Ted Nugent Full Bluntal Nugity CD - Import

Personnel includes: Ted Nugent (vocals, guitar); Marco Mendoza (bass); Tommy Aldridge (drums).
Recorded live at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan in 2000.
Ted Nugent, the man behind INTENSITIES IN TEN CITIES and IF YOU CAN'T LICK'EM. LICK'EM, has always delighted in unrepentantly boneheaded puns and double entendres, but the title of his 2001 live disc, FULL BLUNTAL NUGITY, may be the Detroit axe slinger's most hilariously egregious attempt at wordplay to date. That being said, Nugent's humor remains winning, if unsubtle, and his guitar skills remain unmatched. FULL BLUNTAL NUGITY features a dozen of Nugent's career highlights, including "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang," performed before an adoring hometown crowd.
Like Double Live Gonzo recorded over 20 years before it, Full Bluntal Nugity is a concert recording that features the Motor City madman's biggest and best '70s arena rock hits. Recorded live during a New Year's Eve performance at Ted Nugent's annual Whiplash Bash in the guitarist's hometown of Detroit, this collection also includes plenty of Nugent's fast-talking concert banter. Not only is Nugent in fine performance form, but his accompaniment -- courtesy of drummer Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne) and bass player Marco Mendoza -- is also top-notch. The recording is clean and the performances are surprisingly energetic. Listening to Nugent as he blazes his way into the fifth decade of his performing career is a bit of a wonder, as songs like the epic "Great White Buffalo" and "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" sizzle with the man's hard-edged guitar crackle and type-A vocal blasts. Classic records like Free for All and Cat Scratch Fever from Nugent's peak '70s solo era are perhaps the best source for new listeners looking to get into the man's music. But hardcore fans and especially completists will get plenty of kicks out of Full Bluntal Nugity. ~ Vincent Jeffries
In half a century of rock & roll, there have been all kinds of rock stars. Full Bluntal Nugity Live takes us into the world of "Motor City Madman" Ted Nugent. A double-disc set based primarily on a Detroit concert from August 21, 2001, this two-DVD package quickly establishes what kind of rock star Nugent is. Put simply, he is an exciting live performer, a skilled guitarist and songwriter, and an insufferable right-wing nut job. Watching Nugity, one almost starts to think that it's part rock video and part militia motivational film. Whether on-stage or off, Nugent takes every opportunity possible to espouse his fanatical passion for guns of all stripes (according to him, owning an Uzi is like owning a Corvette: part of the American Dream) and how he feels about those who don't share his obsession, which he even puts to music when he performs "Kiss My Ass" under the temporary title of "Kiss My Glock." We even get to see the Nugent clan in full camouflage out for a fun family day of killing. But apart from being a few pawns short of a chess match -- and admittedly, that adds a perverse engagement factor to the DVD -- Nugent is undeniably one of rock's most enduring acts. This new-millennium concert performance stands up well to what he was doing at his peak in the '70s, which, not surprisingly (and quite acceptably), is pretty much the same thing. And there are even five bonus clips from the "old days" that illustrate this very fact. Most of Nugent's best-loved incendiary material is here: "Stranglehold," "Paralyzed," "Snakeskin Cowboys," "Hey Baby," "Dog Eat Dog," "Cat Scratch Fever," "Wang, Dang, Sweet Poontang," and more -- all delivered with customary hubris and guitar-star bravado by the axeman, aided admirably by drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Marco Mendoza. As a musician, one has to give Nugent his due. The guy can play -- perhaps not with the technique of the master guitarists, but far better than he's generally given credit for. And, as we learn here, like all true musicians, he has an appreciation ofQ (9/01, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...For connoisseurs of kerrang, this is a rare treat."