Peace Sells But Who's Buying

Megadeth | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002U9U
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,319 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wake Up Dead

2. The Conjuring

3. Peace Sells

4. Devils Island

5. Good Mourning/Black Friday

6. Bad Omen

7. I Ain't Superstitious

8. My Last Words

Customer Reviews

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Metalliwho?, April 12, 2003

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the_truththing (Burbank, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peace Sells But Who's Buying (Audio CD)

Just a personal thought, but I always thought Megadeth beat Metallica in every way (even vocally >:-)! If you don't think so fine, that's why we live in this place we live) Perhaps you've heard that bassline at the end of MTV news? That's from this album. Peace Sells is second favorite Megadeth after only Rust In Peace. The songs have a supreme musicianship to them, for Dave and the boys can faster and more technical then most other metal bands I ever heard ever. This talent can observed epspecially on "Black Friday", while it has steretypical heavy metal Satan-ish lyrics, the complex drumwork of Gar, strong rhythm section of David and Dave, and the supreme lead playing by Chris Poland are so incredible, I [do not care]what Dave sings about, (although his lyrics can also be semi-political at times.) If you are a metalhead and you don't like Megadeth, I'm not exactly sure what's wrong with you.

The only thing you might be able to appreciate is the singing. Dave Mustaine has one of the most distinct voices in music period. I'll admit that learning to appreciate it was like coffee, an acquired taste. But also like coffee, once you teach yourself to appreciate Dave's singing, you'll love it for the rest of your life (I've liked them since I was 12!). Dave's singing on this CD is better than on most, (especially So Far, So Good . . . So What?, in which while I love Dave's voice, was his worst performance). Other complicated highlights Bad Omen, Devil's Island, and of course the classic Wake Up Dead. If you are looking for a speedmetal band that truly be seperated from most, Megadeth out-excels the rest of the big four - (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who's buying? I am!, June 23, 2002

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Wheelchair Assassin (The Great Concavity) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peace Sells But Who's Buying (Audio CD)

On "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?," Megadeth lit it up in a way few bands can or could. It's tough choosing between this one, "Youthanasia," and "Rust in Peace" as the band's top album, but I can say this one stands on its own greatness. Upping the ante from the band's debut, Dave Mustaine displayed his trademark vitriolic outlook, accompanied by Megadeth's precise musicianship and complex song structures.
The highlight of this album is, in my humble opinion, "Peace Sells," a catchy and hilariously sly polemic rendered in Dave's classic sneer. Pretty much every song on here is excellent though. Tracks like "Devil's Island," "The Conjuring," and "Black Friday" take off at breakneck speed, with crunching and tight riffs and long instrumental passages to prevent monotony. Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland were, needless to say, an excellent guitar duo, but I must say that I find the rhythm section's work to be "Peace Sells'" chief selling point. Gar Samuelson's timekeeping and fills on the drum kit were astonishingly nimble and fluid, and David Ellefson's basslines were inventive and insinuating. 1986 was of course a big year for the thrash metal genre, and "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" holds its own with any of metal's greats. It's too bad Megadeth is now no more, but at least Dave had a lot of great albums under his belt.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A metal landmark, June 20, 2000

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Roger Williams (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peace Sells But Who's Buying (Audio CD)

After leaving Metallica, Dave Mustaine disappointed me with "Killing Is My Business". So imagine how shocked I was when I heard this album and found it to be even more tuneful and agressive than Metallica's "Ride the Lightning".

"Wake Up Dead" is one of the heaviest metal tunes ever. Period. The title track is one of the most politically insightful songs I've ever heard. "Peace Sells" also features one of the most incredible and memorable bass riffs in recent memory. Add other stand outs like "Black Friday", "Devil's Island" and the stunning "My Last Words", and you've got one of metal's finest hours.

Megadeth has yet to make an album with even half the intensity of "Peace Sells .. But Who's Buying?", and fans who started listening to Megadeth after seeing their videos on MTV may not like the incredibly forceful and propulsive sound, but anyone with a passing interest in great metal (Black Sabbath, older Metallica, Motorhead, Death Angel) should have this recording. It's that good.