Flac Megadeth - Greatest Hits Back To The Start (2005) FLAC

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             Disc 01                                             
         01. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004          06:34    975
             Remix)
         02. In My Darkest Hour (Remastered 2004)          06:27    882
         03. Peace Sells (2004 Remaster)                   04:04    852
         04. Sweating Bullets (Remastered 2004)            05:28    869
         05. Angry Again                                   03:49    866
         06. A Tout Le Monde (Remastered 2004)             04:26    809
         07. Trust (Remastered 2004 / Remixed)             05:13    877
         08. Kill The King                                 03:44    877
         09. Symphony Of Destruction                       04:08    922
         10. Train Of Consequences (Remastered 2004)       03:34    888
         11. Wake Up Dead (2004 Remaster)                  03:39    915
         12. Hangar 18 (2004 Remix)                        05:13    965
         13. Dread  The Fugitive Mind (2000 Remaster)     04:25    878
         14. Skin O My Teeth (2004 Remastered)            03:17    897
         15. SheWolf (Remastered 2004 / Remixed)          03:40    889
         16. Prince Of Darkness (Remastered 2004)          06:28    875

                                               Runtime:  1:14:09ABR 889

                             D E S C R I P T I O N

     Dave Mustaine revived Megadeth in the mid2000s, remastering and
     reissuing his bands entire Capitol catalog and hitting the concert
     circuit in earnest. Greatest Hits is part of that revival. Its the
     second Megadeth bestof, replacing the one from five years prior,
     Capitol Punishment. Greatest Hits is an improvement, loaded with 17
     selections, three more than its predecessor. Theres also some fancy
     packaging and a hyperbolic Love Live Megadeth tribute written by
     Penelope Spheeris, the colorful director of The Decline of Western
     Civilization, Pt. 2: The Metal Years. It all adds up to a nice
     package, or more precisely, a sampler of Megadeth, from the bands
     pioneering thrash metal years to its later growing pains, with an
     unfortunate deemphasis on the bands beginnings. Like the previous
     bestof released by Capitol, Greatest Hits overlooks much of
     Megadeths prime years in favor of a balanced sample of selections
     from every album released by the label. Theres going to be a large
     chunk of the market that is going to groan about this approach, since
     the early thrash years are the reason most Megadeth fans are fans in
     the first place, and also the reason why the band has been able to
     ramble on all these years despite some mostly dull new music. Since
     Megadeth released so many albums for Capitol, theres never room here
     for more than two tracks per album: Peace Sells, Rust in Peace,
     Countdown to Extinction, and Youthanasia get two representations, the
     rest get only one. Such breadth doesnt make for the best listening
     experience, especially because the disc hopscotches through time.
     That quibble aside, Greatest Hits does give you a sample of every
     Megadeth album, even duds like Risk. If youre serious about getting
     into this band, however, youre best off going through the albums one
     by one. The good ones are good all the way through if you like
     Peace Sells, youre going to like Peace Sells. But if youre just
     curious and would like a broad onedisc sampler, Greatest Hits is
     your ticket. Youll end up with a good understanding of Megadeth 
     old and not as old, good and not as good  and what to expect from
     each album, of which there are a couple stonecold classics.br /br
     /copy Jason Birchmeier /TiVo