Megadeth - Risk review
| Band: | Megadeth |
| Album: | Risk |
| Style: | Hard rock |
| Release date: | August 30, 1999 |
| A review by: | Deadsoulman |
01. Insomnia
02. Prince Of Darkness
03. Enter The Arena
04. Crush 'Em
05. Breadline
06. The Doctor Is Calling
07. I'll Be There
08. Wanderlust
09. Ecstasy
10. Seven
11. Time: The Beginning
12. Time: The End
13. Duke Nukem Theme [Japanese bonus]
Risk is crap. Here it is, I won't have to say it again. Dave Mustaine's jealousy of Metallica's succe$$ has blinded him. He has completely gone astray in his quest for radio broadcasting.
We all knew that the times of Megadeth playing speed-thrash were over since Countdown to Extinction, but hell, Youthanasia was a very good heavy metal album and Cryptic Writings contained great moments. Megadeth used to belong to the Big Four of Thrash, they don't have the right to release such a soup. You can expect that kind of album from a glam-rock band, but not from guys that have dominated metal genres all over the 90's.
Risk does not only suck, it is also soft and lifeless. Where are the fast riffs, the great guitar solos, the filthy voice we were used to? No aggressivity here, just flat songs and honeyed ballads. Yet it did not start too bad: "Insomnia" has a charming taste of India, "Prince of Darkness" owns a disturbing melody and "Crush'em" is heavy and (for once) aggressive. These songs are good ones but not really in the Megadeth spirit. But after that, everything collapses... "Breadline", "The Doctor Is Calling", "Wanderlust"... some songs you will never see played live, as they are not even worth being listened to. The award of the bad taste goes to "I'll Be There": a Bon Jovi-like ballad that sounds like the music of Friends (you know "I'll be theeeere foooor youuuuu"...). It makes me want to puke.
So my friends, hear my words of wisdom. The three commandments are:
1 Thou shalt stay away from Risk
2 Thou shalt never listen to Risk
3 Thou shalt not even look at Risk (you never know...)
If you alredy own this cd, maybe you should start wondering why all your friends have forsaken you. Give it to your worst enemy (I say give it, nobody is cruel enough to sell that, even to one's worst enemy)
The biggest failure of the century?
Highlights: Insomnia, Prince Of Darkness, Crush'Em
Rating:
5.1
5.1
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Rating: 5.1 |
In the liner notes of Risk, Mustaine claims that had this album been released with some other band's name on it, it would have been a success; yeah, that's not really the case. The same album by another name would be just as bad. While not the worst thing Megadeth would put out, it isn't that far away from being so. While the change of direction isn't great, what gives this album its reputation is that most songs are just boring. If you want one song to sum up what's wrong with this record, then give "The Doctor Is Calling" a spin, a plodding meandering track that goes nowhere slow. This is a recurring theme for most of the album; "Prince of Darkness" mis-steps while trying to be atmospheric and comes off as cheesy and boring, before eventually picking up the pace. "Wanderlust" does have a good chorus and ends on a high note, but it feels like a chore to hang in there to get to that point. Read more ›› |
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| Slayer666 Posts: 2466  |
So my friends, hear my words of wisdom. The three commandments are: 1 Thou shalt stay away from Risk 2 Thou shalt never listen to Risk 3 Thou shalt not even look at Risk (you never know...) If you alredy own this cd, maybe you should start wondering why all your friends have forsaken you. Give it to your worst enemy (I say give it, nobody is cruel enough to sell that, even to one's worst enemy) Hahaha! Good one!
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| Nightmare_Heaven Posts: 8  |
Closed minded BS. If you don't like it, I don't give a damn, everyone is entitled to their personal opinions. With that it mind though, this is probably the most close minded metalhead bashfest I've ever seen. I can think of a lot of bands that have taken a nosedive into softer material. In these efforts, some were great, some were not. Some bands I can think of that have experimented to create great albeit different softer sounds - Paradise Lost, Tiamat, Katatonia and Arcturus. As I said before, everyone can have their own view and that is fine with me. Its more interesting that way. However I think I've seen more objectivity at a conservative Republican convention than on this page. Remember kids, anything not pure metal is "crap"! 
