Gather Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece Crafted By Dave Mustaine Issued As Copy

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I knew little about Dave's issues, but it is impressive to read what the whole band was passing thru in those days.
. . For moments it was painful reading these stories, but the honesty is always something good, even for the bad times, . . I have come to admire Dave an a lot of Megadeth guys, specially RIP quartet, but I really wish things would had been better up until now, Dave is a great guy, but needs to learn to have better relationships! LOL, no offense, just life is already hard, but all my love to them and specially to Nick's family, God bless you all! Barely a book.
A collection of magazinestyle interviews conducted by Joel Selvin, . . why is Mustaine credited as the author Ironic that he dismisses allbandmates' claims that he unfairly took their songwriting credit on tracks they helped write all but two are credited to only him, when he does the same thing again here.
His ego is massive.

He also says in the beginning Ellefson has the most reliable memory, but then each time something negative about himself is brought up, and only then, he suddenly disagrees with his version of events.


Maybeis about creating the music, The rest is drug stories and petty ego measuring, complete with overlong interviews with Dave's wife about their relationship, . . No other members' wives are interviewed, just his, It all comes off like one big ego trip, Only Mustaine could be credited as an author to an oral history book that Joel Selvin had all the work transcribing and editing,
Makes you wonder if the songwriting credits for Rust in Peace are indeed all his, or as the rest of the band intended, Interesting story about one of the best metal albums of all time, If youre a big metalhead and a Megadeth fan like me, this is definitely a read! Dave Mustaine, lead vocals and guitarist, wanted to share the story behind Megadeths famous album Rust In Piece.
This book is filled with stories behind the inspiration of the albums music and how the band constructed their craft, Not only the making, but the obstacles as well addiction, rehabilitation and getting sober, finding replacements, etc, Ive always favored biographies based on musicians and famous bands, this is one of the best stories Ive read, Megadeth fan Want to know about Megadeths masterpiece Give it a read! Myis obligatory because I'm a super fan of all things megadeth, I've read Dave's autobiography, and loved it, Megadeth is the band that inspired me to play guitar, and shaped me as a musician, Rust in peace is an iconic record, and sadly this taints some of the magic,

With that said, reading this was painful, Most of these stories are not new, if you've seen the Vhbehind the music, Arsenal of Megadeth, etc, But the perspective is so bitter, Mustaine is what he is and people love him or hate him, But something about this book makes the entire cast of players seem as equally unlikable, Marty seems like a greedy douche in this and I never got that impression of the rest of his body of work, But in his own words "money money money", Obviously, career musicians have to pay the bills, But it breaks the illusion that it's about musical integrity,

this was a well constructed look in to the bands past, The first half of the book is pretty much all about drug addiction, I don't know how any of them were functional human beings, The highlight though for me, is the breakdown of the lyrical inspiration for each track, I learned that Dave drew inspiration from, the punisher, Timecop, and a fantasy novel called Master of the five Magics, This section of the book was the strongest in my opinion,

Out side of that, its mostly drama, With that being said though, At least it seems authentic, nobody is trying to hide anything or make them selves seem like they were the white knight during it all, All the contributors seem aware of the role they played, good and bad,

As I said, It taints a bit of the magic of the album for me, Some stuff I was better off not knowing, Still, the end result is undeniably incredible, Credit to this book for its honesty! Interesting look into a rad album, the chaos and personalities of those responsible and the atmosphere of that era.
Mustaine still comes off a bit full of himself at times but thats nothing new, The book did feel a bit rushed at the end but its okay because we know that the real ending to Megadeth hasnt been written yet.
As important and unique as Megadeth is to metal history, its also just as interesting to hear from the players, This book is a quick read and if youre even vaguely familiar with the band, the scene or just the album, it is enjoy to see the players in your imagination doing and saying the things this book describes.
I have a weird habit of reading memoirs written by "celebrities", especially if drugs are involved, The weird part is that I dont have to know who they are, if I hear about one of these memoirs I get it,

That's exactly how I ended up reading this book,

Full disclosure, I had heard of Megadeth, but only in passing, At the age of, in, I was listening to the likes of the Eagles, not to heavy metal bands, To be honest, I always thought heavy metal was screaming into a mike, while gyrating and sweating, In this regard Rust in Peace was an interesting read, . . if you love inside info on the creation of music this is a good book,

Unfortunately, not so much if you want to hear about their lives, in and out of recovery, . . very lacking there.

