music.wikisort.org - Composition"Mechanix" is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. It is the eighth and final track from their debut studio album, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!, which released in 1985 under Combat Records.
1985 song by Megadeth
"Mechanix" |
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Released | June 12, 1985 (1985-06-12) |
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Recorded | December 1984 – January 1985[citation needed] |
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- Thrash metal[1]
- speed metal[2]
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Length | 4:20 |
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Label | Combat |
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The song was written for and recorded for frontman Dave Mustaine's former band Metallica, and featured on their 1982 No Life 'Til Leather demo.[3] After Mustaine was fired from Metallica, he explicitly requested that the band not use any material he contributed, including "Mechanix".[4][5][6] The song was reworked into "The Four Horsemen", which appeared on Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All in 1983.[7][8]
Music and lyrics
"Mechanix" was originally written by Dave Mustaine before his tenure in Metallica.[9] He would perform the song with them during his time in the band and, after his departure, the music and lyrics were modified to create "The Four Horsemen". Originally, "Mechanix" was the same speed as "The Four Horsemen", but once Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, he sped up the songs he wrote, including "Mechanix". He, quote, "Wanted to be faster and heavier than them".[10]
Lyrically, "Mechanix" is about having sex at a gas station.[11] They were inspired by Mustaine's time as a gas station attendant.[12]
Controversy
When Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, he reportedly told the band to not use his songs.[13] However, the band not only used solos and riffs, but some of Mustaine's entire songs, including "Mechanix".[14][15] Metallica frontman James Hetfield wrote lyrics about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and added a bridge (also written by Mustaine) and cleanly picked guitar solo in the middle. The two songs have sparked debate between many metal fans, over which one is better.[17] In an interview after Megadeth's first ever show, Mustaine talked about the set they played, and said "... and then (we) go into the Mechanix, off of the No Life 'Til Leather demo. Exactly that way. Not with this 'Four Horsemen' wimp shit".[18]
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[19]
Megadeth
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Production
- Produced and mixed by Dave Mustaine and Karat Faye
- Co-produced by Megadeth
- Pre-production by Jay Jones
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2002 remix and remaster
- Mixed by Bill Kennedy
- Pro Tools by Chris Vrenna
- Mastered by Tom Baker
The Final Kill 2018 remix and remaster
- Mixed by Mark Lewis
- Mastered by Ted Jensen
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References
- CMJ Network, Inc (February 11, 2002). "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report: 45. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- "Killing Is My Business.. and Business Is Good! - Review". metal-archives.com.
- DiVita, Joe DiVitaJoe. "Metallica Share Photos of Promo Flyer + Setlist From First-Ever Show 40 Years Ago". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- Blabbermouth (August 23, 2022). "DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Was 'Bothered' By The Fact That METALLICA Used His Music After His Departure". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- Kennelty, Greg (August 23, 2022). "DAVE MUSTAINE On His Past With METALLICA: "I'm Over It. It's Just Money"". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- "Dave Mustaine Says Kirk Hammett Got His Royalties For Metallica's 'Metal Militia' For Many Years". August 24, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- Schaffner, Lauryn SchaffnerLauryn. "See Megadeth Play New Song 'We'll Be Back' Live for First Time". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- "Metallica is Having a Little Fun with Their Fan Base's Hate for 'St. Anger'". 93.3 WMMR. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- Grow, Kory (January 11, 2017). "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Polcaro, Rafael (September 4, 2018). "ARTICLESGreat Forgotten Songs #71 – Megadeth "Mechanix"". Rock And Roll Garage. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Begrand, Adrien (April 30, 2002). "MEGADETH: KILLING IS MY BUSINESS . . . AND BUSINESS IS GOOD!". Pop Matters. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Grow, Kory (January 11, 2017). "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Pementel, Michael (August 23, 2022). "Dave Mustaine Tells Joe Rogan What 'Bothered' Him The Most About Getting Kicked Out Of Metallica". We Are The Pit. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Uhelszki, Jaan (September 11, 2008). "Metallica Week: Kirk Hammett interview". MusicRadar. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- Kill 'Em All liner notes. Megaforce Records. 1983.
- Liebler, Raizel. "Loud Moments in Metal Law History: The Four Horsemen v. Mechanix". The Learned Fangirl. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- "unknown interview title". February 20, 1984. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! liner notes (2002 reissue). Loud Records. 2002. pp. 2, 7–8.
- "Megadeth MECHANIX". Megadeth.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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- Wake Up Dead Tour
- So Far, So Good... So What! Tour
- Clash of the Titans
- Gigantour
- American Carnage Tour
- European Carnage Tour
- Mayhem Festival 2011
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На других языках
- [en] Mechanix
[es] Mechanix
«Mechanix» es una canción escrita por el guitarrista, compositor, y vocalista de la banda de thrash metal Megadeth, Dave Mustaine. Tras abandonar Metallica, Mustaine fundó Megadeth, y "Mechanix" apareció en su primer álbum, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, como último corte del mismo. Ambos grupos hicieron sus propias versiones de la canción, con suficientes diferencias en la música, y sobre todo en la letra, para considerarse dos temas diferentes, ya que Dave lo que principalmente quería era hacer una versión mejorada, por lo que los riffs de la canción, en la versión de Megadeth, fueran muy rápidos todos esto como el inicio de la declaración de guerra y venganza contra Metallica. Dave Mustaine, en los conciertos de Megadeth, casualmente dice "esta canción tiene dos versiones, la nuestra y la de ellos. ¿Cuál es su preferida?".
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