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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Ted is an absolutely phenominal guitarist who is often overlooked when there is discussion about great/best rock guitarists. It is probably due to his personality and character - I'm glad he is no neighbour of mine! - and his 'red neck' politics and sensibilities that seem to get more extreme and exagerated as he gets older, rather than his playing.
His style of playing is heads down hard rock with no flash gimmicks - no finger tapping here. The songs maybe a bit one dimensional sometimes but listen to the technique style and phrasing of his playing! Ted's songs are also embued with a totally unique sense of humour and cheek - just listen to Scream Dream.
This collection is of his best studio albums and an absolute bargain.
No one to compare with him currently.
His style of playing is heads down hard rock with no flash gimmicks - no finger tapping here. The songs maybe a bit one dimensional sometimes but listen to the technique style and phrasing of his playing! Ted's songs are also embued with a totally unique sense of humour and cheek - just listen to Scream Dream.
This collection is of his best studio albums and an absolute bargain.
No one to compare with him currently.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Ted nugent,a stunning guitarist who's inane comments and outstanding arrogance have overshadowed the fact that he is one of heavy rocks guitar greats.
This box set collects 5 studio albums from 1975 thru 1980,bizarrely omitting '79's 'State of Shock' ,
so what do you get,well,
Ted Nugent(1975) : a 5 star mother of an album,his best ever,never equalled,opening with the gargantuan riff of 'Stranglehold' this IS one of the best albums of 1975,every track a winner,no filler,classic metal/rock with 'Just What The Docter Ordered' & 'Motor City Madhouse' while the likes of 'Hey Bay' and 'Queen of the Forest' show the subtlety that the band was capable of,this is the perfect ted nugent line up with Derek St Holmes vocals with Rob Grange/Cliff Davies on bass/drums,worth the money on its own
Free For All(1976) another excellent album,has the misfortune to be stuck in the middle of his two best studio discs,opening with the fabulous double header of the title track & 'Dog Eat Dog,this disc carries on were the previous finished.Other highlights include the magnificent 'Hammerdown' and the Meatloaf fronted 'Writing On The Wall and 'Together',indeed Meat' sings on several tracks.
Cat Scratch Fever(1977) Possibly his most famous studio disc thanks to the title track and the insane 'Wang Dang Sweet Poontang' this is the only disc that comes close to emulating the debut from '75,the album see's the band on a roll with the likes of 'Out of Control' & 'Death by Misadventure ' upholding the classic 70's rock he was famous for while personal favourite,instrumental 'Home bound' shows another side to his talent.
Weekend Warriors(1978) Certainly the weakest of the the albums contained in this set,basically going thru the motions with only 'Need You Bad' standing out,pretty much a rehash of what went before,decent playing and singing but not a compulsory buy on its own.
Scream Dream(1980) With '79's 'State of Shock being similar quality to the aforementioned 'Weekend Warriors' Ted needed to up his game and that he certainly did with this disc.Opening with the psychotic double whammy of 'Wango Tango' and Scream Dream' which have Ted at his very best ,a lunatic with guitar to kill blizing your speakers this disc immediately grabs you by the throat and wont let go,certainly shorter songs like 'I Gotta Move& Violent Love' were almost embracing a 'Punk ' attitude while Ted was back to his malicious snarling best on the albums best track 'Terminus Elderado'.
All in all value for money 4 great albums out of 5 aint bad.There are 9 bonus tracks spread over the ist 3 discs with 7 live tracks all of which i believe are from 'Hammersmith Odeon' - 1977 plus 2 studio tracks both of which were previously released on the box set 'Out of Control'
This box set collects 5 studio albums from 1975 thru 1980,bizarrely omitting '79's 'State of Shock' ,
so what do you get,well,
Ted Nugent(1975) : a 5 star mother of an album,his best ever,never equalled,opening with the gargantuan riff of 'Stranglehold' this IS one of the best albums of 1975,every track a winner,no filler,classic metal/rock with 'Just What The Docter Ordered' & 'Motor City Madhouse' while the likes of 'Hey Bay' and 'Queen of the Forest' show the subtlety that the band was capable of,this is the perfect ted nugent line up with Derek St Holmes vocals with Rob Grange/Cliff Davies on bass/drums,worth the money on its own
Free For All(1976) another excellent album,has the misfortune to be stuck in the middle of his two best studio discs,opening with the fabulous double header of the title track & 'Dog Eat Dog,this disc carries on were the previous finished.Other highlights include the magnificent 'Hammerdown' and the Meatloaf fronted 'Writing On The Wall and 'Together',indeed Meat' sings on several tracks.
