The Song So Tricky Megadeth Re-Did It 42 Times

[@milescivis1018]

My favorite Megadeth album - Youth has such great jams start to finish and the production quality of the sound is fantastic. 🤘🏻

[@AndriyVasylenko]

It’s definitely the warmest and realest album they ever did

[@donkeytyper1075]

I picked up this album as my introduction to them since they were headlining the Dream Theater concert I was going to. Instantly hooked.

[@GordonHeaney]

Some cool songs, was never keen on the guitar sound

[@JasonEllingsworth]

I thought Youthanasia was insufferably weak. Not as bad as Risk, but almost. Cryptic Writings was a bit better, but not as good as Countdown, and none of it was as good as Rust in Peace in my opinion

[@milescivis1018]

@@JasonEllingsworth nah, it’s easily one of their best and Dave even acknowledges it. Rust, Countdown and Youth are the heyday albums, all great.

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

The 'Making of' mini documentary about Youthanasia is pretty good too. They took it so seriously they hired a french vocal coach just for Mustaine would get the 4 french lines in the song spot on. And a random fact about 'Addicted to Chaos'. I saw Megadeth live in the Endgame/Rust in Peace anniversary tour in Caracas in 2010 and someone handed Dave Mustaine a Venezuela Youthanasia themed flag with 'Venezuela is Addicted to Chaos on it' and Dave looked kinda perplexed when he held it up. Although something probably went wrong backstage or they were treated poorly by the promoter because they went from playing Venezuela 2x in 2 years to saying they wouldn't return, and Mustaine - how had written a nice blog about every stop in Megadeth's Latin American tour - went radio silent after that stop. Apologies, Andriy if this was a pointless comment. Слава Україні

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Any cool stories are welcomed, thanks for sharing! Героям Слава!

[@google_was_my_idea_first]

Train Of Consequences has always been my favorite Megadeth riff.

[@thepickaxemurders1994]

A lot of people say that Youthanasia is when Megadeth sold out, but you have to admit that the origin for Train's main riff is really fucking metal.

[@AndriyVasylenko]

True!

[@WellsFargo-py5zy]

they sold out on countdown to extinction

[@JasonEllingsworth]

@@WellsFargo-py5zy agreed. Countdown was weak. Not saying it wasn't good, but it was WEAK

[@XxalightnerxX]

Wahhhh sold out boo hoo

[@APPALACHIAN_MOTH]

@@thepickaxemurders1994 I know he gets compared to Metallica but Your was Megadeths "Black Album" but even it was the first commercial album you can't blame the guy. I think it was more adaptive of the times bc of grunge. Anthrax did it too around the same time White Noise & Stomp 442.

[@daveassanowicz186]

Hi. My name is Dave, and I'm addicted to chaos

[@bassash]

Dave you're mental anyway, hay!

[@Norego.Newzealand]

​@@bassashbest song on the album also his best vocals of all megadeth.

[@Craig-x2k]

If Rust in Peace is to overwhelming then you probably shouldn't be listening to metal

[@schuldina]

11:50 dave ellefson is the master of bellends

[@brians1793]

I read your comment before it got to that part lol, I heard bellends then realized he's saying balance.

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Didn’t know the word “bellend” until your comment. Thanks for helping improve my English.

[@James-ju4gj]

Bri'ish moment

[@PeteDabbs]

Exactly what I heard 🤣

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

Lmao

[@rickrenegadesmetalreviews3243]

I always thought 90’s megadeth was actually great!!! Great video

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Thanks!

[@ricosalvaje5802]

They absolutely were. Songs like Kill the King, Trust, Train of Consequences, Symphony, She wolf, New World Order, and Angry Again were great.

[@machupikachu1085]

90's Megadeth is FAR better than 90's Metallica.

[@rickrenegadesmetalreviews3243]

@@machupikachu1085 I wasn’t gonna say it… but yes… yes it is 😎

[@SonovaBish]

​@@machupikachu1085I don't know about that.

[@ragzy02]

Singing WHILE PLAYING the main riff on Train of Consequences is one of the most impossible things you could ever try to replicate as a musician. For those of you who can play guitar and have never tried it, you really have to give it a go, lol.

[@CoolDude-uj8ob]

I recently saw Megadeth on their US tour, they still have it, sounded great! I haven't listened to this album much but this video makes me think I should give it more of a chance. Big fan of your channel 🤘

[@henmat3000]

They released some awesome tracks during that time, especially in 1993 and 1994: Breakpoint, Angry Again, 99 Ways to Die, Diadems, Millennium of the Blind, New World Order, and Absolution. I still listen to Reckoning Day, Train of Consequences, Addicted to Chaos, A Tout le Monde, The Killing Road, and Youthanasia. The only weak point of the album is that it contains some filler, whereas Countdown to Extinction didn't.

