MEGADETH - Self Titled
BLKIIBLK Records
OK so this is it, MEGADETH's final album, alright sure but let me get out a few things. In all honesty I haven't kept up with MEGADETH of late. In fact I had to search the racks to find that the last release I have by em is Endgame from 2009. Maybe that alone should disqualify me to write about this latest release. But hey that's up to you the reader.
As far as my history with MEGADETH goes well yeah I'm an old fuck so I was there since the beginning. I still think their first three albums in the 1980's are their best. After that it's a pick and choose kinda thing. I say that because when you get my age, average just ain't good enough. Now I will say that the band's 2007 full length, United Abominations, was pretty good. In fact I've listened to that one more than any other releases they put out previously in a long time.
Which brings us to this their last album. Now obviously when a band says this is our last album, it's gonna suck.It's a fuckin given fact it will suck because the band has admitted it has nothing left to give artisically. We're looking at death throws, get it. But no don't pull the sheet over my face yet.
So let's start with what I don't like about this album. I think the production sucks. Now sure most MEGADETH albums have what I'd call a "dry sound". That's why when you play their early albums you've got to tweek the knobs on your stereo to bring about a fuller sound. So I hate the sound on here which is OK since I doubt this label had the cash to put into it.
Now what I like, opener "Tipping Point" is pretty cool. But the next track "I Don't Care" is a winner with an aggressive Thrash attitude of Fuck You. I also like "Let There Be Shred" because of the chorus;
The second half of this release is less Thrash and more Hard Rock music with boring lyrics, odinary song structures but good solos. "Made to Kill" is decent musically but lyric wise it sucks. "Obey the Call" is worse but hey great solos. Mustaine sounds good on here. I'll give em that prop. But in all honesty this is what I expected aka: an average sounding MEGADETH album.
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