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Megadeth - Rude Awakening Actor: Megadeth Number of Items: 1 Format: Explicit Lyrics Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 107 minutes Studio: Bmg Distribution (VI Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2002-04-09 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 59 Average rating: 4.5 "Poor effort" Released a week after the band's demise, Megadeth's "Rude Awakening" is an extremely disappointing live DVD thanks to poor editing and some obvious overdubbing. I really have to question how genuinely "live" the music contained in the DVD is. Many concert videos are taped over a number of performances; this is no exception. The footage here is culled from two different nights in two different venues, but visually, you'd never tell. But the shoddy audio editing is a dead giveaway that this is not one performance. Not only do the vocals we hear rarely match Dave Mustaine's lips, it appears that, in more than a few tracks, his voice has been dubbed in later in a studio. Some of the newer songs, like "Burning Bridges" and "1000 Times Goodbye," sound like the vocals were taken straight from the album. The other musical elements are inconsistent. Some songs sound fabulous, others sound horrible. The version of "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" that closes the concert is amateurish and sloppy; in contrast, the performance of "Hangar 18" is dead-on. Again, it's not wrong to suspect some audio tomfoolery. Then there's the issue of the incorrect packaging, which lists 24 songs on the back. The main concert presents only 18 tracks, with the remaining 5 on a special feature called "Underground Concert," which is just footage from the same two shows presented in grainy black-and-white to make you think it's an "underground" performance. What a waste. The band interviews are the highlight. It's oddly funny to hear Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson talk about how the band is better than ever and that they're ready to get back to doing what they always did best; too bad this DVD is out after they've called it quits. So, bottom line, even though they roll out some surprises in the set list like "Reckoning Day," "Devil's Island" and "She-Wolf," this DVD is sadly not worth your twenty bucks. You'd think a band with 19 years of experience and album sales behind them could afford to put together a decent concert package. "Awesome sound and feel!!!!" This DVD has a great sound, specially if you have surround sound such as in 5.1 Surround sound. The drums sound totally awesome, in particular the bass drum. It sounds as if the band is in your room. The guitars were miked well, since the rhythm guitar and lead guitar come up front when necessary for the sound to be complete yet still delivers a punch. The sound I have to say is totally amazing and that may have to do with the speakers I have set up for the surround sound. But if ever I recommend investing in speakers to have surround sound, this is the time. In addition,the camera angles are also different than most concert footage. There is one angle that is shot from above Dave Mustaine at a 45 degree angle. This is not too common an angle seen on most concert footage and you really appreciate it here. Definitely get this DVD and invest in speakers if you don't have 5.1 surround sound and enjoy. "Buy this DVD! Now!" This is a fantastic DVD. It captures Megadeth's best songs in concert. It is intense, angry, and sounds great. The special features are cool too. Interviews, documentaries, and additional concert footage are all included. 'Rude Awakening' is the the final statement from the last bastions of real heavy metal. If you don't know what real metal should be like, this is it. "Flawed, but Worth it!" Here is the flaw: There are 24 songs listed on the box, but Dave and the boys only play 19. But who cares, THIS IS MEGADETH LIVE! I got to see Megadeth on this very same tour, and the did an excellent job of capturing the intensity and thrill of a live Megadeth show. The solos are almost perfect; it is too bad that Dave Mustaine has recently lost this talent due to nerve damage, which caused Megadeth's breakup. I was happy and surprised to find that Megadeth played songs such as "Mechanix" and "Devil's Island", which they didn't play at the show I went to. If you are a Megadeth fan in any way, buy this video. It is the best part of my Megadeth collection! "Megadeth Rude Awakening DVD-Megadisappointment" ok, so i rushed out to buy Megadeths first ever live DVD and guess what...it is full of errors. the track listing on the back of the DVD case is completely wrong. some songs listed (example: tornado of souls) is not even in the DVD. the songs that ARE listed on the DVD box, are not in the order they say they are. i contacted the megadeth.com's webmaster and he/she had this to say: "Not sure what to say, it is what it is and I doubt any corrected versions will go out." other than being disappointed by some songs not appearing in the DVD as listed, it is a fun disk. the interviews are cool (except for mustaine ripping on menza and friedman a lot) and the small venue setting made it fun to watch. if you can look past the track listing errors on the DVD cover as well as in the actual DVD, then i would suggest getting this. it is extremely sad that these errors were not found and corrected before release, especially since the band has recently broken up.