[@machupikachu1085]

Agreed. Some incredible stuff didn't make the album proper. I took all of the material from 92/93, rearranged them, and made two separate records. In my playlist they are called Countdown to Extinction and ...Extinction. Cheers!

[@BajaChalupas1379]

@@machupikachu1085let's see the track list for that

[@SeanEnginetechnology]

Rust in Peace will always be my favorite with the absolute best line up of the band, ever!!

[@johanjof5613]

Wooohh not many people mention angry again and new world order. Thank you for that I like these ones

[@dcthegreatest24]

Angry Again and Diadems are STRONG 💪

[@marcuserosemeyer4565]

This was an awesome video! Love your Megadeth content! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

Great video and I love this album.

[@wrath98]

Ashes in Your Mouth and Train of Consequences are still two of the best songs he’s written

[@VinMetal666]

Youthanasia is one of Megadeth's best records, awesome to see it getting some shine. I've only ever seen them play A Tout Le Monde live from this one.

[@m1santhrop3]

I'm happy and proud to tell this album initiated me in metal at tender 10 years old. A tout le monde is a song that can hook everybody, that's why it's so important, then you can just take in the full album and admire in awe everything they had to offer

[@FunWithDHG]

Ah, Addicted to Chaos was my favorite song on the album too.

[@Besseloff]

Yes. The rhythm part behind the solo is so cool especially.

[@WjeszakSmierdzi]

Polish TSA recorded every of its 80s and 90s albums with the "live" method, I wouldn't expect it was that archaic even at the start of the 80s... though they used 16-tape recorder perhaps for mixing and of course recorded the solos and vocals separately. Killing Road - my favorite and best song on the Youthanasia, it can compare only with A Tout Le Monde.

[@AvanzadaDental]

Great video as always! 🤘🏼

[@338mag]

Whatever the process was that created Youth... It worked. Driven, pefection, created art.

[@sfertman]

First Megadeth album I heard as a kid. Will always be one of my absolute favourites.

[@leonshreds]

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS VIDEO

[@JasonPruett]

An autopsy later showed the cause of death to be atherosclerotic, hypertensive-induced congestive heart failure. Menza was 51. ok that sounds painful. i personally believe that cause of this and many other problems is sugar and i've heard alcohol acts like sugar which makes sense. also cardio exercise conditions the heart makes it stronger i've heard.

[@LuisGarciaMusicMaker]

I'm still watching the video but had to stop to comment: "Megabaguette" hahhahahhahahaha, you made my day with that. (ok I will continue watching the video)

[@rk-bumbum]

@6:11 the track is finally mentioned, it's Train of Consequences. Nice info but getting to the point (or at least mentioning the thing shortly) sooner would be appreciated.

[@LourensKeyser]

I wore my tape of Youthanasia out during December 94/January 95. Still my favorite Megadeth Album

[@nemaproblema6879]

My fav band from my metalhead years, and now even though im down the industrial rabbit hole with no end in sight, you have awakened in me the need for some Megadeth again

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

For Those Who Came Up & Listened To The Big 4.... Metallica's Black Album, Slayer's Seasons In The Abyss, Anthrax's Persistence Of Time & Megadeth's Rust In Peace Were Peak.

[@misterbaker9728]

I’d say Justice for All bc Black album is 92 others are all 90

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

@misterbaker9728 I Understand & Feel What You Are Saying But The Black Album Was Like A Boost & Gateway In Aftereffects.

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

As Far As Getting People To Connect & Branch Out. Thrash As As A Known & Undergroud Genre Became Spotlighted In Part To The Black Album. OverKill....With Horrorscope Is Definitely In The Mix. Sepultura.....Brazilian Thrash....Arised....Pantera....That Other Lil Band From The Texas....Displayed Their Power.....& The List Goes On...

[@garygarrow2718]

I got this in like 96 and listened nonstop! Love this album.

[@adammalzahn7238]

I got it when it came out, with friends on a school field trip to Madison WI.

[@brandonkindt1205]

The Letterman version of Train was pretty good, with the houseband's Paul, nailing the harmonica solo.

[@ragzy02]

Undoubtedly their best rendition of the song performed live. Dave nailed the vocals on it as it was of course played in front a national audience on the Late Show. And you’re right, Paul owned that harmonica outro. Menza’s drumming stands out and of course Dave because he absolutely nailed the vocals for that performance.

