What Makes This Song Great? "Symphony of Destruction" MEGADETH

In this episode of "What Makes This Song Great? Ep.67" we explore the music of Megadeth.
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[@jmm1817]

My favorite Megadeth song. I'm kind of embarrassed to say my son told me, hey Dad I have a friend at school his name is Justis and his dad Dave Mustaine is a rockstar I had no idea who he was. Justis spent a lot of time over at our house playing music with my son and Dave and his wife Pam came over a couple times and they're very down-to-earth and super nice people. Dave is a very intelligent guy.

[@charliesingh7919]

Wait what! Haha!

[@JL-jb6qm]

That’s crazyyyy

[@harryroberts556]

That's nuts

[@jacktheus2265]

Noooo fricking waaayyyy

[@jmm1817]

@jacktheus2265 yep Michael and Justis went to Linfield here in Temecula CA. Dave is just a regular and cool dude

[@jimbobskullduggery1749]

My favourite episode of “Rick and Marty”

[@catvid-1924]

Rick should review Snake Jazz. That's my jam.

[@ricardoborgesba]

best comment!!! LoL

[@matthrv977]

@@catvid-1924 ti the in victoria

[@matthrv977]

@@catvid-1924 iuttyy try yyt to

[@matthrv977]

@@ricardoborgesba iii

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Can't not hear "Meg-a-deth" along with the riff every time I hear it since that's what the crowd always does live. :) Thanks for covering a Megadeth tune.

[@kostazarikos3383]

Oh hey man love your channel

[@lucasorazi]

Megadeth, megadeth, aguante megadeth

[@akaiyui9300]

I can't unhear it lmao.

[@robertopallaro6558]

argentina papa, corrupción, fiscales muertos, pasion y mate

[@bmac4]

Me and my friend once got the crowd to chant that between the close of the set and the encore at a Megadeth show, the whole building was loud.

[@davek6949]

You need to do "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due".

[@irawangani1]

@@LBNMKRS just to analyse the intro

[@davek6949]

@@LBNMKRS I'm all for that! :)

[@chickenman515]

Imo no megadeth album is better than Rust in Peace!

[@dougiemonday]

I have an hour

[@MiikeyLawless]

Nah id rather see some peace sells stuff. Gars drumming was insanely sexy.

[@snixelpig]

" I jammed with Marty while we were on tour together" Just that line alone causes me some of the greatest envy I have known. You are legend.

With whom?

[@shaunhaklo2747]

@Ege Şengezer He obviously didn't watch the video

[@0okamino]

Yeah, I can't decide who I envy more; RIck for getting to jam with Marty, or Marty for getting to jam with Rick. I think it's a tie.

[@RickBeato]

Dystopia Plus I have a 45 minute interview with Marty on my channel. I have been friends and worked with him on other projects for 20 years. Those are facts. You think that me stating a fact is bragging? Should I say that I’ve been friends with Marty for 20 years but don’t really know him? We are working on another video together idiot. I don’t know about Warren but when I say I know someone, they are longtime friends not someone I’ve met once.

[@0okamino]

@Rick Beato - I think that was meant in a tongue-in-cheek manner. I can understand being fed up with the ridiculous cynicism, but anyone with enough sense to follow your videos should be expected to know that you're not really throwing stuff out there as some sort of obnoxious brag, and likely aren't serious if they make reference to it. Personally, though, I'd probably brag about it. ;)

[@WillCarter1976]

Rick: "And you can really hear the bass track..." *Lars Ulrich wants to know your location*

[@iasonmanakos4813]

LOOOOL

[@dantimmerman6693]

Poor Jason...

[@kennethchartrand4251]

🤣😂🤣

[@manuelhernandez87]

Justice For Jason sounds much better than the original release. BASS!!

[@triad5766]

@@manuelhernandez87 - no it doesn’t it sounds muddy and awful. You have to EQ the guitars to make it fit just right.

[@Bones43x]

David Ellefson’s bass was one of the things that always set Megadeth apart, to me. He didn’t just double the guitar riffs. His creative walking bass lines made the songs that much more interesting...and the fact that the albums were mixed so that the bass was audible!

[@threadworm437]

Especially where it's the lead instrument like in hook in mouth, amazing bassist

[@zDialecticChaos]

YES I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID

[@_ProTrax]

I mean except one of the reasons Megadeth is so good is because he's doubling Mustaine's crazy rhythms when most thrash bassists just slam the root

[@TheHonestTerrorist]

@@zDialecticChaos he's an okay bassist given how huge the band is

[@zDialecticChaos]

TheHonestTerrorist what does that even mean?

[@mykhaylok.7248]

Also Marty Friedman's solo on "Tornado of Souls" is soooo amaaazing

[@JunkfoodZombieGuns]

The best. Been listening to it for almost 30 years and it STILL gives me chills.

[@Max-The-Axe]

Arguably the best megadeth solo

[@mattjns]

Potato Joe top 3 metal solos of all time. Arguably the greatest.

[@badtexasbill5261]

It's possibly metals greatest all time solo

[@neugey]

The pulsing drums and bass on that one too! That song is one big ball of awesome.

