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 How can you not rate this as 5 stars?? You're insane! May 30, 2009
I am a musican and listen to tons of music. To keep a long story short, my musical background is massive and intriguing. Rude Awakening by Prong is one of my favorite albums of all time. The song Rude Awakening simply melts faces. Listen to this album for yourself. Music insn't made like this anymore. A true classic. The lead singer sounds much like Nine Inch Nails. The melodies are as great industrial metal/alt metal/grind core. Melodies and instruments are not played like this anymore in today's music. I suggest this to any fan of metal or rock/classic rock.
Strong Songs From Prong May 22, 2008
Prong had been leaning in an industrial direction since 'Irrelevant thoughts' on Prove You Wrong. With Rude Awakening they made a quasi-concept album that never got the attention it deserved. The guitar tone here is even better than on Cleansing, and the production is full-on industrial with Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails doing keyboards on some tunes and triggers and samples galore.
What's crazy is that Tommy Victor actually sings for many songs on this record as opposed to his usual gruff New Yorker shouting. It works well with these songs - the melodies really stick in your head after a few listens. The subject matter is supposedly about Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but these songs are more about universal dark themes like isolation and despair. Put this to thumping riffs and you have a real gem that needs only an open mind to be fully appreciated.
 3 1/2 Stars Feels like Two Different Bands Here May 15, 2008
Even though Prong gets alot of credit for bringing a more "Alternitive" Metal style to the table, and doing so fairly early, before the boom of Altern/Nu Metal in the late 90's, "Rude Awakening" has Prong move a bit more farther away from the classic "Cleansing" and start to dip in a bit with some Metal with some slight hip-hop overtones-some of the songs almost feel like there is a bit of a rap to the lyrical aspect of the songs. Is that really that Bad? Well no, its depends on the band, and for some reason, this form doesnt seem to fit well with Prong at all. The good news is that there are some killer tracks here that dont have that, and and seem like they would belong on "Cleansing" almost like they wanted to build a Cleasing II, that was meaner and heavier. So with all that said, its seems like we are listeing two different bands here. It not a horrid album, and for the price of a dollar its a steal, but for those that liked the direction of the first three albums (on a Epic Records, not the demos) liked how each album built on one another, you might be disspointed with some of the material that Prong has on this album. I found it to have some great moments, so its a bit above average, yet I also found it to be somewhat disspointing, as I didnt like the hip-hop flavor the band presents on some of the songs. Either way, pick it up as it is worth the small price tag.
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 Not Even Near Jun 04, 2006
I am gona put it in short words i buy this cd because i heard one song at a bar and the Dj told me it was Prong i dont know what hapened. being a person who likes and have many bands of industrial/metal i can say this is one of the worst albums i have ever heard if not the worst.
the vocals , the simplicity of the music, the uninspired composition and sampling, there is not one point to save.
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This Album Anything But A 'Rude Awakening'...Another Great Album... Nov 09, 2005
Prong's CLEANSING is the definitive Prong album, and with cuts like "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck", Prong defined the importance of metal in the rock genre. No one had any doubt that CLEANSING was a powerful record, complete with heavy riffs, first-rate drumwork, and throbbing and tuneful bass. If you thought Prong could not match that album, RUDE AWAKENING is nearly just like it's predecessor: heavy, uncompromising metal that's in-your-face and downright brutal. Although some of the album doesn't seem as heavy, the production work of Terry Date only helps to intensify Tommy Victor's guitar.
The title track is without a doubt one of the best tracks on the album, and it's cutting shards of guitar and Tommy's vocals, along with Ted Parson's excellent drum fills and Paul Raven's tuneful basswork, just compliment the track even more. It remains one of their best songs, and it caught radio to a degree. Opening track "Controller" is brutal, heavy, and doesn't let go of its grip on you. "Avenue of the Finest" also continues the intricate, drilling guitar riffs, right on through to the closing bonus cut, "Proud Division", which is undeniably a catchy, compact metal song. Other songs like "Mansruin" and "Face Value" also scale up on the volume, never letting up the intensity and showing the metal that Prong truly perfected on CLEANSING and even PROVE YOU WRONG or BEG TO DIFFER. Not one weak track, this is truly a splendid album.
It's interesting to note that after this album, there was no word or news from Prong until the announced release of SCORPIO RISING, and even the 100% LIVE album, which to a degree still managed to entertain us Prong fanatics. Had RUDE AWAKENING been Prong's swansong, it would have definitely been a strong one. If you're a fan of CLEANSING, no doubt you will immerse yourself in the precision and masterful metal of RUDE AWAKENING.
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