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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 "songs 3 thru 10 - somewhat robotic" good audio. almost flawless performance of hanger 18. being a musician myself, i dont mind watching musicians just standing there. it gives the camera people time to focus on the musicians ability to play. when they are jumping around you cant focus on the actual playing. basically, this is what this live footage is....the guys just stand in one spot and now you can get long closeups of the artist at work. this is kinda boring for the songs 3 thru 10. its mostly not very well known tunes and they kind of blend into one another and....yea yea yea. now the songs from burning bridge on?....thats when the music gets more interesting. the guys still stand there but it doesnt matter now. every song from burning bridge on is great. (thank god for fast forward) 1. Dread and the Fugative Mind 2. Kill the King 3. Wake Up Dead 4. In My Darkest Hour 5. Angry Again 6. She Wolf 7. Reckoning Day 8. Devil's Island 9. Train of Consequences 10. A Tout Le Monde 11. Burning Bridges ********************** 12. Hangar 18 13. Return to Hangar 14. Hook in Mouth 15. Almost Honest 16. 1000 Times Goodbye 17. Mechanix 18. Tornado of Souls 19. Ashes In Your Mouth 20. Sweating Bullets 21. Trust 22. Symphony of Destruction 23. Peace Sells 24. Holy Wars "Beauty!" This DVD rocks!! Megadeth rule!!! From start to finish this concert goes off, but I think the Underground Show was a stupid idea. It's clearly the same show and should have just been kept with the original track order. The sound and picture quality are pretty good, but perhaps not the greatest. When I first heard the Dolby 5.1 I didn't like it, and would just watch it in Sterio instead. But I've recently tried it out again and for some reason it sounds better now, and I'm using it again. Much better than Slayer's War at the Warfield" which doesn't sound that great and is just overall a boring show. As for the set, well I'll be damned if it isn't one of the best setlists from any live band that I've ever seen! I believe they cover material from every album released apart from "Risk," which to my knowledge was considered their worst studio effort to date??? I don't know, I haven't really heard it. Probably my only beef with the show is that Dave's guitar on certain songs, particurally during solos tends to overpower Al's which is a shame, but it's classic Dave!! haha Yeah so buy it 'cause Dave needs the support!! He's releasing a new album soon by the sounds of things, it's going to be great!!! "Toss up - CD or DVD?" I purchased the Rude Awakening CD 2 years ago when it was first released and being such a fan of Megadeth and heavy metal in general, I really wanted the DVD to see them actually playing these amazing songs. The camera work is good and the sound quality is great. You may have noticed that 5 songs from the CD aren't mentioned on the DVD song list, however they are located under "special features". Why, I have no idea. The interview segment with the band is very insightful and interesting as well are the other special features. Overall, I am definately glad I bought this DVD. "An absolute must have for every Megadeth fan" Containing what is footage from Megadeth's possible final tour, the Rude Awakening DVD is an absolute must own for any and every Megadeth fan. Featuring some of the most aamzing guitar work ever captured in a live video concert performance, Rude Awakening is a more than fitting swan song for one of the most legendary metal bands of all time. Seeing the band perform "Dread & The Fugitive Mind", "In My Darkest Hour", "Angry Again", "She Wolf", "A Tout Le Monde", "Mechanix", "Sweating Bullets", and "Peace Sells" on this DVD is almost as good as seeing the band in person; the audio and visual presentation is uncanny. While it would have been nice to see some other fan favorites like "Mary Jane", "Forclosure of a Dream", "Looking Down the Cross", "This Was My Life", "Countdown to Extinction", "Insomnia", "Diadems", and "Moto Psycho", this concert DVD is still phenominal. "Very entertaining" If you are a Megadeth fan, don't think it twice, GET THIS! It's Megadeth at it's best. It might not have Nick or Marty, but none the less the other guys are awesomely talanted. It's nice to watch this guys do some of the old songs so well, solos and everything. While the new ones are slower, they are just as good! Of course we all wished that some other songs were included too. But then if it was up to me, Megadeth should have done all their repertory... The live feeling is there, yet everything sounds nice and clear. It's totally worth your money and totally worth buying, you will be watching it often!