[@cripplingdebt224]

The thing with Megadeth's transition is, that if they didn't try so hard to compete with Metallica, they could've had a second RIP. I love CTE and Youthanasia, but I feel like the band needed one more perfect Thrash album, considering the previous additions just left things to be desired, especially SFSGSW and KIMB. But Dave states in his biography that they wanted to compete with Metallica, and also the whole band wanted a more commercial approach for the financial part of things, so it didn't seem like they had any intentions of sticking to the RIP sound. Either way, the result was 2 awesome albums, with little to none bad songs, which unfortunately did not get played live nearly enough as they should have been. PS: "Addicted To Chaos" is probably my favourite song from Youthanasia too and it's a damn shame it's never been played live...

[@JasonPruett]

tahts some really nice art behind you never seen anything like it

[@carlsittman7758]

Addicted to Chaos is the best track for sure.

[@adammalzahn7238]

Reckoning Day is soooo bad ass.

[@CornSw]

I completly agree with you, those tripples are very tricky. Especially when playing it together with another guitarist. I think you can hear it in the beginning of the version on the The Letterman Show, that the intro-part isn't entirely tight, just showing how tricky it can be, even for profesional musicians. The song remains my favorite on the album, as well as the solo; which I just love :)

[@jackdough8164]

I didn’t know they recorded it live like that. It clearly wasn’t easy but the album turned out pretty fn good.

[@andresgottardi]

The songs you've mentioned, plus 'Victory'

[@rickjames6867]

Dave sounded like Roger M. Klotz during that classic Symphony of Destruction clip. "watch him become a god" 🤘😊

[@MetalArchives06]

My favorite second favorite album or my number 1. Every song riff and solo is absolutely perfect

[@geneatsb]

I think the best Megadeth song and one of the best metal songs is Kick the Chair

[@stevilkenevil9960]

It is a "kick"ass song

[@AndriyVasylenko]

System was my favourite album for a long time, because my first Megadeth encounter was “That One Night” DVD, recorded during the tour in support of the album. Kick the Chair is fire

[@cycomiles4225]

​@@AndriyVasylenkoVinnie Coliuta on drums, Chris Poland on leads and Mustaine on rhythm guitar. That record is volcanic eruption type of fire.

[@dantredogborsa7048]

I'm a Megadeth fan since the 90's and The System Has Failed is my second favorite from theirs

[@jamesfrank3178]

absolutely! It took me a minute to learn to play that song! but once i did i was like, damn this sounds alot harder thgan it actually is! Which is the genius of it!

[@michaelr.4878]

Next to Rust in Peace, Youthansia is my favorite Megadeth album. Then it is a tie between Countdown and Peace Sells.

[@Chaoitus]

Back in the day, I've read somewhere that Testament recorded "Practice What You Preach" (1989) live in studio.

[@_Obnoxious_]

I'm glad you make such great videos. Honestly, I only watch the Megadeth material but I've been around for along time. I hope you're doing well in Ukraine. Stay safe brother!

[@AndriyVasylenko]

I really appreciate it! More Megadeth will definitely comes, if I’m fortunate not to die from a r*ssian missle.

[@brunobailly7013]

I must say... I'm french. And this part at 10:30 REALLY made me LOL 🤣🤣🤣

[@willfultrain6779]

My 4 favorite Megadeth albums are Youthanasia. Rust in Peace, Dystopia, and Peace Sells. But a lot of their albums have bangers like Trust and She Wolf from Cryptic Writings, or Rattlehead from Killing is my Buisness.

[@Rusty-METAL-J]

2016's DYSTOPIA is DETH's other most successful album netting them a very much deserved Grammy.

[@brianelkins8604]

Youthonasia is my favorite Megadeth album, and chaos is my favorite song as well.

[@jettoscranda]

Great video(s)!

[@Waylon_Gnash]

youthanasia is my favorite one. every track is fuckin' fire.

[@twiggsherman3641]

The picking pattern on the opening riff is unique as well. Marty went in Guitar World back in the day to explain it. Essentially it's 4x D-U-U-U, then D-U-D-U-D-U, then rinse and repeat. Without the picking pattern it doesn't sound nearly as good.

[@ben14326]

I saw the title and immediately knew it was gonna be Train of Consequences. Anyone that's ever tried double tracking will immediately hear that rapid dead note riff and know that was probably a bitch to get to sound clean with two guitars. Even more impressive considering they did it at the same time.

