Not sure why the .5 didn't show up on my rating. Oh well, you get the picture. Good times revisiting a song I haven't hears in over 3 decades! :) Check out all my videos at: www.the-art-of-guitar.com Patreon: / theartofguitar
In Dave Mustaine's words: "The difference between my version and Metallica's version is I don't have a bastardized version of Sweet Home Alabama in mine."
@@eduardotorres7645 It means Dave wrote the Mechanix, and one day during practice Dave screwed up and played Sweet Home Alabama at the end. After they fired Dave and stole his song, they changed the lyrics -which by the way are based on Dave's ideas about the band-and added the slower end at the end of the song that was based on Dave's screw up. Dave wrote the best songs on both KEA and RTL. None of this would still be going on if James and Lars would give the guy the credit he deserves. He should be in the Rock-n-Roll HoF for crying out loud.
@@BBEEAAN Dave played Sweet Home Alabama as a joke at one rehearsal and a very drunk Lars thought it sounded great so he decided to put it in the song when he and James reworked it. The lyrics for Four Horsemen are about the biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse but with changed names (Death, Famine, War, and Conquest vs. Time, Pestilence, Famine, and Death). Two songs out of eight on Ride the Lightning have a writing credit for Mustaine (Call of Ktulu and Ride the Lightning) and imo the lead parts by Cliff and Kirk respectively in those overshadow the riffs a lot in terms of quality. Dave is credited for 4/10 tracks on Kill 'Em All (two of which he objectively didn't have any part in writing, those being Anesthesia and Motorbreath); I'm not sure about how much he wrote of the remaining 4 but I think that Lars getting writing credits for songs that he wrote the vast vast majority of is bullshit.
Saw a Metallica cover band years ago they came out with four horseman they had a guitar player who looked like Dave. Well about half way thru the song he would speed up the song and start singing. Then the rest of the band stopped. Told him he was fired. The guy was actually the soundman. So he would go back to the board and the real guitar player came out and played the rest of the set.
"It was really hard to figure out what Dave Mustaine was saying." He was singing about sex. You were 13. I had a similar problem with KISS, but in my defense, I was 9.
@Angelripper Witchhunter The song is taking sex, one things most guys like, and comparing it to cars, as seen in the chorus "make my drive shaft crank, make my pistons bulge. make my ball bearing melt from the heat." Being honest, this song is mostly about sex, and just making it so you think it is about a car.
The song has 2 possible meanings. One is what the lyrics point out: The life of a mechanic who knows he's the best in the world, or at least, in his world. However, the song is a metaphore. Dave had sex with a girl in the old gas station where he used to work and wrote the song about that. This is seen in the chorus and when he sings "I'm giving you my room service and you know it's more than enough, one more time you know I'm in love!"
@@VacantSpirit I started out listening to Metellica and learned about Dave after. It was all over once I heard Peace Sells. Nothing mighty Metallica has done, including Master of Puppets, has been able to out do that album, and that isn't discussing RIP. I went back to KIMB after getting hooked on Peace Sells, and was blown away by the raw power and energy of the album. I knew everything Metallica claimed about Mustaine's contributions in Metallica was a lie after that point because Dave is responsible for wroting almost 100% of the greatness on both albums. There is very little in the Megadeth catalog that I don't like, while I personally believe Bob Rock killed Metallica with the Black album -it's been a slow painful death ever since...
Why Megadeth's early albums (Killing is My Business... and Peace Sells) sound like they do is due to the massive influence of jazz from Chris Poland (guitars) and Gar Samuelson (drums) who were jazz musicians prior to Megadeth, plus Dave Mustaine's own bluesy-jazz mixture. One interesting note: Although much has changed in Megadeth over the years, in many later albums and songs, there is still bits of "Old-school Megadeth" style sound/playing, if one listens carefully for it.
Yes. BTW, Megadeth has many songs that have this bluesy-jazz touch. For example, killing is my business (the song) which I believe has a criminally underrated initial riff, also rust in peace.. polaris (all riffs till the chorus) are very jazzy, I always thought a saxphone line along the rythm guitar would fit perfectly in the part Dave is singing "Winds blow from the bowels of hell , Will we give warning, only time will tell, Satan rears his ugly head, to spit into the wind..."
