Megadeth - Interview from Peace Sells DVD-Audio 2003

[@itkojecockot]

what I love about Chris Poland apart from him being an excellent player is, that he basically always looked like a total opposite of a typical metalhead :D:D love that guy :D

[@xynfinity]

*gay

[@alien6582]

@@xynfinity is he gay?

[@cliffthelightning]

@@alien6582No, the dude above just has not outgrown his edgy metal phase

[@yourfriendofmisery]

well, he has never been a metalhead

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

I think Chris and Gar not being metalheads was a huge benefit for Megadeth.

[@PsyMongazoid]

No one ever seems to talk about just how good Chris Poland was.

[@PsyMongazoid]

***** Yes, but it worked really well and nobody seems to have noticed. No one's doing it much any more, that I know of.

[@hmpz36911]

"Return To Metalopolis" is such a great record. You should all check it out if you haven't already.

[@samuelpardana]

dave was pretty much the only guy that could really grasp how insane chris is back in the 80s

[@yasmintaraakin8733]

Do you love under a rock where megadeth fans don’t exist?

[@smashdalde9713]

@@hmpz36911 fucking great record.

[@bencepatyi4032]

At the end "Dedicated to: Gar Samuelson" just made me shed some tears... RIP legend

[@Nautilus1972]

" Neither Mustaine nor any other Megadeth members attended these ceremonies." - nobody went to his funeral.

[@timshatto506]

Same

[@gabrielmartines3510]

@@Nautilus1972 They were on tour.

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

He was from my home town and he lived only a few blocks from me. Didnt know them though. Great player

[@waynewells359]

@@Nautilus1972 ... Samuelson's funeral ceremony was very private with family attending according to Gars sister.

[@kaithongsavanh3649]

Dave has always said that Chris could play circles around him. Coming from a confident player like Dave, that’s says a lot about Chris’ talent.

[@Rhyzen]

rest in peace Gar Samuelson

[@soultenebrae]

even though I think Rust in Peace is the pinnacle of technical thrash metal album, I think peace sells is the most innovative, pure thrash metal album.

[@RetroSwan]

Chris Poland is Allan Holdsworth of metal. So fluent and with each finger position he can do 5 (or more) different notes just bending back and forth, very expressive. Loved his stuff on OHM too with the legendary Nick Menza.

[@marc4.640]

Loved the Rust in Peace era lineup, but nothing beats the early days with Gar & Chris…amazing.

[@michaelpatterson9119]

Dave knows this.i cant find one guitar player who can play like him I'm glad he cleaned up.rest in peace gar.increcredible drummer.rockmans were Chris Poland's thing.dave takes all the credit.also I noticed that rust in peace makes no sense.r.i.p gar Samuelson.this is reaching but it makes sense to me.who knows what's going on in Dave's head.

[@97warlock]

best album of thier careers imo

[@spacecase7504]

I agree

[@MrEyebrowz]

So happy to see Dave complementing Chris Poland and giving him the respect he deserves, all over this interview haha, "He's such a genius on guitar, it just happend!". "This guy is amazing, cause he's a jazz player!". Chris Poland is truly an amazing, absolute genius player.

[@thebreeze12]

+MrEyebrowz Dave has always given Chris kudos and respect. I remember an interview with Dave where he said when Chris first joined is that he wanted Chris to teach him how to play guitar, because he was that good!!

[@sauson69]

Absolutely. Dave has always spoken highly of Polsnd's playing. In Megadeth Behind the Music, Dave says "Chris is a fantastic guitar player. He can play circles around me".

[@11DNA11]

J Sauson Well, Poland can play circles around anyone :) Heard his album Return to Metalopolis? Thats fucking guitar insanity right there.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Dave said on Twitter that besides Kiko and Marty, Chris P was his favourite Megadeth guitarist

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

@@robertsmith4157 Glen Drover is a beast, his fast playing is SUPER clean, check out the big run at the end of his solo in Washington is Next

[@biorythmicshifter]

Chris is still the best guitar player Megadeth ever had...