[@ginov.7039]

Dave mustaine and Megadeth are criminally underrated in my opinion. One of the few metal bands to stay true throughout the whole discography. Also through many lineup changes. The testament to Dave's greatness.

[@giskent]

Yea been listening to Megadeth since the 90’s. I don’t listen to much metal now a days only mainly Megadeth. To me Youthanasia is a Masterpiece.

[@jacktheus2265]

Yeah Megadeth is absolutely one of the best if not the best. My fav for sure.

[@Septicshites]

the new album is crazy good too

[@jakesli9154]

"let's listen to the drums by themselves" my brain "Nick! NICK!!!"

[@ericfournier6154]

Oh yeah. At the end of their Paranoid cover. HA HA!

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

Glad it wasnt just me. Lol

[@tylerhunt5578]

Jake Sli it’s the best part of the paranoid cover

[@NuclearOctopus]

I wish I could but it's too late.

[@scottbock9197]

RIP to one of the greats.

[@CapitanJocote]

Please never stop this series, It is amazing!

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

100% agree.

[@randyralls9658]

🤘🤘🤘

I have decades listening this song and I love to discover thank like this all those beautiful details. Yes, Keep going please!

[@danielj6719]

LOVE the fact that you didn’t use the remastered version

[@jasonstallworth]

Good point dude. I'm not a fan of the remastered stuff, in general. On that note (no pun intended) today's modern metal is way overprocessed and over-polished...ugh! Sure, you want the mix to sound good, but there's a 'rawness' to metal that we also want.

[@danielj6719]

Jason Stallworth most definitely agree

[@ljgarrison6910]

Y'know, I thought I was a bit weird but someone else likes the pre-remastered too - I find the modern versions always a little "Dettol Wipes" and it is the only way I can describe that.

[@rocknroller81]

A few years ago I bought a second copy of the original Countdown to Extinction CD just because I hate the idea that someday the ghastly 2004 remix could be the only version available. That's how much I despise the remixes :D

[@MrBruinman86]

Too much mid range in the remaster. Sounds like it's coming out of a can.

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

Rick: what makes this megadeth song great? Me: yes.

[@vividvulpe9842]

John Johnson yesh

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

CHRISTOPHER FOX Sean Connery is that you? 😁

[@vividvulpe9842]

John Johnson yesh

[@patrickc.mcevoy2065]

This song is great cuz dave wrote it in '92, when we were still young, and full of piss n vinegar...most artists do their best work in their 20s n early 30s...few can keep quality high for 20+yrs. Glad he still tours though. So many of our favz are dead n gone now, catch em while you still can yo..

[@Max-The-Axe]

John Johnson me

[@aiden_macleod]

Dave Ellefson is probably the absolute greatest Metal Bassist I've ever heard, and he really doesn't get enough credit for Megadeth's sound. Most people focus too much on the guitar tones and don't realize how much the bass guitar actually contributes to the guitar's tone.

[@Zeynep-xq4yr]

Exactly dude

[@rockthering]

Absolutely!! Also really nice dave and the producers gave the bass enough headroom in the mixes to actually hear these amazing basslines. Looking at you ...and justice for all. Bad ulrich, bad hetfield.

[@sleger74]

Agree he is very underrated

[@tomfommber]

Agreed! And he would actually pick to accompany the lead during some pieces. He’s arguably the best, most flexible bassist in metal and maybe in rock. It’s often so close to funk or jazz it makes me wonder what Megadeth would have been as a jazz band.

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

@@tomfommber Ellefson studied jazz music.

[@cristiticu]

Been listening to this song for the last twenty five years and never heard that special effects track...till today.

[@shaunchristman5504]

Somewhere there's a sort of industrial remix of it, and that part is really up front. Until now I thought that effect was only in the remix.....so cool

[@soldatoursok2714]

The "Gristle Mix" came out on a CD single release. Trent Reznor did the remix. I think there were a couple other versions of the song on the CD too.

[@soldatoursok2714]

@Adrain Serrano

[@TheMetalAllfather]

"Megadeth is what kind of band you get when Jazz musicians start playing heavy metal." - Scott Ian

[@basildog007]

It was meant as a compliment I believe

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

@@basildog007 Yeah, when Scott said that, he was referring to the advanced song compositions on Megadeth's first two albums, Killing is my business and Peace Sells...but who's buying, particularly the plethora of twists and turns prevalent throughout the album that made their sound stand out from their contemporaries.

[@MetalMarauder]

I mean, Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson were actual jazz heads

[@JunkfoodZombieGuns]

@@basildog007 Yeah. Us, I remember reading an interview with Scott and he said that of the Big 4 debut albums, his favorite was Megadeth's Killing is My Business...

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

@@MetalMarauder And heroin..... don't forget the heroin...lots of heroin.

[@brookstarkington]

7:26 - "There's a big gap in the vocals." 7:32 - Dang, he wasn't kidding.

[@RickBeato]

I was waiting for my assistant Billy to sit down after he started the camera. I like the space :)

[@martensoderquist2295]

@@RickBeato Intense listening to Dave Mustaine not singing...

[@ruidanin_rocker]

@@RickBeato eheheh! like the gap!

