Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83962 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-04-28
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 122 minutes

Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
English
Region 0
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English\Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dolby Digital Stereo
Interviews
B Roll Footage
Studio Footage Of The World Needs A Hero
Bonus Concert Footage

Synopsis
RUDE AWAKENING is Megadeth's visual companion to the double live CD of the same name. Witness Dave Mustaine and the group rip through speed metal classics such as 'Dread And The Fugitive Mind', 'Kill The King', 'Wake Up Dead', 'In My Darkest Hour', 'Angry Again', 'She Wolf', 'Reckoning Day', 'Devil's Island', 'Train Of Consequences', 'A Tout Le Mond', 'Burning Bridges', 'Hangar 18', 'Return To Hangar', 'Hook In Mouth', 'Almost Honest', '1000 Times Goodbye', 'Merchanix', 'Tornado Souls', 'Ashes In Your Mouth', 'Sweating Bullets', 'Trust', 'Symphony Of Destruction', 'Peace Sells' and 'Holy Wars'.

Customer Reviews

A Good Tribute to the BEST BAND EVER!!!!
First of all the show was a relatively un-advertised show. and this explains the small crowd. This gives the concert a more personal feel, almost like your there watching them. I have been a Deth fan for a little over 4 years, so i do know enough about Megadeth. But for the time i have known them i have worshipped them and recodnised them as the best heavy metal or rock band on the earth, miles better than metallica. 'Rude Awakening' was my first oppertunity to see the band live in concert, as before hand i had only seen small pieces from the 'Megadeth Behind The Music' DVD. I was astonished at the unbelievable guitar skills of both pitrelli and mustaine. I have all of the Megadeth and every one would get at least 5/5. My favourite is rust in peace or youthanasia, so i have heard a fair amount of guitar solos by Megadeth, i was astonished to hear that the solos were reproduced perfectly, some even better than the studio versions. And the She-Wolf extended version is worth the money alone. The concert is a pure adrenaline rush from beginning to end, with all tracks perfect, apart from 'Train Of Consequences', The intro is excellent, with guitar pieces from both pitrelli and mustaine, but mustaines waver a little, but the music is still great and i would say that this track is still very good. My favourite tracks are She -Wolf, with some of the best guitar solos that i have ever heard on CD. and my second fave is hangar 18, but i like all of them so much that the could all be my favourites. But She-Wolf stands above the rest with great vocals, great rythym, in-human Drum solo and most of all, unbelievable guitar solos. Another great track is the excellent 'In My Darkest Hour', which stands as one of the best. This is a great DVD (and live album) which is a great memorial to my personal greatest band of all time. BUY IT!!!!!!

Megadeth's finest hour
Let me introduce myself... I'm a social disease. Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away. Between these two sentences is a flawless, adrenaline pumped performance from the world's greatest speed metal band; Megadeth.

The sheer talent of these four men is truly revealed in this show. Mustaine and Pitrelli go wild in their guitar solos, Degrasso will blow you away when he starts assaulting his drums in She-wolf, and Ellefson delivers perfect base lines at all times.

This full on assault on the sentences manages to encompass songs from all the different eras of Megadeth. Mechanix and Wake up dead Are still played as well as they were nearly 20 years ago, Hangar 18 and Sweating bullets will have you begging for more, while Trust and 1000 times goodbye will show that even in these modern times, good music still exists.

Any person who thinks they are into metal would be crazy not to buy this DVD. Any Megadeth fans have either bought this, are going to buy it, or are mad. Forget Metallica, the boys of Megadeth are the true masters of metal. This is them at their best.

A bit disappointing really...........!!
I first bought the live CD of this product and while it had most of the greatest songs, I felt disappointed by the lack of a true live feel.
The same can be said for the DVD, where Dave Mustaines voice seems to be dubbed over the live footage and the crowd noise is non existent most of the time.
The extras are nothing special either with 4 or 5 songs from an underground gig that has the same dubbed over feel to it, bland interviews with the members, and a written synopsis by a rock journalist.
The packaging is very basic, just a copy of the CD album.It would have been nice to have maybe a small booklet inside perhaps.
Overall I was disappointed when I watched this DVD.I am a huge fan of Megadeth, and would have preferred a more live sounding feel instead of the highly tweaked one on the disc.