Review of "megadave" "blood"

[Vass]

Josh- Hear what you're saying, and I'd particularly agree with your point on VH.

I believe that Megadeth is more of the exception. Maiden can, and did, limp on without BD. Sabbath was a different, but still great, band with Dio, and Van Hagar obviously was very, very successful. I consider Megadeth to be more of an exception in that sense than the rule- It would almost be as goofy as Bon Jovi without....well, Bon Jovi.

[joshulator]

Agreed. To Dave's credit, Megadeth has mostly sounded the same no matter who was in it. In my mind that's a good thing.
He certainly comes across as being obnoxious though, and it grates me when he talks about his lead players (especially Marty and Chris Broderick) being teachable.

[Partial @ Marshall]

The bottom line is Dave can write songs...He works at it and doesn't cut corners. Not every song is great but his ratio of good to bad is much better than most bands together.

[Ben...]

Mustaine said on the deth.com forums that he hoped Broderick signed with Dean or Jackson, so I don't think that's an issue here.

Link?

[skorb]

Chris Broderick is an amazing multi-layered player, he does it all and nothing he does is boring. he's technically better than Marty and that's saying a mouthful. cause Marty is freekin awesome and a big favorite of mine.

[Jacksons Shred]

Chris Broderick is an amazing multi-layered player, he does it all and nothing he does is boring. he's technically better than Marty and that's saying a mouthful. cause Marty is freekin awesome and a big favorite of mine.

Rusty Cooley is 'technically' better than Marty Friedman too, but he sucks the big one when it comes to witting cool material. I'm also not certain if Broderick could play all the Cacophony material, let alone create it. I hope Broderick succeeds in Megadeth, but no matter what, they will never create another Rust In Peace album.

[Sinistas]

For those interested:

http://forums.megadeth.com/showthread.php?t=368898&highlight=jackson

[toejam]

Technically he wasn't "booted". He was asked to come back when Mustaine was reforming the band prior to the recording of The System Has Failed. Ellefson declined.

Huh? Where'd you hear that? Ellefson tried suing Mustaine, and there was bad blood. Have you listened to the lyrics of "Something That I'm Not"? I'm pretty sure that song is about Ellefson.

[Brooke]

I love Megadeth, but didn't recognize one player other than Dave...So let's just call them "Megadave" (heard it here...somewhere) and get it over with. Great show, great playing...no Jacksons to be seen. The new guitar player was pretty fuckin good!

Ya that Matt Brodrick or how ever you spell his name is fricken lazer accurate. Kind of scary in a looking dude.. in a sort of crow magnum way..

[Ben...]

Ya that Matt Brodrick or how ever you spell his name is fricken lazer accurate. Kind of scary in a looking dude.. in a sort of crow magnum way..

Matthew Broderick...
Matt Broderick:


Chris Broderick:




You can't even begin to compare the biceps on those two.

For those interested:

http://forums.megadeth.com/showthrea...hlight=jackson

Cool! I don't think Dave hates Jackson, he just likes money more than nice guitars.

[horns666]

Dave fuggin' rules with whatever piece if shit guitar he plays. It's just a tool to convey his music..that's it, and something he can make a buck on like everyone esle does..so what.

Chris Broderick is a very humble, greatful, down to earth dude..there is nothing scary about him other than his talent. He wasn't always like that..he was pretty rough around the edges when he joined Jag Panzer in '98. He improved big time, with lots of dedication and hard work. Playing with Jeff Loomis kicked him in the ass, and is a huge influence of his.

BTW you can thank Jeff for Marty being in Megadeth to begin with. He got that gig by default because Jeff was much too young at age 16 to upstage Dave every night.

I absolutely agree about Rust Cooley. Great, articulate player but his writing is mediocre at best.

Dave is a great writer! Megadeth always was and will be Dave Mustaine..no matter who plays second fiddle.

[horns666]

Ellefson was as much a part of Megadeth's signature tone as Dave's voice, IMO. To boot him is like kicking Jones out of Zeppelin.

I absolutely disagree...not an accurate analogy

[horns666]

Technically he wasn't "booted". He was asked to come back when Mustaine was reforming the band prior to the recording of The System Has Failed. Ellefson declined.

I think the current Megadeth line-up is great with the exception of Shawn Drover. Something about his drumming just feels loose and sluggish. Lacks that tightness Menza brought to the table which I thought really complimented Mustaines guitar playing.

Shawn Drover is a human metronome, and an amazing guitarist himself. He is the driving force of Eidolon. He writes most of the guitar parts that his bro Glen Drover plays. He is a muscian that sees the big picture. Menza is a drummer and a terrible writer..don't belive me?.Check out that joke of a solo album he put out several years ago.

[RacerX]

There's guys who were on the records for a number of years. But before Poland there were at least 2 other guitarists.

MD trivia: name 2

[SEEGERMANY]

Huh? Where'd you hear that? Ellefson tried suing Mustaine, and there was bad blood. Have you listened to the lyrics of "Something That I'm Not"? I'm pretty sure that song is about Ellefson.

Joe, you're only seeing a part of the picture. You've got to remember, Mundane disbanded the group, swearing up and down that he'd never tour again, that his family was too important. He also dropped the bomb that his arm was all fucking "paslified" and that his career was probably over.

Needless to say, I'm sure Ellefson, being a musician, had to start making plans and looking towards the future. He was also asked to rejoin Megadeth when Dave decided to put the band back together, but if I remember right, he was being brought back as a "hired hand" and a significant reduction in pay. That's when he sued Mundane.

Ellefson's biggest mistake was hiring some chump attorney who worded the lawsuit like a fucking 13 year old girl. One of my favorite lines was "Dave Mustaine dissed me."