[@srogers500]

Kinda sounds like Megadeth song. 6 SECONDS OF SILENCE

[@mikemeengs4124]

Lol

[@jetydosa1]

50 years old and my head automatically started moving rhythmically back and forth when that first note hit

[@cmkeelDIM]

DAMNIT! We got old...

[@Ramplcro]

Thank you for doing Megadeth. Especially for solo intricacies and chord choices used. Hope to see another Marty's interview. Now do solos on hangar 18 :P

[@jojogasse4401]

"check out the bass sound first" me on phone speaker: yes, sounds great

[@PapaWheelie1]

Click click

[@houdini8172]

Interestingly, the clicking sound is achieved by actually tapping the pick on the pickup, EMG pickup I believe. I read this in a tab sometime after the album was released.

[@jeppyjep]

@@micshazam842 metal without bass is like bread without jam.

[@gaffer2602]

​@@jeppyjepLars really likes bland bread, then

[@episodebeats2817]

Dave Ellefson's intro bassline on Peace Sells gets me everytime.

[@burtknighten1873]

Only reason I didn't change channel during mtv news

[@indranilsingh2682]

It was written by Dave mustaine and not ellefson.

[@episodebeats2817]

@@indranilsingh2682 True, but it was Ellefson who played the riff in the recording...

[@indranilsingh2682]

@@episodebeats2817 well that's true, sorry if I came off as rude, all that matters is that Megadeth is a sick band! \m/

[@uncle4996]

​@@indranilsingh2682so its still ellefsons base line?

[@Gwunhar]

Megadeth guitar harmonies are the frickin best. Ashes In Your Mouth being probably my favorite example of this.

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

Hangar 18.

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Yeah, awesome song but they have so many awesome songs... take for example every single song on RIP.

[@Zeynep-xq4yr]

Yeah exactly. I think Countdown to extinction is very underrated song, my favourite. I wish they play ever concert this song.

[@sultankosmitov6293]

*cough* Mastodon *cough*

[@profanepersonality]

Countdown to Extinction has great harmonies as well.

[@danmick8645]

This solo has always been quintessential Marty to me. So lovely, so hard, so fluid, so perfect.

[@zachferguson585]

Wow this song is way more technical and intricate than I ever would have imagined

[@rogersgonc]

Dude.. yesterday you brought us Metallica, today Megadeth... man! Great times... great times. Thanks Rick!

[@klossner7205]

Metallica absolute garbage

[@KoolNoize]

lets just agree megadeth is the best of the two....

[@computerscientist5953]

let's agree both bands are freaking amazing! Metallica is slightly better though

[@lonely_adolescent2715]

@@klossner7205 elitist...

[@klossner7205]

@@lonely_adolescent2715 not

[@jimnelson7697]

Rick: "I don't wanna teach you note for note, it's not my style." But then shows us pretty much note for note the guitar solo. Great stuff Rick, you are one of my fave channels!!

[@bryscorpio]

My thought too. I was like..oh, hes saying yeah right, i cant play this, with humility....then goes and plays it mostly lol

[@mrnelsonius5631]

Bass part over the chorus guitars is brilliant. It’s stuff like that that made me a bass player. The guitar part is already beautiful, but that walking bass motion up while the guitars have chromatic motion down is just, 👌👌👌👌. It makes the whole section IMO. Keeps a “pretty” part rockin while also adding more motion and color. And it’s not too much. Perfect.

[@rayuelaas]

Nick Menza RIP.. What a beautiful monster he was. Saw him live 1995 with his crazy kit complete with metal chains hanging and stuff. Great stuff Rick thank you.

[@TheMegadeth350]

A week before he died he answered the question I asked him on his you tube channel. It was so sad and weird when I found out that he died.

[@jasonb7693]

Please do one on Tornado of Souls! Marty’s one take solo is timeless and one of his best!!!

[@xendava7217]

I love the opening lyrics to this song. "You take a mortal man. And put him in control." So kewl to me. It's a precursor for disaster . You take imperfection (mortal man) and give him power.(control) A disaster waiting to happen. Very well written.

[@regiirecords8829]

Three part harmony & three-part mixed metaphor... excellent 👌

[@joepharmasst]

They should redo the lyrics for a contemporary version. You take a senile man and put him in control

[@buttkid3548]

"World powers fall". Always thought that line was cool.

[@augustmoon0004]

@@joepharmasst Absolutely! Trump was a disaster & Biden’s not much better.

[@joepharmasst]

@@augustmoon0004 $2 gas low unemployment order at the border and no wars? That's chaos?

[@aparise1]

RIP Nick Menza you were a solid drummer with a good sound

[@samvimes2821]

Understatements of the year

[@321hoss]

Nick, Nick, Nick! "Fuck me running.........." Priceless.

[@Ramoa111]

Friedman's solos are so precise, fluid and clean it sounds like video game. In his book Mustaine said Marty was the most incredible player he'd ever known and that he considered him even better than himself to the point he was secretly jealous

[@PAULDANIELLIPSCOMB]

Marty’s solo records are insanely good.

[@dzaijn]

The best chorus writer in metal history. Even on some lesser known tracks like Family Tree, the chorus is always mindblowing.

[@rowanmelton7643]

Or Elysian Fields

[@lansoyanthan7652]

Youthanasia was my favorite album. Family Tree was the reason I became a fan of Megadeth.

