Ted Nugent

Cat Scratch Fever
$7.99
5 Stars = Masterpiece

Nuge hit his highest popularity mark with, "Cat Scratch Fever," the titular song all over the radio airwaves in 1977. On this album Ted shortened up his songs, & arguably toned down the over all heaviness that his former album, "Free for All," had in spades. That is not to say this album did not snarl & snap, for it did with sharp teeth, & Ted wrote some of his most catchy riffs & songs here, songs like, Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" who could forget the stuttering intro riff, let alone the chorus line. "Death by Misadventure," with it's howling leads & addictive riff & melody, &"Live it Up," more addictive riffs & melodies. "Homeward Bound," & its beautiful melodic lead guitar that starts the song,& works as the anchor for the melody, & "Workin' Hard Playin' Hard," yet another song with just an outstanding lead guitar that anchors the melody, great stuff here folks! "Sweet Sally," just another catchy riff laden song that I'll take to the grave. "A Thousand Knives," just a killer song that's filled with great melodic lead guitar! "Fist Fightin' Son of a Gun," another song of many from this album that just won't stop playing on that little radio station inside my brain. Lastly, "Out of Control," just Ted doing what he does best, Rock n' Roll!

One thing that also brings this album up to the legendary status it enjoys is the voice of rhythm guitarist & vocalist Derek St. Holmes, his voice so perfectly suited to these songs, like strings on a guitar; I could not imagine this album, or the two that came before it with out him. St. Holmes is the signature voice here, to bad Ted & Derek parted ways, a shame.

"Cat Scratch Fever" is the last iconic album to come from the Nuge, though in 2002, Ted would come back with 16 inch teeth & fire shooting eyes with his heaviest album by far, the monster that is called "Craveman!"

Kill It and Grill It: Ted and Shemane Nugent's Guide to Preparing & Cooking Wild Game and Fish
$16.95
I have been cooking all kinds of wild game for 30 years. I have been failing at white tail venison no matter how hard I tried, no matter whose cookbook I used and wasted more venison than I can say and finally gave up. The guys pan fried their bucks.
Then after meeting "Uncle Ted" one day in our local Wal-Mart, and we had rippin'good time in man-land. I was inspired to try again...I watched Spirit of the Wild a few thousand times. I watched his tips, and then bought the cookbook. My first try was such a huge success, I was so praised by the hubby that I felt like a grand champion ! I rated the recipe and wrote down comments in the margin for tweaking it for the next time, and then my second try was a marinade and these are ones that The Man usually really hates.
He had his first bite and was off to the races with nearly the whole platter! I am telling you , if you buy this cookbook, more reasonably priced than others I have seen, you are fixed for life and will have the happiest bunch of people to feed than you have ever had. The trick is, these recipes are so easy with very little added to the them, nothing Frenchy or anything you can't pronounce. You can make it all and you already have all the ingredients in your kitchen. It's down to earth, and it's so easy on you so you will have energy to enjoy
the meal with everyone. I leave it out on my butcher block, recipes rates and pages full of comments by The Man, and all is finally well after 30 years of hunting in my household.
Thank you, Uncle Ted!

Free-for-All
$6.99
5 Stars = Masterpiece

In 1976 Ted released what is his heaviest album (next to "Craveman) in the 70's," "Free For All." If there was ever an aptly named album, "Free for All, is the one! Here, Ted takes his great "Ted Nugent" album, & cranks it up two frets! This sharp toothed crocodile just rocks my world, with killer songs like the gigantic "Dog Eat Dog," a monster from the Nuge if there ever was one! The titular song "Free for All," with its incessantly catchy rhythm guitar! "Writing on the Wall,"& its mountainous thick soaring leads, a real heavyweight out of many heavyweights here. "Turn it up," yeah; the song title says it all! The beautiful "Together," a ballad Ted did not want on the album, but I'm sure as hell glad it's there! "Hammer Down," another song that is aptly titled! Last, & maybe least "I Loved You So I told you a Lie," still potent Nuge, but it seemed to lose a little focus. The album also featured on some songs the fine voice of one Meatloaf, which was a plus.

"Free for All" may be my favorite Ted album. It sure is the dark horse of his three immortal masterpieces of the 70's, "Ted Nugent," "Free For All," & "Cat Scratch Fever." It is an album that still shakes my ear wax loose today, & hey, that's a good thing (I think), & the album is...well... IMMORTAL!

Ted Nugent
$7.99
5 Stars = Masterpiece

I've been a Ted fan since 1975; it started with his first self titled release from Epic Records, "Ted Nugent, which features the immortal "Stranglehold." If there ever was a song which represented America's take on heavy metal in the 70's, it had to be "Stranglehold," the iconic monolith (or loin cloth?"), that stands ten miles high in the world of heavy metal. Many was the time I'd be partying & speak the immortal words, "Sometimes your going to get higher/Sometimes you gotta start low/Some people think they're going to die some day/I got news you never got to go." Yep, Uncle Ted had my ear drums wrapped around his guitar, & I loved every note. Of course their were other iconic songs on "Ted Nugent," who could forget "Queen of the Forrest," "Stormtroopin'," "Hey Baby," with its snaking guitar line, Motor City Madman," Just What the Doctor Ordered," & the killer "Snake Skin Cowboys." Man I love this album! "Ted Nugent" was the epitome of American heavy metal in the 70's, a little bluesy & a whole lot of ballsy! The music contained within this album was as wild as the Nuge's reputation & stage antics; it just rocked my world, back then, & call me nostalgic, but even today. One of three essential Ted Nugent albums!