1. Trust
2. Almost Honest
3. Use The Man
4. She-Wolf
5. A Secret Place [live at Woodstock, NY 7/25/99]
6. One Thing ^
7. Duke Nukem
8. Insomnia
9. Crush ‘Em
10. Kill The King
11. Dread And The Fugitive Mind
12. Never Say Die
13. Moto Psycho
14. 1000 Times Goodbye
15. Coming Home ^
16. Kick The Chair
17. Of Mice And Men
Disk Four
all tracks recorded live at Wembley Stadium, London, England 10/16/90
1. intro/Rattlehead
2. Wake Up Dead *
3. Hangar 18 *
4. Hook In Mouth *
5. The Skull Beneath The Skin *
6. The Conjuring *
7. In My Darkest Hour *
8. Lucretia *
9. Devils Island *
10. Take No Prisoners *
11. Peace Sells *
12. Black Friday *
13. Holy Wars … The Punishment Due *
14. It’s Electric *
15. Anarchy In The U.K. *
Disc Five [DVD]
all tracks recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 9/30/92
1. intro/Holy Wars … The Punishment Due *
2. Wake Up Dead *
3. Hangar 18 *
4. Lucretia *
5. Sweating Bullets *
6. In My Darkest Hour *
7. Tornado Of Souls *
8. Ashes In Your Mouth *
9. Peace Sells *
10. Anarchy In The U.K. *
^ previously unreleased in the U.S.
This set is massive! All of the songs have been remastered and sound great. That is one of the best reasons to pick up this set or the album reissues that have been coming out. The re-masters make the songs so much fresher.
Funny story about re-mastering. I was never much of a fan of their debut album, Killing is My Business.... And Business is Good. It never sounded all that good. Then the re-master came out back in 2002, I picked it up and it was like listening to a brand new album. Seriously, the difference is night and day between the two. So, if you don't think re-masters are for you and you haven't heard this album, do an A/B comparison. Listen to the original and the remastered and try to tell me you don't hear the difference.
Back to the Warchest.
This sampler is not the best way to experience Megadeth, as the songs are all crammed in with no breathing room, they are even faded and mixed right into the start of the next song to fit more on. I'm not complaining mind you, just saying that considering how cool this music is, the real set will be that much better. The songs are presented in chronological order, which is the best way to experience a collection of this sort. This order allows you the experience of listening to the band develop and change through their career.
Article comments
1 - Tom Johnson
Really looking forward to this set, and this review does nothing to change my mind - I have to have it, mostly for the live material, but it looks like a good, extensive "best of" as well. The only live stuff I've heard is on a few crappy bootlegs and a promo live CD from the Countdown era that I stumbled upon a few years ago.
2 - Chris Beaumont
My intentions were to make you want it!
3 - Joel
Not worth if you already own the albums and the remasters. Most fans already have all the remasters and though remastering makes the sound better on the first 2-3 records and Risk, the rest of the records sound better on the originals.
4 - nick
I think that this is sweet!!!!!!!!