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 Cryptic Writings - Megadeth
Description: Genre: Hard Rock & Metal - Heavy Metal / Artist: Megadeth / Audio CD released 1997-07-07 at Capitol / Disc #1 ... more  Cryptic Writings - Megadeth ... Tracklisting1 Trust 2 Almost Honest 3 Use The Man 4 Mastermind 5 Disintegrators 6 I'll Get Even 7 Sin 8 Secret Place 9 Have Cool Will Travel 10 She Wolf 11 Vortex 12 FFF Newest Review: ... with a little help from backing keyboards, making a radical departure from the dirty, echoed sound of their earlier work. As ... more ... one of the longest songs on the album, still coming in at under six minutes, the song diversifies slightly through a soft, whispered middle section featuring acoustic guitar before the chorus returns and Mustaine is permitted to go off on one with his guitar solos. Overall, a song that owes far more to Black Sabbath or Nirvana than 80s Megadeth, but competently executed and inoffensive, much like the majority of the music to follow. The driving riff of the poppier ‘Almost Honest’ sounds even more like straight-u...more |
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Cryptic Writings - Megadeth: This Time It's Impersonal (1760 words)
by Frankingsteins - written on 29/06/07 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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The post-1991 output of a great number of 80s thrash bands in the wake of Metallica’s hugely successful ‘Black Album’ boast a consciously simplified and commercialised sound that largely replaces the aggressive, punk-inspired nihilism of their earlier work with a more refined, approachable, and in most cases mellow direction more in line with current musical trends. Following the example of their more successful rival, Megadeth’s sound entered a process of gradual departure from the speedy thrash perfection of 1990’s ‘Rust in Peace,’ as their subsequent albums became increasingly consumer-oriented. Third stop along this line is ‘Cryptic Writings,’ representing the ...
by jbarnes_101 - written on 15/03/02
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Not as good as rust in peace, but has some wicked songs on it - Advantages: Tuneful, Not toooo heavy - Disadvantages: Maybe a bit too tuneful in places
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