Cat Scratch Fever

Ted Nugent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000259V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,427 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cat Scratch Fever

2. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang

3. Death by Misadventure

4. Live It Up

5. Home Bound

6. Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard

7. Sweet Sally

8. A Thousand Knives

9. Fist Fightin' Son of a Gun

10. Out of Control

11. Cat Scratch Fever [Live][*]

12. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang [Live][*]

Editorial Reviews

The last album to feature The Nuge's original band gave him his first Top 40, Cat Scratch Fever . This hard-rock classic features that and another key Nugent hit, Home Bound (later borrowed by the Beasties), plus Wang Dang Sweet Poontang; Live It Up; Out of Control , and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back into the world of the Nuge!!, December 28, 2002

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Hoosier Boy "Rockhound" (Muncie, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cat Scratch Fever (Audio CD)

I was a Junior in high school when Ted released this album and being into "hard rock" at the time, you know, Aerosmith and groups of their ilk ;-) I had to pick it up. I had of course already heard "Cat Scratch" on the radio and loved it but had no idea how blown away I was going to be by the rest of the album (I keep wanting to say CD). At 17 years old, of course I was tickled by the sexuality of "Cat Scratch" and "Wang Dang". The next 2 tracks were pretty typical Ted with a hint of the Amboy Dukes but "Home Bound" really struck me with the hard driving rhythm and the great riffs. The BEST song Ted has ever recorded (in my opinion) is track 6, "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard". I can still remember when that fast, cascading rhythm guitar intro hit, I broke into goosebumps. I had never heard anything like that in my life! Then the lead kicks in and doesn't dissapoint. The vocals kick in and you realize this song has substance, a workin' man's song (I lived on a farm, so I knew what work was at 17). The hooks and key changes in the chorus just top the song off and make it the most well crafted Nugent song of all time. It's a shame this song never charted but I think most hard core Nugent fans will smile when you mention this song to them. As for the rest of the record, it's great...but he could have played Beethoven's 5th after track 6 and I would have still rated this one as the best of all time! I saw Ted live 3 times in the next year or so and those shows still rate up there among the best performances I've ever witnessed. Now at 42, I'm stocking my CD collection with a lot of the older stuff I liked as a kid. When this showed up, I immediately skipped to track 6 and re-lived that exhilerating experience all over again, cruising down the Interstate at about 90! It was awesome!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Ted's the man, still to this day., October 23, 2010

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K. Oleff "Fisher Of Men" (O-H-I-O!!!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat Scratch Fever (Audio CD)

This album is definitely a "classic" that has stood the test of time. Even more so, Ted is still just an absolutely incredible musician live. He performs better than you'd ever think for his age, so I'd definitely recommend seeing him in concert (again).

4.0 out of 5 stars itchin for a scratch, December 27, 2007

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I Rock "I'm a Rocker" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cat Scratch Fever (Audio CD)

Ted Nugent's Cat Scratch Fever is my favorite album from him. A great classic rocker from start to finish. The famous title track is my least favorite song on here, but that one is still good with an awesome riff. If you like Ted Nugent this is a must-have CD. The music of Wang Dang Sweet Poontang is incredible, I wish it had decent lyrics. Home Bound is one of my all time favorite rock guitar instrumentals. Standout tracks include: Death by Misadventure, Live It Up, A Thousand Knives.