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70
In an era of alt-metal bluster, Megadeth have remained true to form, stirring up a snarling brew of nasal yowls, crunchy riffs and speed-of-light guitar solos that would paralyze Yngwie Malmsteen.
9y
60
They're betrayed by the lyrical predilection for, heaven help us, "wicked temptresses", but overall it's better than one would expect.
2y
50
Megadeth doesn't quite have the skill or imagination to craft such ambitious material; they sound better playing thrash, which they only occasionally do on Cryptic Writings.
13y
1997's Cryptic Writings is the band's first real slump in quality, in my opinion. The inconsistencies present on Youthanasia, while definitely notable, were still excusable, since even the weaker tunes on the project were decent still. Unfortunately, CW is where the real mediocrity starts to pop up, and AOTY seems to have identified the tracks in question quite well.
This is definitely a straight up Hard Rock album with some metallic songs and undertones. This new style presents a ... read more
AND THE FALL-OFF STARTS...
Here is when Megadeth finally lost their grip with their quality music, and i think they didnt fall-off completely tho, more like they just got stuck on some rocks over the wall, but since theyre loose, its just a matter of time until our already kinda washed up band completely gets cooked...
Alright, that was kinda wild to start, lets just say that this band, so far made an incredibly well run during the 80s until mid 90s, but now if you wanna ask me why THIS album ... read more
Some very strong songs mixed in with a ton of amusing, but relatively weak tracks in their overall catalogue. The first album of theirs with a noticeable dip in everything that makes Megadeth themselves.
I can see why people don’t like this one as much as their other albums before this but I honestly still thought that this was a good album nonetheless. I thought it was consistently pretty enjoyable and there were a couple songs that I loved. I think the majority of songs on here had good instrumentation and writing but it was less creative and unique than a lot of their other albums. This album feels more like a push towards rock than metal and it feels a lot more calm in comparison to ... read more
I feel I like this album a lot more than most people do, most people see this as the beginning of their downfall, and I do too, but I think because of that, a lot of people underappreciate this album and how good it is.
Standouts: Trust, Almost Honest, The Disintegrators, She-Wolf, Vortex, She-Wolf, Did I mention She-Wolf?
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Track List
| 1 | Trust 5:11 | 87 |
| 2 | Almost Honest 4:08 | 75 |
| 3 | Use the Man 4:03 | 71 |
| 4 | Mastermind 3:48 | 66 |
| 5 | The Disintegrators 3:04 | 76 |
| 6 | I'll Get Even 4:19 | 72 |
| 7 | Sin 3:05 | 65 |
| 8 | A Secret Place 5:24 | 73 |
| 9 | Have Cool, Will Travel 3:40 | 68 |
| 10 | She-Wolf 3:37 | 86 |
| 11 | Vortex 3:23 | 73 |
| 12 | FFF 2:47 | 73 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
