Editing Rude Awakening (Megadeth album) (section)

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Brian O'Neill of [[AllMusic]] rated Rude Awakening a 3 out of 5, opining that, while he believes the album is "fraught with" limitations, it is "a far better encapsulation of the band's career to date than the spotty ''[[Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years]]'' compilation."<ref name="AllMusic"/>

The album won a 2002 [[Metal Edge]] Readers' Choice Award for Compilation/Live Album of the Year. Since it was generally believed to be Megadeth's swan song at the time (until their reformation in 2004), the magazine stated, "Megadeth's farewell gets the recognition it deserves."<ref>Metal Edge, June 2003</ref>