JayKeeley said:
Megadeth will be playing with their "Rust in Peace" line-up. Yep, that means Friedman, Menza, and Ellefson will be back in the ring.
Man, I dunno about that rumour. Mega Dave and Ellefson back on stage together???? I just can't see that happening. Friedman would be a super stretch as well but I think that one would at least have a chance.
I think this is one of those "rumours" that is completely without merit based on this post Mustaine made on his website last week in response to fans harping for a return to the old lineup and comparing old band members to new ones:
"I was in the dressing room tonight and the guys told me some of you have been conducting lame polls about former members compared to my new bandmates.
"Let me remind you:
"Comparing
James [
MacDonough, bass] to
Junior [
David Ellefson]. . .
James wins.
Junior sued me for $18.5 million and lost, dragged me, my band, and family through the mud.
"
James only wants to rock and please y'all. How could you be so stupid?
"Comparing
Glen [
Drover, guitar] to
Al [
Pitrelli]. . .
Glen wins.
Al was good, very good in fact, but his heart was elsewhere. And I have seen
Al purposely sign his name over my face on albums and photos, talk poorly about me when I have gone out of my way to say how good he was.
"Comparing
Glen to
Marty [
Friedman]. . .
Glen wins.
Marty quit to be a guitarist for a chick in Japan and play pop, he wears kimonos, and high-heel platform shoes now. I told him after
'Risk' that we had to go back to our roots and play metal and he quit.
"Comparing
Glen to
Jeff [
Young]. . .
Glen wins.
Jeff was a great guitarist but was disinteresed in matching previous guitar solos by
Chris, and he
allegedly hit on
Diana [
Mustaine's fiancée at the time Ed.].
Jeff was also much more suited to do his own thing and in a different type of music.
"Comparing
Glen to
Chris [
Poland] . . .
Glen wins.
Chris plays jazz, always has, and never played the same solo two nights in a row. I must say that
Glen borderline worships
Chris though.
"
Glen only wants to rock and please y'all. How could you be so stupid?
"Comparing
Shawn [
Drover, drums] to
Jimmy [
DeGrasso] . . .
Shawn wins.
Jimmy was not very happy around
MEGADETH, and that made it hard to be around him. Compare any studio album to
'Rude Awakening' and you will see he did not care to play the songs the way they were recorded.
"Comparing
Shawn to
Nick [
Menza] . . .
Shawn wins. I tried to work things out again with
Nick but he is not here for a reason; he was sent home becuase he was not prepared and he can't play
MEGADETH songs anymore.
"Comparing
Shawn to
Gar [
Samuelson]. . . now this is hard, and I will say it's a tie. They are both fantastic.
"Otherwise
Shawn only wants to rock and please y'all. How could you be so stupid?
"And although this does not apply to everyone, you offend me when you post polls on my site about who wants to see who back in
MEGADETH.
"These are my boys, love 'em or leave.
"And I am not kidding."