Megadeth/IL,USA 1997

MEGADETH released the masterpiece “CRYPTIC WRITINGS” in 1997 during the dark age of heavy metal. This is the best soundboard album. This work records the “Chicago performance on August 8, 1997”. It is a stereo soundboard recording. Speaking of the “CRYPTIC WRITINGS Tour”, it was a time when they were at the height of their popularity and had two visits to Japan, but at the same time, the golden lineup collapsed due to the departure of Nick Menza. For that reason, the details of the live schedule are very important. Since masterpieces such as “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995+1997” and “ROCHESTER 1998” are familiar, let’s first check the positions of each from the schedule at that time. 1997 June 10th + 13th: North America #1 (2 shows) {CRYPTIC WRITINGS released June 17th} June 21st – July 13th: Europe #1 (14 shows) July 24th – September 17th: North America #2 (40 shows) ←★This work★ September 29th – October 31st: Europe #2 (24 shows) November 14th – 30th: Japan #1 (11 shows) December 5th – 31st: South America #1 / North America #3a (14 shows) ←※DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1998 January 2nd – 29th: North America #3b (18 shows) February 23rd – April 21st: North America #4 (34 shows) ←※ROCHESTER 1998 May 9-June 9: North America #5a (9 performances) June 10: Menza leaves → Degrasso joins as substitute June 10-July 7: North America #5b (22 performances) July 8: Jimmy Degrasso officially joins July 8-August 15: North America #5c (24 performances) September 17-October 4: South America #2 (9 performances) ← ※ CRYPTIC MONSTERS November 14-23: Korea / Japan #2 (7 performances) December 30 + 31: Phoenix (2 performances) This is MEGADETH in 1997 / 1998. Nick’s departure was an event in June 1998, but the Chicago performance of this work was about a year before that. It was the 12th concert of “North America #2”, where the “Golden Four (Dave/Marty/Nick)” were still firmly assembled. This show is also known for being broadcast on FM, and the air check has long been considered a masterpiece of the “CRYPTIC WRITINGS Tour”. This work is the same FM sound board, but it is the highest peak. After all, the source of this work is not the air check, but its origin. It is the broadcast master CD of “WESTWOOD ONE”. In 1997, the broadcast master also moved from analog LP to CD, and this work is a lossless reprint from the actual thing. The quality is exactly “completely official class”. It has been highly rated by MEGADETH completers. In fact, the only ones that are highly rated in the Marty/Nick era are the two official sound boards, the super masterpiece “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995+1997”, and the pre-FM master of this work, a total of five (strictly speaking, there are other unplugged ones). I think you can understand how superb the sound of this work is. Moreover, this work is a perfect version in which the noise of “Trust” that was in the original sound has been corrected. It is truly a masterpiece that will remain in the history of MEGADETH. Why is it a Shades label, even though it is such a masterpiece? There is a reason for that. If you have already experienced it, you will know, but the mix of this broadcast is actually a little unique, especially one of the twin guitars is a little withdrawn. It’s not so much that you can’t hear it, but it’s undeniable that it’s unbalanced. Such a “regrettable!” The best sound board depicts a full show that is different from the masterpiece “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995 + 1997”. Let’s organize the set while comparing it here. 80’s (3 songs) Peace Sells: Wake Up Dead/Peace Sells So Far So Good: In My Darkest Hour 90’s (11 songs) Last in Peace: Holy Wars… The Punishment Due/Hangar 18 Countdown to Ruin: Sweating Bullets/Symphony Of Destruction Youth Anesthesia: Reckoning Day Cryptic Writing; Sin/She-Wolf/Almost Honest/Use The Man (★)/Trust/FFF (★) Other: Angry Again *Note: The ★ mark indicates songs that cannot be heard on “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995+1997”. …And so on. The performance itself is “those four people”, so it’s only natural that it’s the best. On top of that, the best songs are “Use The Man” and “FFF”, which cannot be heard on “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995+1997”. In particular, “FFF” is a repertoire that could not be heard even in another masterpiece “ROCHESTER 1998”. You can listen to the masterpiece called “Megadeth version Motorbreath” on the best soundboard, and the arrangement sandwiched with “Peace Sells” is also extremely valuable. Since the restart in 2004, MEGADETH has occasionally released live works, but in reality, they should have released them regularly when Marty & Nick were together as “the four of them”. The best work that heals that dryness is “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995 + 1997”, but this work is the second masterpiece next to it. A superb soundboard album with “FFF” that even old thrashers drool over. Stereo soundboard recording of “Chicago performance on August 8, 1997”. This is the ultimate board that was created losslessly from the broadcast master CD of WESTWOOD ONE, and the sound quality is completely official class. The only track with noise, “Trust,” has been completely restored by mastering, and you can enjoy the full live performance of the delicious golden four (Mustaine/Ellefson/Marty/Nick) on “Use The Man” and “FFF,” which cannot be heard even on the masterpiece “DEFINITIVE BUENOS AIRES 1995+1997.” Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA 8th August 1997 STEREO SBD (69:03) 1. Holy Wars… The Punishment Due 2. Wake Up Dead 3. Sin 4. Reckoning Day 5. Hangar 18 6. Angry Again 7. She-Wolf 8. Almost Honest 9. In My Darkest Hour 10. Use The Man 11. Trust 12. Sweating Bullets 13. Symphony Of De struction 14. Peace Sells 15. FFF 16. Peace Sells (reprise) STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Dave Mustaine – Guitar, Vocals Marty Friedman – Guitar, Backing Vocals David Ellefson – Bass, Backing Vocals Nick Menza – Drums