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What Makes It Great? - SWEATING BULLETS

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VARVIS

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2 ай бұрын

Today we look at the 5th song off of Megadeth's 5th album Countdown To Extinction--Sweating Bullets. One of my favourite songs on the album, fantastic lyrics and excellent instrumentation. Dave Mustaine's best vocal performance perhaps?Today we find out what makes this song great here on Metal Masterpieces.
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@urallnoobs8943
@urallnoobs8943 2 ай бұрын
I love these deep dives man, never stop doing these. I see you putting Bach in the outro. How can one man be so cultured?
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Awww shucks thanks BB ❤️❤️
@robbiepeterh
@robbiepeterh 2 ай бұрын
This is definitely one of the songs that distinguishes Megadeth as a truly unique artistic entity and separates those who love Megadeth from those who hate them.
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
100%
@sole__doubt
@sole__doubt Ай бұрын
I love Megadeth but this song does nothing for me. I skip it when it comes on.
@Lucretia_6th
@Lucretia_6th 2 ай бұрын
Im glad your actually looking INTO songs, I feel like peaple just HEAR it and go "oh that was cool" without looking into what they mean, and thats one of the reasons I love metal for the meanings and the storys in the songs, that aren't just about "love" or "a bad brakeup" (dispite tornado of souls being about a brakeup, but that don't count🤐)
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ 2 ай бұрын
Am I glad you see it to man! 🤘🏻
@somethingelse04
@somethingelse04 2 ай бұрын
"breakup" not brake up that's your car's brakes
@SineEyed
@SineEyed Ай бұрын
@@somethingelse04 I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of Mustaine's breakups involved a bit of unscrupulous fuckery with someone's brake lines, so..
@somethingelse04
@somethingelse04 Ай бұрын
@@SineEyed lol
@georged.5595
@georged.5595 Ай бұрын
Here's what Mustaine had to say about ToS' subject: "'Tornado of Souls' was written the day I broke up with my fiancé; it explains what I went through, how I sprang out of it. I thought my existence was in that relationship - I was trapped in the eye of a tornado, and if I stepped out of line, I'd be blown to oblivion. No more whirlwind romances for me. If I do get back in that situation, I'm gonna be very aware now and check the weather before I get involved." In my opinion it's still an interesting take on a break-up song, in part because it does have a bit more meaning than "I broke up with my ex" that you do admittedly see often. There's also a difference, for me, if you write a break-up song inspired by your girlfriend or boyfriend (which can still be done tastefully ofc, but with some artists it's like they're getting into relationships solely to break up and have writing material), a fiancé or fiancee (where you're already planning to get married which generally speaking means it's a more serious relationship than when you're just bf/gf, which can be either a prelude to something more serious or it can be entirely casual) or your wife/husband (where you're supposed to be a team but reasons for divorce may still be given, I imagine the betrayal you feel is greater than if it was a less committed relationship. Typically people have also spent more time together at this stage in a couple's relationship and that time may feel wasted). Lastly I'd argue that, just because a subject has been done (or even overdone) by other artists, it doesn't mean that you can't have an interesting take on it (which ToS/Mustaine certainly does). Although it does make sense why people may be tired of hearing about it in music, so I don't blame anyone for not being excited about ToS' topic. But in my opinion it's a noteworthy take on relationships and being careful of what you get into, especially for younger people who generally haven't yet found someone with whom to spend their lives but may make decisions that they'll regret later because, as Dave said, they didn't "check the weather". I believe with the above quote in mind, ToS does gain a lot in meaning, but it's rather unfortunate that you have to read this statement of Dave Mustaine in order to better appreciate the song (at least in my case, I gained more appreciation of the song's lyrics and the song in general after reading this quote on someone else's KZfaq comment). That being said, even if after all this, you still don't like ToS' subject, that's fine too. We all have different tastes and opinions, that's what makes us individual. Sorry for the long comment 😅. I hope it was easy to understand.
@whatsinameme5258
@whatsinameme5258 2 ай бұрын
Babe wake up! New Varvis video on my favourite karaoke song!
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ 2 ай бұрын
DANGEROUSLY based 😂😂 for me its Creed for Karaoke
@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629
@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629 Ай бұрын
Dave Mustaine is a lyrical genius.
