Disco de Megadeth: “Still Alive.... And Well?”

Well, if you haven't figured it out by now, this isn't exactly a "new" Megadeth album. What it's supposed to be is unreleased tracks (throwaways?) from "Rude Awakening" and some tracks from "The World Needs a Hero".

The best of the live tracks is easily "Time/Use the Man", whose inclusion almost justifies buying this. Yes, I am a big Megadeth fan, have been for years. But, I bought this CD not knowing what songs were on it ... and was more than a little disapointed when I found out that half of the album are tracks from "The World Needs a Hero" which I had purchased days before.

That said, this is for die-hard fans only, and that's just for the unreleased tracks from "Rude Awakening". Save your money and buy "The World Needs a Hero", it's much better than this.

I'm a huge fan of Megadeth, and have been for a few years; I'd even go as far as saying I'm a completist (I own both the original AND the reissue of KILLING IS MY BUSINESS...). However, this is one Megadeth "album" that I will never waste my money on.

Even more absurd than most so-called "best-of" collections, STILL, ALIVE...AND WELL? is simply pointless. We have several tracks from one of the best albums from one of the best thrash acts ever, THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO, and two--count 'em, TWO--unreleased live tracks. Okay...why?

Indeed, I'll agree with other fans, this COULD have been another HIDDEN TREASURES, but instead it is a waste of money and time.

Trust me, just get THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO and as for the live tracks, you're not missing much. If they're THAT important to you, just look for them as downloads somewhere.

LUCKILY, Megadeth has re-formed, with a new bassist and drummer, and a suprising return of the almighty Chris Poland on guitars. Dave's arm is all better, and he's refreshed...and determined. NEW ALBUM COMING SOON!

Peace.

Since I've seen Megadeth perform live something like at least ten times over the years,I've pretty much gotten burned out on them.I'll still take out a CD of theirs time and again for a spin in my CD player.I thought that 'Still Alive...' is pretty much aimed toward the die-hard fans.It's got half live tracks,including "My Darkest Hour","Sweating Bullets","Symphony Of Destruction",the always nice to hear "Holy Wars"+ two more.Then you get six previously unreleased cuts.If you're a real big Megadeth fan,you'll obviously get more out of this CD than I did.Overall,it's decent.

When I first heard that Megadeth was releasing this "album", I thought,"Cool, a couple live tracks, and maybe some unreleased songs, b-sides, etc." Damn, was I ever wrong!!!

Megadeth basically [disappointed] us over with this one...six leftovers from the RUDE AWAKEING live album, and half of THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO, which was their last album! Let's face it, the only people still buying Megadeth albums are long-time die-hards, so chances are, anyone thinking of buying this album already owns TWNAH or RUDE AWAKEING. So why bother? There is no point.

I realize Dave Mustaine wants to make a buck, but c'mon!!!

I've bought all their albums over the last 15 years or so, I'm a longtime fan from when I was like 12 listening to PEACE SELLS...and I've never felt ripped off like this.

Save your money for something else...anything else!!!!

Cheap money grab / contract fulfillment I guess.....

So, singer Dave Mustaine 'injures his arm' in January, they release an abysmal live album mid March, then 2 weeks later decides to inform the public of his 'injury' and announce the disbandment of Megadeth.

5 months of silence, then the sudden announcement of this little "gem" comprised of 5 tracks that didn't make the cut on the aforementioned live album, and 5 already released tracks from their last studio album 'World Needs A Hero' - 5 tracks of a 12 track album recycled for this aborted release. Either they owed Sanctuary Records another release or Dave has resumed 'self medicating' himself. Either way avoid like the plague.