Dave Mustaine
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Dave MustaineBy Whitney McNeil
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Dave
• Born David Scott Mustaine • Birthday is September 13,
1961• Originally from La Mesa,
California• Youngest of four children• Parents divorced when he was
4 years old• Lived in poverty and moved
often
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• His early influences include the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers and Elton John
• He received his first guitar in elementary school• 1974-He started his first real band, called Panic
1974-1981
• “Panic In Detroit” by David Bowie was the first song he learned to play
• 1981-Dave met Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield (Metallica)
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1983
• Dave became heavily involved in drugs, promiscuous sex, and alcohol
• He was kicked out of Metallica • He came up with his future band name “Megadeth” • Dave met David Ellefson and founded Megadeth
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1984-1988
• 1984-Megadeth released their first album, “Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!”
• Went on their first tour throughout the U.S. and Canada• 1985-Signed on with a new record label
• Released second album “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?”
• 1987-First world tour• 1988-Released third album,
“So Far So Good… So What?”• Played with big bands such as
Dio, Iron Maiden, KISS and Guns ‘N Roses
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1990-1991
• Megadeth went through several band member changes
• Dave was known for his bad temper and habit of picking fights
• 1990-Released their fourth album, “Rust In Peace”
• 1991-Megadeth headlined for their own tour
• Dave married his wife, Pamela Casselburry
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1992-1993
• 1992-Dave’s son, Justis, was born • Megadeth released their fifth
album, Countdown To Extinction”
• 1993-A tour was cancelled due to Dave’s drug and alcohol addiction
• Megadeth was kicked off of Aerosmith’s tour, also because of his addictions
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1994-1998
• 1994-Megadeth’s sixth album was released, “Youthanasia”
• “Youthanasia broke records in Canada for the fastest album to go golden
• 1997-Their seventh album was released, “Cryptic Writings”
• Megadeth launched their website, www.megadeth.com
• 1998-Dave’s daughter, Electra, was born
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1999-2002
• 1999-Megadeth released their eighth album, “Risk”• “Risk” was not as successful for Megadeth• 2001-Their ninth album, “The World Needs A Hero” was
released• 2002-They released a live
album, “Rude Awakening”• Their compilation album,
“Still Alive… And Well?” was also released
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2002-2004
• 2002-Dave suffered nerve damage in his left arm and was told he’d never play guitar again
• Megadeth dismembered• 2004-After two years of therapy, Dave regained feeling
in his arm• Dave sought out religion and became a Christian• Megedeth released their tenth album, “The System Has Failed”
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2005-2011
• 2005-Megadeth released, “Greatest Hits: Back To The Start”
• 2007-Their eleventh album, “United Abominations” was released
• 2009-”Endgame” was their twelfth album to be released
• 2011-Their thirteenth and most meaningful album, “Th1RT3EN” was released
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Today
• Megadeth has sold many multiplatinum albums• Dave has appeared on several television shows and had
music featured on many soundtracks• After numerous trips to rehab, Dave remains happy and
sober
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Musical Composition
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“Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
• Track from album, “Rust In Peace”
• Music and lyrics written by Dave Mustaine
• Album was produced in October 1990
• Originally performed by Dave Mustaine (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Marty Friedman (lead guitar, backing vocals), David Ellefson (bass, backing vocals), and Nick Menza (drums, backing vocals)
• Total song length is 6:32
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• 0:00-Electric guitar starts with fast paced tempo-This gives the listener a feeling of speed and excitement. The reader is being built up to the story line; the rise and fall of the musical cords helps the listener feel hooked into the journey.
• 0:06-Drums join in-Adding to the excitement and deepening the depth of the beat.
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• 0:11-Tempo becomes faster-This prepares the listener for what is to come.
• 0:45-Lead guitar comes in with chords-This gives the listener a feeling of stability while taking the ride to the story line
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• 1:27-Vocals 1-An introduction to the meaning of the song, different than the other verses; right away the listener feels the tension in the lyrics; the vocals and lyrics give the listener a feeling of being distraught.
• 2:15-Acoustic Guitar Bridge-This helps the listener feel like they are either cooling off or building up to something big.
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• 2:26-Vocals 2-Guitar gets heavier; vocals sound more like fast talking and have an angry feeling, different than the other verses; the tone in the vocals and the heaviness of the guitar make the listener feel like they are taking revenge; the vocals end at a high point, leaving the listener feeling unresolved.
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• 2:41-Lead guitar with percussion and guitar-The tone in the chords help the listener feel a little more relaxed with an underlying sad feeling coming from the musical descent.
• 2:56-Verse 1-Vocals sound worried; the listener is hooked into the story line, becoming interested in the sad story the vocalist is telling.
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• 3:27-Lead guitar with percussion and guitar-The listener is taken along with the rise and fall of the chords and rhythm; the listener is prepared for the mental ride the lead guitar is about to take them on.