@__supreme7
@__supreme7 2 ай бұрын
The Sweating Bullets breakdown goes fucking hard its insane, and while I like it i feel like it doesn’t compete with the other Megadeth classics, but I think most of that is just cuz RIP is one of the best metal albums ever.
@vosoryan
@vosoryan 2 ай бұрын
Honestly I like that intro. It sets the tone perfectly for the song and matches the lyrics
@mcstabba
@mcstabba Ай бұрын
The two MegaDaves looked so young back then and Menza looked so alive.
@thelastrockband
@thelastrockband Ай бұрын
man youve got some of the coolest videos ive ever seen ive been watching your channel all night ive actually had a couple of the same ideas but you made videos about them a thousand times better than i ever couldve im gonna watch everything you ever make i subscribed as soon as i saw you had a video ranking every megadeth song
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Ayyyy cheers man! Glad you enjoy the contnet! Dont feel like you have to not do something if I already covered it! This site needs more metal content
@davidslounge
@davidslounge Ай бұрын
I agree with the point that the guitar solos continue out a story or feeling of the song. When listening to "Psychotron" ive always thought the solos just straight up sound like robots, or machines coming to life or something
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Pyschotron is a slept on banger definitely agree
@Scrubermensch
@Scrubermensch 2 ай бұрын
Best Deth songs, lyrically: -Washington Is Next -5 magics -Black Friday -Blackmail the Universe -Set the World Afire -Looking Down the Cross -Hook in Mouth -Architecture of Aggression -Skin o My Teeth -Sweating Bullets
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ 2 ай бұрын
Good list I agree Although I would also add Time (the beginning and the end) as well as Blackmail the Universe
@4md17
@4md17 Ай бұрын
​@@VARVIS_ashes in your mouth?
@georged.5595
@georged.5595 Ай бұрын
Imho Mustaine has multiple strengths when it comes to writing lyrics, he can ofc do "political" very well, but he can also describe emotions very well, such as in "Angry Again" or "Recipe for Hate...Warhorse", "Dread and the Fugitive Mind", ofc also "Sweating Bullets", "Die Dead Enough". He has a very picturesque way of describing feelings even when the song isn't focused on an emotion like "Angry Again" is. I don't know how to better explain it but he really does make it easy for the listener to understand exactly what the song's narrator is feeling and even relate what he describes in his songs with one's own experiences. And when I say "emotions/feelings" I don't mean just the basics (happiness sadness anger etc) but even more complicated ones such as (since the video is on "Sweating Bullets") in the line "Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in". It's a bit like reading a book in a way.
@georged.5595
@georged.5595 Ай бұрын
And to show this using the lyrics of another song, "Die Dead Enough" has many lines such as "The air's thick but the oxygen's thin" which, on one hand, shows the results of the narrator's overexertion -itself shown in the chorus "I can't punch hard enough (and I run/I can't kick high enough (and I run)" and so on- but on the other hand it shows also the narrator's panic - which is present in the song from the opening lines onward: "It's twilight and I wake up hot/my body's soaked in a cold, cold sweat" (here he also uses antithesis as a stylistic device, very nice). So to sum up, in this one line alone he describes the way physical overexertion can feel and the way panic can feel. I hope I was able to express my thoughts clearly.
@Scrubermensch
@Scrubermensch Ай бұрын
@@georged.5595 another great use of imagery through words is on Sleepwalker "I should be calling collect from the jail for the things I commit each night in my head"
@DanielHuman1996
@DanielHuman1996 Ай бұрын
I recall that Black Tooth Grin is a reference to drinking shots of Jaegermeister with Dimebag Darrell when Pantera was opening for Megadeth. The good old days of young rockstars partying with slightly older rockstars, and blacking out...
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Hahah interesting, makes sense!
@theignitednightmare9894
@theignitednightmare9894 2 ай бұрын
first Megadeth song I fell in love with
@aaronfoley8421
@aaronfoley8421 4 сағат бұрын
The "Reader's Digest" line has always been amusing to me. It ranks up there with some of the sillier lines Belladonna drops me the early-ish Anthrax records, like "clapping with one hand" and "one too many cookies." I've always thought a dash of humor was welcome. It's also one of the reasons I like Mike Muir from Suicidal Tendencies' lyrics as well.
@philipkarovski281
@philipkarovski281 Ай бұрын
The 2nd song I heard by Megadeth. Fell in love with it instantly from the crazy vocal delivery to the guitar solo. Also this song kicked my ass when I first started playing drums.