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

Chris and Marty are by far my favorite Megadeth lead guitarists. I’m so glad that Chris Poland is finally recognized for the true genius he really is. He has such an original and the most fluid legato style I’ve ever heard. Nobody has ever played like that before or since. It’s a beautiful beautiful thing. Can’t wait to get Metalopolis on vinyl now that it’s been re-released. I had the original on CD but there was some bluegrass band’s album on the cd. It was the famous misprint. Finally I can correct that and get the real thing, and on vinyl no less. Super excited. Chris really should be mentioned in the same breath as all the greats. He’s so good that I can’t say that Marty is better, they’re just very different and both very original and both have some of the best control and phrasing of any metal guitarist who’s ever lived, right up in their own league when it comes to control. The SRVs and Kossoffs of metal. Although Chris is a jazz musician as well, his roots.

[@nolancastles9834]

This line up was like having the planets a line. Not on purpose, but legendary. Nothing like that line up ever again. Glad I live in this lifetime to experience their music together!! RIP GAR SAMUELSON

[@kameronlewis3466]

Chris will always be their best guitarist. Mustaine even says Chris is better than him in the behind the music documentary.

[@mistersunshine1330]

Every Guitarist Megadeth Had To Be Better Than Him

[@nagato4982]

Well Dave Mustaine said it himself in an interview a few years ago, he said something about Kiko was the only guitarist the actually made Dave Mustaine feel like he’s got competition. Now personally, I like Chris Poland bc of his jazz style, however I truly think Kiko was Megadeths only guitar player that truly intimidated Dave as a musician. Dave loves Marty bc they had complete opposite styles but it worked(Rust In Peace)

[@iqm4574]

Dave have a rule fo hiring a lead guitar He have to be better than him every guitarists in megadeth is better than dave he himself said it but also said they are no dave mustaine on rhythm

[@Kut-Pile]

Not even close. It’s Friedman.

[@therollband1290]

People always say Rust is the best Megadeth but to me it will always be Peace Sells. I grew up listening to that album. I remember when it came out and I remember the videos on headbangers ball like Jr was talking about. Me and my friends used to smoke weed and listen to Peace Sells on vinyl every day. That album rules.

[@riotsquadgaming7460]

i don't always listen to megadeth but when i do... so do my neighbors

[@anakinskywalker1509]

Jesus loves you guys so much. God is with yall through all of your problems

[@jaykito9545]

This song is relevant in our time

[@BegetterVIIEVEN]

Nice profile pic

[@bobbyfishlips5689]

“Hey man, you wanna join Megadeth?” “Sure”

[@zzzhuh]

Please never take this off of youtube! This is so cool to hear them all talk about this.

[@echoman1975]

Chris was their best guitarist. Ill always love this album

[@russb8151]

Marty wasn't & isn't as fluid of a guitar player as Chris Poland.Also Chris Poland's guitar tone,totally shits all over Marty's(in every way)Pato....you don't know shit about playing guitar obviously.

[@mistersunshine1330]

@@russb8151 I do, and Marty is Way Better

[@Kikester]

Marty is overrated because of the success of Rust in Peace and Countdown to extinction

[@timopeterfeef1843]

@@patofuentealba74 Aaaaaand exactly this profanity is why people don't like Mexicans.

[@christopherjaskowiak9327]

Punto is a total fuckhead.

[@davinci75]

Fantastic Album & Line Up! For me THE Speed Metal Album of the Decade that paved the way for all Bands after!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

What a sick video, I'm glad this was finally recommended! I got some old VHS MegaDeth clips too bro!

[@MarcoCaifan87]

RIP Gar. Chris' hat is funny haha.

[@Walamonga1313]

Yeah, it was like KIMB but with better production, more musical variety and with more musical arrangements.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

So much more than that. They werent that rage handed as in killing, but they ve found their groove. The compositive department is debugged, finally. Without the standard peace sells brought to the table, RIP wouldn t of happened. Rust in peace is Megadeth falling in Metallica s game. Peace sells is surpassing Metallica, bigtime. As far as composition in Thrash metal goes. PHUCK Metallica s big sound by justice to black album. Megadeth was all about ground breaker music by peace sells era, and they nailed. Period.

[@sinisternemesis1918]

We miss you Gar

[@animalsarefood]

Ellefson was like 38 in this video but def clda passed for a 22 year old. Crazy genetics I guess. Even at nearly 60 nowadays he still looks pretty young.

[@gonadmigraines1984]

I think he was the earliest member to get off drugs too that could help 2

[@ali965]

What a fucking fantastic album

[@davidbaker234]

Dave Mustaine's glasses tan line

[@mifo2069]

Best Formation ever!!!