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| Skøllgrim Northern Posts: 389  |
I remember thinking, "it can't be that bad".... I was wrong
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| Deadsoulman Elite Posts: 8004  |
Written by Nightmare_Heaven on 26.07.2009 at 19:43 Funny comment. How do you get that from this review?
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| BloodFireDeath Posts: 182  |
I agree. You have reviewed this album like a retard metal fan, not a fan of music and yes I just pulled the pretentious card.
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| Slayer666 Posts: 2466 |
You know, I never really liked Megadeth, not even the early stuff. But I could listen to it. It was well written, and awesomely preformed, fast and brutal... But this? To say it's crap means to insult crap itself. Everything that Collin said checks out. Soft, cheesy, lifeless, completely uninspired. In fact, this is an even bigger letdown than Cradle of Filth's Thornography, and I honestly thought that was impossible.
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| thewall30 Posts: 349  |
Written by [user id=33286] on 17.06.2008 at 04:03 Haha, I totally agree with you... 
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| Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589  |
Excuse me for intruding, but it is my understanding that Risk, although controversial, is a pretty good album. "Prince of Darkness", "Crush 'Em", and especially "Ecstasy" are exceptional songs. Marty Friedman proves, with his last album with Megadeth, that him and Dave M are among the great musicians of the century.
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| vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493  |
Written by Carl Berg on 08.08.2010 at 00:25 You wish.
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| thrashmetalbrand Posts: 1  |
The only good song on this album is I'll Be There. And, the only reason I think that is because I was turned on to it from That One Night: Live In Buenos Aries.Other than that, the album is extremely cheesy. And, I hate cheesy metal songs. Crush 'Em is a very weak song. And, Enter The Arena makes the album start off even worse. Let's face it. This album is worse than black metal music videos 
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| Dragon13304 Posts: 1 |
I acctually liked this album, wanderlust is the best one! I love the Bon Jovi sound to it  . this album wasnt supposed to be thrash as it is called risk, i love the fact that dave acctually had the balls to make a different megadeth! Cryptic Writings would be my fav, Youthanasia would be the worst not this!
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941  |
Written by Nightmare_Heaven on 26.07.2009 at 19:43 Typical of fanboys/fangirls to use the retarded 'close-mindedness' argument in a pathetic attempt to defend shit albums. Truth is they can't find a valid argument to defend the album because it sucks too much ass. When people come and use this bullshit argument, my thought is "the album must really suck donkey balls if even fanboys/fangirls can't find any valid argument to defend it, so they are reduced to use the typical insubstancial argument".
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by RavenKing on 04.03.2011 at 13:31 I think when fans of a band defend a weak album without providing any reason as opposed to me and those who think of the album as garbage, generally the album is deserving of its abuse. And this one is definitely deserving of abuse.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| John Shock Posts: 500 |
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Maybe it's my inner Dave Mustaine fanboy, but I find this to be a decent album. No it's, not metal. Hell, it's not even hard rock, aside from Prince of Darkness. It's pure pop/rock, with the occasional electropop influence. Not what what would expect from the band that wrote Rust in Peace 9 years prior, but not bad. It's mindless catchy pop music- Not the kind of album that one would sit down and analyze, but the kind of music for driving, or backround music for a party. Besides, it's got Dave singing- Who doesn't love Dave's voice 
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| Boxcar Willy REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Posts: 9216  |
Typo.
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Written by Warman on 07.10.2009 at 15:57 old good times, I miss those old days hehe
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| sgtrobo Posts: 600  |
Written by Nightmare_Heaven on 26.07.2009 at 19:43 except...this actually is crap. Not as bad as some other crap, but crap, nonetheless, and you don't have to be closed-minded to think this is crap
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