@NavarroSkyrim
@NavarroSkyrim 2 ай бұрын
Unhinged is Varvis' favorite word! Awesome video as always man, Sweating Bullets was always one of my favorite Mustaine compositions
@travislauderbaugh1507
@travislauderbaugh1507 Ай бұрын
Great stuff man! I think more bands should write lyrics like the ones in sweating bullets. I genuinely always thought he said my HAIR is getting thin rather than air
@vitodigiovanni4020
@vitodigiovanni4020 2 ай бұрын
NEW VIDEO HYPE
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ 2 ай бұрын
BASED VITO MVP MVP
@brandonjackson5865
@brandonjackson5865 Ай бұрын
Dave has said this song was about his wife or girlfriend’s best friend who would flip out and loose it causing scenes and the next time he’d see her she’d act like nothing ever happened. Sinking down to your level it’s foolish to argue with someone who’s manic , first you’ve committed me (she says he’s crazy) now you’ve acquitted me ( the next time he sees her she’s normal) The anxiety of knowing you are going to have to deal with someone who you never know what state of mind they’re in . Sweating Bullets is not about Dave himself but a friend of his woman’s that he really didn’t look forward to spending time around.
@ruperterskin2117
@ruperterskin2117 Ай бұрын
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
@MetalHeadMarc
@MetalHeadMarc Ай бұрын
I 1000% agree with you on the remasters, especially Rust in Piece. There are a few parts on the remasters but the OG Mixes are killer, however I feel that the early 2000's remaster of Killing is My Business is incredible b/c of how much Gar's drums are cleaned up. You can really hear how good he was. Agree?
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Yes true, I think I said that exact thing in the video I made on the Megadeth Remasters lol. KIMB is the sole exception
@Ruckshuk4101
@Ruckshuk4101 2 ай бұрын
Hello me, meet the real me and my misfits way of life A dark, black past is my most valued possession Hindsight is always 20-20 But looking back, it's still a bit fuzzy Speak of mutually assured destruction Nice story, tell it to Reader's Digest Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend? Anxiety's attacking me and my air is getting thin I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet I'm chomping at the bit and my palms are getting wet Sweating bullets Hello me, it's me again You can subdue, but never tame me It gives me a migraine headache, sinking down to your level Yeah, just keep on thinking it's my fault And stay an inch or two out of kicking distance Mankind has got to know his limitations Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet I'm sharpening the axe and my palms are getting wet Sweating bullets I hear it in hear... Blood stains on my... hands The big axe... Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha... Sweating, sweating Sweating, sweating Sweating, sweating Well, me, it's nice talking to myself A credit to dementia Some day, you too will know my pain And smile its "black-tooth grin" If the war inside my head won't take a day off, I'll be dead My icy fingers claw your back Here I come again Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend? Anxiety's attacking me, and my air is getting thin Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been Once you've committed me (Committed me) Now you've acquitted me (Acquitted me) Claiming validity (Validity) For your stupidity (Stupidity) I'm chomping at the bit I'm sharpening the axe Oh, here I come again, whoa! Sweating bullets
@DanielHuman1996
@DanielHuman1996 Ай бұрын
The chromatic movement and triplet feel is reminiscent of For Whom The Bell Tolls & In My Darkest Hour!
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Great point!
@coolcool8651
@coolcool8651 Ай бұрын
Badass videos like always please do Bad Omen next !
@introdeathripper
@introdeathripper Ай бұрын
I’d love to see a video like this for Floods
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Ill add it to the list 👍👍
@tjcaruthers5593
@tjcaruthers5593 Ай бұрын
Dude you can hear the bridge part all the way back to So Far, So Good, So What. Into the Lungs of Hell was an influence to the bridge.
@Trollking911justis
@Trollking911justis Ай бұрын
Make sure you plan it plan it earth 🌎
@am_evil
@am_evil 2 ай бұрын
Thank You 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@diabeticmonkey
@diabeticmonkey Ай бұрын
Man, I can't believe you forgot the homage to Magnum Force with the line "mankind has got to know his limitations." It's classic Clint Eastwood!
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
never seen it
@adriangillock700
@adriangillock700 2 ай бұрын
I love the band they rock 😊
@darkman237
@darkman237 Ай бұрын
You should do a deep dive into the classic track "Diary of a Madman!"