[@14AspenDrive]

He truly does write great choruses. His melodies are so good.

[@dylanadams1455]

"If there's a New Way? I'll be first in line"

[@lansoyanthan7652]

@@dylanadams1455 Peace Sells, the day I discovered Megadeth!! 😭 I was late though, heard it only in 2001.

[@RMGCBG]

My favorite Megadeth song, I’m 65 and still rock hard, my 21 year old son loves Deth & Pantera

[@stevewolfe9084]

Growing up in the 80s listening to punk rock and thrash metal made me really appreciate this record even more because of it’s insanely huge drum and bass engineering. It was the first heavy record that sounded MASSIVE on my car stereo.

[@ProtusMose]

The bass on this track has always been :chef_kiss: for me. It just sits right under everything, driving it on.

[@travisv6408]

I love how the guitars and bass fit together in those riffs. Such a great sound on this song.

[@DylanL69]

I love this song one of my most favorite megadeth songs to play and listen to. I saw a video of Dave mustaine talking this saying it was supposed to be a filler song but actually became one of their biggest hits

[@guillermo5066]

This song is a master piece. That intro is absolutely phenomenal and Nick Menza always will be one of my favorite drummers.

[@bryanl.morrison552]

I would love to see you make a series called "why this song sucks" Not relevant, but a good idea.

[@tomfommber]

Bryan L. Morrison actually totally agree with this.

[@73challenger5031]

Or, "why this song sucks and what they could've done to make it great!"

[@yangerjamir0906]

I like the way you think@ challenger.

[@garyjones7044]

Do it with songs popular with the rock and metal community's and grab a fire extinguisher

[@Torthrodhel]

I'm normally one to jump all over the negative youtube lists and such for a bit of cheap entertainment and opinion confirmation, but... with this channel actually I think it's way more interesting to just keep talking about the positive stuff. There are so many rubbish songs and mostly what makes them crap is exactly the same stuff... I just don't see it being as entertaining to watch honestly.

[@ca4129]

The *countdown to extinction* album is 10/10

[@jlzimmerman75]

That makes Rust in Peace 12/10

[@danielalmeida7382]

Honest question here from someone who is new to megadeth, is the “so far so good so what” album really that disliked? because I barely hear fans talking about it

[@embracerodusk2537]

@@danielalmeida7382 There's some good stuff on it, but it's not as solid from start to finish as any of their classic albums. They were doing so many drugs at the time it very clearly affected the songwriting in a negative way & half the album just feels kind of thrown together.

[@jacksonknowlton8478]

@@danielalmeida7382 it’s not disliked but it’s not liked as much as others. Prob the worst of the first six albums

[@danielalmeida7382]

@@jacksonknowlton8478 wait even worse than youthnasia?

[@neugey]

Smoking! Great job Rick! RIP Nick Menza, underrated to this day.

[@MyTony40]

Nick was awesome

[@andresilvasophisma]

Unfortunately he chose to do meth which messed with his brain. There's a video where he's showcasing some cymbals (probably one of the last videos he recorded) where you can clearly see that he's completely out of it.

[@MyTony40]

André Silva yes I remember seeing that .. he was endorsing Soul tone cymbals at the time .. he was a hot mess.. but Dave mustaines son put up a video of a secret drummer that was auditioning and it was Nick behind the kit .. but unfortunately.. because of money Nick never got the chance to rejoin the band .

[@DriveCarToBar]

@@andresilvasophisma and in a couple of those videos, (which got flagged for copyright) he was covering a couple Megadeth tunes. And he nailed them! Not bad for being out of the band for like 15+ years at that point.

[@mladjireferent9625]

That lineup is probably the most talented lineup in metal, ever.

[@thunderhorse6666]

In 97 I got to see Vic and the rattleheads (aka Megadeth) at this tiny club called "The Electric Ballroom" in Phx, Az and when they played Symphony I thought the club was going to split at the seams. I think this was a warm up show for the Cryptic writings tour. So badass to see Dave & Dave, Marty and Nick all on stage together at the same time (by far the best Megadeth lineup ever).

[@mccallosone4903]

i saw them at the Electric Ballroom in knoxville in 08 or so. it was awesome!

[@Nightwinflyer]

Rick, you taught me more about Marty's playing style in 25 seconds than all my years of listening to those solos! Thanks so much!

[@filipultr4435]

Me: Listen metal song My neck: Ah shit, here we go again.

[@pedroandrade8727]

lool

[@ravingrabbidnate1480]

Listen metal song... what does that mean

[@kaiserwilhelmii1827]

@@ravingrabbidnate1480 You know exactly what that means. Don't be a dick

[@robertciaschini7625]

Wait until you do it at age 54. I'm stiff for a month!

[@mrsockmonkey1969]

🤣RIP

[@davidlawlor4317]

I love how he doesnt discriminate between genres. Hair metal one week, oasis the next. I hate this song but I now appreciate why people like it.

[@ajackson5955]

That’s why Rick is the best. He’s teaching people to appreciate all types of music, even stuff you hate.

[@esposoman]

Mustaine is a great songwriter and IMO one if the best metal guitar players out there... His riffs are insane!

