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09-29-2020, 07:20 PM | #2 |
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I’m probably not being fair to Countdown. I think more than anything I was turned off by the simplicity of Symphony of Destruction and I absolutely hate, HATE, that “Hello me, it’s me again” song for which I can’t remember the name. I’ll check out the two you mentioned.
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09-29-2020, 07:50 PM | #3 |
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09-30-2020, 01:19 PM | #4 | |
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Completely turns me off to anything Megadeth I hate it that much. |
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09-29-2020, 06:32 PM | #5 |
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though I believe it was what they used to refer to as an 'EP.'
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09-29-2020, 06:53 PM | #6 |
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Jethro Tull is my favorite metal artist.
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09-30-2020, 03:35 PM | #7 |
'Tis my eye!
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Sweating Bullets is iconic. You guys are silly.
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09-30-2020, 03:37 PM | #8 |
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That entire album, at least for me, is freaking amazing. The production is flawless and everyone's playing at the top of their game.
Rust In Peace was a really great album but it just sounds too mushy for my ears. I greatly prefer the "tightness" of Countdown. |
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09-30-2020, 05:38 PM | #9 | |
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"Skin Of My Teeth", "Foreclosure of a Dream", "Symphony of Destruction", and my personal favorite "High Speed Dirt". |
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09-30-2020, 05:44 PM | #10 |
'Tis my eye!
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09-30-2020, 07:40 PM | #11 | |
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I thought he was just joking but sure enough, 10 CD's arrived a few weeks after we rented our apartment and since we worked at the Berkeley Guitar Center, which was about 25 minutes from our pad, we listened to those CD's everyday. Countdown To Extinction became a mainstay and we probably listened to it every day that summer on the commute, so not only do I have fond memories of being broke and making the best out of a bad situation (long story short, I was writing with a singer that had been previously signed and was a Bay area "Legend", so I moved up there at the behest of Vicki Hamilton of Geffen Records, only to have the singer bail after 2 months, forcing me to move back to LA), it is still an amazing album to boot. While it's a bit "thin" sounding for my taste, Max Norman made it work perfectly and Marty's guitars are outright awesome. Footnote: One of the other CD's he got with that scam was Bleach by Nirvana. We put that CD on and immediately looked at each other like "What the ****?!!!". IMO, Butch Vig will never receive enough credit for making Nirvana appealing to the masses. |
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10-02-2020, 12:39 AM | #12 | |
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Apparently the band hated the mix because the drums were too "clean". (he replaced the bass an snare sounds with his signature sounds) Compare Butch's initial mix to Andy's and anyone can see how Wallace helped make them more appealing, not to mention the countless other successes he had with other bands in that era. But yes, Nirvana probably wouldn't have been anything at all without Butch and Kurt Cobain may still be alive because Courtney would've stayed with Billy Corgan and wouldn't have had Kurt shot in the face. |
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01-25-2021, 11:27 AM | #13 |
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That used to be my go to album for first person shooters, lol
I must think it was that it got so much playtime on MTV that people hate it. Last edited by morphius; 01-25-2021 at 12:12 PM.. |
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09-30-2020, 08:28 PM | #14 |
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I like Youthanasia a lot too. Sort of a brother to countdown.
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09-30-2020, 08:40 PM | #15 |
'Tis my eye!
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