I went the bargain route this week and bought the 2-disc set
of Megadeth's 25th Anniversary Edition of their genre-defining thrash classic, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, skipping the $100+ mega-deluxe box set version. I really didn't think there was much that could be improved over the 2004 remix/remaster
and was most interested in grabbing the previously unreleased 1987 live show from the Phantasy Theatre in Cleveland.I am by no means an audiophile but will admit that this remaster, by Evren Göknar, has a notable crispness and clarity over the 2004 edition that makes it, in my opinion, the "definitive" version I will turn to from now on. And this is by no means a slight to the '04 remix as I cannot pretend to have pored over the original '86 vinyl and pronounced it superior (nor do I even remember the original CD pressings). It was just fine for me until Tuesday and, to be honest, they all sound about the same coming out of the factory stereo in a 2003 Honda Odyssey. It took time comparing over the headphones to appreciate the difference - but, again, it's marked enough to merit a repurchase even without the bonus concert disc.
and 
. Dropping Gods... in first, I cannot get past the brief instrumental opener, "The Sundering." It is exceedingly rare that I start a track and rewind (for lack of a better term) before it's over for another listen. If there's something negative to be said about The Sword it has to be that man has yet to invent a volume knob that will turn far enough clockwise to do their music justice.