[@robertciaschini7625]

Absolutely the best. And he sings too.

[@skin_e_guy]

Exactly. Playing holy wars is not very complicated once you get it down. But that madlad sings over it. Mad respect.

[@roxannemoser]

Mustaine is an awesome riff master.

[@kreptas9083]

@@skin_e_guy what about poison was cure :D

[@christopheryasus3666]

@@robertciaschini7625 another planet

[@johnmoser2689]

So cool that you and Marty are friends He's always been one of my favorites.... the work he did with Dave, Dave and Nick was pure magic Love those megadeth days

[@chrisaitken563]

So many people overlook the importance of THAT BASS SOUND in this song! David is the most important part of this song!

[@dubya85]

Similar to Duff Mckagan on appetite for destruction

[@tomhathaway4941]

Your insane, it is MARTY EVERYTIME AND DAVE

[@sarojaband4664]

"Acting like a robot, Its metal brain corrodes You try to take its pulse, Before the head explodes...." THE definitive Megadeth song!! Brilliant breakdown Rick. Thank you! RIP Nick Menza. Amazing groove and syncopated accents on this tune.

[@VICTORYOVERNEPTUNE]

Megadeth This line up was was the best metal band ever. R.I.P Nick

[@gsxerwhite]

Hell yea. I was lucky to see this line up in 91 at Clash of the Titans in Baltimore

[@ryanwarner5006]

@@DerSilvano you hear wrong. They are trash liked by trash people of which unfortunately there are a lot. Proved by 1939 Germany.

[@charlesoxley7242]

@@gsxerwhite I was also lucky enough to see that lineup twice; once in Virginia and a year later in Glen Burnie (I cannot remember the name of the venue).

[@gsxerwhite]

@@charlesoxley7242 was it Michael’s 8th Avenue?

[@charlesoxley7242]

@@gsxerwhite Yes!!! That was the place! Thank you.

[@dankydiecast5686]

7:33..........That moment of awkward silence when you can’t even look each other in the eye.

[@demodick]

hahaha think he just forgot to cut the vid from one take to another. Rick is awesome!

[@ramonlisandro]

Yes. That was weird. Great analysis.

[@CostasAn]

It seems a lot of your viewers love your metal "what makes this song great" videos. The crowd wants more metal Rick.

[@jonpin007]

Antony bourdain of músic.

[@ablanuza76]

I'm glad i'm not the only one who had this thought 😄

[@ironymatt]

@@ablanuza76 I can't believe this didn't occur to me before. Saw OP's comment and almost shouted "Of course!"

[@toaster7239]

Rip

[@acemacen4173]

Great analogy

[@r316hz]

Lmaooo

[@jayluck8047]

"I opened for Megadeth for 5 weeks; and oh, Dave... I was the guy on the bus jammin' with Marty." 😂🤣😂🤣😂 How many of you can say your favourite instructor pulled a rabbit out of his ass like that, and was able to keep it white? I knew I'd like this guy even more as soon as I started this vid.

[@digitalwarfarerecords6532]

Im stealing the rabbit line!! LOL

[@metricdeep8856]

OUTSIDURRR Fuck yeah.....me too dude. That made me laugh so hard. Cheers bro.

[@kennethjahn3233]

Nick +Marty file the void oh so well it will never happen again unfortunately

[@lairofhorrors1756]

Yeah, My Jaw Dropped when he just Casually dropped that one lol

[@robertg.durant8489]

It was a gerbil, not a rabbit

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

Timeless Metal Masterpiece. As simple as that. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due will require a one hour video xD

[@jessebrown4347]

True lol, Hanger 18 about 2 hours to attempt to break down all the solos in that one as well lol

[@paulgioia9730]

Brilliant!!!! My favorite band of all time. This demonstrates how leaps ahead Megadeth (of this era) was, MUSICALLY from their competitors. So much of this was due to Marty's influence, no doubt. Who the hell dislikes this? Camaaaan! Keep up the stellar work dude!

[@kiirakunn]

Rick Beato's content is a blessing. I can watch his videos and learn about music I dont usually listen and I love the way he explains things so that even non fans and non musicians can appreciate it.

[@ax8guitarist]

"It's incredibly well produced." I always thought Max Norman never got enough credit for his producing. Great video as always.

[@brentralphbautista9343]

Symphony Of Destruction's the very first Megadeth song that I've listened. Since then I've been listening to a lot of Megadeth songs.

[@joelmacdonald6994]

I’m pretty sure Symphony was my introduction to Megadeth as well. Tornado of Souls was a close second. I’m a thrash-head, and I’d say Megadeth is my 2nd favourite musically,, although I respect the band more than my favourite thrash band. I just love that Dave has never stopped working; always touring and always making music.

[@rowanmelton7643]

My introduction song was Tornado of Souls

[@danielmatemusic]

Only things you missed (I think): a) how Ellefson's bass under the repeated guitar riff creates the chord progression of the pre-chorus: E-G-C-A-D and then the chromatic thing; b) how Menza switches to half-time (one of his specialties) in the back halves of the second two choruses.