• 3:46-Lead guitar drops out-This lets the listener know that the vocals are about to continue on.
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• 3:50-Verse 2-With the vocals sounding worried, the listener is engaged with the sad story being described by the vocalist; the listener ends up feeling angry as the lyrics turn revengeful.
• 4:21-Lead guitar with percussion and guitar-Preparing the listener for the change in speed.
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• 4:37-Speed picks up-This takes the listener along, leaving a fast and confusing impression.
• 4:48-Lead guitar with percussion and guitar continue-High dissonance is felt as the guitar ascends
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• 5:40-Vocals 3-Vocals are similar in sound, but are different than any other verse; the vocals give the listener the final piece to the story; the listener feels a little incomplete, sad, and angry.
• 6:21-Coda-Short pause; the song ends abruptly with vocals; this finalizes the story and gives the listener closure.
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“Sweating Bullets”
• A track from “Countdown To Extinction”
• Music and lyrics were written by Dave Mustaine
• Album was produced in June 1992
• Originally performed by Dave Mustaine (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Chris Broderick (lead guitar, backing vocals), David Ellefson (bass, backing vocals), and Shawn Drover (drums, backing vocals)
• Total song length is 5:27
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• 0:00-Tempo is slow with electric guitar solo entrance; this gives the listener a feeling of anticipation.
• 0:22-Drums enter-This gives the listener a deeper beat to connect with, and gives them even more anticipation of what is to come.
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• 0:46-Verse 1-Intro with guitar and drums, melody has three beats with short pauses; vocals are angry and sound like fast talking; the listener immediately gets an angry feeling and anticipation builds for the story to continue. • 1:08- Chorus-The tempo picks up; the
listener feels like they are vicariously going through the troubling story the vocalist is describing; the music has a smooth, catchy beat that is easy to follow along with.
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• 1:35-Verse 2-vocals slow down to angry talking again; the same feelings as the first verse run through the listener as the story is continued; the story is easy to follow along with because the vocals are only a little faster than talking speed.
• 1:59- Chorus -The tempo picks back up; the listener returns to story mode but this time with a sense of knowledge; the listener has a better idea of what is to come and is able to just ride along with the chords.
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• 2:25-Guitar and drum enters-This leaves the listener to really get into the musical part of the song, even getting carried away with the lead guitar’s movements.
• 3:23-Tempo slows-Alerting the listener to change and leading them toward completion.
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• 3:33-Talking in the background-This helps the listener get more into the storyline by adding more content to the story.
• 3:58-The tempo gets faster-Alerting the listener that change is coming.
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• 4:10-Verse 3-Similar to the other verses-The listener is kept interested as the same feelings rise and the storyline is continued through angry fast-talk by the vocalist.
• 4:33-Chorus-The listener is very comfortable with the song by now. They are able to just enjoy the ride as the same rhythm is kept going.
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• 4:57-Verse 4 –Similar to other verses-New lyrics that gives the listener a sense of completion; this verse is the shortest which contributes to the coda.
• 5:23-Coda-Ends abruptly with vocals-The song is finalized with a sense of completion given to the listener through the abruptness.
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“Symphony Of Destruction”
• From the album, “Countdown To Extinction”
• Music and lyrics written by Dave Mustaine
• Album was produced June 1992• Total song length is 4:06• Originally performed by Dave Mustaine (lead vocals,
rhythm guitar), Chris Broderick (lead guitar, backing vocals), David Ellefson (bass, backing vocals), and Shawn Drover (drums, backing vocals)
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• 0:00-Starts out with a symphony sound (strings, chorus vocals)-This is a little confusing to the listener because the music is a completely different genre than expected.
• 0:14- Verse 1-Moderate tempo, electrical guitar, drums-The rhythm is easy to follow along with; the story is also easy to follow along with due to the fast-talking vocals.
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• 0:57-Chorus-The chorus is very catchy and easy to follow along with, giving the listener a sense of security and knowledge.
• 1:14-Verse 2-Vocals are angry with a background of continuous chords from the guitar and drums; the listener is able to clearly listen to the musical story description; the description hooks the listener in.
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• 1:52-Chorus-The listener easily falls into singing along with this predictable chorus; the listener feels comfortable with the story line and just follows along.
• 2:24-Lead guitar solo with guitar and drums playing continuous chord-The listener is taken on a musical rollercoaster with fast-paced ascending and descending movements made by the lead guitar.
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• 2:54-Verse 3- Moderate tempo with angry voice-The listener is able to continue to easily follow along while hearing the rest of the story.
• 3:31-Chorus-The listener finds the rhythm and tone to be familiar; they continue to follow along until the song slows down indicating the end is near.
• 4:03-Coda-The song ends abruptly after a powerful ascending burst of the last lyric.
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References:• Mustaine, Dave, and Joe Layden.
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. New York: It, 2010. Print.
• Megadeth. Web. 03 Feb. 2012. <http://www.megadeth.com>.