Megadeth - TH1RT3EN

Required Fields wrote:

The album is pretty good, in my opinion. I like the songs "Public Enemy No. 1", "Whose Life (is it Anyways?)", and "Wrecker" the best.

yup. I agree with the song selection there. I think Public Enemy #1 would fit very nicely in their greatest hits album..

Having had the chance to live with this a bit now, my opinion of Th1rt3en has shifted. I'm actually really quite fond of it, it's just so much more song-focussed than Endgame was. Really good stuff.

I picked this up at Best Buy 2 days ago. I've spun it twice through now and I really dig it. Musically it is a base of Countdown/Youthanasia topped with a thick layer of Endgame, and some Rust sprinkled on top.

Catchy, thrashy, hooky stuff here. It's a grower for sure, mainly because of Broderick's playing. He's the best guitarist Megadeth has ever had (sorry Friedman and Poland) and the band really lets him shred on this album. There's a technical, almost progressive aspect to this album that at first listen, this album may sound tired and not very engaging. Repeated listens will peel back those layers and leave you with an awesome album from the band, and second to Endgame, their best album in the last decade.

Andy wrote:

I picked this up at Best Buy 2 days ago. I've spun it twice through now and I really dig it. Musically it is a base of Countdown/Youthanasia topped with a thick layer of Endgame, and some Rust sprinkled on top.

Catchy, thrashy, hooky stuff here. It's a grower for sure, mainly because of Broderick's playing. He's the best guitarist Megadeth has ever had (sorry Friedman and Poland) and the band really lets him shred on this album. There's a technical, almost progressive aspect to this album that at first listen, this album may sound tired and not very engaging. Repeated listens will peel back those layers and leave you with an awesome album from the band, and second to Endgame, their best album in the last decade.

very good analogy. I think even after repeated listens this one is a lot of fun.

Just got my copy today and will listen to it tomorrow.

DallasBlack wrote:

Just got my copy today and will listen to it tomorrow.

Your opinion?

Definatly better than Endgame and probably the best Megadeth album to these ears since Youthanasia.

42K copies in the first week putting it at #11 on Billboard.

Metal Misfit wrote:

42K copies in the first week putting it at #11 on Billboard.

Well, he outsold Metallica (13k) for once. That's gotta make Dave smile a little.

Dave's matured and has moved past all of that. It's not a competition. He's just glad they can all be friends now.

DallasBlack wrote:

Definatly better than Endgame and probably the best Megadeth album to these ears since Youthanasia.

I'm enjoying this one more than Endgame.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Metal Misfit wrote:

42K copies in the first week putting it at #11 on Billboard.

Well, he outsold Metallica (13k) for once. That's gotta make Dave smile a little.

You kiddin'? He's doing a happy dance. "I FINALLY OUT-SOLD THOSE BACK STABBING S.O.B.'s! THANK YOU LOU REED!"

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Metal Misfit wrote:

42K copies in the first week putting it at #11 on Billboard.

Well, he outsold Metallica (13k) for once. That's gotta make Dave smile a little.

You kiddin'? He's doing a happy dance. "I FINALLY OUT-SOLD THOSE BACK STABBING S.O.B.'s! THANK YOU LOU REED!"

Woo! My first post!

As a huge Megadeth fan, I must say I like the album, but not as much as Endgame. "Never Dead" and "Whose Life" are my favorites, but I feel that the songwriting is just not as memorable as the last one and I wish Dave would take some more chances with what he writes; like the intriguing songs on "The System Has Failed." With that said, I don't mind it sounding like the lost record inbetween "Countdown" and "Youthanasia", but I don't want their past to illustrate their future.

Welcome to HoM.

ultmetal wrote:

Welcome to HoM.

What he said.

Required Fields wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Welcome to HoM.

What he said.

Ditto

I really don't like the mix of this record, it sounds too processed and the vocals are WAY too loud.

S.D. wrote:

I really don't like the mix of this record, it sounds too processed and the vocals are WAY too loud.

maybe, but this will sound good on blogtalk radio, talkshoe, AM radio stations and shortwave broadcasts, basically anything in mono;
Dave Mustaine is a patriot and a Christian so there is a better chance that certain programs/dj's will now use Megadeth's music instead of Metallica.

chewie wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Welcome to HoM.

What he said.

Ditto

yeah!!

exact33 wrote:

chewie wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Welcome to HoM.

What he said.

Ditto

yeah!!

Thanks guys! Much appreciated.

Finally got this today!

On first spin I already like it better than Endgame.

I spun this quite a bit over the weekend and it's growing on me more & more. Loses a little steam towards the end though, but I'm liking it better than Endgame.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I spun this quite a bit over the weekend and it's growing on me more & more. Loses a little steam towards the end though, but I'm liking it better than Endgame.

I've been spinning it quite a bit. I definitely like it better than Endgame. Thought about starting a polls, favorite Megadeth albums since Dave's return and including the last four studio albums.

I still think Public Enemy #1 is a great megadeth song...