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That's what I love about him and Marty, they both have an edge and imperfection to their playing and it adds a lot to the character of the song. I also love how Dave just fuckin guns out his solos in the most aggressive way possible

Same with Jeff Hanneman And Kerry King

Dave Mustaine is thrash metal's Jimmy Page

I like his erratic playing. He's playing with feeling and it goes along with the music. He does slow down at appropriate moments. Others will just play robotic like.

Man, Megadeth is my favorite metal band. The rhythm, lyrics, drums, bass and guitar work, have always been amazing. Always tight as fuck and precise. There're so fucking many metal bands I know of and, yet, Megadeth just has a "rustic" kind of feel to them, which, has always resonated with me.

Thats a great point, I sort of put them in separate tier groups...there's tier 1 for this which would obviously be guys like Paul Gilbert John Petruci even Buckethead to some extent, Joe Satrani Steve Vai etc guys who have near or perfect shred technique skill/clean with speed etc, then you have the next tier which would be guys like ya know maybe Al Dimeola, John Mclaughlin,Hendrix, Ray Vaughn, Van Halen etc, then the tier group beneath that would have your Dimebags and Dave Mustaines...make no mistake all are masters all have extraordinary skill its just little differences is all id describe both guys like Dimebag and Mustraine as " muddy shred" and thats not an insult its still absolutely amazing all time great stuff ya know. But yeah you put it perfectly and better then I did! well said.

@@danielhicks4826 Just some random thoughts to add, alll those top tier guys seem to sacrifice something to reach those heights of playing. They're less artistic, more mechanical. Mustaine sang, and wrote. All the guys in your second tier, IMO are much better overall musicians than the top tier shredders. There's not as much feel behind their work. That's not really a critique, because their primary focus is fast, intricate, precise shredding, and they do that amazingly well. Just pure shredders have always been like a different thing than traditional music to me, altogether, it doesn't do for me what typical music does. I almost never listen to it. Sometimes I'll watch Gilbert or Malmsteen just to to admire their technical ability, but yeah I think the imperfections/non-polish is just better, all around, in every way. Take that to an extreme, with a guy like John Frusciante, who isn't a very technically complicated player, especially modern era, but him playing the simple Californication solo live, has incredible amounts of feel in it, he's like the anti-shredder.

@@JunkBondTrader Yeah I know what ya mean, I mean guess can argue that gets in the realm of subjective personal preference ya know? but at same time I get what your saying for sure, I think Paul Gilbert has great artistic/musicianship to match well close to match his absurd obj4ective technical merit personally, but I can see why others wouldn't think that and that at those levels yeah it can be "robotic/mechanical" at the expense of musicianship for sure, I think that definitely would apply more to Joe Satraini then a Gilbert or a great example actually have you heard of Rusty Cooley? I th8ink he is a perfect example of what your describing hes literally like as fast as you can get at shredding and sweeping but even to me who loves that stuff it sounds totally mechanical for sure, I dont get that much of that from Buckethead to Paul Gilbert especially personally I think they can absolute be musical and "catchy" fore lack of a better word as well as obviously stupidly technical/mechanical ya know what I mean, but I do absolutely get what your saying though for sure its a fair point absolutely!. Or Frucante I get that as well, il never enjoy listening to his stuff more then Gilbert but thats just preference for me your point still remains valid I think.

So to be fair I guess I shoulda separated my little tier example thingie exclusively by objective technical merit ya know. I mean subjective individual preference aside because I think we can all agree that there is objective examples of someone simply being way way more technically superior then someone else as far as pure technical/speed etc goes like Gilbert etc are known for, but that aside yeah I got ya. My personal favorite guitar players ever top 3 would be Al Dimeola, then Paul Gilbert, and then Buckethead, but later is more of a just my preference thing I def think Al Dimeola of those 3 is by far the best example of equal parts technical mastery but who can also be creative and musical and etc like ya said or play with more "soul" so to speak etc, but yeah just preference is all, I love Mustaine to though man no doubt he is indeed a great example of what your talking about as well but who also has some great technique as well.

Plus the final solo is Dave's personal favorite, and I've almost never seen him mess it up.

