This is another Live record that doesn’t often get a mention when people talk about best Live albums. Recorded over various nights across the US in ’76 and ’77, it was pieced together as a whole live concert. Ted Nugent was a big drawer back in the mid-to-late seventies, and sold tons of records right across the States.
Playing the most un-metal guitar with his Gibson Byrdland, boy did he make that thing squeal. I used to love old school Nuge – he always put on a great show. I lost interest when he went bat shit crazy, but there is no denying that this album is a barn burner. His mantra was always “if it’s too loud. you’re too old”, and believe me, his gigs were deafening. It’s bitten old Teddy in the ass, as he is totally deaf in one ear and has partial hearing in the other.
What you see here is what you get, good old loud and proud shit kicking rock and roll. All tracks are originals, apart from a very over the top Baby Please Don’t Go, there is no let up right from the get go. It’s all killer and no filler, and my favourite tracks are Great White Buffalo, and Wang Dang Sweet Poontang, where it’s all about the guitar and Ted gives his all.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
