Sometimes the Daves and whomever is the working crew tries new stuff, sometimes it works, usually that is the case, sometimes it does not. As a whole, Megadeth full lengths have been a mixed bag for a while. Luckily, everything almost, seems to work on Dystopia. For starters, after you can get past the mediocre that for whatever reasons was picked as a first single, the next number, the title song, begins the program which represents a truly respectable album as a whole.
Mustane's voice, no longer the snarling demon of youth, has to try harder to sing a bit more these days on the road, here in the studio though, is hacked enough to be at most of the sweet spots most of the time. Guitars blazing, again starting with the title cut, blast throughout this record, and the band manages to funk it up a bit; those things which started back in the Gar Samuelson era and on the better 'deth, the jazz shows up quite often.
This shows possible thinking about what you're writing as you jam. If indeed it shows effort than sometimes the ticket to just riff it, heavy borrowing from all kinds of heavy metal tuneage, at this point in most long lasting careers, which Megadeth has had one of, it means trying instead of gliding as many war dogs in rock n roll tend to do if they put out albums quite often. Such is the case on the bonus "Make Me Hate You" and "Post American World". Familiar coverings containing riffage from days gone by. "Make Me Hate You" though has a smoking ass lead section. They could have replaced one of the weaker 2-3 that is on the album, with this "bonus" track.
It's not tit-for-tat though. Even in familiar territory, Megadeth turn in some wickedness. The acoustic and lead instrumental "Conquer Or Die!" is classic conjurement. Finding Dave calling up the spirits once again. This sets the scene for the barn burning "Lying In State", again in the territory of political corruption and the declination of civilization, standard Megadeth themes for most of the last 20 or so years. Here they do it well, and another kick ass arrangements displays power and principle very well. "Poisonous Shadows" also has some of this dark feel, set over the delusional paranoid scheme those who are the hunted know oh too well. Good 'ol creepy Dave Mustaine at his best!
"Last Dying Wish" greets you with a beginning not so much in spoken word, just Dave admonishing you, which he does throughout. Coating a simple song structure with adhesion until the big cranked lead can fly around a bit. Another album Megadeth gives us with lots of good to great lead guitar work. If you can count on anything from Megadeth, you'll get some jamming. It's one of those things that has not changed, and let us pray, it never will.
Mustane's voice, no longer the snarling demon of youth, has to try harder to sing a bit more these days on the road, here in the studio though, is hacked enough to be at most of the sweet spots most of the time. Guitars blazing, again starting with the title cut, blast throughout this record, and the band manages to funk it up a bit; those things which started back in the Gar Samuelson era and on the better 'deth, the jazz shows up quite often.
This shows possible thinking about what you're writing as you jam. If indeed it shows effort than sometimes the ticket to just riff it, heavy borrowing from all kinds of heavy metal tuneage, at this point in most long lasting careers, which Megadeth has had one of, it means trying instead of gliding as many war dogs in rock n roll tend to do if they put out albums quite often. Such is the case on the bonus "Make Me Hate You" and "Post American World". Familiar coverings containing riffage from days gone by. "Make Me Hate You" though has a smoking ass lead section. They could have replaced one of the weaker 2-3 that is on the album, with this "bonus" track.
It's not tit-for-tat though. Even in familiar territory, Megadeth turn in some wickedness. The acoustic and lead instrumental "Conquer Or Die!" is classic conjurement. Finding Dave calling up the spirits once again. This sets the scene for the barn burning "Lying In State", again in the territory of political corruption and the declination of civilization, standard Megadeth themes for most of the last 20 or so years. Here they do it well, and another kick ass arrangements displays power and principle very well. "Poisonous Shadows" also has some of this dark feel, set over the delusional paranoid scheme those who are the hunted know oh too well. Good 'ol creepy Dave Mustaine at his best!
"Last Dying Wish" greets you with a beginning not so much in spoken word, just Dave admonishing you, which he does throughout. Coating a simple song structure with adhesion until the big cranked lead can fly around a bit. Another album Megadeth gives us with lots of good to great lead guitar work. If you can count on anything from Megadeth, you'll get some jamming. It's one of those things that has not changed, and let us pray, it never will.