It has a Blackmore vibe

@@LASKARIKOS ^THIS. Finally someone catches the crossover with my other fave!

It's so groovy... and I like how it's not much singing and the lyrical content is so different. Feel like they were like aight let's just throw this in the album fuck it lol

@@brandonshifflett7808 Part of it is because Dave had just barely resigned himself to being the singer. He was originally trying to find a singer who sounded like Dio, lol. So on Megadeth's 1st two albums, especially Killing is my Business, but also evident in So Far, So Good, So What and Peace Sells, he keeps the vocals to a minimum and focuses more on the guitars, where he was more comfortable. A big reason why Rust in Peace was so successful was because, by then, Dave had grown into his voice, giving lyrics that were easier to sing along to.

Nice to see that someone here "gets it." Spot on.

@@freepressright Thank's and yeah, I totally get it. As does Dave himself and I loved his quip at the Grammy's which pretty much said it all. When they mistakenly played Metallica as they went to accept the award. "Well, Megadeth is harder to play than Metallica". hahaha. Little tongue in cheek dig at his former bandmates and how he likes his music, to be more complex/challenging. He ain't lying either, lol. I played back in the day and the first and easiest stuff to learn, was Metallica. Megadeth, not so much and only my "good" Guitarist friends, could play Megadeth stuff. Metallica is a lot of basic power chords that are not complex to learn. Dave's fingers use that entire fretboard, spread wide sometimes, like only the likes of Leona Boyd could match.

@@MrBilld75 this is a true story. Been playing 30 years in many regional and local bands, and Megadeth is by far more complex guitar work.

@@freepressright Ahhh, well that would definitely be a legit opinion and far more experienced than my teenage rock God delusions and very limited experience, lol. A lot of Guitarists speak highly of their playing and respect them, so it's no surprise a 30 year player would think similar. Navarro is no slouch and he was in awe of Dave's playing and was like "how did you do that, show me again?".

@@MrBilld75 oddly, I've had a couple of guys compare my phrasing and groove to Navarro of all people. So your comment was particularly resonant with me. I did dig the Chili peppers with him at the Helm. He was great in Jane's Addiction and has a fantastic musical knowledge.

Holy wars will always be my favorite song cause that was the first song from Megadeth I heard and my dad introduced me to them. Plus the song is really fuckin good.

Totally agree with this. First time i saw them live i was pretty close when holy wars was played and was in complete awe at how effortlessly he plays. An absolute guitar legend!

@@LiveLaughLoveLightYagami Same i was 8 years old lol

That's exactly why i love dave, he just has a gnarl in his solo's

Yeah, the "chaos" factor is definitely hard to quantify. It doesn't always work in live solos though. Especially in later years he's gotten too sloppy and his fingers just can't belt out the thick tone like they used to (for obvious reasons), it can get grating sometimes, especially if the sound quality of the video is bad.

id say his lead is pretty known to metal/guitar fans actually 😂

Sloppy af.

@@dowens3781 yes daddy

Dave's solos are a mixed bag on precision. He gets very sloppy.

@@anish3183 Yes, but that's also part of thrash metal itself. Kirk Hammet is also prime example of that, some solos are "sloppy" while some are laser sharp.

@@wazson3178Nah, when Kirk USED to be able to solo, they weren’t sloppy. Dave on the other hand never lost the ability to solo because he couldn’t solo in the first place

​@stantorren4400 as much as I like kirk dave is just more unique and technical with his solos. Kirk's solos peaked in justice while dave mustaine still continued to get better and surpass kirk

@@alfonso2561 So you have ears? Dave’s solos haven’t changed. Unlike kirk, he never lost the ability to solo, BECAUSE HE COULDN’T SOLO in the first place. He’s never improved solo wise, they sound the same

His leads suck, what are you lot hearing that I’m not?

My left index finger currently has a string indentation and it stings.

Unless you plan on a megadeth cover band use him as an influence as opposed to trying to mimmick.

​@@mikeokhurtz2152 Just find another style of vocal most Metalheads are lazy guys who Just want brutal vocals nowdays... If his Band had a Phil anselmo vocal style people won't notice ...

