Risk

Artist: Megadeth
Label: Capitol
Category: Music

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Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 724349913448
EAN: 0724349913448
ASIN: B00000JYY8

Release Date: 1999-08-31

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Tracks:

Insomnia
Prince of Darkness
Enter the Arena
Crush 'Em
Breadline
Doctor Is Calling
I'll Be There
Wanderlust
Ecstasy
Seven
Time: The Beginning
Time: The End

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Customer Reviews:

Megadeth goes alternative.......2007-02-17

I am 22 years old and have been a metal fan since the 90s. I actually remember buying this CD in 1999 when it first came out and it was a huge disapointment. It sounded nothing like the Megadeth songs I liked. It was more like radio friendly alternative rock! In fact it sounds a lot like Load and Reload by Metallica, another metal band who softened up their style in order to cash in on the alternative rock craze just a couple of years before this. I'll bet my boots Megadeth got their idea to sell out and do an alternative album from Metallica and copied them! This is a TOTAL sellout CD and I wouldn't reccomend it to ANY metalheads. It's not even metal at all, it's just trendy (*for it's time*) alternative rock! It's almost bordering on pop! I'd rather listen to the Backstreet Boys than this cra.p!

Excellent Album (Regardless of what some say...).......2006-09-02

I've read several reviews saying this album is a disappointment. I totally disagree. The production is excellent- Dann Huff is a class act. Most every song is good, and some are great, which all together makes for a very good album. Favorites would be Breadline, Wanderlust and Insomnia. I've heard the remastered version, and it sounds great, but it doesn't seem to improve on it in my view.

Let the truth be told.......2006-08-02

This album wasn't well received for one reason .......because it doesn't sound like every other Megadeth album . Is this their best album ?? No . Is it their most unique ?? Yes . I respect Mustaine for wanting to take Megadeth in a different direction . He wanted to make an album that had a distinctive sound , one that separated it self from previous albums . That shows artistic integrity , and as a fan i can certainly appreciate that . Even if you don't like how this album was executed , it is an ambitious recording that treads previously uncharted waters , with a desire to achieve something that has not been done on previous albums . I also respect Mustaine for allowing this album to develop an identity of it's own , while having no interest in pandering to the mindless metalhead fanbase . This is a worthy installment in their vast body of work .

Still sounds like Megadeth to me.......2006-05-31

The criticism of Megadeth's Risk seems to be that it's "techno" and doesn't hold true to the Mustaine mantra. I don't hear a major difference from Risk compared to any other Megadeth album. It's not the hard-core thrash metal of the Chris Poland era, but neither is it a disco pop album. I'm a HUGE Megadeth fan, own all of their CDs, and Risk is one of my favorites. I'd put it about 4th on my list after Killing, Peace, So Far, and Rust. Yes it's a bit on the industrial side, and some of the drums sound programmed rather than acoustic, but the songs are solid and have the distinct Dave Mustaine vibe. Standout tracks include Insomnia, Prince of Darkness, the "hit ballad" Breadline, and The Doctor Is Calling. This is an album that once I start it on track one I can't stop listening until the album is finished. Often cast as a "sell out" Risk just sounds like good heavy music to me. I often choose this album even over the much-hailed Rust In Piece. If you love Megadeth, I say don't avoid Risk because of the negative hype.

Stinks like a dirty diaper.......2006-04-07

How could any band named "Megadeth" release a piece of s**t like this album. I wasnt familer with it, since its been years since I have listened to Megadeth (since "Rust in Peace days") yet I have slowly been getting back into them and picking up some albums after that period here and there, and most of them arent that good, yet this one really sucks and is a dissapointment to Metal. I guess whatever Metallica had to do, Dave had to follow (of course we all know they crossed over into Alternitive-rock in the mid to late 90's) yet at least Metallica had some OK songs from RE-Load, this one just plain sucks. This isnt worth of the Megadeth name so stay away. There are a million other albums that I would consider before "Risk" Hell I even say get Metallica's "RE-Load" before this...

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