Cryptic Writings (studio album) by Megadeth
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Cryptic Writings is ranked 8th best out of 24 albums by Megadeth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Megadeth is Rust In Peace which is ranked number 396 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,418.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 01/22/2024 00:52 | r0b07 | | 83/100 |
70/100 | 12/15/2023 00:15 | iann97 | | 75/100 |
85/100 | 06/24/2023 20:11 | mizzle | | 81/100 |
40/100 | 05/01/2023 13:25 |  Lamplighter | | 59/100 |
70/100 | 04/07/2023 08:13 |  jeremy9 | | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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teague 02/22/2019 17:29
Some of the songs are pretty good, but the majority of this is honestly really bad.
I think this album should be more known out of the Megadeth catalogue. It came at a rough time for Mustaine and the band in general, but despite that it is so well done. Sure it may not be as heavy as most Megadeth fans crave, but as a stand alone album it is phenomenal for me. Every time I listen I get one or two tracks stuck in my head for days. She-Wolf, Use the Man, Trust. Then The Disintegrators throws you back to Killing is My Business days. That track seriously belongs on that record haha.
A spastic and genre bending album that is less than the sum of its parts. This is Megadeth transitioning to a more alternative rock approach. Despite having some lackluster material, it is still worth checking out if you are a Megadeth fan; and it has some of the best songs Megadeth ever wrote. Songs such as Truth, Use The Man, She-Wolf, Vortex, FFF, and one of my personal favorites of their whole career THE DISINTEGRATORS.
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