Thursday 8 December 2011

Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo! (1978)



The man is a total knob but when this album was released, he was a guitar god. Like a lot of his contemporaries, Nugent sometimes struggled to translate his fearsome live sound on studio releases, so when this double live album came out, showing him at his peak, it was a celebration of his scorching solos, controlled feed back and gritty Detroit Rock'n'Roll.

With a set list taken from his early solo albums + some choice cuts from his Amboy Duke days, this is probably all the Nugent you will ever need.

10 comments:

ZoSo))) said...

THE FIRST TIME THAT I GOT IT I WAS JUST TEN YEARS OLDDD

Tony Maim said...

Thanks for making an old man feel even older. Mind you it did mean I could see him play this set at Hammersmith!

ZoSo))) said...

Haha I didn't really man, I was merely singing cat scratch fever - da nah nah nah nah na na nah nah nah, nah nah nah na na na na na nahhhh- that's the riff

Tony Maim said...

Shows what a strong riff that is when "da nah nah nah nah na na nah nah nah, nah nah nah na na na na na nahhhh" actually sounds exactly like the tune!

ZoSo))) said...

powerful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOq84IYRHr8&feature=related

Claypool said...

I've always avoided the Nuge due to his outspoken but stupid nature. Is that shallow of a man that listens to a lot of NS music? Or is he still more of an idiot than the entire white power scene?

ZoSo))) said...

He's a fucking idiot. Watch that youtube link.
He still knows a riff though.

Claypool said...

Doesn't know the difference between a douchebag and a terrorist but I actually think I'm on his side given the context of that video haha. I do remember reading a few years ago though that he implied he was a better guitarist than Hendrix.

The crux of his argument being that he was still alive lol. By that logic Cliff Burton and Jaco Pastorius can blow me.

Tony Maim said...

On behalf of Throat Burned Out, please accept my most heart felt apologies. The above post was my own views and not necessarily those of this blog or the other contributors.

I can now see that I have crossed the line regarding standards of decency and taste.

Reading between the lines, "Cat Scratch Fever" could upset people who have been victims of a feline infected wound and "Wang Dang, Sweet Poontang" I think in some way is connected with the doings of a Lady front bottom parts.

Please believe me that no offence was meant by exposing innocent readers to Nugent and his idiotic redneck ways. I will, in future, stick to the limits set by my more sensible team members.

Anyone after some more Anal Cunt?

Claypool said...

Hahahahaha.