The Nuge's second solo album, produced by Tom Werman, features a then-unknown Meat Loaf on backing vocals. The liner notes include a piece by award-winning music journalist Gary Graff and the album has some raging bonus tracks.

 

This album was ranked #84 in Hit Paraders Top 100 All Time Metal Albums in 1989.

This is the last Nugent album to feature singer/rhythm guitarist Derek St. Holmes, who was a major musical contributor to Ted's solo success.

Released the year after the smash hit, Cat Scratch Fever, Weekend Warriors confirmed Ted as a "guitar hero". From the Rolling Stone review: "Nugent makes heavy metal sound exactly like it's supposed to: like a motorcycle gang who's come to take your daughter away."

Run time: 61:24:00

The Motor City Madman thrashes his trademark Gibson Byrdland guitars with axe-man expertise while rhythm guitarist Charlie Huhn and drummer/producer Cliff Davies occasionally pick up vocal duties.

 

The tracks on this compilation make it a fundamental component to any Nuge fan's collection, or for any fan of classic, hard rock.

Great Gonzos documents a monumental era that only showcases Ted Nugent's enormous talents as musician and songwriter marking a chapter in which he sold millions of albums and became the top grossing touring artist during 1977, '78 and '79. His impact on rock music is undisputed. Originally in 1981 and now newly remastered, this awesome collection now features a brand new song - "Give Me Just A Little."


 

From the loin-clothed cover art to the live recordings, this is definitely one intense album!

In the case of 84's Penetrator, "Thunder Thighs" is a career hi point as far as I & many others are concerned. - NUGE

Be bludgeoned by the ferocity and rawness of previously unreleased tracks in this box set. Rolling Stone writer David Wild, and Ted himself, contribute to the 36-page full-color liner notes spackled with great images of the family-values spokesman.

  

 

A man who was punk way before punk and grunge decades before grunge, Ted Nugent has somehow managed to keep a virtual stranglehold on his dog-eat-dog brand of guitar rock for more than a quarter century now. Out of Control is the first comprehensive look at the golden era of Ted.

 

The right-wing rocker's passion for both rock 'n' roll and hunting are evident on this album. The Motor City Madman's feral nature is unleashed - listeners be warned!

 

So ya want an adventure do ya kids! Well step right up & grab a wad of this glowing stimuli mobile. It’s all about attitude.  Welcome to my landmark recording, dedicated to my Bloodbrothers. Here, my friends, The Nugent Trend Police have just whacked an entire herd of sheep, otherwise known as the peer-pressure-nipple-piercer-formula-geeks, nary a survivor to be found. Pure, undulating R&B&R&R in your face & up your ass, guaranteed smiles for miles. Short skirts-R-us, with flesh & fiber for all. Workin’ hard & playin’ hard, standin’ up for what we believe in & ensuring the weenies of the world mucho agony. Chumps beware, gamers unite & flee & socialists all can kiss my ass. If you could catch me. It’s fun to be fun. And it’s exhilarating to piss of the assholes. It proves I’m not one. Sometimes you spend your life building a house, and some fool burns it down. BUILD ANYWAY! Then whack the fool. Drugs & alcohol are poisoned scurs. I crave & demand sensual stimuli on overdrive. Life without adventure is death. You can’t be what you eat, or I’d be your daughter.

P.S. Does "of the people, by the people, for the people" ring a bell?
P.P.K. The left lane is mine, thank you.

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The Ted Nugent Story- Part 1: On The Edge

