Re: Megadeth fans, rank the songs Day 4: Rust in Peace

[npiazza91]

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying: Man, what a step up from their debut.  This album has everything that Megadeth is good at doing..it has it all.  This album won't be matched for a really long time.  Album Ranking: 2/15

8. I Ain't Superstitious- The only "weak" song on the album.  It's not bad, but leaves more to be desired.

7. Peace Sells- Great song, this is classic Megadeth.  Maybe a bit too overplayed, but still great nonetheless.

6. The Conjuring- This is where it gets HARD to order the songs.  I literally like these last 6 pretty much evenly, but I have to order them somehow.

5. Bad Omen- The solo is one of my absolute favorites by Megadeth.  Amazing song.

4. My Last Words- The last 2 minutes makes this song literally amazing.  The rest is fantastic as well.

3. Wake Up Dead- What an awesome song here.  Pretty much perfect.

2. Devil's Island- Such a beast of a song.  The riffage here is fantastic.

1. Good Morning/Black Friday- One of their best written songs ever.  The drumming here is pretty much unmatched. 

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[Randaran]

1. Good Mourning/ Black Friday
2. Bad Omen
3. Wake Up Dead
4. Devil's Island
5. Peace Sells
6. The Conjuring
7. My Last Words
8. I Ain't Superstitious

[Outcrier]

1. Good Mourning / Black Friday
2. My Last Words
3. Wake Up Dead
4. Devil's Island
5. Bad Omen
6. The Conjuring
7. Peace Sells (i kinda got tired of it)
8. I Ain't Superstitious

My 2nd favorite.

[npiazza91]

1. Good Mourning / Black Friday
2. My Last Words
3. Wake Up Dead
4. Devil's Island
5. Bad Omen
6. The Conjuring
7. Peace Sells (i kinda got tired of it)
8. I Ain't Superstitious

My 2nd favorite.

Our lists are the same, just switch DI and MLW.  It's also both our 2nd favorite.  Awesome.

[Outcrier]

I noticed that too

[black_biff_stadler]

1. My Last Words
2. Good Mourning/black_floydday
3. Wake Up Dead
4. Bad Omen
5. Devil's Island
6. The Conjuring
7. Peaces Sells
8. I Ain't Willie Dixon

[LCArenas]

1. Wake Up Dead
2. Good Mourning/Black Friday
3. My Last Words
4. Bad Omen
5. Peace Sells
6. Devil's Island
7. The Conjuring
8. I Ain't Superstitious

[CharlesPL]

1. Devil's Island
2. Wake Up Dead
3. The Conjuring
4. Peace Sells
5. Good Mourning/Black Friday
6. My Last Words
7. Bad Omen
8. I Ain't Superstitious

[Calvin6s]

Peace Sells

First set is pretty secure.  Good Mourning would probably be #1 w/o Black Friday
1. Wake Up Dead
2. Peace Sells
3. Good Mourning / Black Friday

The next four are almost interchangeable
4. The Conjuring
5. Devil's Island
6. Bad Omen
7. My Last Words

Megadeth covers are usually throw aways
8. I Ain't Superstitious


Killing is My Business
Makes the whole album worth it
1. Looking Down the Cross

These are great, but nowhere near Cross
2. Last Rites / Loved to Death
3. Skull Beneath the Skin

Interchangeable
4. Mechanix
5. Rattlehead
6. Killing is My Business
7. Chosen Ones

Megadeth covers are just not good for the most part
8. These Boots

[Rattlehead]

1. My Last Words
2. Wake Up Dead
3. The Conjuring
4. Devil's Island
5. Bad Omen
6. Good Mourning/Black Friday
7. Peace Sells
8. I Ain't Superstitious

One of my favorite metal albums of all time 

[sneakyblueberry]

1. Wake Up Dead
2. Devil's Island
3. Good Mourning/Black Friday
4. Peace Sells
5. My Last Words
6. The Conjuring
7.  Bad Omen
8. I Ain't Superstitious

Another great album.

[wolfking]

1. Wake Up Dead
2. Good Mourning/Black Friday
3. The Conjuring
4. Peace Sells
5. Bad Omen
6. Devil's Island
7. My Last Words
8. I Ain't Superstitious

[Outcrier]

You know, Megadeth doesn't have only 2 albums 

[wolfking]

Yeah, this died pretty quick.  I tired to revive it but no luck. 

[sneakyblueberry]

So Far So Good... So What?!

