Megadeth Sounds


These are the sounds for AUGUST, 1997

Due to technical difficulties, the sounds this month may be slightly inferior to those of the past; we are sorry. They should still be pretty good though.

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Of course, for all the easy-to-find studio recordings of Megadeth's work, there are many non-studio recordings which are harder to come across. Naturally there are way too many for us to put up here. There are so many that we could never hope to have them all, let alone have enough web space to put them all up. What we can do here is give you a few little samples of sounds from over the years so that you can enjoy them even if you are unable to find their origonal sources anywhere. So with that aside, here are a few clips. More to come.

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Note: please do not ask us to send you the sounds in .wav or .mp3 format. The files are slightly large and we just can not spend our time uploading them in order to send them to the people who visit this site.

Click the pic of Dave at the left of each sound description to hear it.

From the Limited Edition, Megadeth Interview disc released by Capitol in 1992 as a promotional item for Countdown To Extinction, here we have David Ellefson talking about the back cover artwork for this album... one of the cooler images they've had over the years, in my opinion.
Ever wonder what Marty's solo stuff sounds like, but you either didn't want to buy it or just couldn't find it anywhere? Well, you've found it here. This is a clip from the end of the song "Night" off of his "Scenes" album, released in 1992. It isn't heavy like Megadeth stuff ( some people think it will be ) but that doesn't mean that it isn't cool.
To the best of my knowledge, Megadeth only played their song Victory once ever. That was at the show which was filmed for the Megadeth Holloween Special on MTV in 1994. It was the last song of the setlist. If you have or know of any other recordings of this track, I'd be happy to know about them.
Ever wonder just what the Countdown To Extinction mentioned on Megadeth's album by that same name really was? Dave will answer that question in the sound which, like the David Ellefson clip above, came off of the Megadeth Interview promo.
Heard One Thing yet? Heard of One Thing yet? It's the special bonus track for the Japanese version of the Cryptic Writings album. Here you can get a sample of it. Wonder what the noises in the beginning are from? Well so do I; I'm sorry I can't answer that one for you...
Dave, from off of the Megadeth Interview promo again, talks about what it means to be a real band and really be out there in the world. That's just about all there is to say about that one.
From the same studio outtakes that Chosen Ones came from last month, here we have Wake Up Dead. Why were Chosen Ones and Wake Up Dead done at the same time? Well, they weren't but both songs had been written in 1985 when Megadeth first entered the studio, and nobody knew which songs would be on their first album yet.
An even earlier Megadeth recording, one of the oldest known, this is the demo version of Mechanix ( oops, hehehe ). It was recorded in 1984, though some sources say that it was 1983 and I can't be 100% sure which, though 1984 makes more sense to me. The recording quality is kind of bad, but some people even like that, so...
Now you'll have to sit through another track off of the Megadeth Interview promo. This is an interview with Marty about the band's opinions. I think that from the way he says it, he really cares about this stuff, unlike a lot of people who are just angry because it's trendy to do so.


Check back for ten or so more next month!!!


Here's where you, the fans and visitors of The Pagoda get to tell us exactly what you would like to hear in future months. Here's how it's done:
1) Check out the
Megadeth Discography pages and find something that you like.
2) Remember the EXACT name of the song and of the album that it is on, then come back here.
3) Fill out the form below and it's all good.

Note:
-- some albums have the same track on them twice, preformed two different ways. If this is the case with the track you are suggesting, please just put the track number with the song title and I'll know what you mean.
-- I will not be able to put up EVERY single request that I get in; this is just a sort of recommendation post for me, so that I won't actually have to think too hard when it comes to choosing what to put up!

With that aside, here's the form. Only one suggestion per person per month! Multiple requests, even if they are for different songs, will result in the deletion of every request except for the very first.

LIVE AND RARE MATERIAL ONLY!

Song's title:
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