Battle of the TITLE tracks!

[Zzzptm]

Gonna play through all 12 and slot them into the rankings then number them off once I'm done.

1. Peace Sells - that bass intro and the great lyrics and that killer riff and then the big finish oh yeah this one is number one
2. Dystopia - I love this track, proves late-period Megadeth can do what the kids did in the 80s
3. Rust in Peace... Polaris - TASTY drum intro on this one!
4. The World Needs a Hero - TASTY drum line on this one, too!
5. Killing Is My Business - feisty little track, isn't it! I do enjoy it.
6. The Sick, The Dying... and the Dead! - Coming back to this today, I find myself liking it better than I remembered
7. Super Collider - There be some 70s hard rock underneath the metal here, I like that very much yes I do
8. Countdown to Extinction - Poignant work, I do like it. But...
9. United Abominations - a mixed bag with this, I'm on the fence with it.
10. Endgame - Slow start, I prefer it after the opening.
11. 13 - Great lyric, but I'm lookin' for some thrash, here...
.12 Youthanasia - Doesn't do it for me, better stuff on the rest of the album. Nice jazzy bridge in there, though.

[Jack the Stripper]

1. Peace Sells
2. Rust in Peace…Polaris
3. Killing is my Business ...And Business Is Good
4. Countdown to Extinction
5. Endgame
6. Dystopia
7. 13
8. United Abominations
9. The World Needs a Hero
10. The Sick...The Dying...And The Dead
11. Super Collider
12. Youthanasia

I think they’re all good songs, some classics near the the top. From UA down they do have their faults though.

[Vyn]

Almost the same as Jack's! I just read where Joe Biden has landed in Israel - he would earn massive cred with me if there was a recording of him and the rest of his jet crew blasting Peace Sells through the plane's sound system as they rolled to a stop on the tarmac. 

Because, you know, that's exactly what I'd do if "the people" would elect me as president!

1. Peace Sells
2. Rust in Peace...Polaris
3. Killing is my Business...And Business Is Good
4. Countdown to Extinction
5. Endgame
6. Dystopia
7. The Sick...The Dying...And The Dead
8. United Abominations
9. The World Needs a Hero
10. 13
11. Super Collider
12. Youthanasia

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

I've got 6 of their albums, but 4 I rarely listen to! So I'll need to re-listen to them to work out which ones come in at number 3-6...

[Charger]

^^^
Please do sir.

Almost the same as Jack's! I just read where Joe Biden has landed in Israel - he would earn massive cred with me if there was a recording of him and the rest of his jet crew blasting Peace Sells through the plane's sound system as they rolled to a stop on the tarmac. 

Because, you know, that's exactly what I'd do if "the people" would elect me as president!

Well techincally it should be Holy Wars since that song was written about the conflict. But I do get the gist of it.


The lists look pretty much as I thought they would...for the top 5s atleast we're pretty even steven...with just one or two exeptions.

I am surprised to see ZZZ put Dystopia in top 3! It's a good song but to me it's on the weaker side of the album as it lacks the punch of the other songs. Youthanasia being on the bottom end is right...for me the final 3 are pretty equally weak the order could have been different.

A big to ZZZ for also putting The World Needs a Hero as #4!

[Zzzptm]

I went song by song without context of the larger album, so, yeah, Dystopia does well standing on its own. Same for The World Needs a Hero.

Interesting that it's

1. Peace Sells
2-13. (mix of songs)
14. Youthanasia

Makes me wonder what we'd want instead of Youthanasia as a title track. Me, I'd go with Victory.

[Charger]

Well honestly Youthanasia is a very very poor album. Dave's vocal experiments fail miserably and the songs just seem very rushed and they completely lack any magic that was present in the albums before and after....it's kind of a classic in between work.

Honestly there are only two tracks that I like Train Of Consequences which is actually very good and The Killing Road which is okay... A Tout Le Monde is a bit of a lemon too...never understood why that became such a hit...but Ballads tended to become hits in the 90s.

The Killing Road would have been a good album title and the song is better than Youthanasia.

[Zzzptm]

Killing Road was my second choice. Now all we need is a time machine and the address of the studio...

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

The 6 songs I'm familiar with I'll rank as:

1. Rust in Peace... Polaris
2. Countdown to Extinction
3. Peace Sells
4. Dystopia
5. 13
6. The Sick... The Dying... and The Dead

I don't own or know the others

[Vyn]

I don't own or know the others

So.Much.Missed.Riffage!

[Jack the Stripper]

There’s a reason why Dystopia is still in the setlist when they headline their own shows. It’s one their best songs from the last 10-20 years.

[Charger]

The 6 songs I'm familiar with I'll rank as:

1. Rust in Peace... Polaris
2. Countdown to Extinction
3. Peace Sells
4. Dystopia
5. 13
6. The Sick... The Dying... and The Dead

I don't own or know the others

I would recommend getting The World Needs A Hero and Endgame atleast. Both good records... United Abominations I'd stay far far far far away and Super Collider is much better than its reputation but it's still not what I'd call a great album.

Also no Killing Is My Business?? Get it. FAST!

[Jack the Stripper]

Just go through the albums that you don’t have Kilo and decide for yourself what you like. If you can’t be arsed going through them all “rate your music” might be able to help steer you to what’s generally considered the better albums.

https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/megadeth

[Charger]

Those kinds of rate-sites are popularity sites...what's popular doesn't automatically make it good...Best to stay clear from those and deside for yourself without prejudice...



Well well well...What's next then...hmmm...

Let's do a quick easy one here before moving on to something bit more comprehensive.

DIO


1. Holy Diver
2. The Last In Line
3. Killing The Dragon
4. Dream Evil
5. Strange Highways
6. Sacred Heart
7. Lock Up The Wolves
8. Master Of The Moon

The difference here with most other bands that we've done is that there isn't a single weak track on the list. They're all pretty brilliant and some are the best tracks from those albums too...

[Zzzptm]

For tracks I haven't heard before, I just fire up the ol' YouTube and give them a spin. Helps a lot with bands that I stopped following at some point. Also helps to put a fresh coat of paint on my memories of said songs, as things may have changed since I last listened to them. I'll be doing the Dio tunes later to-day.

Tempted to include Long Live Rock and Roll in the list, otherwise it's on a list of one for Rainbow title tracks featuring Dio...
1. Long Live Rock and Roll