1. Skin o' My Teeth
2. Symphony Of Destruction
3. Architecture Of Aggression
4. Foreclosure Of A Dream
5. Sweating Bullets
6. This Was My Life
7. Countdown To Extinction
8. High Speed Dirt
9. Psychotron
10. Captive Honour
11. Ashes In Your Mouth
This week we will go a little heavier than the last few weeks with a look at Megadeth's 1992 Double Platinum selling Countdown To Extinction. I was not a Megadeth fan before this came out, and I can't
say that I'm that much of a fan now, but I really, really like this album. I don't own any other album by this band. But this one just strikes a chord with me. I like the heaviness of their sound on this album, although it sounds like it may be a bit over-produced. And I typically wouldn't care for vocals like Dave Mustaine's, but again, it just works for me. Singles:
Symphony Of Destruction
Foreclosure Of A Dream
Sweating Bullets
I don't think I can pick a favorite out of these 4 songs. They are all equally outstanding. The most non-traditional would probably beSkin 'o My Teeth Sweating Bullets. I love the talk between the vocalist and his other personality. Very cool. Even without knowing Megadeth's catalog, I would imagine all 4 of these belong in their Top 10. Album Cuts:
I won't re-list all of the album cuts, but the top 2 on my list would easily be Architecture Of Aggression and This Was My Life. I don't really understand why the latter of these two was never released
as a single. It's an excellent song. My second tier for this album, which would be pretty good songs, would start with Countdown To Extinction and High Speed Dirt. Captive Honour is also pretty good. Although I don't think they are quite as good as the songs listed above, they are still very easy to listen to. The only songs I don't care that much for are Psychotron and Ashes In Your Mouth. Again, not terrible songs, but they just don't quite do it for me.
So, another week, another album. I would think if you are already a Megadeth fan then you probably already own this. If not, I do recommend it. You can find it on Amazon for a very reasonable price. And click here if you want to read the Wikipedia article on Countdown To Extinction.
Hidden Gem Award:
This goes to the song This Was My Life. It's a great song that, as I mentioned before, should have been a single.
***Please click here to listen to Countdown To Extinction*** Next Week:
We close out the decade series with a look at an album from 2008 by my favorite current band. |
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