[@Wiking419]

And that was the birth of Mellowdeth!

[@e.r.559am7]

Chuck Schuldiner wrote the book: thrash vocals are supposed to be execrable and combined with bonkers guitars. Dave does it exactly right and it's sad that more people don't understand this. RIP Chuck.

[@TOGade-dj6jh]

My favorite is Symphony, for that’s the album where all the planets aligned, not one bad song in that album.

[@egioch]

Countdown To Extinction is Megadeth's Black Album.

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

It’s crazy how endgame, united nominations and system has failed exist. It’s almost like nobody noticed they basically made more “rust in peace” style albums in secret. As far as TOC, the main riff is just weird and tricky.

[@Waylon_Gnash]

dave's vocals are nasty on train of consequences. if you've ever tried to sing it, you know. that man's got some lungs on him. (especially if he recorded them all in one take. i thot for sure he was cheating)

[@Alan_Watkin]

i met all the band on the Youthanasia tour i was 14/15 at the time an was the first gig i'd been to lol crazy i also met dave in 2007 ish as well in Manchester, i did have the Youth CD sleeve signed by them all but its gone now sadly

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Sad to hear that the disks are gone. At least, the great memories are with you forever!

[@adammalzahn7238]

So sorry to hear you lost the autographs.😞I just met Dave and got his autograph on Rust in Peace album sleeve.

[@MrGuitarforyou]

Youthanasia is probably my favorite Megadeth album 🤘🏼

[@leonshreds]

i love youthanasia, megadeth is the goat

[@helco2856]

I place youthanasia 3rd on my top favorite Megadeth albums 💯

[@georged.5595]

Which two do you rate #1 and #2?

[@Simrealism]

Wearing tight hairstyles causes hair loss

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Hair tie have to be loose and not be used too long.

[@Vankyy]

2:21 I would also add the album Slave to the Grind by Skid Row, released in '91. The first metal album to hit number 1 on billboard 200, even before The Black Album came out.

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Amazing example of a transitional record from the 80s to the 90s

[@Vankyy]

@@AndriyVasylenko An actual rare case when a band gets sick of playing for the masses and shifts from a hard rock record to a heavy metal one.

[@stevelsnow]

Addicted to Chaos is my favourite song on that album too! Hope all is well with you 😃 Cheers!

[@jettoscranda]

I love Cowntdown to extinction album, but especially the song with the same title. I love Cryptric writings, The Disintegrators is one bullet train to distruction, oen of their fastest and heaviest song imo. Risk was a risk but I love they took it :D

[@skobywankenobi]

Vortex from Cryptic Writings is one of the most underappreciated Marty masterworks in their entire catalog.

[@Ashtrid-i5f]

Bro did the Da Baby in the thumbnail

[@teeth_boy_sal]

just saw them with Mudvayne in Nashville

[@adammalzahn7238]

Me too but Minneapolis. Dave’s voice was very strong and sounding great.

[@fortisch]

1:50 i think the song "trust" is that song. Perfectly enjoyable by a non megadeth fan, very catchy chorus but still heavy af riff.

[@modernmute9028]

Megadeath has its own Black Album, it's called Countdown tp Extinction!!!

[@Waylon_Gnash]

but one thing metallica and megadeth do not have in common: megadeth has never been without its two primary song writers. all megadeth is authentic megadeth, whereas metallica spent many years trying to sound like the original four horsemen.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

I ❤ them

[@APPALACHIAN_MOTH]

"Too many harmonics will ruin it " as in Zakk Wylde

[@AndriyVasylenko]

I was talking about unwanted natural harmonics, and not precise pinch ones

[@bendup52]

Zakk Wylde wishes he wrote like Dave.

[@Vivi_9]

@@bendup52 lol no

[@James-ju4gj]

@@AndriyVasylenko Bro iswtg i don't even think Zakk is intentionally doing them it's just become second nature

[@manarail7126]

that nick menza clip near the end made me unreasonably sad lol

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

The album Youthanasia actually went number 1 in Australia in November or December 1994 for a couple of weeks.

[@DrunkDuckXD]

Great video

[@komoru]

Agree with you about "Addicted to the Chaos".

[@pentagonoenllamas]

2:34 it was a good time for thrash bands wanting to cash in while not pissing off their older fans, they just had to sand the edges a little bit (i.e. shorter songs, a little bit more singing and less yelling, and replace crazy shredding with singable solos).

[@zx9mel]

Jeez, I had completely forgotten about Cryptic Writings, and I have the CD !!

