Megadeth "Rude Awakening"

Rude Awakening is the first live album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. The album was released by Sanctuary Records in 2002, and is the last release before the band broke up in 2002. It was released in both CD and DVD formats.

The album was originally going to be recorded live at a concert in Argentina, but due to the September 11, 2001 attacks, the band decided to record it live in the United States.

Tracks on the album are taken from two live concerts, performed two nights in a row in November 2001. The first night was at the Rialto Theater in Tucson, Arizona, followed the next day by an almost identical performance (To ensure clean audio and video footage, and for a variety of editing options), at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. Dave Mustaine dedicated the performance of "À Tout le Monde" to the victims of the September 11th attacks and mentions this before performing it. Two previously unreleased tracks from the concert, "The Conjuring" and "Time: The Beginning"/"Use the Man" were released on Still Alive... and Well? (which also features "In My Darkest Hour", "Sweating Bullets", "Symphony of Destruction" and "Holy Wars"). "Silent Scorn" can be heard as a tape outro for the band during "Holy Wars".

The tracks on the DVD are all from the second show at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona on November 17, 2001. For the bonus features of the DVD they used recordings from the show in Tucson, Arizona,

This is the only Megadeth album which does not include the band logo or title on the immediate cover. It is located on the side bar of the album instead. The album's cover was designed by graphic designer Storm Thorgerson (noted for his work with Pink Floyd) and Peter Curzon.

This was the end of this line-up of the band. Al Pitrelli, Jimmy DeGrasso played their final show. Dave Ellefson left the band because he wasn't satisfied with his share of the band's earnings. In 2010 he returned in the band. The DVD was certified Gold in US & Canada.

Track listing

CD

Disc 1

1. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" Mustaine 4:12
2. "Kill the King" Mustaine 3:51
3. "Wake Up Dead" Mustaine 3:26
4. "In My Darkest Hour" Mustaine, Dave Ellefson 5:28
5. "Angry Again" Mustaine 3:22
6. "She-Wolf" Mustaine 8:17
7. "Reckoning Day" Mustaine, Ellefson, Marty Friedman 4:24
8. "Devil's Island" Mustaine 5:06
9. "Train of Consequences" Mustaine 4:30
10. "À Tout le Monde" Mustaine 4:49
11. "Burning Bridges" Mustaine 4:56
12. "Hangar 18" Mustaine 4:45
13. "Return to Hangar" Mustaine 3:54
14. "Hook in Mouth" Mustaine, Ellefson 4:40

Disc 2

1. "Almost Honest" Mustaine, Friedman 3:57
2. "1,000 Times Goodbye" Mustaine 6:14
3. "Mechanix" Mustaine 4:36
4. "Tornado of Souls" Ellefson Mustaine 5:47
5. "Ashes in Your Mouth" Mustaine, Friedman, Ellefson, Nick Menza 6:04
6. "Sweating Bullets" Mustaine 4:38
7. "Trust" Mustaine, Friedman 6:46
8. "Symphony of Destruction" Mustaine 4:50
9. "Peace Sells" Mustaine 5:22
10. "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" Mustaine 8:51

Disc 1:

Tracks 1, 11 and 13 are from "The World Needs a Hero".

Track 2 is from "Capitol Punishment".

Tracks 3 and 8 are from "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying".

Tracks 4 and 14 are from "So Far So Good... So What".

Track 5 is from "Hidden Treasures".

Track 6 is from "Cryptic Writings".

Tracks 7, 9 and 10 are from "Youthanasia".

Track 12 is from "Rust in Peace".

Disc 2:

Tracks 1 and 7 are from "Cryptic Writings".

Track 2 is from "The World Needs a Hero".

Track 3 is from "Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good"

Tracks 4 and 10 are from "Rust in Peace".

Tracks 5, 6 and 8 are from "Countdown to Extinction".

Track 9 is from "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying".

Recording information:

Mixed at Enterprise Studios in Burbank, California.

Mastered at Precision Mastering.