My favourite is still "So Far So Good So What". It's got everything. The epic and beautiful instrumental intro "Into The Lungs of Hell,", the iconic power ballad "In My Darkest Hour", the intricate "Set the World Afire", the eerie and mysterious "Mary Jane", the bad ass trio "Hook In Mouth", "Liar" and "502". A pure festival of dark and free creativity. If you are a true guitar player, you have to love this one. The voice only starts after 5:30 of album playing! Megadeth's finest hour. Jeff Young left his proud mark on the band. Awesome exotic solos. Chuck Behler's drums are tight and coherent, and don't try to reinvent the wheel. Production of the album didn't help, though. I like it how it is, but it's not easy for everyone to listen to. Definitely not a seller. But I say it as a compliment. I mean, the voice only starts after 5 minutes and a half of album playing. And the album is not that long. Talk about being confident on the quality of the music, and sending a big FACK off to commercial standards. Even the album's title seems to speak that truth.
In the UK the two Youthanasia singles got played a lot on the Friday Night Rock Show (radio), hosted by Claire Sturgess. The album is more melodic than others and the cover art was maybe controversial for 1994?Megadeth has superb artwork, the new album is a great image.
1) Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 2) Rust in Peace 3) So Far, So Good... So What! 4) Endgame 5) United Abominations 6) Killing is My Business... And Business is Good! 7) Dystopia 8) The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! 9) Youthanasia 10) The System Has Failed 11) Countdown to Extinction 12) Cryptic Writings 13) Th1rt3en 14) The World Needs a Hero 15) Risk 16) Super Collider
Countdown To Extinction was the window for my introduction to Megadeth. From Skin O. My Teeth to Ashes In My Mouth, it's a pure masterpiece. Not a dud on it. Perfection
Great ranking Brendan! You broke my heart when you ranked Dystopia last I gotta admit, but a really unique list. Megadeth are my all time favourite band, so thank you so much for doing this video. Here's my ranking: 16. Super Collider 15. The World Needs a Hero 14. Killing is My Business 13. So Far So Good So What 12. Peace Sells 11. Risk 10. The System has Failed 9. United Abominations 8. Endgame 7. The Sick The Dying and the Dead 6. Youthanasia 5. Cryptic Writings 4. Countdown to Extinction 3. Rust in Peace 2. Dystopia 1. Th1rt3en
@@nathyngoss3132 It just for some reason never connected with me as much as some of the others. I'm a bit younger, so that probably has a lot to do with it.
@@invisiblekid3114 I honestly respect that a lot. Not letting the pressures of the fanbase and the idea of "the classics are always better" stand in the way of your honest opinion. Rock on!
My album ranking for Megadeth, including 'Hidden Treasures': 17. The World Needs A Hero (2001) 16. Risk (1999) 15. Super Collider (2004) 14. TH1RT3EN (2011) 13. United Abominations (2007) 12. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (1985) 11. Hidden Treasures (1995) 10. So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) 9. Cryptic Writings (1997) 8. Endgame (2009) 7. The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead! (2022) 6. The System Has Failed (2004) 5. Youthanasia (1994) 4. Rust In Peace (1990) 3. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) 2. Dystopia (2016) 1. Countdown To Extinction (1992) My list is kind of mixed in many ways, but I am like you that in my opinion, Megadeth don't have any bad albums, I like many of them more than others, but I found 'The World Needs A Hero' a bit drab and found it a bit annoying, except it has a few decent tracks on it, and 'Risk' and 'Super Collider' were great in different ways, but I don't find them as bad as others say, but they aren't brilliant either, where as from 11-14, they don't hit the Top 10 either, but my Top 10 includes the new album, but I put it in the middle of the list, because I think it's still early to put it higher than my place and I enjoyed 'Dystopia' as a high album for me, and 'Countdown To Extinction' is my number one and will always will be, but as I said with other classic bands, it's hard to rank many classic albums from big bands like Megadeth, Iron Maiden or Bon Jovi even, as they are all good, in many different ways, and when you have 16 or 17 albums, on a list, it's not setting stone for me, and I also placed 'Hidden Treasures' on here, as well, because I think it deserves a place on my list and 'Angry Again' is a fantastic song from that EP as well, and I think 'Hidden Treasures' needs a bit more love, despite that it's not in my Top 10, but it's still amazing and occasionally I do swap them around, depending what mood I am in, but it's good to have these rankings and make fun by doing them, and so here is my list of where I rank the albums and how consistent they are in my list for me.
