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You Listen From Start To Finish And Want More

R. T. Meisenholder | Bay Shore, Long Island | 06/13/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When Youthanasia first was released in 1994 it was a dark time for most any band that started in the 80s. Yet Megadeth went on to release what still is today one of my favorite albums and manages to exceed the Metallica Black album in overall consistency and quality of lyrics (They make sense) and overall sound quality. (I love the Black album, too) It is the rare occasion when a non greatest hits album can be listened to nonstop without cringing at even one of the songs. How many AC/DC albums have simply terrible songs sprinkled in between some of the greatest Hard Rock songs ever? AC/DC has only 2 albums as consistently good as Youthanasia and they are both the classics Highway to Hell and Back in Black.



The best songs are Youthanasia are Train of Consequences, Addicted to Chaos, Blood of Heroes, and Family Tree. There are so many good ones that your favorites are probably different. Hell, I like them all.



Family Tree is strangely the song that stands out the most to me as it deals with horrible incest but it takes on that topic with a great riff and the best one of the album. I guess it is near impossible to have a top 10 hit that deals with such a taboo topic."

Solid melodic metal album

Joker | Michigan | 08/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Megadeth's Youthanasia is a melodic metal album that just plain rocks. The album gets off to a great start with Reckoning Day, a song with a good melody and changes. Megadeth started to experiment with a different sound in the 1990s to become more melodic and less thrashy, instead playing just regular heavy metal. I think it worked well, as these songs on this album are solid rockers. Most of the songs fall into the same mold, that is, there is a consistent sound throughout the album where the songs have pretty much the same guitar sound. But this is normal for a heavy metal band. It kind of reminds me of Motley Crue's Shout At The Devil album. Mick Mars' guitar sounds the same in almost every song, but the songs and melodies are vastly different from each other. I have the same view when it comes to this album.



The best songs, in my opinion, are Reckoning Day, Train Of Consequences, A Tout Le Monde, Elysian Fields, The Killing Road, Black Curtains and Victory.



If you want good 'ol solid heavy metal with some melody to it, then buy this album. Megadeth is a great metal band. I saw them open for Motley Crue in 2000. Highly recommended."