Rude Awakening (Prong album)
| Rude Awakening | ||||
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| Released | May 14, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Length | 45:50 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Terry Date, Tommy Victor | |||
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Rude Awakening is the fifth studio album by American metal band Prong. It is an enhanced CD but was also released as a special limited edition on 12" red vinyl. The album was reissued in 2008 as a digipak version, featuring four remixes of the "Rude Awakening" single and a new booklet.[1]
Rude Awakening entered the Billboard charts at No. 107[2] and sold 10,000 units in the United States in its first week.[3] It is the last Prong album to feature Ted Parsons and Paul Raven, as well as the band's last album on Epic Records.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[5] |
Reviewing the title track, Billboard wrote that the single's "assaulting, deviant style" shows why Prong is popular.[6] Jenni Glenn of CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the album is heavier and angrier than Cleansing, blending thrash metal and industrial music.[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Prong except "Controller" (Prong and Scott Albert) and "Slicing" (Prong and Joe Bishara Kebbe).[8]
- "Controller" – 3:39
- "Caprice" – 2:47
- "Rude Awakening" – 4:18
- "Unfortunately" – 3:08
- "Face Value" – 4:09
- "Avenue of the Finest" – 3:37
- "Slicing" – 3:29
- "Without Hope" – 3:13
- "Mansruin" – 3:29
- "Innocence Gone" – 3:11
- "Dark Signs" – 3:22
- "Close the Door" – 4:05
- "Proud Division" – 5:46
Personnel[edit]
- Tommy Victor - guitars, vocals
- Paul Raven - bass
- Ted Parsons - drums
Additional personnel
- Charlie Clouser - drum programming, keyboards
Chart positions[edit]
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 107 |
References[edit]
- ^ "SPV/Steamhammer Reissues METAL CHURCH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, PRONG, BONHAM Titles In Europe". Blabbermouth.net. November 12, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Prong". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Tommy Victor of Prong | The Midlands Rocks". themidlandsrocks.com. April 22, 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Rude Awakening - Prong". AllMusic.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "Reviews & Previews: Singles: Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 20. May 18, 1996. p. 70.
- ^ Glenn, Jenni (April 1996). "Metal: Prong, Rude Awakening". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 32. p. 28.
- ^ "Images for Prong - Rude Awakening". Discogs.