I was listening to Cryptic Writings on my way to work this morning, it’s one of my favorites! The fact Dave can get kicked out of Metallica and start a band as good as Megadeth says a lot!
Great ranking dude this was probably the best Megadeth ranking video ever but for me my favorite Megadeth album is Peace sells but who’s buying and I would rank it at No. 1
I say the opposite. I don't like Megadeths early work. At all. Except countdown to extinction. Personally I think united abomination and dystopia are the pinnacle of Megadeth. But hey.... when a band has been around that long.... we are bound to like diffrent eras of the music.
1) Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 2) Rust in Peace 3) The System Has Failed 4) United Abominations 5) Endgame 6) The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! 7) So Far, So Good... So What! 8) Killing is My Business... And Business is Good! 9) Countdown to Extinction 10) Dystopia
1. Rust In Peace (1990) 2. Peace Sells but Who's Buying (1986) 3. Countdown to Extinction (1992) 4. Youthanasia (1994) 5. Dystopia (2016) 6. So Far So Good So What (1988) 7. Endgame (2009) 8. The System Has Failed (2004) 9. The Sick, The Dying & The Dead (2022) 10. Hidden Treasures (1995) 11. Killing Is My Business and Business Is Good (1985) 12. Cryptic Writings (1997) 13. Th1rt3en (2011) 14. United Abominations (2007) 15. The World Needs a Hero (2001) 16. Risk (1999) 17. Super Collider (2013)
1) ENDGAME 2) KILL 'EM ALL 3) RUST IN PEACE 4) DYSTOPIA 5) PEACE SELLS... BUT WHO'S BUYING? 6) KILLING IS MY BUSINESS... AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! (2002 Remix Album) 7) THE SICK, THE DYING... & THE DEAD! 8) THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO 9) CRYPTIC WRITINGS 10) THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 11) RISK 12) SO FAR, SO GOOD... SO WHAT! 13) YOUTHANASIA 14) THIRTEEN 15) HIDDEN TREASURES 17 - Tie) UNITED ABOMINATIONS 17 - Tie) COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION 18) SUPERCOLLIDER
1) ENDGAME 2) KILL 'EM ALL 3) RUST IN PEACE 4) DYSTOPIA 5) PEACE SELLS... BUT WHO'S BUYING? 6) KILLING IS MY BUSINESS... AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! (2002 Remix Album) 7) THE SICK, THE DYING... & THE DEAD! 8) THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO 9) CRYPTIC WRITINGS 10) THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 11) RISK 12) SO FAR, SO GOOD... SO WHAT! 13) YOUTHANASIA 14 THIRTEEN 15 HIDDEN TREASURES 17 - Tie) UNITED ABOMINATIONS 17 - Tie) COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION 18) SUPERCOLLIDER *I do like the fact you added 'Hidden Treasures' (1995) in your list as well. The fact that a few decent covers are on it are what hold it back, or lower on my list. I also added 'Kill em All' (1983) in my MegaDave/deth CD ranking, b/c Mustaine had such a major impact on the entire album in all the lead guitar solos, writing/composing style, etc. Endgame had memorable Lyrics and *Face-Melting solos,* to go along with great composition of riffs, etc. every song is great, if not at least good/solid. I love this album for all the reasons that most Mega Dave/death fans regard 'Rust in Peace'. There is No bad MegaDave/death album, but only good, and even better ones.
I love the new one. It's probably my current favourite Deth album as it's a great return to their thrash roots. Peace Sells and the debut are clearly classics but I also grew to love Youthanasia which is very overlooked. Countdown is also a high bench mark. The rest is hit and miss with a few standouts in Endgame, Thirteen and United Abominations. Dystopia to me is just meh. It's been a while since they've produced an album of all solid songs not just a handful and The Sick, The Dying and The Dead is on point.
