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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like a dog in heat..., October 10, 2001
Ted Nugent's first solo album defines what was great about mid-'70's hard rock, commercial yet not altogether radio friendly
songs that still stand up today. This was the first Ted CD I bought after listening "Great Gonzos" for the last ten years. I knew a record which already contained "Stranglehold", "Doctor" and "Madhouse" would have other killer songs and I wasn't disappointed. "Stormtroopin'", "Hey Baby", "Snakeskin Cowboys", and "Queen of the Forest" also push this album into classic status. I love the combination of Ted's obnoxious guitar and Derek St. Holmes' struttin' vocals. I think St. Holmes was a very underated singer and his contributions to this LP have helped me enjoy it even more. The fact that Ted only sings one line in "Stranglehood" and solo vocal on "Madhouse" was another pleasant surprise. It's too bad the two of them couldn't continue in the same vein after Ted asserted his dominance over all aspects of his music including his sometimes ridiculous singing voice. As far as the extras on this CD reissue go, like many other reissues of classic albums(see also Judas Priest),....who needs them! "Magic Party" [stinks] and the three live tracks are all on "Double Live Gonzo", so why bother? Just give me the nine tracks from the original 1975 release and that's all I need from Terrible Teddy's classic Epic debut.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deadly Tedly, May 24, 2001
From top to bottom, this album has to rank right up there with BTO's "Not Fragile" as one of the most consistent and entertaining that hard rock had to offer in the 1970's. The first Nugent album to feature vocalist Derek St. Holmes, "Ted Nugent" was a comeback of sorts for Nugent after years of paying dues with seminal thud rock/psychedelic warriors The Amboy Dukes. Although this release features all of the guitar wizardry and histrionics we've come to expect from Nugent (and despite what you think of his politics, let's face it: the guy knows his way around a fretboard) on "Stranglehold," "Just What The Doctor Ordered," and "Snakeskin Cowboys," he also shows a flair for swing on "Hey Baby," which was later covered by blues diva Koko Taylor. Contains probably the best description of my hometown of Detroit in "Motor City Madhouse": "Such a healthy place for the boys and girls/It's the murder capital of the world." What's starting to worry me is that although I've never picked up a gun or bow in my life, I find myself agreeing with most of what he says, and there's something weirdly charming about his maniacal desire to kill every deer in North America. One of the best albums from the decade that helped to define heavy metal.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Guitar Maniac, December 8, 2005
In my opinion, there are only 2 guitar players better than Ted and they're both named Jim. One spells his name with an i, the other with a y. Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. Ted's first solo album I think is his best. The lead solos he cranks out are simply UNBELIEVABLE!! Speed, power, and creativity are what he's all about here. Ted has been known for never settling for anything less than perfection and that's what you get on this album. Derek St. Holmes, Cliff Davies, and Rob Grange were perfect choices to obtain this perfection along with Ted's screaming Gibson Birdland guitar. These four guys were meant to play together. It's a shame they couldn't stay together longer than they did. I saw them live 4 times and you talk about raw energy as well as chemistry-WOW did these guys have it!!! You put 4 musicians with this much talent, energy, and chemistry together, along with perfect mixing and production, and what you get is an album that is the ultimate rock-n-roll masterpiece. Song after song, verse after verse, and lick after lick, that's just what this album is.
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