Live at Hammersmith 1979 [Explicit Lyrics, Live]

Ted Nugent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: March 11, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AD2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,131 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stormtroopin' [#]

2. Just What the Doctor Ordered [#]

3. Free-For-All [#]

4. Cat Scratch Fever [#]

5. Need You Bad [#]

6. Paralyzed [#]

7. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang [#]

8. Stranglehold [#]

9. Motor City Madhouse [#]

10. Gonzo [#]

Editorial Reviews

Originally broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, "The Nuge" plays his crowd-pleasing favorites including Cat Scratch Fever; Free for All; Gonzo; Motor City Madhouse, and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Madman On The Loose, June 25, 2001

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Juha T Palotie (Helsinki, -- Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Hammersmith 1979 (Audio CD)

The story behind this disc makes it even more astounding: we are dealing with the last date of The Nuge's 1979 European Tour, and since Ted wouldn't extend the tour despite huge popular demand, he decided to play three (3!) consecutive gigs on the same night!!!!! This being the last one of those, ie. his 3rd gig of the night, goes a long way towards explaining why the sound is so good, but how the **** did Ted & the band get this intensity into the show? My favourite Ted Nugent live recording by far, and yes, that IS including Double Live Gonzo and the new Full Bluntal Nugity.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OOOOOOOOOHHHYEAH, February 13, 2000

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cd-heaven (ROCK CITY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Hammersmith 1979 (Audio CD)

Forget about Double Live Gonzo, this is the Motor City Madman is action. Reaking havoc and mayhem upon the people in London, Terrible Teddy crushes the Brits with high decible amps and screams. There is no other terrifying live album like this one. I feel sorry for the crowd that night, cause Ted let them have it. Get this album, you won't be sorry you did.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nugent's sheer energy overcomes middling bandmates., December 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Live at Hammersmith 1979 (Audio CD)

Ted Nugent's career can be thought of in five slices: pre-75/Amboy Dukes, 75-79 golden years, 79-mid 80s in the pop wilderness, Damn Yankees, and elder statesman. Everything put out by the first incarnation of "Ted Nugent" the band (75-79), co-led by wildly underrated singer, songwriter, guitarist Derek St. Holmes is great, classic rock (the albums Ted Nugent, Free For All, Cat Scratch Fever, Weekend Warrior...). The grooves groove, the screams scream, and these records and a stunning live presentation made Nugent the #1 livedraw in the US for several years. Artistic differences led to the split-up of the original band just before the Hammersmith concerts which were recorded for this album. New crooner Charlie Huhn did yeoman work, but over the ensuing albums the vibe was diminished and so soon was Nugent's popularity. While the studio stuff with Huhn was mostly blah (a few tracks on State of Shock and Scream Dream do kick though), the London concerts were a coup de grace and the resulting recording is exciting, powerful, fast, distorted and ridiculous -- in other words, vintage Nugent. Not a good intro to the Motor City Madman for new listeners (try Great Gonzos or any of the recent re-compilations for that), but for fans and casual fans, a highly worthwhile document of a great entertainer in his manic prime. The preposterous bombast of the liner notes, rife with arrogance and humor, are worth about half the CD price on their own to those who love or loved the Nuge. And by the way, as of the late 90s Derek St. Holmes and Nugent are together again -- check out Ted's radio show in Detroit on which Derek guests often, or the Spirit of the Wild album.