I think you should learn more about Marty Friedman than mustaine

Combine Dave with Stevie Ray Vaughan and you'll be a pretty damn good player. Those are my two influences. Best guitar players in my mind.

If you ignore his solos that is

​@@stantorren4400 Listen to his solo on she wolf , the scorpion, kick the chair, wake up dead and listen to those carefully. . Its not even about taste. Mustaine is a genius and probably the best songwriter in metal.

I agree. every time I listen to rust in peace him Pluss ellefson make the music THUMP like no one else

@@captainrutabeggacrossout8482ion think thats what he was referring to my man

Your welcome

For sure. I like Kirk but Kirk doesn’t even come close. He writes solos that “fit” the song which in turns mean playing the same thing since all Metallica songs are in E minor which then leads to uninspired and boring solos. Make sense why he loves wah so much. Gives them personality.

Kirk literally copied Dave's solos on kill em all so I guess kirky baby looks up to him

@@kratos6211 if Dave behave more than he would still be in the band

@@Miist3rDuce1 heh I don't care I prefer him being in megadeth

You really cant I'm actually glad like most guitar ranking lists realized this as well, I hear Mustaine himself was so damn grateful to be rated above them lol, and lets be honest he objectively is, now Mustaine may not be in the tier group of like a Paul Gilbert or John Petrucci or Buckethead and Satraini and Vai etc.- who the hell is no shame in that-but he's damn sure in the next tier group or 2 right below them absolutely, as for guys like Hemet well yeah lets just be honest he is more known for there making good catchy music not so much his technique, his technique/overall skill objectively cannot compare to Dave Mustaines thats simply an objective fact no question!. Anyone who mistakes this in my opinion or claims otherwise would be basing that on either there personal feeling/bias aka liking Hemmet say more then Mustaine on a personal/character level/ or simply liking/preferring Metallica more then Megadeath musically. But thats not the issue/argument the issue is who is objectively the superior guitar player at the end of the day technique/skills/speed etc. and on that front again id Say objectively Dave Mustaine is!.

If it's rude awakening, then yeah. Amazing concert.

Yeah with the original RIP line up

@@jasoncrane2415 gar samuelson !!!

You can hear it on a live metallica demo phantom Lord

Chris Poland?

That and My Last Words along with Five Magic’s, Good Mourning Black Friday etc.

He’s got a lot of really cool solos

That guitar solo where two guitars are playing the same notes is called "harmonizing".....harmonizing guitars adds a deeper feel to the sound. Iron Maiden of famous for harmonizing guitars in almost all their songs.

Honestly sounds more like something Chris Broderick would write (as a melody not a solo)

You sound surprised, and not a Wah Wah in sight,. Unlike the Fraud in Metallica

@@nickparkes479 at least Kirk is trying his best so stfu and cut him some slack

@@nickparkes479 dave is cleaner live but Kirk at least wrote memorable solo's with some sense of melody. Fade to Black, Sanitarium, One, Orion all great solos that you could sing back if you wanted. dave is (usually) just raging on the fretboard which is cool but i mean... come one dude, you're being a bit biased

@@toemasmeems , Kirk sucks.

@@toemasmeems bro thinks kirk is better 💀 you live in denial

Mate, Chris Poland exists. He makes Dave’s solos sound sloppy

@@stantorren4400 have you tried playing Holy Wars?

Dave plays a lot of solos with ascending licks......he LITERALLY drags his index finger up the guitar fret boars while his other three fingers do all kinds of crazy shit!

​@@megatonesilva6546You could have said the same thing without the "Literally" and it wouldn't have made your statement any less convincing.

Metal* xd

And more specific.... Thrash metal...

If you ignore his solos

Playing lead doesn't take more skill then playing rhythm

He also started as a lead player

Al does the pre chorus solos

😂

What? Makes non-melodic guitar solos?

@@bp6837 no, makes the greatest thrash metal albums of all time while metallica sells out and becomes cucks

@@bp6837 you suck! 😂 what a loser

@@azure2635 why is is sellout when a lot of people like your music?

I’m glad he left or else he likely wouldn’t have created Megadeth

he would’ve introduced james, lars, and cliff to the same drugs he liked