GREAT ranking! I share the same top 4, although Youthanasia is my favorite. Its good to see appreciation for that album and the absolutely INFECTIOUS melodies! Talk about ear worms...that album is full of them from cover to cover
I agree that Dystopia lacks variety, all the lyrics and riffs kind of blend into one. But there are a couple gems on there besides the title track you mentioned. The instrumental "Conquer or Die" and the song "Poisonous Shadows" are great tracks IMO
This is my taste : 01-Countdown To Extinction 02-Rust In Peace 03-Peace Sells...But Who's Buying ? 04-Youthanasia 05-The Sick,The Dying...And The Dead ! 06-Hidden Treasures E.P 07-So Far,So Good...So What ! 08-Endgame 09-Cryptic Writings 10-The World Needs A Hero 11-Killing Is My Business... 12-Thirteen 13-Dystopia 14-The System Has Failed 15-United Abominations 16-Risk (this is not megadeth) Good rock album 17-Super Collider...no comment... Btw. Don't show up these remasters...It's blasphemy !!!
Interesting list. Endgame didn't jibe with me. Super Colider was awful. Countdown. Rust. Youthanasia. SFSGSW. The new one is growing on me. Dystopia was great. I have a ton of love for The System Has Failed.
1. Rust in Peace 10/10- (Favorite metal album of all time) 2. Peace Sells 10/10- (Thematically their best album) 3. Dystopia 9/10- (Kiko🔥 Chris Adler🔥it's a shame Adler isn't in Megadeth or LOG) 4. Endgame 8.5/10- (Broderick & Mustaine feel inspired on this record, great riffs/solos) 5. Countdown to Extinction 8/10- (Great record, mostly sick of it) 6. So Far So Good So What 7.5/10- (Anarchy in the UK is horrendous) 7. United Abominations 7/10- (Amerikhastan🔥Lomenzo🔥) -(EP)- Hidden Treasures 7/10 8. The Sick, Dying & The Dead 7/10- (Takes awhile to appreciate) 9. The System has Failed 6.5/10- (Chris Poland, 1st 5 songs🔥) 10. Youthanasia 6.5/10- (Good album, sick of it) 11. World Needs a Hotdog 6/10- (Dread & the Fugitive Mind🔥) 12. Cryptic Writings 5/10- (Different, but kinda fun) 13. Killing is my Business 5/10- (Good thrash, bad production) 14. Super Corndog 3/10- (Decent ideas, poorly executed, bad lyrics, odd tempo changes) 15. Thirteen 2/10 💤 16. Risk 2/10
1. Peace Sells 2. So Far So Good So What 3. Youthanasia 4. Endgame 5. United Abominations 6. Cryptic Writings 7. Thirteen 8. Countdown to Extinction 9. The System Has Failed 10. The Sick, The Dying and the Dead 11. Rust in Peace 12. Killing is My Business 13. Dystopia 14. Risk 15. Super Collider 16. The World Needs a Hero 5-9 are pretty interchangeable, but everything else I feel confident about. I don’t dislike RIP, I think it’s a great album, it’s just not the kind of Megadeth I really tune in for. I prefer that raw, heavy, psychotic style that they do. RIP lacks a lot of the evilness and unhinged feeling of a lot of their other music. Ironically enough, I go back to My Creation the most from that album. That’s the kind of Megadeth I like.
My (Jason Voorhees) Rankings: 16. Super Colider 15. Risk 14. Thirteen 13. United Abominations 12. The System Has Failed 11. The World Needs A Hero 10. Dystopia 9. Endgame 8. The Sick…The Dying…And The Dead 7. Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good 6. So Far So Good So What 5. Cryptic Writings 4. Youthanasia 3. Countdown To Extinction 2. Peace Sells But Whos Buying 1. Rust in Peace
I agree, each album has its pluses, even Dystopia for me. If I want a brutal album with all the same style music, that would be one for me to listen to. Still hoping in time it grows on me.
