Spirit of the Wild

Ted Nugent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 2, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IZ9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,642 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"Spirit Of The Wild", Ted Nugent's eleventh studio album, is universally acclaimed as one of the finest of his career. Its focus on wilderness themes struck a strong chord with the Nuge and his performances are passionate throughout. The album saw the return of lead vocalist Derek St Holmes, who had been such a major feature of Ted's seventies success, as both performer and song writing partner and the chemistry between the two men is as powerful as ever. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Nugent album in awhile, May 28, 2003

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John Alapick (Wilkes-Barre, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit of the Wild (Audio CD)

This is easily Ted Nugent's best album since the '70s. It blows previous albums such as Penetrator and Little Miss Dangerous out of the water. Getting Derek St. Holmes back in the fold was a smart move as Ted sounds rejuvenated here. There's lots of good songs here like "Heart and Soul", "Hot or Cold", "Thighraceous", and "Lovejacker." Longer tracks such as "Tooth, Fang, and Claw" and "Fred Bear" are as strong as the songs on his '70s albums. Some of the other tracks such as "Wrong Side of Town", "Primitive Man", and "Just Do It Like This" aren't up to par with the rest of the album. Still this is a return to form as the good far outweighs the bad.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD for a Non-Nug fan as well..., November 9, 1999

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This review is from: Spirit of the Wild (Audio CD)

I'm a female that does not proclaim to be a Ted Nugent fan. I'm not a gutair player so I can't say this music has difficult or inovative licks. I not that familiar with Ted's older stuff so I can't make that comparison either. I'm not a hunter. However, I sincerely and completely love Spirit of the Wild. I listen to it daily (at work, in the car, heck, I even jog to it) and have yet to get tired of it. My personal favorites are Tooth, Fang & Claw, Fred Bear, Heart & Soul, and Spirit of the Wild although I like them all. I got the extreme pleasure of seeing Ted at a small county fair. Amazing performance! He "warmed up" for Bad Co. Let's just say, when Ted was done and Bad Co. started, it was so anti-climatic, I had to leave. Not sure exactly why I relate to this particular CD so much but I do know it makes me feel good.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come on, come on, come on, come on baby!, June 1, 2000

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Richard P. Mayhew (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit of the Wild (Audio CD)

This album marks the return to familiar waters (like a salmon going upstream) for Ted Nugent...good music! We lost Ted there for a decade or so but SPIRIT OF THE WILD sets things right. Ted Nugent is an American music treasure and this album may help remind folks that ole Terrible Ted is still alive and kicking (and licking if the mood is right I'm sure). The songs have a theme that will remind the listener of the Amboy Dukes days, hunting, dominance, guns and the outdoors. The music is fresh and crisp, Ted's guitar work just keeps getting better. Derek St. Holmes returns and the magic just comes right back. The production methods were modern and polished, this was a ground up effort, not just some of his old music slapped onto a CD format without digital remastering. There are some people who will NOT like this album...Janet Reno, Jessie Jackson, Sarah Brady, The Crips and Bloods, NAACP, Yaser Arafat, IRS, the United Nations and all those liberals to name a few, he explains his attitude towards these people and institutions on track 9, I have to agree with him! The 80's were a disaster for Ted, this release and the 1997 release of LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH 79 have re-energized this Rock and Roll warhorse.The Great Gonzo hath returned! Long Live Ted!