    Ted Nugent was born on 13th December 1948 in Detroit, Michigan. He was brought up in a typical American middle-class household, and began to teach himself guitar at the tender age of eight- a decision that was to have a profound effect on the rest of his life. Along with many others, he was motivated by those bands that constituted the first wave of the new rock'n'roll revolution, a revolution that exploded during the mid Fifties and forced a whole new generation to reappraise youth culture.
    Two years later, he tentatively formed the Royal Highboys; they played school halls and youth club gigs throughout 1960 and 1961, but attracted little critical acclaim. The following year he formed a new outfit, the Lourds, who quickly established a loyal local following after constant touring in and around Detroit. Incredibly, Nugent was still only fourteen years old when he and the band played Cobo Hall, opening for the Supremes and the Beau Brummels!
    It was not surprising, then to find that at the end of 1964 the Lourds were offered a recording contract. Unfortunately, this fell through as Nugent was forced to leave the area, moving with his family to Hoffman Estates, a small surburban twon to the north-west of Chicago in 1965. This could have marked the end of a promising career.
    Luckily, all was not lost for young Ted as his attendance at the local Catholic boys school resulted in his meeting vocalist Rusty Day (later of Cactus) and forming the infamous Amboy Dukes. After graduating from school he decided, inevitably, to leave the comforts of home and to go on the road with the band on a permanent basis. This was the beginning of an exhausting touring schedule spanning almost a decade, with the band playing an average of over 200 gigs per year. 
    Between 1965 and 1967, the personnel in the Amboy Dukes was in a constant state of flux as musicians were drafted in to meet Nugent's latest whim, then axed soon afterwards as he searched for alternatives. In 1967, Nugent moved back to Detroit and formed a starting new version of the Amboy Dukes, featuring John Drake (ex-Lourds) on lead vocals, Steve Farmer (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Bill White (bass), Dave Palmer (drums) and Rick Lober on keyboards. 
    With initial few live shows attracting considerable attention, the band were immediately signed to Mainstream Records and found local success with their first single. This was a revival of Them's 1965 hit 'Baby Please Don't Go', an extended workout that featured some explosive guitar pyrotechnics from Nugent complete with feedback, distortion, and note-bending.
    In February 1967, the Dukes recorded their eponymously-titled debut album that peaked at Number 183 on the American album charts. The band at this point were assimilating diverse influences ranging from rock, rhythm and blues and jazz, journeying into a new-psychedelic metal extravaganza, dominated by Nugent's upfront and over-the-top guitar histrionics inspired predominantly by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.
    The cuts on 'The Amboy Dukes' capture the band's search for real direction and identity. Although only two band members contributed to the writing- Nugent and Farmer, both seperately and together- the maelstrom of musical ideas and styles often formed uncomfortable bedfellows. Nevertheless, Nugent's unique guitar style was beginning to develop and is clearly evident on most numbers.
    In August 1968, a line-up now featuring bassist Gerg Arama and keyboardist Andy Solomon (replacing White and Lober respectively) released the single 'Journey To The Centre Of The Mind'. This was a smash hit and reached Number 16 in the national chart, a considerable acheivement for any rock band at this time. This is without doubt the Amboy Dukes' finest three and a half minutes, combining as it does a driving rock rhythm with fluid axework and jazz-like overtones, yet remaining inherently accessible and commercial.
    The album of the same name quickly followed and reached a highest position of Number 74 on the American charts. Including the famed 'Baby Please Don't Go', it previewed Nugent's later well-publicised fondness for hunting with 'Loaded for Bear', while 'Flight of the Byrd' referred to the semi-acoustic Gibson Byrdland guitar which was later to become his trademark. Again, the two guitarists monopolised the songwriting credits, both having a hand in the hit.
    The Amboy Dukes developed into a powerful and potent musical force, with Nugent's input on the writing side beginning to dominate. Guitar solos within the songs were becoming more extended, and he improvised to such an extent on stage that the numbers often degenerated into overlong, self-indulgent jam sessions controlled by the mad axeman himself. As a live unit, they exhibited a unique and unpredictable chemistry which generated frenzied energy and an electrifying atmosphere.
    The tracks on this compact disc represent a selection from 'The Amboy Dukes' and 'Journey To The Centre Of The Mind', and provide a fascinating and revealing insight to the origins and influences that have shaped one of rock's most flamboyant and controversial figures. The title track, 'On The Edge', has been plucked from Mainstream Records' vault and has never before been released- a real treat for Nugent fans everywhere.
    Sit back and re-live the naive intensity and excitement of Ted Nugent in full flight during his formative years!

Ian Kenyon, Hi-Fi News and Record Review
May 1991

Part two of the Ted Nugent Story can be found on 'Over The Top' )CDTB 120) and features a further selection from the 'Journey To The Centre Of The Mind' album plus tracks from 'Migration' which was the Amboy Dukes' final album for Mainstream Records.
    

Ax masters record The Whackmasters signature tunes.

A verbal blast to the cranium; Ted can make potty mouth eloquent with his motivational and opinionated tirades. This live album is a must!