The System Has Failed is a great record. The Songs System Has Failed, Kick The Chair and Scorpion are some of the best Megadeth songs period and could be on any record in the 80's early 90's. To me this along with The World Needs a Hero (Not as good) are the most underrated Megadeth releases. Seriously, listen to Kick the Chair and tell me that does not kick some serious ass.
Love Back in the Day! I let Megadeth fall off my radar when Youthansia came out and it was The System has Failed that pulled me back in. Bought all the albums I didn’t have and have been buying new ones day one since listening to System.
Very suprised about your bottom 2 😯 Here is my list. 1. Peace Sells 2. Rust In Peace 3. Endgame 4. Youthanasia 5. The Sick, The Dying.. (Yes!) 6. The System Has Failed 7. Countdown To Extinction 8. Dystopia 9. United Abomonations 10. So Far, So Good, So What? 11. Killing Is My Business 12. The World Needs A Hero 13. Cryptic Writings 14. 15. Super Collider 16. Risk
1 - Youthanasia 2 - Rust In Peace 3 - Countdown to Extinction 4 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 5 - Risk 6 - Endgame 7 - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good 8 - The System Has Failed 9 - Cryptic Writings 10 - United Abominations 11 - The World Needs a Hero 12 - So Far, So Good... So What! I only have the first 12
Hey Brendon, been binge watching your discography rankings, and I love how you truly don't just go with the norm and stay true to your feelings despite them sometimes being "blasphemous" of sorts, haha. I'm strange, I'd personally say my favorites are gonna be #1 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (It's an easy pick for me, I personally would take this over Rust In Peace, strictly based on the mix. That bass heavy mix on Peace Sells just gets me into it, the title track is infectious, The Conjuring is dark and haunting, Wake Up Dead is pure Thrash, even the I Ain't Superstitious cover is fun!) #2 - Rust In Peace (A Prog-Thrash classic, up there with Voivod's Killing Technology in that strange sub-category of Thrash, and a classic of Thrash (and Metal) as a whole! The mix however just doesn't do too much for me, unsure why specifically, think it's the bass, just doesn't hit me like Peace Sells) #3 - The Sick... The Dying... and The Dead... (this is my "blasphemous" pick, but I really loved it right off the bat! I still get the urge to re-listen to songs like Night Stalkers, Mission To Mars, Life In Hell, We'll Be Back, the Title Track. Phenomenal) #4 - Euthanasia (A Tout Le Monde is so special to me, and even the somewhat odd Family Tree is a song I really like a lot, then you have Victory, Reckoning Day, etc, with Victory personally being one of my all time favorites of their's) #5 - Countdown To Exctinction (again, similar to Euthanasia, this is close to being at Youthanasia's level, they're almost interchangeable, however Victory and A Tout Le Monde bump that up) #6 - Dystopia (I'm gonna leave it at this, and just say I personally really like this one. I think The Emperor, Post American World, Dystopia, all are amazing songs) I think Dave and the boys are really going insane lately, it's like a late-career resurgence in my opinion, I think we have a chance for the next album to reach Rust In Peace levels of quality, not saying it will... but there is hope. Happy to have found your channel, sir!
Great vid! Surprised to see Dystopia at the bottom. Here's my ranking 1) Rust In Peace 2) So Far...So Good...So What 3) Peace Sells...but Who's Buying? 4) Youthanasia 5) Countdown To Extinction 6) Dystopia 7) Endgame 8) Thirteen 9) The Sick, The Dying...and the Dead 10) United Abominations 11) Killing Is My Business 12) Cryptic Writings 13) Risk 14) Super Colider 15) The System Has Failed 16) The World Needs A Hero
I recently relistened to every megadeth album. I like every album above Super collider but I'd admit, the 3 lowest albums have some cool moments (even risk). 1. Rust in peace 2. Endgame 3. Countdown to extinction 4. Peace sells 5. The sick, The dying, The dead 6. Killing is my business 7. United abomination 8. Dystopia 9. Youthanasia 10. Thirteen 11. So far, so good 12. System has failed 13. Cryptic writings 14. Super collider 15. World needs a hero 16. Risk
I do love DYSTOPIA. Check out the special edition they made of the debut album with the demo as bonus tracks. It sounds amazing, its like listening to a different record. Nice ranking video
@@PhantomDeth i actually think he nailed it on the original version. it's got such a lo-fi quality to it that serves these songs well. remixing it just removes all the character from it.
