Description

2012 release with different cover artwork

This album won’t supplant Double Live Gonzo in the record collections of Nugent fans, and it certainly won’t win him any new listeners, but just like 2008’s Sweden Rocks (and his previous two studio albums), it’s evidence that even as he persists in his obnoxious right-wing crankitude on cable talk shows and in print, when the Nuge straps on his Gibson, he can still lay waste to an audience. This July 4, 2008, show, recorded before a rapturous hometown crowd, is a greatest-hits run-through with a few surprises but the current rhythm section — bassist Greg Smith and drummer Mick Brown — gives the old songs a visceral kick, and Nugent’s leads and solos scream and sting as powerfully as ever. Derek St. Holmes (vocalist in the 70s band that first brought Nugent to solo prominence) returns to the fold for “Cat Scratch Fever,” and “Stranglehold.” His clear, powerful voice adds something essential to Nugent’s bluesy, funky hard rock, and a full-on reunion of the two men would be something special. Motor City Mayhem rocks almost all the way through. Ted Nugent’s still got it.

Track list:
1. Ted Nugent Intro
2. Star Spangled Banner
3. Motor City Madhouse
4. Wango Tango
5. Free For All
6. Stormtroopin
7. Dog Eat Dog
8. Weekend Warrior
9. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
10. Bo Diddley / Lay With Me
11. Baby Please Don’t Go
12. Cat Scratch Fever
13. Stranglehold
14. Great White Buffalo