[@zzzhuh]

@Beholder505 The songs on peace were amazing though not just because of the solo's but the feel of the whole album. The subjects that were introduced in peace sells were just out of this world. Killing is my business was the same way, with it's erratic subjects around death and killing. RIP was great don't get me wrong but the jazzy/thrashy feel is what I prefer on those first two records and I'd listen to them beginning to end every day if I could.

[@whataboutrob442]

I purchased the Rockman chorus because of this album.

[@cicero.0209]

Hey man, is It good?

[@Snooperrs]

I got the 100x

[@zDialecticChaos]

THIS IS BASICALLY THE ORIGIN OF MEGADETH

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. I wishes this was included in the huge Peace Sells boxset. Don't know. I still have to get mine. Hail Megadeth.

[@richardlow5949]

Outstanding!! Fascinating look inside the formation of an band that (in retrospect) was a complete Paradigm Shift for those of us whose paradigms were still reeling from (in my case) the first time I ever heard the intro to "Seek and Destroy". I say thank god Dave left Metallica! All of us metal heads are far better off that those 2 Alpha Dogs didn't play well together. Their music is sublime, and metal as we know it today might be far less interesting!! Bravo to both bands for their contributions to Metal!!

[@11037_kuwata]

2:20 I feel like he's never said iron maiden in his life xD

[@davidbuzzin426]

👍🇺🇲❤GREAT 1986 LP🎸 my fave by the band.

[@charlescanning7918]

Rip gar - fantastic drummer. Runs rings round most these days. I like the fact him and Chris were such a unit together. When everyone else was just playing boring blues

[@thadood4373]

Peace Sells original mix is so much better. The new mix guitars are too trebley. Why do people have to fuck with masterpieces? I mean, Dave finally put the original master of Rust in Peace back on itunes. Thank god.

[@TopiHamalainen]

we need the original PSBHB mix to spotify

[@Jzalar97]

This is Dolby 5.1, not the remix/remaster. Closest you’ll get to the original is the 25th anniversary remaster but it has some awful clipping in certain spots

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

This remaster was definitely not as bad as the RIP 2004 remaster. Luckily they didn't lose the vocal master tracks of Mustaine's recording from 86 ( *cough* Five Magics, Take No Prisoners, Lucretia *cough* ). Definitely prefer the guitar parts of both Poland and Mustaine's on the remaster compared to the original. The backing tracks though were a lot more well-rounded and sounded more cohesive in the original, especially the bass intro to Peace Sells.

[@hazor777]

Chris Poland looks nothing like he did in the Peace Sells days .........

[@4572dk]

Drugs do be like that sometimes

[@phantomlord5707]

Dhruv Kotecha he’s aged well, tf you talking about? after all he was the oldest of the four

[@joshburns4611]

@@phantomlord5707 I always thought Gar was older.

[@phantomlord5707]

Josh he did look older but nah

[@lauradaley5519]

Thanks for the video. I'm a droogie for life 🤘

[@jdsk8914]

Wow this was 20 years ago...when the 5.1 channel dvd was released. Such a great record, heard it first back in 2005 and to think this came out in 1986 hah !

[@markgood9453]

RIP Gar and Chris. They were a huge huge huge asset to their songwriting. Saw them in87 on peace sells with overkill best thrash show then met Dave Mustaine the smack head

[@emt5330]

Chris Poland is still living

[@roxannemoser]

Chris isn't dead. Nick Menza died.

[@davinci75]

Great Material! Thnx. Love that Lineup. Great Musicianship. As RUST!!!

[@MartyFriedmanRulez66]

RIP will always be my fav Megadeth Album with Peace Sells a close second, but I 100% agree with you when you say Gar is better then Menza.

[@Hunter-si5bg]

Why does no one talk about So Far, So Good, So What? Arguably better than KIMB and PSBWB. Into Lungs Intro, Into Set The World, Pistols Cover.. Mary Jane.. 502?? In my Darkest Hour?? Liar? Hook In Mouth??? Masterpiece????

[@KM-sr71]

@@Hunter-si5bg it has worst production, but music is really good

[@Cr8Tron]

@@Hunter-si5bg I'd at least put it slightly above Metallica's "...And Justice for All", if that's of any reconciliation?

[@nathaninostroza7655]

​@@Cr8Troncertainly, so far so good... is full of great music as an lp. But Peace sells is the game changer. And Metallica only battled it from a clear production perspective. They couldnt just craft such type of tunes. Megadeth won by then, if u ask me. And so far can't measure up to peace sells, thats why.

