British guitarist analyses Ted Nugent taking his playing to new heights!
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2018
- It's time for some Ted Nugent! Here he is with Derek St. Holmes on vocals and 2nd axe, rockin' out some Stranglehold live!
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Uncle Ted was a great entertainer and a very underrated guitarist
IS STILL a great musician. And a great American.
Don; Still is a great entertainer!!
Was?? You mean IS!!!!!
because people can't just judge him on playing guitar... they have to judge him on politics too and that is why he is not in the top 50 guitar players of all time and thats UNFAIR
Was? WAS?????
Why Ted hasn't been inducted into The R & R Hall of Fame is a disgrace and centers directly on his political views, which is pure nonsense. He's a superb guitarist and entertainer. Politics shouldn't bloody well EVER enter into the world of music. Ted is one of a kind and to this day gives his fans an incredible concert experience.
Yep
Yet they allow country artists in. Ridiculous!
An absolute shame
@Patrick Adams Country artist sing, talk, and go hunting and fishing, and it's expected. It's part of the culture. But when a rock guy does it, he's called all sorts of names. The fact that he's drug and alcohol free his whole life goes against the rock culture as well. The fact is, he warned other players about addiction in the 60s and 70s (Hendrix included) and told them it would kill them, it did. I guess he got the last laugh.
Sad but true. Especially in today’s political climate. Anyone who is conservative is considered the presidential as well as political enemy. It’s ridiculous. I do believe that people are becoming really sick and tired of cancel culture, false Me Too Movements, and overall ludicrous ostracism for any belief system, other than the Mainstream. What ever happened to the freedoms? MUSIC and the ARTS should be neutral.
Talk about under rated and overlooked by the RHOF. This guy is a show man. He was the original guitar god, madman entertainer, coming on stage swinging on a vine like Tarzan. He should be in the same conversation as all the British guitar legends, like Page, Beck, Clapton, etc...
I saw this guy in 75 and he was off the rails!!! He was wearing a litttle fur loinclothe with a fox tail and he stood on these 20 foot high speakers, swinging from one side of the stage to the other with his guitar hanging around his neck!!! It was totally insane!!! One of the greatest shows I've ever seen!!! The Moter city Madman indeed!!! YOU DA MAN TED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes indeed. Schoolcraft College 1975. Astounding performance.
This consert took place 1976 in Germany.. It was shown on German television under the title ROCKPALAST. Many greetings from Germany. Viele Grüsse aus Deutschland : - )
I saw Ted as the warm up act for Aerosmith around 1982 and he absolutely blew Aerosmith away without question.
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First Concert I ever saw was Areosmith .. In a Hockey Stadium Wings Stadium Kalamazoo MI the acoustics really sucked in there.. metal roof . ect..
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I've seen them together several times. The early 80's were very bad for Aerosmith drugs wise. They more than held their own in the mid to late 70's and beyond.
I did too. I saw them in Chicago
that's funny because Aerosmith used to open up for Ted Nugent in the 70s!
I saw Ted at the Erie County Fieldhouse in '79. After the intermission he started playing some sick feedback off stage and then must have hit a trampoline to fly over his main amps and land in center stage. Without missing a beat he went right into Stranglehold! I've never seen anything like it before or since.
I love Nugent. He is rock n roll!
Everything about this song is incredible. The bass line, the drums, obviously the vocals. The whole song is like one long guitar solo. One of the greatest rock songs of all time IMO.
There was always something savage and raw about Ted’s ability and yet sharp as dagger. Ted is such a force and he ranks with the best.Glad he is still alive and playing.We have lost so many great ones.
Ted's one of the greatest guitar players of all time! He's also never drank or done drugs which makes him a very rare Rockstar indeed, especially since he reigned during the 60s and 70s. He has his own distinctive sound which nobody can replicate. He's also a very colorful character to behold.
Greatest? You obviously have never formally studied music. Ted is a decent player, yes, but greatest? Not in a million years.
