As such, audiences would have less justification in complaining if their particular favourite wasn’t chosen from Megadeth’s extensive catalogue. When you attend a concert under the banner of an album’s anniversary tour, there are no prizes for guessing where most tracks on the set-list are going to come from. You wouldn’t, for example, be able to judge the zeal of the band on this particular occasion, without the tossing of Dave Mustaine’s fiery mane to guide you, if it were not for the singer and guitarist’s cheeky remark at the end of Ashes In Your Mouth: ‘So that was Countdown to Extinction… was it as good for you as it was for me?’Īnd I’m sure it was as good for those who attended – their ardent cheering and participation certainly suggest as much. It is impossible, whilst sitting here at my desk with a cup of tea, to listen to Megadeth thrash through a set on their recent Countdown to Extinction: 20 th Anniversary Tour and get a real sense of the atmosphere or the consensus of the crowd. It’s a difficult task commenting on the merits and demerits of a recording of a live performance at which you were not present.
