is probably the best example of what I mean, you can't here the individual strumming, it sounds blurred in a way.
3:17 ELLEFSON
I have this on vinyl from Combat Records in 1985. It even has the uncensored version of These Boots.
This album is raw and berserk. I love this record, shitty production values and all. I feel like I get to be in some SF club in 1986 or something (I never got to experience the original thrash explosion).
0:45 The next time you go on a big plane put this song at this moment when the plane is running full power for take off... You are welcome.
I call this song my take off song
The riff at 2:37 is GOD-LIKE🤘
0:50-1:00 gets me so damn hyped!! 🤘🏻🎸
Dat bass tho
I love megadeth
@megadethpwnsTallica I've known this song for quite a while now but I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics up untill now
I don't remember how many times I have heard Dave shout something about food before he started singing, err yelling as he calls it himself.
Almost 30 years ago....I heard that....and every time I heard feel like that time....when I will diying (uuu).....& want to heard that...I will say...I die young !!
Eduardo Campos english please
Welcome Vic Rattlehead :3
@Gmgmage kerry king joined MegaDeth for a dew shows and quit but Dave showed Kerry the tritone progression and that's in some slayer songs
@AnnihliatorDBC i agree, no other Thrash band at the time had a debut album as jaw dropping as The Legacy, not to mention it was just as albums like Master of Puppets, or Peace Sells
Me to one of my favorites gets me pumped up HELL YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best Thrash Metal album ever
@zzzhuh Why did you even bring that up? They're both great bands!
Revisiting golden oldies in lockdown 20 fuckin 20 cheers
Megadeth's wickedest song ever!!!
Pure Analog greatness, 🙂Gar is true drum god & finest example of genius boundless creativity and excellence.
@TheSkuLLcomedyShow True...but does he have to say it at every opportunity he gets.ie the Get Thrashed documentary
0:50 EPIC... ¡¡¡Megadeth rules bitches!!!
There's plenty of death metal bands that are both heavy and fast. That would make them both angry and heavy, correct?
@TheSkuLLcomedyShow Except anthrax...People seem to give dave WAY TO MUCH CREDIT for what he DIDN'T WRITE. Because he is credited to doing something doesn't mean he did the whole thing.
Heaviest megadeth song by far
from 47 to 1:10 such a killer riff!
learning this song right now im gonna try to cover it i need a killer drummer to play for the legend though
the rhythm section ( Ellefson, Samuelson) reminds me of a kind of a search and destroy machine
@snowmenhunter No its not!. The cover was from the record company because of the low budget. And Dave thoughtt "Total cheap shit" . Although the title makes up for everything :). If u want to see how its the original perception of Vic is. Go buy the album and watch the cover on the CD itself and not from the case.
When the coke kicks in