Cat Scratch Fever(1977) Possibly his most famous studio disc thanks to the title track and the insane 'Wang Dang Sweet Poontang' this is the only disc that comes close to emulating the debut from '75,the album see's the band on a roll with the likes of 'Out of Control' & 'Death by Misadventure ' upholding the classic 70's rock he was famous for while personal favourite,instrumental 'Home bound' shows another side to his talent.
Weekend Warriors(1978) Certainly the weakest of the the albums contained in this set,basically going thru the motions with only 'Need You Bad' standing out,pretty much a rehash of what went before,decent playing and singing but not a compulsory buy on its own.
Scream Dream(1980) With '79's 'State of Shock being similar quality to the aforementioned 'Weekend Warriors' Ted needed to up his game and that he certainly did with this disc.Opening with the psychotic double whammy of 'Wango Tango' and Scream Dream' which have Ted at his very best ,a lunatic with guitar to kill blizing your speakers this disc immediately grabs you by the throat and wont let go,certainly shorter songs like 'I Gotta Move& Violent Love' were almost embracing a 'Punk ' attitude while Ted was back to his malicious snarling best on the albums best track 'Terminus Elderado'.
All in all value for money 4 great albums out of 5 aint bad.There are 9 bonus tracks spread over the ist 3 discs with 7 live tracks all of which i believe are from 'Hammersmith Odeon' - 1977 plus 2 studio tracks both of which were previously released on the box set 'Out of Control'
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Ah, Ted Nugent, classic American Rock for everyone. What great memories. Cat Scratch Fever and so on. Many others, can't remember them right now.
Ted sold a lot of albums, and the rumour that he's killed more Deer than albums sold is probably not true. I mean it could be, but thats a lot of Deer. Apparantly he makes his guitars out of animals now too, which is very cool. Check out his Leopard Skin Hollowbody with real rabbit ears on the sides. At least he doesn't waste the animals that he kills. He even has a dead stuffed rat that he uses to put in his pants (not for that!) because his computer chair is a little hard.
You're cool Ted, you're a guitar hero's hero.
I'd like to go hunting with Ted sometime and talk about being a long haired 70's rock star. We gotta kill some stuff though, because thats what makes it more fun.
You're awesome Ted, one of a kind. You are the definition of the "star" player. Can you guys believe that he never even practiced guitar, he just played shows, and girls showed up left and right. He doesn't need to know music or notes or chords or beats or melodies or anything, thats what success is all about.
Ted, you are success, you don't have to work, or practice, you have time to kill your animals and whatever else makes you happy, you can eat them or go out to dinner because you have the money, you can have women that remember you from the 70's, what an icon. An American success story without having to be on welfare, and those rumours are probably false, about Ted being on Welfare. I don't believe them, or the rumours about his dog. Better not go there. I don't think he did it, well, his dog seems happy anyway. Oh well. Better end this review. Hopefully he didn't do it, oh well, he's happy and his dog's happy.
Ted sold a lot of albums, and the rumour that he's killed more Deer than albums sold is probably not true. I mean it could be, but thats a lot of Deer. Apparantly he makes his guitars out of animals now too, which is very cool. Check out his Leopard Skin Hollowbody with real rabbit ears on the sides. At least he doesn't waste the animals that he kills. He even has a dead stuffed rat that he uses to put in his pants (not for that!) because his computer chair is a little hard.
You're cool Ted, you're a guitar hero's hero.
I'd like to go hunting with Ted sometime and talk about being a long haired 70's rock star. We gotta kill some stuff though, because thats what makes it more fun.
You're awesome Ted, one of a kind. You are the definition of the "star" player. Can you guys believe that he never even practiced guitar, he just played shows, and girls showed up left and right. He doesn't need to know music or notes or chords or beats or melodies or anything, thats what success is all about.
Ted, you are success, you don't have to work, or practice, you have time to kill your animals and whatever else makes you happy, you can eat them or go out to dinner because you have the money, you can have women that remember you from the 70's, what an icon. An American success story without having to be on welfare, and those rumours are probably false, about Ted being on Welfare. I don't believe them, or the rumours about his dog. Better not go there. I don't think he did it, well, his dog seems happy anyway. Oh well. Better end this review. Hopefully he didn't do it, oh well, he's happy and his dog's happy.
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