Tuesday, February 2, 2016

#2022 Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent

Hard rock, all right.

AC/DC, Foghat, Bad Company etc -1975, the year the 70's tipped.

I guess "hard rock" is rock and roll with more _*_attitude_*_

but it's all been sanded down suppository smooth
punk without commitment
Hard Rock Cafe

Nugent's solo debut is pure Hard Rock, his faux-Ozzy whine sounding like it's struggling just to check the boxes next to lines. When Ted sings "got me an overdose of rock and roll" it sounds withered and desperate, like he's going through rock and roll withdrawl. It's all wrong.

The guitar sound's nifty in places, Stranglehold's neverending bass phaser pulse was ahead of its time, and rando outlier You Make Me Feel Right at Home is downright pretty. But most of it's underwhelming and completely forgettable, even for hard rock 2.5/5

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