Current Musical Selection: Megadeth - Die Dead Enough

i was listening to some tapped radio interview with dave mustaine tonight. its hard to hear it really. one of the most startling things to me was his mentioning, several times, that the new megadeth album was meant to be his solo cd [obviously it is.... NO members from the band appear on it other than him]; yet that he has thoughts of being done with it after this. appearantly this last cd was done to fullfill contract obligations to Capitol Records. which, again i dont doubt. in fact. id side with the record company on this one. his 'injury' sounded like a lame excuse to break up the band since it sounds like he wanted out. the interview had several snippets about how hard [heh.. remember this is the egomaniac that only does things his way] to get the rest of 'the band' to play parts and produce the right kind of album the last 2 records out... its funny, since he ommitts the odd So Far So What? record, leaving off with Cryptic Writings and Risk. which..... byyyyy the way. many fans loved parts of Cryptic Writings, and most of Risk does sound like a cd for a record company to fill single based air play with. yet, Mustaine made some comment about how this new cd is how the last several should have sounded. i laughed out loud. listening to lots of this newest cd.... i hear alot of the shit that was Risk, and parts that became Cryptic Writings... nothing really on this cd sounds a hell of alot like Rust In Peace, Killing Is My Business, Youthanasia, etc, etc, etc. id also never listened to Mustaine talk at length. i have to say, hes quite conceited. hes a match for the boys from Metallica.... which he also seems to bring up in every printed interview in the last 20 years ive ever read. *shakes head* money does that. he took several cheap shots at the band members hes since parted ways with. no wonder some of them are suing him. its still a good cd. just listening to it after i heard what he had to say makes me like it a bit less... or atleast in my mind, i like it a bit less that i paid the full amount for it. not as hard a i kick myself for buying that last Metallica cd.... but nonetheless... its just funny how hearing the source, behind the music, definitely changes one's opinion, if even but subtly, about the music.