Solid guitarist for early Megadeth. Still think Marty is god, though. Kiko and Broderick are my second and third favourite guitar players in Megadeth. I love Poland, but he’s really too similar to Dave in terms of solo writing. Pentatonic and blues scale is great, but when both guitarists live in those zones in one band it kinda blurs together a bit too much. Dave plays better with guitarists who compliment his playing rather than completely mirror his playing like Poland does.
He did arm cartels, airdrop $150billion on an enemy nation that was being sanctioned to keep them from building nukes, increase mass surveillance, take us from 5 wars to 8, sign our internet over to the UN via proxi servers, try to standardized the power grid and force harmful smart meters on the world (watch out for blackouts, an emp would take out the East coast), expose the lack of upgraded missile systems on live TV, stoke racial tensions, and ok the sale of uranium one to Russia. Their is no way he did know about that. I'm sure I missed a few.
My mother language is russian,and i always thought that's something wrong with me,if i can't understand what foreign performers sang... But when i discovered the truth,i laughed my ass off xD
I listen to Mechanix when I just want an energy ride. The Four Horsemen is more like a journey musically. Both are great in their own ways, but you can really see how the songs changed just by being played/written by different people, even with the (mostly) same riffs.
This is not related to this album or song, but I'm just learning the Tornado of Souls solo and I'm about 1/3 the way through. This is my first Megadeth song ever and I'm looking forward to learning more. I gotta say though, this solo has been a challenge, probably the most challenging I've done so far. I'm just hoping I'll get better at playing the solo, it's kinda been a dream of mine since I picked up the guitar.
Try learning songs like Sweating Bullets first. I mean, you can go through Tornado's solo but they are some licks that are almost impossible to pick up.
Before this quarantine business you were just another RU-vid guitarist to me. You have quickly become one of my favorite RU-vid channels over this break. Keep up the Metallica videos!
1:53 proof that Mike is actually an extended physical embodiment of his guitar, he does a pick scrape on the guitar, and that leads to him feeling the similar scratch on his back.
Can anybody and everybody please also acknowledge the fact that we have two forgotten heroes who contributed to this album . Gar Samuelson and Chris Poland ............. The legends themselves . Anyone with me?
7:21 Gar Samuelson was seriously one of the most underrated drummers of 80's metal. IMO better than Ulrich, Lombardo, and maybe even Benante. (also underrated)
Actual Lyrics: Imagine you were at my station And you brought your motor to me You're a burner, yeah a real motor car Said you want to get your order filled Made me shiver when I put it in Pumping just won't do you know, luckily for you Who ever thought you'd be better At turning a screw than me I do it for my life Made my drive shaft crank Made my pistons bulge Made my ball bearings melt from the heat We were shifting hard when we took off Put tonight all four on the floor When we hit top and you know it feels too slow Said you want to get your order filled Made me shiver when I put it in Pumping just won't do you know, luckily for you
This came out when I was in high school, back then my friends & I all thought the lyrics were just the Four Horsemen backwards, as a F*U to Metallica. I think the idea is right, just not the lyrics.
@@fl4shbangz yeah I always liked the megadeth version better, but I just like Megadeth better. I did a video on how to play this song a stupid long time ago, but it's still up lol
This song is the epitome of Dave giving the finger to his former bandmates... and with style! I actually prefer Mechanix over Four Horseman, Gar's drumming never gets old
Dave didn't write the riff; this is the song he brought to Metallica, which morphed into The Four Horsemen. He has a songwriting credit on this (and Jump In The Fire and Metal Militia) on Kill 'Em All, but he's the sole songwriter on Killing Is My Business (except for the cover of These Boots, obviously).
@@derpimusmaximus8815 Yeah, that's correct. He'd already written the whole song before even joining Metallica; they simply did their own thing with it. I find it kind of disrespectful that Metallica didn't write a new riff for the song after firing Mustaine, but I can kind of understand why they kept it considering how difficult re-writing it around a new riff would be. That said, it sucks that the original writer of the song published it second, forever trapped behind the veil of "That's just a Metallica song but worse."
Enjoyed that! I'm impressed on how easily you figured out parts! As an old dude, I'm impressed with the guys who play these songs. So many changes, notes, and etc. How in the heck do they remember each note of a solo??
It's what I like about killing is my business, the attitude on the whole album. Really punk. Really fast. May sound chaotic and not well built but the playing overall is tight, Mustaine is crazy, Poland puts insane licks, Samuelson plays very fast fills very tight, Ellefson plays loud... And you can feel Dave's anger throughout. I prefer Peace Sells because the songwriting is on another level. But this first album is impressive and a big kick in the face. It's like kill em all on steroids.
