Description:Rec-room rock stars can rejoice knowing that drum and guitar solos, long thought extinct in the post-grunge era, are alive, well, and flourishing in the hands of speed-metal granddaddies Megadeth. Seriously, Rude Awakening, the band's first-ever live set, is almost certain to benefit from renewed interest sparked by the reissue of theRec-room rock stars can rejoice knowing that drum and guitar solos, long thought extinct in the post-grunge era, are alive, well, and flourishing in the hands of speed-metal granddaddies Megadeth. Seriously, Rude Awakening, the band's first-ever live set, is almost certain to benefit from renewed interest sparked by the reissue of their spruced-up debut, Killing Is My Business. . . and Business Is Good. That album, like most in Megadeth's canon, is quoted here ("Mechanix"). The band also revisits So Far, So Good. . . So What ("Hook in Mouth"), Peace Sells. . . But Who's Buying ("Peace Sells"), The World Needs a Hero ("Return to Hangar"), Countdown to Extinction ("Symphony of Destruction," "Sweating Bullets"), Youthanasia ("Train of Consequences"), Rust in Peace ("Hangar 18"), and Cryptic Writings ("Almost Honest"). Fanned across two discs, Rude Awakening's 24 tracks capture Dave Mustaine and cohorts in top form--lightning fast, muscular, nihilistic, urgent, and, of course, very, very angry--with crowd noise kept to a bearable minimum. --Kim Hughes... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Sanctuary Records Release date : 19 March 2002 EAN: 0060768454422 UPC: 060768454422
"I have a thing for Live albums. They are the way I judge bands. So when this album came out, I had to go buy it even though the album before (The World Needs A Hero) was very disappointing.
Megadeth after Dave lost his great lineup of Marty Friedman, and Nick Menza, was quite a change. I try not to really give Al Pitrelli a hard time, but as far as Megadeth goes, he was not the best guitar player.
For a set list, this is nice. Lots of old tracks, Ashes In Your Mouth, In My Darkest Hour, She-Wo"
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