[@danielmatemusic]

never mind, you did touch the half-time

[@roxannemoser]

"Let me play the bass part. I've tried to match the tone as close as possible" Me: Damn, wish my ear was that developed, because if that wasn't an exact match, my ears suck.

[@martinkuliza]

It wasn't exact, it was very close though, but i could hear the difference

[@felipeveiga5807]

It had a little more bottom end and little less high mids

[@GabrielNardinMusic]

Although I know the whole song is great, that Marty Friedman solo in particular for me is just awesome. The phrasing, the rhythmic concepts on the note grouping, the bluesy licks, the harmonic work, the vibratos... Man, so much stuff going on in a compact solo that isn´t even 30 seconds long. That´s what I call being a pro.

[@chris4mac]

Man I used to do homework to this song in middle school. So cool to hear this song again as an adult and understand its nuances. Thanks again Rick, you are amazing!

[@bryondevine4224]

Great Video.. Hopefully our boy Dave makes a full recovery 👍👍🤘

[@nozzztha]

What Makes This Song Great? Marty Friedman

[@djn48]

Yes, Marty's solo and David E's inspired bassline in the chorus. The chorus guitars are good, but the drums are almost like AC/DC. Mustaine and Menza both have their time to shine on other Megadeth songs. Or in Menza's case, the Rust in Peace album!

[@nozzztha]

youre so wrong lol

[@jonathanmillar]

@Andrew Grey - it's objectively an extremely well recorded, produced and crafted song. If you don't like it that's fine, but it's irrelevant.

[@shaihulud4515]

Best comment - hands down!

[@bv2001]

Andrew Grey Andrew Grey lol you seem like the classic metal elitist that hates every mainstream song Its not up for discussion weather its a good song or not. It is a great song, and you may not like it but that doesnt make it a bad song. Simple riffs, great harmony, killer solo, spot on vocals, simple yet heavy bassline that follows the riff. This song and album in general is way simpler than RiP, but it doesnt have to be too complicated and fast in order to be heavy. Do you, by any chance, hate Enter Sandman too?

[@aneilaseyiekeretsu]

From production, sound effects, modes, chords, moods and the breaking down licks damn what more could a musician ask for. Rick the all-in-one musictionary.

[@mgrocki]

Would have preferred Holy Wars, but this is just as awesome!

[@mattmarkus4868]

@@cotoxs123 That's because the more popular the song, the more there is of what makes it great. Of course that's not always true, but deeper cuts are too subjective. Obviously there's something about these songs that reaches a lot of people. And in this one it's the verse groove and hook-ey chorus. And the production. Notice you won't find any unpopular songs by a band on "what makes this song great". .

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

@@mattmarkus4868 I'm sorry, but 'Holy Wars...The Punishment Due' is NOT a 'deeper cut'. Literally everyone who claims to have listened to Megadeth at some point in their lives knows about Holy Wars, so its as popular and pivotal as Symphony, if not more ( Just like Sandman vs Puppets for Metallica ). That song represents and sums up what Megadeth is best acclaimed for 1000X more than Symphony Of Destruction.

[@mattmarkus4868]

​@@sainandanramakrishnan4812 This is the only song I've ever heard by them because it was on the radio and MTV, and I can bet there are others like me . Actually, I've heard songs from the album they did with Vinnie Colaiuta, but that's because I'm nuts about drums. I'm not a big fan so it makes sense this is the only song I know.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I'm not even really what you'd call a Megadeth fan at all because I just can't get into Dave's vocals but I think Hangar 18 is a really cool song. My buddy is a HUGE Megadeth fan though. I guess of the somewhat "80's metal" bands I might like Queensryche the most and think Empire and Jet City Woman are really cool songs.

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

@@mattmarkus4868 Well, then you missed out on most of the masterpieces that these American metal bands from the 80s ( Megadeth, Metallica etc. ) put out, as none of them were on the 'radio'. The only indigenous 'metal' bands that were household names in the 80s and got significant MTV time were the glam guys in LA. Did you ever stumble upon their song 'Peace Sells' that used to be the bass intro to MTV News for the longest time ?

[@mushroomsamba82]

Marty is an amazing guitar player, but Rick's no slouch either :P

[@orangecarbad8892]

They're both low-key douchebags that have a lot to offer, it makes sense they get along.

[@Supertaldo916]

@@orangecarbad8892 How do you know both are douchebags? You have met them, I suppose

[@irti_pk]

@@orangecarbad8892 People like you reveal a lot more about yourself than the people you claim are "douchebags", such irony.

[@orangecarbad8892]

@@Supertaldo916 Lots of triggered buttercups. Why can't you appreciate Marty's music and Rick's content without lying to yourself? Douchebags can also be talented.

[@Supertaldo916]

@@orangecarbad8892 Big stretch for you to assume I'm butthurt over your comment. I couldn't care less about someone attacking a person I do not know on the internet. I just don't see how you would get the impression that rick is a douchebag unless you had proof or personally knew the guy. p.s.: I'll be the first to admit that Dave Mustaine, or Axl Rose, or many other artist I like are huge pieces of shit.

[@greasytony9727]

The intro gives me chills..brilliant

[@tehultimateshreddar]

what band Rick was in, when they opened for Megadeth? Edit: found it, it was Billionaire

[@apanapandottir205]

Limozeen!