[@leonshreds]

I LOVE YOUTHANASIA

[@VARVIS_]

YOUTHANASIA THE GOAT

[@laurisaarinen1126]

My favorite song on the album! The riff is so badass and the dissonant chorus is awesome. After Youthanasia i haven't cared much for Megadeth but they had a good run from 1985-1994.

[@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss]

Never understood how someone could like Youthanasia and not cryptic writings. They’re the same in more ways than they’re different. I prefer CW over Youthanasia.

[@joshoconnor5005]

Wow I either didn’t know or forgot that they recorded that album that way.

[@BUFFALO_cougar_slayer]

Dave Mustaine-the Stanley Kubrick of metal. I imagine his band mates felt a bit like Scatman Crothers and that kid from The Shining doing the same scene 148 takes in a row.

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

Heavy music in the 90's like Nirvana, Pantera and Metallica. Nirvana is Heavy music? Nirvana?

[@tomgormam402]

This my favorite tune on Youth

[@pingoleonfernandez7638]

I never managed to play that riff and singing at the same time. I don't get how this guy is able to do it.

[@TheDarkXn]

A agree with MANY points, here - altho Countdown was great and Youth has always been my fave by them, another Rust In Peace woulda been really awesome and it's something that I have wished for, in the past..... Also, yeah, I definitely preferred Dave's vocals on Youthanasia and Cryptic Writings, too, for that matter

[@arielrichmond1238]

Great band... excellent take... personally my favorite megadeath album...

[@gennaro4941]

Dave Mustaine..Just watching from 7 seconds to 10 seconds...shows you how great he is!!! True Legend of Metal and Guitar Skills

[@peachmelba1000]

Yo, my old band recorded an EP years ago. A local private school had a fully tricked out recording studio at which my friend was the engineer. He had a key and the code to the alarm. He made up a cover story about "recalibrating" a bunch of the audio equipment and basically let us record for an entire weekend for almost no money. We did dozens of takes of each song (there were only six songs on the EP). There was probably no need to go to that extent, but ultimately, we _were_ able to choose the best versions. Forty two takes is a damn lot, though😅

[@Sergeant_Ruthless]

Risk was made because Marty Friedman wanted to write slower music. So, Dave Mustaine went with it and worked with the concept. Later, Marty would leave the band because of creative differences (wanting to play less "heavy" music) and adopt J-rock. Youthanasia was Megadeth's attempt to reproduce the hard Deep sound from the black album. They continued that sound into the Cryptic Writings album, which was a smash radio hit. Literally in the USA, Cryptic Writings was played on the radio with the same air time that Metallica's Black album once had in the earlier 90's. I lived through it.

[@MrBikboi]

Based Mustaine

[@jagunsoXD]

DaDavy isn't real he can't hurt you DaDavy:

[@MoonRadio1]

There is a documentary on this album and the making on you tube

[@dontwan4266]

It seems crazy that a professional band could actually record all the backing trax together at same time.That would never happen today.Maybe when playing everything at the same time like a band is respectable and honest and sounds like a real fucking band.

[@gasolinekiss]

I love Cryptic Writings but yeah, the less we talk about Risk, the better

[@alexkelly8131]

Love this album

[@TheGabrielSevero123]

you thanos and asia caught me 🤣

[@SeanEnginetechnology]

IDK but rust in peace will always be my favorite, ever,!!!

[@eamonahern7495]

Countdown to extinction is a great, catchy "sing-along" album but I prefer their heavier stuff. When I listened to Youthanasia, it was such a departure from what got me into the band that I hated it and decided to never buy the album. I listened to it a few times since and there are some good songs on it but I prefer thrash metal Megadeth so Youthanasia will always be their most disappointing (though not their worst) album to me. I bought cryptic writings on cassette when it came out. It grew on me but it's more of a background music album. I put it on when I'm listening to albums in rotation but it's never my first choice. I always skip "I'll get even" because that song is so dull and boring, and, I usually skip "have cool will travel" because the title and the harmonica make it cringe. I stayed away from Risk because I knew I'd hate it after I read the reviews and sometimes if I hear a clip of a song from it I find it hard to believe it's Megadeth because it's so soft rock. I have every Megadeth album released after risk though.

[@serdarjoze3471]

This series are too damn good. What about going into Motörhead maybe? You analyze bands albums good. And another idea. What if you analyze some genre? Like what happened to Thrash in the 90s? What if Faith No More never published an album and Alternative Metal never really started in 1985? What would've been in the 90s maybe Grunge will be postponed to late 90's. I love the videos with your theories and stories. Keep them coming brother.