Cat Scratch Fever

Ted Nugent

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1977
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000259V
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #185,733 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

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

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 itchin for a scratch, December 27, 2007

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

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.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great album,not the CD, the album!, March 1, 1999

By A Customer

This is the best solo artist of our time.Forget the man,listen to the music!