This is a two disc set with four live tracks included: Jailbait, Yank Me Crank Me, The Flying Lip Lock and Baby, Please Don't Go.  

Amped up on sex, survival and six-string shredding; the 31st recording from the Nuge is as raw and alive as his early classics. Ted stays true to form and Craveman stays loud and fierce. Some say lyrically offensive, others say powerful - either way, this is classic Ted.

  

 

The Great Spirit roars on in that not so quiet American night my friends & like Brother wolf, my subterranean R & B throttletorque infested Gibson Byrdland glows & growls life anew! The road less humped calls my feed-backing name nonstop as if the mystical garageband door has once again been slammed down hard on the ballz of our fire breathing punk Nuge ultragreazyass rock-n-roll Motorcity Musclecar orgy, & all is well at the Rosa Parks Soul of Man attitude celebration BBQ campfire. Defiance is dancing raw & naked as we laugh ferociously in the face of average everything. Our inexhaustible quest for sonic bombastardized rhythm perfection fuels the American Dream as if it has never missed a beat, and the good, bad, & ugly continue to inspire us no end. A gargantuan BloodBrother salute penetrates &suckerpunches the stormcloud thunder-clap & we giddyup the lightning home like the pissed off crazy horse stallions we are. Let the Big Dogs run. Kill it & Grill it. God, Guns & Rock-n-Roll. I am gunpowder boy, craveman, Thundergod of attitude. As close to heaven as she gets. Almost pussy. Profile me.   – Ted Nugent

 

Never before has nature been more important to us. Real nature. The pecking order. Tooth, fang and claw. We who hunt always knew instinctively that to manage a higher quality of life, we had to be honest about our impact on the good earth. Hands on. Air, water, soil and wildlife. A higher level of awareness, cause and effect. We walk every inch of  the wild to know her better, to observe her wounds and to stop the rape. Hunters look in the eyes of our dinner. No denial allowed. Honesty begets honor. Our cause is upgrade, our prize is health. Celebrate that we hunters have always healed with nature, and now the rest of the world scrambles to catch up. We welcome all.
You are invited to our Spirit of the Wild campfire. - Ted Nugent
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This two disc collection features albums, Call of the Wild and Tooth, Fang and Claw which were released prior to Ted's move to Epic Records in 1975. Crank the decibels and get familiar with some classic Nugent carnage.

*Tracks 9 onward are on Disc Two

 

If you've ever witnessed this monolith of metal in action at a live show, you'll recognize the unmistakable thunder of the stadium sound that Sweaty Teddy is notorious for.

 

 

Known to some as the “Noble Savage” and to even more as the “Motor City Madman,” Ted Nugent has managed to always channel his blunt, in-your-face personality and his uninhibited on-stage antics right through his guitar to deliver a blistering sonic attack onto his devoted audience of head-banging metal heads.

 

Ted Nugent has been recording since the mid-Sixties, starting with his Detroit-based band, The Amboy Dukes. He joined epic records in 1975, teaming up with famed hard rock producer Tom Werman to deliver a lengthy stream of hits laced with fusillades of his stunning guitar pyrotechnics. “Cat Scratch Fever,” “Wango Tango,” and “Stranglehold” are just the beginning. Play on!

The Nuge is back - more rockin' than ever! Love Grenade, Ted's first album in five years, exploded onto the scene on September 4 -- it's destined to be a surefire classic Nuge-fest!

Record Label: Eagle Rock

Recorded live at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 10, 2006 the beast was unleashed unto the main stage with a full arsenal of the best tunes from Nuge’s fully loaded catalog. Barry Sparks on bass and Mick Brown on drums both provided background vocals at the annual festival which has been held since 1992. Ted and his funk brothers provided the crowd to an hour and half set that was captured on film to aid in the creation of coinciding DVD.

Record Label: Eagle Rock
DVD Release Date: 6/10/08

The soundtrack for Toby Keith's motion picture, Beer For My Horses features music from a wide range of star studded talent. From the likes of singer songwriters Toby Keith and Willie Nelson, to guitar masters such as Ted Nugent and James McMurtry to good-times tunes from Trailer Choir amongst other toe tapping tracks.

Record Label: Show Dog Nashville