Bahahahaha OMG Mike, this video was so worth it for the subtitles alone. "Whale flush me better" and "Made my jock shade grey" . . . I had tears coming from my eyes from laughing so hard. You have got to do a few 'there are the lyrics as I hear them' videos! I have been needing a good laugh to raise my isolated spirits, and this hit the mark in spades. Thank you very much for covering this one!
I absolutely LOVE your lyrics. They are now the official ones for me lol. Also. This is my favorite Megadeth song I've had the pleasure to learn how to play since I picked up playing! Side note** In regards to the drummer switching to the ride with the high hat. I'm not sure which "version" you're listening to, but after the last line, it repeats the verse "whoever thought you'd be better. At turning the screw than me. I do it for my life, F*** YEAH!" made my drive shaft crank. Made my Pistons bulge. Made my ball bearings melt from the heat!" It was strange to me to hear it this way. (Listen to it everyday, no joke.) But I really enjoyed your video and you playing along to it. Hands down my favorite song I decided to learn, even if I am a complete beginner! (I can almost play all of rhythm 😅)
Holy goodness these captions had me rollin lol great video though. I too had heard the four horsemen first and when I heard the mechanix for the first time it was actually the demo version and it totally blew me away.
Hey Mike, I've really been loving this series, really cool stuff. Wondering if you've heard the new Testament album that came out a few weeks back? Might be cool to do an episode on one of those songs if you haven't heard 'em.
You had the same experience I did with this song. After hearing Four Horseman so much this sounded like a fast version being sung in Chinese or something.
From what I understand, dave wanted the song to be fast when he brought it to metallica, but they ended up performing the sluggish version that later ended up becoming 4hm. As good as 4hm is, mechanix is the may the song was always meant to be.
Yooo those lyrics hahahah, the aproach to the song and style of video is interesting, would be grear if you do this with Wake Up Dead or any song from Peace Sells or Killing is my Bussiness, cheers from Argentina
I spent the whole video looking at your bridge... what's going on there??? I have an SG also. If you already have a video talking about that, I'm sorry I haven't looked.
5:36 As to the hi-hat to ride crossover: gar was known for just being all over the kit so, from my inference (which probably means nothing) he most likely just decided to spice up the sound a bit so when he switched over , the sound of the ride really popped out to the ears. Sorta like How it popped out to you!
The ride transition makes sense to me, he went from hihat, to two crash hits down to the ride. He probably went left to right on the crashes and then his hand would be right near his ride, plus the hihat crushed kinda sound during the solo probably wouldn't sound as good
gar samuelson was a jazz drummer originally, i think all the stuff he did, that sounded like it was an accident probably was intentional xD also he was high as a kite most of the time, so that might have played a role too.
I enjoy both songs and I think they both have their own sections that make them special, like that heavy intro to Mechanix, and Horsemen has an amazing guitar solo written by James. But The Four Horsemen edges it out imo, I like the riff in its speed and the lyrics are way better.
Megadeth - Mechanix lyrics : Imagine you were at my station And you brought your motor to me Your a burner yeah a real motor car Said you wanna get your order filled Made me shiver when I put it in Pumping just won't do ya know luckily for you Whoever thought you'd be better At turning a screw than me I do it for my life Made my drive shaft crank Made my pistons bulge Made my ball bearing melt from the heat Oh yeah yeah We were shifting hard when we took off Put tonight all four on the floor When we hit top end you know it feels to slow Said you wanna get your order filled Made me shiver when I put it in Pumping just won't do ya know luckily for you Whoever thought you'd be better At turning a screw than me I do it for my life Made my drive shaft crank Made my pistons bulge Made my ball bearing melt from the heat Oh yeah yeah Oh! I'm giving you my room service And ya know it's more than enough Oh one more time ya know I'm in love Whoever thought you'd be better At turning a screw than me I do it for my life Made my drive shaft crank Made my pistons bulge Made my ball bearing melt from the heat Oh yeah yeah! Imagine you were at my station And you brought your motor to me With all four on the floor I feel what's in store Whoever thought you'd be better At turning a screw than me I do it for my life Made my drive shaft crank Made my pistons bulge Made my ball bearing melt from the heat Oh yeah yeah!
Could you listen to the song merciful hammer? It's from the movie monster house and it's pretty great, I know the chords just not the solos lol thanks though