[@mprogger5476]

@@apanapandottir205 was it limozeen? Its been ages I listened to them

[@jonathanmartin3767]

Lazor

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Giosuke 6667 I loved when Sloshy opened for them

[@robertciaschini7625]

Dave Mustain is a musical genius. Period. Great analysis Rick. My theory is so bad. Thanks for the teaching.

[@michaelbarber590]

This dude is awsome. I met Marty Friedman and his parents many years ago when I was attending Musicians Institute. And yes, he played the solo from Tornado Of Souls. He's a really nice guy, and so are his mom and dad.

[@darkness78p]

Megadeth : Trust,Holly Wars !!!

[@badass6300]

Poison was the cure, Tornado of Souls, Rust in Peace Polaris all much more interesting to analyze than Trust and Holy Wars. Devil's Island, Good Mourning/Black Friday, My last words again much more interesting songs. Last Rites/Loved to Death, KIMB, Skull Beneath the Skin, Rattlehead Set the world afire, Liar in my darkest hour. Trust is basic and Holy Wars is obvious.

[@darkness78p]

@@badass6300 but are a better and melodic hits.I love all of this songs and much more .

[@badass6300]

@@darkness78p Maybe hits, but not as interesting, it's not worth wasting a shot at getting more interesting songs analyzed.

[@darkness78p]

@@badass6300 not interesting ? They are more interesting than Symphony of Destruction !!!

[@badass6300]

@@darkness78p not compared to the songs I listed... And I'm always kinda disappointed that people always suggest the popular simple songs than the interesting less popular songs.

[@ravynkat]

What makes this song great? M E G A D E T H. 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙

[@ericabernard2896]

Oh yes.

[@williamhulser7354]

Q: What makes this Megadeth song great? A: Everything!

[@SupraRy]

Rick your Knowledge of music and theory is absolutely astonishing. I am so happy I stumbled upon your channel a few months ago, and I have been obsessed ever since. I was so happy to see how much content you have and I am currently on a marathon to watch all of the "what makes this song great" playlist, then I look forward to hopping onto the other playlists. God bless you for all the effort and time you put into these extremely in depth breakdowns brother. Keep it up cause we all appreciate the dedication and content!

[@elonlovesyou]

I could listen to only the drums and hear everything else in my head. Wore that tape out 2 times.

[@micuronium]

Great break down. The solo that really slayed me was Tornado of Souls. I know it’s borderline heresy for some, but that solo is the Stairway to Heaven solo of thrash metal. I’d Love hear Rick pick that one apart. Just genius.

[@SheaRecordmetal]

Agree. I learned tornado of souls and symphony of destruction solo. Tornado took me about 4 weeks. Symphony was about 2 . They both sound great but there was some special stuff in tornado of souls that make you rethink your playing. 🤘🏼

[@ryadachaibou8098]

Marty Friedman is lightyears ahead of all metal guitarists. His approach to melody is unmatched and any musician can and should learn from his phrasing

[@micuronium]

@@ryadachaibou8098 I’m actually really glad Mustaine was fired from Metallica. Megadeth brought a sense of progressive architecture to thrash metal song writing than no other band did, and Metallica never would have allowed, I don’t think. The Mustaine/Friedman duo was light years ahead of the music scene, even by today’s standards. The perfect soundtrack of a dystopian future.

[@Piplodocus]

I haven't actually listened to Megadeth for over a decade, this vid made me totally wanna go put an album on straight after, but before I got to that point and put an album on I was reading comments. This one made me go straight to ToS, as it sparked the reminder in me and was totally correct. 🤘🏻 One of the greatest of the whole era, and although I'd forgotten I knew from my teenage years it was a corker.... correct!!!

[@trenchy1990]

Rick should do Unsung by Helmet. Page Hamilton was a genius.

[@yuccatree4298]

I'd like to hear any song by Unsung Helmet Genius

[@trenchy1990]

@@jettrainbow In The Meantime would be a goodie though. So influential towards Nu Metal

[@UnlinealHand]

I prefer Street Crab. But honestly most Helmet songs are so simple I think they'd be pretty short videos lol.

[@Andrija_12345]

IIRC RIck mentioned he loved Helmet in one of his older vids, I believe he'll do an episode someday. I hope he does Milquetoast, I always wondered about the theory behind the outro section.

[@trenchy1990]

@@jettrainbow was Drop D even a thing when Helmet hit the Billboard Charts?

[@mikoajdoegowski8169]

FINALLY MEGADETH! Judas Priest and Joe Satriani to go.

[@diogoesilva6214]

I would love to see a Dreamer Deceiver and Deceiver episode

[@PabloRichardFernandez]

Satch! YES!!!

[@joeminton5770]

Priest....Yes!

[@satyajeetpatil8177]

Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Soundgarden...

[@christheon675]

Rick, I'm sure my comments will get buried in the mix, but I wanted to let you know that I discovered your publications over the COVID outbreak and very much appreciate all the great insights that you provide to hobby musicians and the general populace (both of which I consider myself a member). Your approach is reminiscent of the Leonard Bernstein classical music appreciation shows in the 1940s (or 50s) that my father grew up on, in terms of the depth that you add to the rock music experience. The fact that you blend music theory, general appreciation, and instrument technology is phenomenal. I never get bored with the variety of information that you share. And your enthusiasm is positively infectious! You are definitely someone I would add to my top ten list of people (living or dead) that I would want to grab a beer with. Thank you for what you do!