@@austindolan7182 The original has charm.. These Boots I think is still best heard in its original form.. But the rest.. Man on a good system it's incredible. Gar is otherworldly, the remix/remaster really does show how the original mix undermined his work on that album.. He's a pioneer on that album and I don't think anyone has quite infused that element into the band like him since.. Nick was different.. He took enough of Gar to build his sound in the band from.. I don't think Jimmy really did on his 2 albums.. Vinny the guy on System was very close but lacked that extra edge to the drumming overall.. Drover I don't think understood the Jazz metal mindset approach of Megadeths roots.. Dirk on the other hand does understand.. He's only had one album so far but I think he has every potential to be up there with Gar and Nick.. And that's a legacy in itself to achieve.. I believe he can do that and bring himself like they both did... Whilst understanding the kind of madness Gar thought of in those types of parts.. What would he do here?.. Why?.. What effect does it have verses the traditional approach?.. Nicks more of kilter beats also aligning with a more Jazzy sound with a metal drive.. Dirt is all over the place.. His main interests in Metal are obvious Megadeth.. But grindcore black metal side project as well. But when asked what he listened to he was all over in genres outside of metal.. Rap, pop, classical.. But Gar is his personal favourite past drummer.. From Peace Sells.. Which is Gar sort of refined.. Compared to what he did on Killing. Anyway.. The wonderful thing about the Internet is everything lasts forever and we can listen to every single version of an album in a few clicks... You can even listen to the completely different version of These Boots they recorded for the movie Dudes... Now that version is tippy and just cool to see how different the song can be done and the talent in the band to be able to do it. Worth checking out if you haven't already.
Great ranking. Countdown will always be my Number 1 but Cryptic Writings is the one I always go back to. I know this was a compilation album, but I would rank Hidden Treasures up there. Diadems, Angry Again, 99 Ways to Die and others make it a favorite.
Hidden Treasures is not the album , but E.P...Who cares ??? 🙂 Amazing stuff : Angry Again , Go To Hell , 99 Ways To Die , Breakpoint ... These are MEGADETH pure bombs !!! 🔥☢️🎶🤘
Peace sells will always be number one for me followed by rust in peace then so far so good so what ; killing is My business; countdown to extinction was ok I just don't listen to youthanasia; risk ; cryptic writings. that era . endgame is a fair album. system has failed failed to impress me lol .Dystopia I'm not much of fan either. thirteen is alright. super collider sounds more like a Metallica album like the black album. their new the sick the dying and the dead is awesome 👍🤘
I haven't heard anything past United Abominations, but for me it'd be 09. United Abominations 08. Cryptic Writings 07. The System Has Failed 06. Countdown To Extinction 05. So Far, So Good...So What 04. Killing Is My Business 03. Rust In Peace 02. Youthanasia 01. Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
This is a band I've never been able to get into. I have the first 5 albums, and I even like Rust In Peace, so I'm not sure why. That said, it has been a long time since I last tried, so I'm going to listen to Peace Sells again one of these days. Who knows, maybe it's finally the right time!
Whaddya mean you can't get into Megadeth!? Have you listened to Peace Sells? Whaddya MEAN you don't like Dave Mustaine's vocals. He sounds okay when he has to. What do you mean the production qualities bad? They spent the money on heroin. Whaddya mean Metallica's better? You think that I'm a chump? Huh?
Ranking the ones I have and have listened to in depth: 1. Rust in Peace 2. Peace Sells 3. Killing is my Business 4. Countdown to Extinction 5. So Far So Good So What 6. Endgame 7. Youthanasia 8. Cryptic Writings 9. Dystopia (agree with you there Brendon) Any I left off, like Risk, United Abominations, The System Has Failed etc I just do not own and have not heard enough to rank.
Top 5 for me: #1: Peace Sells, #2: Killing is my Business, #3: Countdown to Extinction, #4: Youthanasia, #5: The System has Failed. The new one wasn't an immediate winner for me, but I'm getting into it now. Cheers.