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Thats a good one, going on the list for sure
@darkman237
@darkman237 Ай бұрын
@@VARVIS_ Also Patient # 9, the followup with Jeff Beck before he passed.
@georged.5595
@georged.5595 Ай бұрын
​@@darkman237seconding this, but also: RIP Jeff Beck.
@sickbreed66
@sickbreed66 Ай бұрын
Love to hear you break down the best songs from the last two Megadeth albums...Lying in State and Life in Hell and what you think the end to the trilogy will be...
@6footdirtnap
@6footdirtnap Ай бұрын
Evil Dave! Thank you!
@joeldukes303
@joeldukes303 Ай бұрын
Thank you for setting the record straight and speaking the truth so bluntly regarding remasters vs. Original recordings, particularly when it comes to Megadeth. I very rarely enjoy remasters from most artists. The Mustaine control freak remixes are especially heinous and unlistenable to an insufferable pr!ck like myself.
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
100% bro glad you agree
@williamcozart8158
@williamcozart8158 2 ай бұрын
Varvis, you should do one of these breakdowns for Skin Of My Teeth. That's a badass album opener
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
It is on my list!
@williamcozart8158
@williamcozart8158 Ай бұрын
@@VARVIS_ Nice! Your song breakdowns are awesome.
@4md17
@4md17 Ай бұрын
​@@VARVIS_can you do the conjuring? such an interesting song
@6footdirtnap
@6footdirtnap Ай бұрын
duke trig duke trig duke trig.
@nonamebrotha
@nonamebrotha 2 ай бұрын
NO I AM NOT WRONG FOR LIKING THE 2004 REMASTERS. NO I AM NOT DELUSIONAL. Good vid btw. New camera?
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Yessir, new cam, new lighting 😎
@nonamebrotha
@nonamebrotha Ай бұрын
@@VARVIS_ Let's go dude I love it.
@Anon119
@Anon119 Ай бұрын
can u do an analysis on in my darkest hour by megadeth?
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Definitely plan on doing it soon
@sole__doubt
@sole__doubt Ай бұрын
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Rust in Peace and Youthanasia but for some reason I see Countdown as "Mediocre Megadeth" like all the other albums. They have a few good songs on the album but most are forgettable to me.
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
I can totally see that
@scpresearcherssite1054
@scpresearcherssite1054 Ай бұрын
What about doing prince of darkness
@anothersettlementneedsyour9628
@anothersettlementneedsyour9628 2 ай бұрын
He sounds like Beavis from Beavis and Butthead, I wonder to what extent is that intentional or acknowledged by both sides.
@SMAAAASHTV
@SMAAAASHTV 8 күн бұрын
I doubt they're related. Countdown released in 1992 and Beavis and Butthead released in 1993. Mike Judge has said the characters of Beavis and Butthead are based on kids he knew in school.
@xlnyc77
@xlnyc77 2 ай бұрын
mental health facility....don't you mean SANITARIUM
@MetalKid69
@MetalKid69 5 күн бұрын
Wrong band
@JonnyCrackers
@JonnyCrackers 2 ай бұрын
I get second hand embarrassment listening to Sweating Bullets. It's cringe. I love Countdown, it's a great album, but Sweating Bullets is an instant skip every time.
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
Hahaha totally fair.
@whatsinameme5258
@whatsinameme5258 Ай бұрын
One man's cringe is another man's fun. But as far as Countdown goes, what I skip is Captive Honour. Now that's cringe.
@JonnyCrackers
@JonnyCrackers Ай бұрын
@@whatsinameme5258 Yeah I forgot about that one. Had to go listen to it again. You're right lol.
@VARVIS_
@VARVIS_ Ай бұрын
@@whatsinameme5258 LIFE WHAT DO YOU MEAN LIFE I AINT GOTTA LIFE Yeah the song and voice acting is pure 90s cringe kino. Song is redeemed by the chorus riff though 😂
@diabeticmonkey
@diabeticmonkey Ай бұрын
Cringe barely has any meaning anymore. Song good, guitar cool, bridge section good.
@Beastlango
@Beastlango Ай бұрын
I guess I have never heard the original version since I only know it with the guitar intro. I will say I like it more because that creepy build up sparks my imagination into seeing the dark self creeping up to the “normal” self before jump scaring him
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