[@Cr8Tron]

@@nathaninostroza7655 I'm not sure how successful Metallica was with the production competition, considering AJFA, lol. Ride the Lighting is probably my favorite (if not, then Master of Puppets). But RtL had too much reverb I'd argue? With AJFA being too low of Newsted's bass, MoP was really the only thrash album they ever got right, as far as production-wise.

[@rmrm1002]

Amazing riffs

[@LinusFeynstein]

Dave wrote „Liar“ to praise Chris Poland

[@b3fr1enderbetr4yer8]

I think it was more of a disstrack than a praise.

[@predatormusic2959]

Praise is one way to put it 😅

[@Beholder505]

@zzzhuh RIP is not overrated. It's earned every acclaim. The solos are only a part of the albums. What made RIP so great was Dave's writing was at it's peak. It's the songs not the solos that make a song great. You can have a shit song with a good solo, and it's still going to be a shit song. You can have an amazing song with a shit solo, and it will still be an amazing song. That said, Marty was great, but RIP was a punishing album. Start to finish. Peace sells was great, but RIP was stellar.

[@nathaninostroza7655]

RIP s only stellar because it's a straight up vengeance towards Metallica. When they released Peace sells, Megadeth was a Thrash metal ahead of everyone. RIP s stellar, but Peace sells is the game changer.

[@aquamidideluxe5079]

David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine have such similar speaking voices here

[@raymondwirth89]

Just read his book great read

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

I own that DVD the sound quality is incredible

[@jmgmarcus808]

I wonder if Chris Poland has ever been to Poland or is Polish?

[@nigel7779]

Moment Of Clarity r/iamveryrandom

[@KM-sr71]

I saw the comment where someone said that Chris is polish American but i don't know anything else about it Greetings from Poland 🤘🇵🇱🤘

[@robeast9009]

Gar Samulson was the Man, so many cool amazing things going in Megadeth music, with Peace Sells But Who's Buying & Rust In Peace every band member is in top form, of course except for the vocals lol!........ No but serious just amazing music period, Rock on Megadeth-:)

[@weeklyleaksx1111]

MEGABEST MEGADETH #1 INTERVID !

[@weeklyleaksx1111]

My Fav Album !

[@ludvigtheholyblade259]

Mustaine is a fuckin genius

[@disasterXstrikes]

I wonder what Reader's Digest issue that was? Been looking like crazy lol

[@marionschubert1272]

Dave AS USA President, Megadeth, AS His T-Shirt reads .

[@jmpsthrufyre]

If there's ever a movie made of Dave's life, Mike Meyers may be the only one who could do it..

[@RaivisKamberkalns]

Chris is so funny O5:07

[@azuldemetileno_7]

Daddies 💟

[@nigel7779]

Can I be daddy, I have long hair

[@chuckz28]

Peace Sells is my favorite Megadeth album.

[@sarapineda9996]

What we kissed at the fence in the Peace Sells But Who’s Buying music video haha jk😅......unless??? 😏😜😳

[@Bloody_Antichrist238]

Where can I fins these versions of these songs? I can't find them???!!!

[@Snooperrs]

KZbin just search for the song + guitar/drum/bass track

[@TheGreatAlan75]

After Marty, Chris Poland is BY FAR the best guitarist Dave ever had. I don't give a flying fuck about "technical ability" because that is not what it's about. The ONLY thing that matters , with regard to guitar solos, is NOTE SELECTION..... FUCK YOUR TECHNIQUE... all guitarists after Marty Friedman just don't fucking matter at all. All of Chris Roboterick and Kiko loureiro solos are inconsequential.. but...POLAND and MARTY solos.... They have to be played AS RECORDED ON THE ALBUM because they are brilliant and memorable and the fans want to fucking hear them as recorded. They are memorable, powerful, and completely satisfy the listener... To recap: fuck Roboterick and Kiko

[@mohdaminmohdamin4593]

yes

[@cookie5455]

@Guitarist2095 so you dont hear chris' jazz influenced use of modes and scales? or the swing to some of the drums?

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Its also Jan hammer inspired . Its not just jazz scales , its Was moog synth scales on guitar with the bending

[@ESP500]

I still like the original mix better

[@PaulVarricchione]

Does any old school guitarist know what Dave was saying about the Rockman? I know what they were as I've been playing guitar since they were in guitar magazine ads but I don't understand how they influenced Peace Sells. I could have just had too many beers but if someone could shed some light on what he might have been trying to say that they badly edited, would be awesome.