I bought Killing back when it was first released... The hype sticker on the album said ex metallica guitarist that was all i needed.. I love Megadeth and always will...
I’ve been a fan of Megadeth for over 20 years. I think Risk was a solid album . Rust in peace will always be my number 1 album. Thanks for sharing this.
1 - Killing Is My Business 2 - Peace Sells 3 - Rust In Peace 4 - So Far So Good So What 5 - Youthanasia 6 - Risk (the original one) 7 - Endgame 8 - The Sick, The Dying And The Dead 9 - Dystopia 10 - Cryptic Writings 11 - Countdown To Extinction 12 - United Abominations 13 - The System Has Failed 14 - Hidden Treasures I don't have a strong enough opinion on the rest to rank them. I know Risk being high up is an unpopular opinion, but honestly I believe people shat on that album because it wasn't thrash. I approached it with a different, less dumbass mindset fully knowing it's not RIP and I honestly really enjoyed it. KIMB being at number 1 is also an unpopular opinion, but I find the riffs and overall songwriting to be very straightforward and yet very unorthodox in a strange but effective way, and that's just what I like. It's the only Megadeth album that has stuff I struggle to play (other than Poland's solos anywhere else) and it's the one I have the most fun listening to and attempting to play too.
WOW Dystopia ! Not since you declared your love for Flo on the wall have I felt so perplexed ! I even like Risk Brendon so hey ho . Yeah personally they don’t have a really bad album , love Megadeth , very enjoyable ranking , keep up the great work 👍🏻 I did revisit Flo on the wall the other day and it’s not really improved to my ears , what in earth did they do to Brian’s vocals , sounds like he’s singing in a cupboard . I get that his voice was probably struggling at that point but they didn’t have to shove him right down in the mix , terrible . It’s always annoyed me that bands allow their hard work to be ruined like this , why put something out that sounds like shit ? The material isn’t that bad and it would certainly have been much better with a decent mix
I have never listened to any of their albums except their new one, The Sick, The Undying and the Dead. I really, really love this album and I am going to pick it up in the next week, maybe grab another 1 or 2 aswell.
@@BrendonSnyder yes it has immensely. Just never have had any motivation to enter Megadeth because i have listened to Rock/Metal for about 1 year and 10months now but nearly 1 year was full of Moltey Crue and the Glam scene. After that was Pearl Jam, Nirvana and now it's getting very diverse since I started CD collecting which mostly has been introduced by your videos 🤘👍🏼
Great ranking, do you have a favorite Megadeth song? Also, where did you get your Megadeth shirt? I really like that design, I searched for it online but I couldn't find it.
Favorite Megadeth song might be Angry Again. As for the shirt it’s a fan club exclusive given away when joining. I don’t remember what year it was from but they do a unique one each year.
Thanks for sharing:) If you like it heavy MEGADETH weighs a ton!! I enjoy your content! New album sounds good! Like all but 3 songs on new album! No mission to Mars Dave mustaine! Deep space is fake! God bless all the Rattleheads! MEGADETH is my favorite!
Great video. I only have 10 of their albums. The 10 that I have , I really like. 10 cryptic writings 9. Dystopia 8. The sick the dying and the dead 7. End game 6. Countdown to extinction 5. Killing is my business 4. Youthanasia 3. So far so good so what 2. Peace sells 1. Rust in peace
@@BrendonSnyder yes that's a great way to do it that way your rankings are up to date still need to listen to new Megadeth this weekend glad to see its getting some good reviews
Call me old school but the epitome of essential Megadeth is album # 2 to 4 with honorary mentions of their debut and Countdown though i do like the System Has Failed. Peace🔴SFSGSW⚪Rust🔵 is an unbeatable trio.
Always the first 4-5 albums of a band or solo musician(hate the term artist,,so unemployed,,) are very good then the flow of money kick,starting a family,raising kids,mortgage and lack of interest of the young competition mind and ego almost all melted. All these factors play big in someone's musical inspiration. Not many are still great after their 4th-5th.There is but not that many.
