Customer Reviews
Classic Thrash Metal. Ignore C. Greig Megadeth Rock - By: MrMetalheadO'Hagan, 14 Jun 2008 
If you are looking to buy your first megadeth album then look no further the album has killer written all over it. Megadeth second album & it's a huge step up from Killing Is My Business. The vocals, solos, riffs, dumming everything has improved so much. No best they all rock & i dont see why people dont like I aint superstitious sure it doesnt go with the album but it still rocks. This is a must havein every thrash metal/Metal fans collection. Ignore any negative comment & buy without hesitation. Dave Mustaine You rock.
rubbish - By: C. GREIG, 23 May 2008 
ignore MrMetalheadO'Hagan "TRUE METAL".i am entitled to my opinion so dry your eyes & don't bring my name up if u can't handle my review. this is a rubbish album.megadeth have never made a good songin their life & dave mustaine is a junkie loser who is a cry baby because he got ditched by those sell outs metallica.AWW has this upset all you wee lassies who complain when u read a bad review.
not heavy enough & not got the 80' thrash sound . megadeth r over rated & dave mustaine is a joke.
Megadeth's finest hour?? - By: Tom Barker, 10 May 2008 PSBWB is the album where Megadeth truly began to hit the global metal scene, & they do itin style. From opening song Wake Up Dead to closure, My Last Words this is a pure-blooded thrash classic with both simply hooks & sing-along choruses(Peace Sells), or pure technical bombast (Good Mourning/Black Friday). Dave Mustaine once again proves that he is the definition of a guitar-techs worst nightmare & a thrash-kids wet dream.
My only problem with this reissue is that the extra tracks included (the Randy Burns mixe) are rather useless, they actually dont do the band any justice. My only reason for their inclusion would be that it makes the "real" versions of the songs sound even better by comparison
Priceless Peace - By: Ed, 09 Mar 2008 `Peace Sells...' is without doubt one of the defining albums of the whole thrash scene,in fact one of the best metal albums of the 80's...no wait simply one of the finest metal albums of all time, simply put; life affirming. After the good but scrappy debut `Killing is My Business...And Business is Good' Megadeth really raised the bar &in my mind made the best record of 1986.
Rather than Metallica who were focusing on increasingly progressive songs & Slayer who went for just straight ahead stripped down brutality, Megadeth provided a sort of best of both worlds, being more musically proficient than any of their contemporaries as well as having tight & concise songs which could also rip your bleeding head off. No matter how technically brilliant Megadeth were, no one did angry better than Megadeth to be blunt Dave Muistane had issues. Megadeth was a band formed with the intent of revenge & they sounded like it.
`Peace Sells...' is Megadeth's finest album most of the songs here have now transcended into the realms of true heavy metal classics. In fact all the bands actual own compositions are fantastic only the ill advised cover of `I Ain't Superstitious' lets the side down, this song is an old blues standard but I think Megadeth based their version on the Jeff Beck Group's. Now Chris Poland can nail Beck's licks but Muistane sure as hell can't sing like Rod Stewart, so on the whole it just comes across as a bit of a novelty. But aside from that minor blunder this is all stellar speed metal. `Wake Up Dead' kicks things offin excellent fashion, it's a lovely piece of vitriolic metal with some of the best instrumental sections ever. It's like one verse then about two minutes of killer riffage & Muistane's solos that simply cut through everything & some more refined touches from Poland. Easily one of Megadeth's best numbers. `The Conjuring' displays a clear Mercyful Fate influence lyrically as its one of the bands few Satanic numbers. It's a spiralling concoction of riffs & tempo changes featuring Muistane's own (then) unique approach to two handed tapping. Again fantastic. Then the title track, which is without doubt one of the most seminal metal songs ever, a triumph of rage & spite...in a politically righteous kind of way, without ever being preachy (take that Rage Against the Machine!). The bass, the riffs, the lyrics, those driving rhythms & even Chris Poland's jazzy solos it's all phenomenally catchy & its one of those songs even casual metal fans love. Erm more standouts? All of it...well aside from the aforementioned cover. `Devils Island' once more is immensely catchy & so head banging friendly even though the chorus sounds more like Neville's island. However the best is saved for last with the distinctly more old school feeling (meaning I dunno pre-1984) `My Last Words' which starts with one of those classic clean thrash intros, then total head banging mania with what could well be Muistane's finest riff. As a song it feels really epic even though its under 5 minutesin length. It's got a certain energy to it that is so lackingin Megadeth's recent work it really makes the hairs on your neck (which is soar by the end of the album) stand on end. A monumental end to a staggering album, & that solo...ace!
Musically Megadeth could school any of their contemporaries at this time, but rather than relying on shredfest's the band retain a sense of melodic sensibility making `Peace Sells...' very much easy listening (in a heavy metal sense of course). Anyway, many consider the `Rustin Peace' line up to be the bands finest, but to me it seems this one has the best chemistry & ultimately brought on the bestin Muistane's song writing. But it almost goes without saying that all this band are absolutely phenomenal musicians. The guitars really stand out on this album, this being Muistane's finest performance his riffs heavy & memorable & his leads just seem to shred through everything. Although he lacks some of Poland's finest as a guitarist I still prefer his lead style to any of his guitar partners. Poland as previously mentioned has a jazzy feel that was pretty groundbreakingin metalin the 80's & although a clearly accomplished guitarist his solos are often concise & never lose meaning. Ellefson proves himself as the consummate metal bassist (yes better than Cliff `silly bass wah' Burton...take that you sacred cow!) his tone is quite trebly & as such stands outin the mix which is good as he's actually doing some interesting things whilst never compromising what the song requires. Gar Samuelson is my favourite Megadeth drummer simply put I like his tone & feel, his & Chris' jazz background certainly makes for an interesting listen.
Oh now to have some fun, a Metallica comparison! `Master of Puppets' although goodin places is simply no match for `Peace Sells...' Mop is plodding & overlong, lacking both the instant & appeal as well as the depth of PSBWB. Hetfield's riffs sound like forced picking exercisesin comparison to Muistane's more nimble & frankly far more exciting compositions. Which rather than dense & dull which can be seen as James interpreting Iommi rather badly at times, Muistane's riffs have a more energetic feel & life to them, which can also be seen as the result of him actually keeping mid range to his guitar tone, as the triple tracked scooped mid sound of MOP may be dense but it's ultimately lifeless. I won't even bother going into how inferior Lars, Cliff & Kirk are to their Megadeth contemporaries. Yeah, this may be a slightly unrelated tangent but I feel this is a perfect way to give my opinion on age old metal disputes.
`Peace Sells...' represents Megadeth at their hateful & vengeful best, never losing focus of songs whilst always giving exciting & precise performances. This is an absolute winner of a metal album...every home should have at least one copy. Even at the very least you can dig the iconic yet dated cover with Vic Rattleheadin a post nuclear apocalyptic landscape...now that's thrash!
This Is Great! - By: Reijo Piippula, 18 Jul 2007 Megadeth is the best bandin the world! And this was their break-through! All the songs are great! Especially "Wake up Dead", "Peace Sells", & "The Conjuring". If you like metal, you should have this CD!