[@Johnny6666]

The Rockman Sustainor & Distortion Generator rack units were high gain studio units that were ideally plugged into a console or power amp to shape guitar tones. They typically were not plugged straight into amps or, if so, were drastically EQ'd both pre and post. If you do a KZbin search for the video "Perfect Sound Rock Refurbs Video #1", you'll see how those units sound in a metal context - although that video, to my ears, feels closer to a Megadeth 'So Far, So Good' tone than 'Peace Sells'. I think the general point Mustaine was making concerned the use of rack units like the Rockman stuff in making a shift from pure amp driven tone to a more sculpted studio tone for 'Peace Sells'. They had the time and money with the 2nd album to do that, whereas 'Killing Is My Business' was effectively a raw, low budget process.

[@ronnielopez3267]

Chris fucking Poland. That's all I'm gonna say.

[@neckilljo]

@VicRattlehead72 i'll check that when i get home, but i remember i got this info from the album... it may really be from the break up era

[@anakinskywalker1509]

Jesus loves you

[@xavierreivax1607]

Dave looked so much younger in 2007-08... wtf

[@valentino0343]

Cancer unfortunately

[@Jzalar97]

Well yeah dude, that was 15 years ago lol. I believe this is from 2003

[@williamseyfried6574]

Joan Baiez the dinosaur 🦕 lol

[@umyes5246]

Hey man, do you want to join megadeth? Sure... Amazing

[@H.E.M.]

When Dave was transforming into Putin.

[@livon7533]

So when exactly was he getting with all these women? He mentions a different set of women in each interview and even a french canadian gf. But he got married and has been with his wife since 1991! Unless he was sleeping around since the age of 13 none of it makes sense

[@XideTem]

If you read his biography, he actually started that early, give a year or two 😲

[@TheGoldenCapstone]

These metals dudes were smashin' puss left n right back in the day. Touring the nation in a crappy van and getting chicks in each state.

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Why does Ellefson look 15 lol?

[@Mr.Truxton]

Why has Chris Poland not been brought back to the band? It seems whatever problems they had they've sorted them out.

[@doriandesjardin9312]

I think that 'Chris' doesnt want to rejoin the band...And maybe he doesnt feel up to 'touring'...( He's in his early 60s now...Born in 1957 )...Also, I think Dave asked him to return, around 2003, and Chris only agreed to write and record solos for 'The System Has Failed' album...( When I saw Chris' name in the song credits...I thought he had returned then...Such a disappointment that he couldn't write 'more' music with the band )

[@emt5330]

@@doriandesjardin9312 there's that; and then on the RIP remaster there are demos that Chris recorded when he was considering rejoining the band at that point. Dave didn't pay Chris, and Chris filed a lawsuit

[@oskarbjorkli]

9:26

[@Denmark_1974]

That David Ellefson guy, who is he?

[@timbeyer6030]

R u for real ?

[@borisprado3148]

Español por favor.....

[@neckilljo]

No

[@gamingsociety3684]

Yes

[@Easy-cg1it]

aprendete english huevon carajo

[@henrywalton5967]

What in the fuck is Dave wearing hahaha

[@jonathanlund6708]

So he calls Joan baies a dinosaur then barrows a quote from her??

[@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss]

So. Makes sense. She’s an old dinosaur and something he read that she said worked for a song title. Big hairy assed deal.

[@marionschubert1272]

Whosoever Killer thee would think Hes doing good service kjv John 14 to 17 Al Verses

[@Hunter-si5bg]

I am here to take a stand for So Far, So Good, So What.. Better than KIMB and PSBWB. My foot is down, and my mind is made. "You guys always act like you're better than me".

[@98izzark69]

So Far is DEF better than KIMB and i'd argue is better than PS even

[@leerawlins8770]

Absolutely agree .....but production was shite

[@grahamkelly8299]

Thing about dave is, it always seems to be an act hes putting on to send a message. hes a great song writter and stuff but the other guys in the band seem more genuine

[@waynewells359]

Mustaines explanations and voice is so goofy and annoying. Megadeths image is made out to be tough but he is not.

[@josemiguelcastiblancogomez7723]

He is the mastermind behind megadeth so keep crying bitch

[@akadkins69]

Wow the last 20 years have been hard on mustaine...

[@MrMethadrine]

Why Chris Poland is a chef?