this album is a culmination of almost 30 years of music industry experience and
years of music industry experience and
years of music industry experience and boy was that one hell of a ride
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with mega-desk Chris Broderick about the
with mega-desk Chris Broderick about the
with mega-desk Chris Broderick about the album thirteen
let’s talk about 13 kind of what you
let’s talk about 13 kind of what you guys were going for and what you think
guys were going for and what you think
guys were going for and what you think that well I don’t know that we were
that well I don’t know that we were
that well I don’t know that we were going for anything in particular you
going for anything in particular you
going for anything in particular you know it really was you know a lot of
know it really was you know a lot of
know it really was you know a lot of rifts that we had not only written while
rifts that we had not only written while
rifts that we had not only written while we were on tour last year but also stuff
we were on tour last year but also stuff
we were on tour last year but also stuff that David had recorded for years in
that David had recorded for years in
that David had recorded for years in this case
you know what we did was after we’d
you know what we did was after we’d written the riffs we kind of
written the riffs we kind of
written the riffs we kind of consolidated them all and went through
consolidated them all and went through
consolidated them all and went through them one by one listening to which one
them one by one listening to which one
them one by one listening to which one sounded the most like meghana and
sounded the most like meghana and
sounded the most like meghana and decided which ones we were going to
decided which ones we were going to
decided which ones we were going to choose to develop
anytime you start recording a new CD you
anytime you start recording a new CD you have to believe in the music fully so
have to believe in the music fully so
have to believe in the music fully so when we started developing the songs we
when we started developing the songs we
when we started developing the songs we really just get into the idea of each
really just get into the idea of each
really just get into the idea of each individual song as its own kind of like
individual song as its own kind of like
individual song as its own kind of like masterpiece on the whole when I look at
masterpiece on the whole when I look at
masterpiece on the whole when I look at the CD it really sounds reminiscent to
the CD it really sounds reminiscent to
the CD it really sounds reminiscent to as if you’d pull the track off of each
as if you’d pull the track off of each
as if you’d pull the track off of each next CD in Megadeth’s you know
next CD in Megadeth’s you know
next CD in Megadeth’s you know discography
it’s very diverse but you can hear
it’s very diverse but you can hear almost like the Megadeth timeline
and what was your role I mean I guess
and what was your role I mean I guess what is the band’s entire writing
what is the band’s entire writing
what is the band’s entire writing process like you know when we’ve run
process like you know when we’ve run
process like you know when we’ve run through the process like I said we kind
through the process like I said we kind
through the process like I said we kind of consolidated all the riffs that we
of consolidated all the riffs that we
of consolidated all the riffs that we had written we went through that process
had written we went through that process
had written we went through that process and then once we had those risks figured
and then once we had those risks figured
and then once we had those risks figured out we kind of all go through and listen
out we kind of all go through and listen
out we kind of all go through and listen to the the format and the layout and
to the the format and the layout and
to the the format and the layout and stuff like that and we’ll make
stuff like that and we’ll make
stuff like that and we’ll make suggestions based on how we think this
suggestions based on how we think this
suggestions based on how we think this the song should be laid out and then for
the song should be laid out and then for
the song should be laid out and then for me personally more my part would be like
me personally more my part would be like
me personally more my part would be like looking at countermelodies over the top
looking at countermelodies over the top
looking at countermelodies over the top guitar melodies and then also of course
guitar melodies and then also of course
guitar melodies and then also of course my soul ease would you say this one was
my soul ease would you say this one was
my soul ease would you say this one was easier for you to participate on than
easier for you to participate on than
easier for you to participate on than ending absolutely yeah just because I
ending absolutely yeah just because I
ending absolutely yeah just because I felt more at home more comfortable in my
felt more at home more comfortable in my
felt more at home more comfortable in my shoes I guess
this is the first album in ten years
this is the first album in ten years with develops n’ how did the chemistry
with develops n’ how did the chemistry
with develops n’ how did the chemistry change the coolest thing is you really
change the coolest thing is you really
change the coolest thing is you really see how him and dave mustaine bounce
see how him and dave mustaine bounce
see how him and dave mustaine bounce ideas off of each other they really have
ideas off of each other they really have
ideas off of each other they really have been long-term friends and you can see
been long-term friends and you can see
been long-term friends and you can see that in every aspect of their
that in every aspect of their
that in every aspect of their interaction
you know I know Giganta was always
you know I know Giganta was always successful 13 was hugely successful but
successful 13 was hugely successful but
successful 13 was hugely successful but Dave you know gets increasingly agitated
Dave you know gets increasingly agitated
Dave you know gets increasingly agitated at the music industry so there is talk
at the music industry so there is talk
at the music industry so there is talk that you know rumblings at least that
that you know rumblings at least that
that you know rumblings at least that this was the last album you have a take
this was the last album you have a take
this was the last album you have a take on that you know what I think at the end
on that you know what I think at the end
on that you know what I think at the end of the day Dave’s gonna do what Dave’s
of the day Dave’s gonna do what Dave’s
of the day Dave’s gonna do what Dave’s gonna do and and when he feels it when
gonna do and and when he feels it when
gonna do and and when he feels it when he feels it’s time to call it he’ll let
he feels it’s time to call it he’ll let
he feels it’s time to call it he’ll let us know thanks very much thank you
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