Megadeth Return to Form...Or Not?

I say NOT. Two good albums in more than a decade (TSHF and Endgame), the rest are pretty mediocre, uneven efforts and their last album is  pretty awful, even worse than Risk (their most hated album )

'Hero' for me is a decent album. Not great, but decent.

I don't think any of the recent Megadeth albums are poor but none are as good as their earlier albums.

Nothing has ever come close for me to their vintage stuff.  I haven't bought a Megadeth album since The System Has Failed, but I've heard a large chunk of it.  I'm not as into thrash now as I was 8-10 years ago, so I'm usually looking more into some other styles (with some exceptions).

The World Needs a Hero is ok, not something I'd listen to on a regular basis.

The World Needs a Hero isn't something I ever listen to... it's okay, though.  Risk was better.

The System Has Failed is my favourite Megadeth album since Countdown.  Great songwriting, killer chops, and I dig the production value too.  I basically enjoy every track.

United Abominations and Endgame each have a couple solid songs on them, but overall are simply not memorable for me.  Dielectric Chaos is probably the best track off those albums, the composition of it reminds me of SFSG...SW!, in a good way.
Between the two I slightly favor Endgame - many of the tracks are clearly aimed at being played live, where I think they stand out more than on the studio versions.  Kudos for that, at least.

TBH I never bought Thirteen because I didn't care for any of the tracks I sampled off it.  Probably won't buy their next one either.




Edited by Triceratopsoil - 20 Mar 2013 at 12:52am

Yo,

Based on a discussion in another thread, what do you think about Megadeth's post-The World Needs a Hero stuff?

Seems to be a lot of varying opinions, and I find it quite interesting to hear people's opinions on which albums live up to their earlier stuff. So, which albums do you like, and what are your favorite tracks?

I dig The World Needs a Hero, with my favorite tracks being:

-Disconnect
-The World Needs a Hero
-Promises
-Dread and the Fugitive Mind
-When

I'm not sure if it quite lives up to the older ones, but it's a decent album, with the good songs being really good. My only criticism is that I felt like Dave's vocals lacked intensity or something on this album.

The System Has Failed, to me, is a classic Megadeth album, and a lot of the songs give me vibes from different previous animals. Love the following tracks:

-Blackmail the Universe
-Die Dead Enough
-Kick the Chair
-The Scorpion
-Tears in a Vial
-Back in the Day (this one is pure old school, and I love the feel change at the end!)
tracks 9-12 are okay, but they all have something great in them somewhere.

I'm not a fan of United Abominations. There are great moments in a lot of the songs, but the only one I love is Washington is Next! The remake of A Tout Le Monde is bland. I like Blessed are the Dead and Never Walk Alone...A Call to Arms, but I think Dave is getting carried away with the use of ellipsis....

Endgame is okay. I love Dialectic Chaos, but the other songs are a bit lacking. I enjoy The Right to Go Insane at times, because it's got the classic Mustaine worldview in its lyrics, despite his recent ideological shifts.

Finally, for Thirteen, I don't enjoy much other than Deadly Nightshade, Black Swan, and We the People. But don't enjoy those that much...


So what are your thoughts??? Any recent classics from Megadeth??