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Capitol Punishment

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...this is the way Dave Mustaine (Vocalist and Guitarrist) described the first compilation after eight Megadeth albums were released. "It's not a greatest hits album, because if it were we should have put in it just five or six tunes; but we decided to compile simply the best of Megadeth...", according to these words Megadeth pretends to get through the fans with the latests singles and with some of the well-known thrashing metal tunes. Any fan would love this CD.

Not their best, however. Their best is Rust In piece and Peac Sells, but this is a moderate collection of the Megadeth we grew up with and loved. I knew that Hanger 18 and Peace sells were going to be on the album, but no "Take No Prisoners?" However, the two new tracks really have begun my Megadeth crave. Megadeth has ginally gotten out of that "fans-like-us-so-we'll-change-our-style-of-music" trend that Metallica has fell in so deeply and, sadly, can't get out. Back to good ol' fashioned metal that reminds me of Countdown (I wonder why the song Countdown wasn't on the album) and Youthanmasia (though a few more from that album would be highly appricated) VIC RATTLEHEAD FOR PRESIDENT!

I'll be honest, I'm not a hardcore Megadeth fan. I'm not even a hardcore 80s rock fan. BUT... this cd is GREAT! It's one of the few CDs I can listen to without skipping a single track. Watch out with this version of the cd, though. It's ONE CD for $49.99. It technically only has one track that isn't on the "regular" release of this cd, too ("Wake Up Dead.") I haven't heard "Wake Up Dead," but I highly doubt it's worth the $40 extra dollars. "Punishment" is a mix of all the songs on the CD and is on the regular CD on track 14 after the regular song ("a hidden track"). 4 stars because of the price of this version.