1. In My Darkest Hour
2. Hook in Mouth
3. Into the Lungs of Hell
4. Set the World Afire
5. Mary Jane
6. 502
7. Liar
8. Anarchy in the U.K

This album is a great example of a remaster actually being beneficial - once they got rid of that horrible cannon snare it made it a lot better.  Jeff Young is such an awesome guitarist, its a shame we didn't get to hear anymore from him and Megadave.

(is it revived yet?)

[Scorpion]

I love So Far, So Good... So What!

1. Set the World Afire
2. In My Darkest Hour
3. Hook in Mouth
4. Into the Lungs of Hell
5. Liar
6. 502
7. Mary Jane
8. Anarchy in the UK

[Calvin6s]

So Far So Good... So What?!
1. In My Darkest Hour
2. Into the Lungs of Hell
3. Mary Jane

4. Hook in Mouth
5. Set the World Afire

6. Liar
7. 502
8. Anarchy in the UK

This is a pretty good overall album.  I hate the covers on the first two Megadeth albums, but even though it is last, I even like the Anarchy in the UK cover.  My top 3 are all time classics for me.  I usually like the songs with more dynamics and melody that still keep the thrash element.

I'm amused when I read comments about Megadave suddenly becoming political.  He's always been that way. 
Hook in Mouth: about censorship, Al Gore's wife's PMRC in particular
Set the World Afire: Nuclear war fears
502: thrill of speeding is the main theme, but an obvious contempt for cops is expressed
Anarchy in the (USA): seems obvious

Has Chris Poland ever responded to the song Liar?

[CharlesPL]

1. In My Darkest Hour
2. Set the World Afire
3. Hook in Mouth
4. Liar
5. Into the Lungs of Hell
6. Mary Jane
7. 502
8. Anarchy in the U.K

[Outcrier]

1. In My Darkest Hour
2. Set The World Afire
3. Mary Jane
4. Hook In Mouth
5. Liar
6. Into The Lungs Of Hell
7. 502
8. Anarchy In The U.K.

[npiazza91]

Hey sorry guys, it takes a while to post my list with explanations and I'm usually pretty busy, especially because school just started last week for me.  I won't update this every day, but I will keep updating it.

So Far...So Good...So What!- Overall, a very underrated album that I think doesn't get enough recognition because it sits between two giants.  I think that's an unfair comparison because this is a great album.  Sure, it has its problems, most notably production, but it's still great.  Album Ranking: 7/14

8. Anarchy in the U.K: A lackluster cover that doesn't do anything for me.  Still better than the original version, though.  I can't stand Sex Pistols.

7. Mary Jane- A few cool sections, but doesn't do much for me.  The "filler" of the album.

6. Into the Lungs of Hell- Pretty good intro song, but to be fair, intro songs have never really done much for me in general.

5. 502- Pretty good song, but the driving songs on Endgame and Thirteen are much better.

4. Liar- Great song right here.  I think the lyrics are the best part and the rest of the song is great too.

3. In My Darkest Hour- The first of the holy trinity on this album, this song is amazing in every way.  One of my favorites.

2. Hook In Mouth- One of the most underrated Megadeth songs of all time.  Funny thing, when saw Megadeth live in 2013, they played this song and I was so happy because I had heard that they never play this song live.  Amazing song from beginning to end.

1. Set the World Afire- A top 10 Megadeth song for me, easily.  This is one of my qissential (sp?) thrash songs in general.

[fadetoblackdude7]

So Far, So Good...So What!

1. Set The World Afire
2. In My Darkest Hour
3. Into The Lungs Of Hell
4. Hook In Mouth
5. Mary Jane
6. 502
7. Liar
8. Anarchy In The U.K.

[TAC]

This is a GREAT album.

1. In My Darkest Hour
2. Mary Jane
3. Set The World Afire
4. Liar
5. Hook In Mouth
6. Into the Lungs Of Hell

7. 502







8. Anarchy In The UK

[wolfking]

1. Set the World Afire
2. In My Darkest Hour
3. Into the Lungs of Hell
4. Hook in Mouth
5. Liar
6. Mary Jane
7. 502
8. Anarchy in the UK

[Rattlehead]

1. In My Darkest Hour
2. Set The World Afire
3. Hook In Mouth
4. Into The Lungs Of Hell
5. Mary Jane
6. 502
7. Liar
8. Anarchy In The UK

[npiazza91]

