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Craveman

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3 star:		(4)
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I'm not a big fan of Ted Nugent's output from the last 10 years, but I love this album. Sure, Ted Nugent can be overbearing and downright itrritating, but if you can set that aside and listen to the music, there's some real quality material here.

"Craveman" starts of with the blistering, vocal chord straining "KLSTRPHNKY" and never lets go. While Ted hasn't updated his lyrics, he has done a good job updating his sound. My favorite track has to be "At Home There". Great vocals, a trance sound mingled with guitar -- a great "road" song!

While it seems that the vocals are set just a notch below the guitar work in terms of volume, it doesn't really affect my enjoyment of the album.

If you can get through some of the contrived songtitles ("Pussywhipped", "Sexpot", "Cum N Gitya", and "My Baby Likes My Butter on Her Gritz") and you're a fan of hard rock -- I think you'll enjoy this album.

Like Alice Cooper, another legendary rocker who signed with metal indie Spitfire Records and returned with a new earth-shaking sound, Ted Nugent comes back after many years of semi-retirement and brings a rawer, heavier, new sound. With Cravemen, The Nuge strips his band down to a power trio and handles all guitars and vocals himself. This seems to give the album a more live, raw feel. But what has left my jaw hanging open about this album is just how heavy it is. Overall, it has a thick, modern sound that many times sounds very aggro. The only thing that is slick and polished about this disk is the album cover art. When I first started listening to this, I wondered if this wasn't Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, also on Spitfire Records, for a second. Nugent's voice, however, is easily recognizable.
The opener, "KLSTRPHNKY" (pronounced cluster-funky) fires up the disk with jackhammer guitar riffs and Ted wildly screeching out the lyrics. Next is the anthem "Crave," and I love the feedback driven instrumental coda at the end of the song. "Rawdogs and Warthogs" sounds like vintage Nugent with its main pedal point guitar riff (He's known for these type of riffs!). The album just keeps going from there: just lots of loud in-your-face hard rock n roll, with no filler and plenty of tongue-in-cheek lyrics to go with the more serious lyrics about patriotism and being in the wild. The album closes with "Earthtones," an excellent instrumental. In conclusion, I must salute Ted Nugent for not only returning to his hard rocking roots, but for turning up the heat with an album that sounds both fresh and classic. This mutha was worth the wait, and my speakers have been cursing the day that this CD was unleashed!

This is a long awaited release for Nugent fans, and I am not disapointed. A fan since the 70's, I have never lost my appetite for the screaming gibson byrdland of the motor city madman. Klustrfnky and Crave are bursting with the hardcore metal riffs Ted is famous for, and the new band sounds great. Nugent had help on this album from old bandmates Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw, those damn yankees!! The album is worth a buy for the two songs I mentioned alone. There are a few sleepers on the album, but overall I'd say its a keeper. Remember, "You cant grill it, till you kill it"!!

I'll just simply state,THIS CD ROCKS AND ROCKS HARD!A must for Nuge fans and anyone else that enjoys great guitar.Vocals are great also, really raw and heavy.Don't matter if you like his politics or not this cd can't be denied!

If you have EVER loved Ted as I have, this cd is a must! Not since Scream Dream has the motor city mad man sounded so good. I bought this cd on a whim hoping that I would hear the Ted of old. After listening to the first track I could tell that this was going to blow me away. There is not a bad song on this cd. I would say that this is some of his majesty's finest work. It has everything, from in your face, full bruntal raw power, to the time tested anthem of Pussy Whipped, you will not be dissapointed. It gives us a good mixture of vintage style Nugent to an updated kick butt, BBQ eatin, roadmaster, meat eater, America lovin rock n roll that I have desperatley missed for some time now. Go ahead, but this cd. You won't be dissapointed.

This is by far one of Ted's best ever albums. From top to bottom he lashes out with pure rock and roll, Nugent style. Being a Nugent fan since the 70's I have been waiting 20 years for him to go back to what he is best at. This is a must buy.

I would have never considered giving this album a chance... (Not only did I have no prior affection for Ted's music, but me being a Cradle of Filth, Iron Maiden, and In Flames type-music oriented metalhead).

It was in my best friend's car that I heard these grinding riffs and pulse pounding beats. Three songs into the recording, I could not help myself and asked him who this new band was... was I astonished to hear it was Ted Nugent's new album 'Craveman'!!!

This album is very heavy- yet also enjoyable and light-hearted. Though I cannot compare it to previous recordings as I am only familiar with his radio hits, I can however compare it to something I can draw from. This album's sound and good (mostly) mood would have fit in perfectly in the late 80's metal scene. Remniscent of Motley Crue, it is music you want to play while driving w/ your friends (windows down)!

"Rawdogs & Warhogs" (Track 3) is a bar fight anthem one could ride a harley to. Great hooks and a memorable chorus make this song one of the top tracks. It has a driving pulse to it...

"Damned If You Do" (Track 4) sees the Nuge scream the chorus line (for a 50some year old he does great) while the guitars grind flesh and bone.

"Pussywhipped" (Track 9) will likely go down as the 'Cat Scratch Fever' of Craveman.

This album is quite heavy (to my surprise) and so so so enjoyable. No moody metal is to be found on this disc! Most every song is hard driving with those sing-along choruses and signature solos (some sound a bit recycled). Though there is no stellar standout track on the album, the entire recording is well done with few (if any) stinkers.

I am a Ted Nugent fan. I am a member of his pro-hunting organization (TNUSA). I enjoy his rock music and his hunt music. But, I DO NOT like this CD! I read all the favorable reviews here and went ahead and bought it. Thought it would get me fired up on the way to deer camp. Should have had a listen first. This is a screaming, bass-heavy monstronsity. Not that there is anything wrong with that. ; ) But not my cup of tea. If you are familiar with Ted's discography from Amboy Dukes to Wango Tango to Damn Yankees to recent solo efforts, be aware that this CD sounds NOTHING like anything he has done before. I can take Ted and his usual rudities and crudities. But Ted, you forgot to include a melody on ANY of these songs! Chanting, booming, bombastic! If you like that sort of thing, God bless ya; just make sure you know what you're getting. Looks like I am way in the minority with this opinion, but I thought it would be valuable to contribute another point of view. The one star I gave it is for the cover art, which is cool.

What a ... sonic assault! This is arguably Ted's best album in almost 25 years, if not ever.... seriously. The sound blends the best of Ted's early albums with the Amboy Dukes ("Tooth, Fang & Claw", "Call Of The Wild") & his solo career with Epic ("Ted Nugent", Cat Scratch Fever, and his last great album, Scream Dream ); and although I might be dreaming, there's a heaviness to this that brings Megadeth & Metallica to mind. Ted's guitar riffs have never sound this ferocious. The rhythm section of Ted Clufetos on drums and Marco Mendoza on bass give Ted the kick in the ... he's needed for the last 25 years.
Ted has put all the other so called metal heavyweights on notice that he's back and he ain't goin' nowhere.
I bought Ted's self-titled debut back in 1975 when I was a sophomore in high school. It was an revalation & inspiration to me...pure air-guitar, hard rockin' heaven. Over 25 years later Terrible Ted has done it again...if you are a Ted Nugent fan you deserve this album, you need this album, you will thoroughly
...This album is the most potent ammunition in Ted's aresenal. ...

Hey Zeppfan. Ted IS the singer!!!! lol He is still the Motor City Madman!!