The drug side is interesting because they are so casual about it all, until they are not, . To me, this is the strongest part of the book, although they don't explore addiction, in relations to their own worlds, This is very lacking.

This is an odd book to read because a specific subject is introduced by one of the members, then you get a few memories from the people involved and poof! A new topic is explored without any deep connections to any one subject.


Finally, Mustaine is one hell of a control freak, He is lucky, because he is surrounded by people who understand him,
If it were me, I would have punched him and said "you are not so special, you spoiled baby",

Overall, this is an ok read, Megadeth lovers will love it, If you are contemplating reading this book, and therefore reading this review, you are A, A heavy metal fan. B. A Megadeth fan or like me C, A Marty Friedman fan or one of the other three,

First and foremost, this is not a literary masterpiece, but you expected that, In fact, this book is a conversation by all parties involved, spliced together in chronological order, There are big advantages in presenting it this way, in that each subject can discuss the moments, in their own words, But that also means that the book lacks some depth because there is no uniform voice telling the overall story, This is Mustaine's book as is Megadeth itself and he gets to respond to comments by others he doesn't agree with, The irony is he adamant in the book that the other members did not 'write' the songs, no different here, without their voices he could not have 'written' this book! LOL.


The story itself is interesting on so many levels, From the personal problems, to drug use, to the quest for sobriety, Rust in Peace the album, is merely the backdrop for a study on the human condition.
It is divided into three sections, Before, during, and after with a section in the middle explaining the origins of each songs, which I thought was quite interesting,

There are tons of insight on all the events leading up to recording, but what I found most interesting was the discussion, toward the end of the book, where a reunion of the iconic four, was attempted again with some revealing comments by the three remaining members, regarding this near miss.


If you ask me, those four Mustaine, Ellefson, Friedman and Menza ARE Megadeth, Every version before, or since, has been fantastic in their own way, but the chemistry between those four was sublime, and to read how close things were to getting the four of them together again not that long ago was great.


If you like Megadeth, then you are going to read this no matter what anyone says, So what are you waiting for!
FEATURING A FOREWORD BY SLASH

A BEHINDTHESCENES LOOK AT THE MAKING OF MEGADETH'S ICONIC RECORD, RUST IN PEACE, BY THE BAND'S LEAD VOCALIST AND GUITARIST

When Rust in Peace was released in, the future of Megadeth was uncertain.
Fresh off their performance at the recordbreaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica dominating the charts, the pressure to produce a standout statement record was higher than ever.


In Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece, the band's leadvocalist and guitarist, Dave Mustaine, gives readers a neverbeforeseen glimpse into the artistry andinsanity that went into making the band'smost iconic record.
He recounts the arduoustask of hiring the band and supportingcast, of managing egos and extra curricularsduring the album's ensuing success,and succumbing to the pressures of fameand fortunewhich eventually forced theband to break up.


And yet, Megadeth's demise was just the beginning the birth pangs of the record were nothing compared to what came next, Alcohol, drugs, sex, money, power, property, prestige, the lies fed to the band by the industryand the lies they told each otherthreatened to eat away at the band's bond like rust, devouring it until only the music survived.


A must read for a Megadeth fan, Truthfully, the only reason this didn't get ais because it's underpages, I could have read twice as much on this iconic band and record, I honestly wish Dave would consider writing a book like this for each of the firstMegadeth records, Despite the short length, a worthwhile read, .