[@moisty254]

This is my new favourite KZbin channel. Thanks Rick!

[@HuddyandTheChiliKing]

That version of Megadeth was musically way ahead of any other thrash band probably ever.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

It took me 18 months to play this solo up to tempo...lol. The problem was learning something where the fingerings for left hand were so different from what felt natural for me. This solo was the one that got me to realise you must play other peoples songs and guitar parts if you are going to progress as a guitar player. These days I learn lines from classical music and through this and Marty's playing I have forced myself way out of my comfort zone into fresh new ideas going from Bach to late 20th century stuff also.

[@trollslandan]

The logical next step would be to analyze the guy who Dave Mustane has asked to join Megadeth 2 times: Jeff Waters of Annihilator. Definately some song from the Never, Neverland album. I suggest either the title track (a part of what makes the song great is the cryptic lyrics based on a true story)or the Fun Palace, both nothing short of masterpieces of music. The scales, rhythm phrasing, the changes and dynamics etc. give multitudes to analyze and of course the technicality is superb. Though it deserves the attention it is one of the most commercially underrated musical projects in metal history.

[@ytusersumone]

Spot on

[@haliaeetus8221]

Hell yes, that would be perfect!

[@minkahl1644]

Agree. Annihilator is the Iron Butterfly of thrash metal ;)

[@TTDimes]

THANKS again Rick! We love your wonderful series and a lot of us would love a Dream Theater Episode :)

[@alphaseinor]

If we can't get Dream Theater, how about the Tea Party?

[@irti_pk]

Fuck yeah And Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson

[@BigElectricBull1981]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JungleScene]

@@alphaseinor fuck yea. I just saw tea party last month, fuckin sick show!

[@bigcat5348]

When you played the drums in isolation it made me think "Looooovve Shack!"

[@JohnGhost]

What makes this song great? Good Mourning/Black Friday

[@Metallicainjection]

It's a masterpiece

[@randyturker]

best of the best deth's song for me

[@karmenribnica3372]

Intro

[@jetydosa1]

This is the genius of RIck's series. I have loved this song since the first time I've heard, it. I still love it. After watching this video, I love it even more and appreciate it in a way I never have.

[@noobinator9854]

Almost every song Megadeth write is headbangable. Even a toned down album like Risk had headbangable songs. Brilliant composition on every album and there are not enough words to describe Mustaine's killer rhythm skills

[@Diholla]

“I’m not gonna play this solo note-for-note...because it’s not my style.” Ok, Rick. Lol

[@mackhomie6]

ahaha. pretty sure there was some tapping going on there. no wonder it's not his style if he's trying to play it with a pick

[@sourabhps]

but he plays the full solo except for the very last part in the video, not in one go, but he does.

[@sourabhps]

@@mackhomie6 there is no tapping in this solo.

[@mackhomie6]

@@sourabhps 12:52 was just a pinky? maybe just sliding into the arpeggio

[@tonymarinelli7304]

Rick is a top notch player.

[@SimpaticoReal]

Love this breakdown of Symphony. Would love to see one on Hangar 18!

[@justinhorn2395]

Binge watching this channel now, I've learned more about music from Rick in a year than all years prior, he makes music fun and his excitement is infectious. Thanks Mr. Beato.

[@Bigfoot414]

When will you do the almighty Pantera?

[@jgarcia2273]

Cemetery Gates would be awesome.

[@basildog007]

@LordWhorfinX2 Arrêtes de faire ton peeters, demeuré!

[@ItsLoriK]

@LordWhorfinX2 The series isn't entitled "What makes this song groundbreaking" though. It's about great songs of which Pantera actually has. It's one thing for them to not be your bag. It's another to dismiss them all together.

[@sentientcloroxbottle1557]

Pantera eats ass

[@adamwolfe6453]

@LordWhorfinX2 just because you don't think their great doesn't mean you have to bash others opinions for thinking so. Music is subjective.

[@philisaacs224]

Slayer - Seasons of the Abyss

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Phil Isaacs my favorite Slayer track

[@endoffate5475]

Hell yea!

[@Kobayashhi]

Crap

[@jasonlewis8845]

Yes

[@mccallosone4903]

nah Angel of Death of course

[@gregorysoble8494]

"Marty and I have remained friends." JEALOUS

[@la7zy505]

I have no musical ability, so I dunno if these videos help those who do, but if I hear a song and think "yeah, that's awesome", I come here and usually find Rick has covered it in WMTSG. Thanks man, this series is a rare case of seeing how the sausage made just makes it taste better ;-) Cheers

[@michaelh42]

This record has the best drum sounds of any Megadeth record IMO. Max Norman killed it on Rust in Peace but IMPROVED on this record. It's amazing.

[@georgasplund-sjunnesson6745]

It’s incredibly amazing when he solo’s the instruments to hear how well each track just stands for itself, man that is what we could call killer-production skills! Very good guitar tone from rick as well!