Rust in Peace: This album is known to be the best in Megadeth's discography.  I...disagree, but it's still a great album.  It's thrash metal done right (with a bit of prog added in), and I don't really have much to complain about here.  i just feel that the album is overrated.  Album Ranking: 5/14

9. Dawn Patrol- This song's awesome, but let's be real here.  It isn't even a full song, really.

8. Hangar 18- This song is very overrated.  It's alright, but I don't know why fans hold it in such high regard.

7. Poison Was the Cure- The filler of the album.  It's good, but there's better songs on the album.

6. Lucretia- A neat little song here.  Not much to say, but possibly Megadeth's most proggy effort.

5. Take No Prisoners- An awesome song that doesn't let up.  Not much else to say.

4. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due- Another overrated song, but I can see why people love it so much.  The solo is one of Megadeth's best and overall it's an instant classic.

3. Tornado of Souls- Amazing song.  The solo is fantastic and this song just works.

2. Rust in Peace...Polaris- An underrated song in my opinion.  This song's awesome.  From the drum solo beginning to the frantic ending, this one deserves more love.

1. Five Magics- Easily the best on the album.  I understand my opinion is controversial and I doubt any of your lists will be close to mine, but I do think this album is overrated, but still amazing.

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[LCArenas]

So Far So Good is one of the most Underrated Deth's albums ever. It's incredibly consistent.
1. Set the World Afire
2. Into the Lungs of Hell
3. Mary Jane
4. Hook in Mouth
5. 502
6. In My Darkest Hour
7. Liar
8. Anarchy in the UK


1. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
2. Tornado of Souls
3. Five Magics
4. Take No Prisoners
5. Lucretia
6. Hangar 18
7. Rust in Peace... Polaris
8. Poison Was the Cure
9. Dawn Patrol

[CharlesPL]

1. Five Magics
2. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
3. Tornado of Souls
4. Take No Prisoners
5. Hangar 18
6. Rust in Peace... Polaris
7. Poison Was the Cure
8. Lucretia
9. Dawn Patrol

[black_biff_stadler]

1. Five Magics
2. Hangar 18
3. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
4. Tornado of Souls
5. Lucretia
6. Take no Pilseners
7. Dawn Patrol
8. Rust in Peace... Polaris
9. Poison was the Cure


I'd really like to see what Dawn Patrol would've sounded like if it were developed into a full song. I might dabble in that if I ever get some proper software/gear.

[Calvin6s]

1. Holy Wars
2. Tornado of Souls
3. Rust in Peace … Polaris
4. Five Magics
5. Lucretia
6. Hangar 18
7. Take No Prisoners
8. Poison was the Cure
9. Dawn Patrol

Great album from beginning to end.

[sneakyblueberry]

1. Holy Wars
2. Tornado of Souls
3. Lucretia
4. Five Magics
5. Rust in Peace … Polaris
6. Hangar 18
7. Take No Prisoners
8. Poison was the Cure
9. Dawn Patrol

Great, great album.  I remember the day this clicked for me, lying in my bed with the sun streaming through, in a half sleep in the middle of the day when I got halfway through Tornado of Souls and thought 'this is fucking awesome'. 

The original is far, far superior to the remaster.  They really dropped the ball with that.

[Randaran]

1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
2. Tornado of Souls
3. Hangar 18
4. Five Magics
5. Take No Prisoners
6. Poison Was the Cure
7. Lucretia
8. Rust in Peace...Polaris
9. Dawn Patrol

[fadetoblackdude7]

1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
2. Five Magics
3. Tornado Of Souls
4. Hangar 18
5. Rust In Peace...Polaris
6. Take No Prisoners
7. Lucretia
8. Poison Was The Cure
9. Dawn Patrol

[Outcrier]

1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
2. Tornado Of Souls
3. Five Magics
4. Hangar 18
5. Poison Was The Cure
6. Take No Prisoners
7. Rust In Peace...Polaris
8. Lucretia
9. Dawn Patrol

Their greatest achievement.

[Rattlehead]

1. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
2. Five Magics
3. Hangar 18
4. Tornado Of Souls
5. Lucretia
6. Poison Was the Cure
7. Rust In Peace… Polaris
8. Take No Prisoners
9. Dawn Patrol

[wolfking]

1. HW...TPD
2. Hangar 18
3. Tornado of Souls
4. Five Magics
5. Take No Prisoners
6. Lucretia
7. RIP...P
8. Poison Was the Cure
9. Dawn Patrol