1996 - Dave Mustaine got together with Lee Ving (Voice, Harmonica, Lyrics), Kelly Lemieux (Bass), Jimmy DeGrasso (Drums) and played Guitar and wrote lyrics to record the album called MD.45 - The Craving, creating a "punk metal record". It was at a time when Dave was unhappy with what Megadeth were doing (Cryptic Writings, Risk). Musically great, however, fans of Megadeth / Dave Mustaine, were somewhat disappointed with the vocals.
Fast forward to 2004 - Dave Mustaine is remixing and remastering all his albums, one of them is MD.45 - The Craving. Unfortunately half the recording (Vocals, Harmonica) was recorded in a different studio, which had since shut. Unable to remix / remaster from the original recordings, Dave Mustaine decided to re-record the vocals and harmonica by singing himself and simulating the harmonica parts on guitar.
MD.45 The Craving - Dave Mustaine Vocals (2004 Remastered) - Fans of Megadeth will enjoy this album. I listened to the original '96 version, but it didn't especially stand out at the time, however the new remastered version is much more enjoyable, with Dave's vocals much more suited to this style of music. The music has stood the test of time well and fits in quite well with the more recent Megadeth albums (from 01 onwards). Highlights are the excellent Track 12: Chutney with a heavy growling bass line and atmospheric voices, which was previously unreleased; Track 5: The Creed by MD.45, as well as the previously unreleased Megadeth Demo version of The Creed (Track 14, with the Countdown lineup); Track 7: Voices, and Track 1: Hell's Motel are other good tracks. A number of tracks stand out more as Punk Metal such as "Roadman", "No Pain", "My Town", "Hearts will Bleed" and "Designer Behavior".
MD.45 The Craving - Remastered - Buy it from Amazon.
Fast forward to 2004 - Dave Mustaine is remixing and remastering all his albums, one of them is MD.45 - The Craving. Unfortunately half the recording (Vocals, Harmonica) was recorded in a different studio, which had since shut. Unable to remix / remaster from the original recordings, Dave Mustaine decided to re-record the vocals and harmonica by singing himself and simulating the harmonica parts on guitar.
MD.45 The Craving - Dave Mustaine Vocals (2004 Remastered) - Fans of Megadeth will enjoy this album. I listened to the original '96 version, but it didn't especially stand out at the time, however the new remastered version is much more enjoyable, with Dave's vocals much more suited to this style of music. The music has stood the test of time well and fits in quite well with the more recent Megadeth albums (from 01 onwards). Highlights are the excellent Track 12: Chutney with a heavy growling bass line and atmospheric voices, which was previously unreleased; Track 5: The Creed by MD.45, as well as the previously unreleased Megadeth Demo version of The Creed (Track 14, with the Countdown lineup); Track 7: Voices, and Track 1: Hell's Motel are other good tracks. A number of tracks stand out more as Punk Metal such as "Roadman", "No Pain", "My Town", "Hearts will Bleed" and "Designer Behavior".
MD.45 The Craving - Remastered - Buy it from Amazon.
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