@@javiermoretti1825 He's definitely in the conversation and that's what's the most important. Maybe not on the top or Mount Rushmore but he's up there.
what a man ..hes the best in music and as a person. we love TED. thank you wings.
I was in HS and local hi fi store was marketing “quadraphonic” sound systems, they put on Ted’s album with Stranglehold and it was memorable in volume and power. Not a huge Nugent fan these days but I’ve always admired his sense of music history and how it influenced him. He never did drugs or alcohol and has always been himself, polarizing as that is, at least he is honest. Solid guitar player as well.
On fire! And he's got his very own sound. He developed it early on in Amboy Dukes. There's no way to mistake his playing for someone else.
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Nah. I notice a big similarity between Ted and Billy Thorpe.
Double Live Gonzo is my favorite, me and my neighbors listen to it all the time.
And Uncle Ted, as he's referred to today, never did drugs in his whole life. He's really amazing when he speaks too. Very well spoken. Smart guy.
@Nature and Physics link to proof, dipshit?
@Nature and Physics And you believe it as gospel. Ya.
@Nature and Physics Wow, a racist too. Just that leftist-style ace-in-the-hole accusation show you to be what you accuse him of being, a worthless failure.
@Nature and Physics Ooohhh, hunting deer with machine gun, the horror! I cannot find the article you quoted, but I suppose it was legal to do that. What Ted actually did, and that's on official record, was hunting down and killing over 400 feral pigs from a helicopter and with a machine gun. Shocking right? Well, actually it isn't, as the local authorities initiate such hunts whenever feral wildlife becomes an eco-problem.
It is, of course, very sad that Ted Nugent cannot be as "philantropic" as your "Prez of choice" who got a Nobel Peace Prize, just before he started to order so many air strikes and cruise missile-attacks that even G.W. began to look like the member of a girl choir. Anyhoo, this is a music-related channel and it's just as sad that politics bleed into it, only because the inevitable bonehead lefty finds "regional hunting magazine"-articles but not the decency to evaluate one's own bigotry and hypocrisy.
He's actual garbage. Back in the late 70s I was dating a guy in a pretty successful band, no I'm not going to name him, it was a long time ago. But I was able to get backstage passes to a lot of concerts, including a lot of those multi-act events at ballparks. Ted Nugent played at a few of those so I met him many times. He was just a pig. So sleazy. And I met plenty of other big guitarist to were nice guys, great guys, respectful amd fun to talk to like Ronnie Montrose, Neal Schon, Lindsay Buckingham etc. All the women steered clear of Nugent. Massive ego and acted like a creep 16 desperate to get laid. Great guitarist but trash human.
Let’s not forget the incredible play on bass guitar by the innovative Rob Grange! Like Nugent and St. Holmes, Grange was integral to the monstrous success of Stanglehold!
He was a big part of their style, good point, best musician in the band in my op
Tim Penfield - True that, Tim! One of the very best bass players of all time. 👍🏻
Saw him play in '86 and he was running around on top of the marshal stacks before jumping off them, playing the whole time. One of the best showman I've seen, one hell of a guitarist.
I’ve seen Nugent in concert more than any other artist. He ALWAYS puts on a great concert. IMO Stranglehold is one of the best rock songs ever written.
I don't give a HOOT about his politics! Ted's concerts were FUN!!!!
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And his politics are spot on!
Still are
@@johnn58 With all the sordid drug and sexual abuse of the major groups, Ted Nugent's 'hometown hero' style and Michigan Rock Roots and Motor City Madness should be more appreciated. He worked hard for technical excellence, preaches that to new musicians, and Stranglehold remains his opus and one of the most hypnotic rock performances of the century. His love of hot women (no one ever called EVH misogynist), hunting, hot cars, and as now a board member of the NRA shouldn't disqualify him to be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame.
@@leonarddaneman810 I totally agree. My sister's boyfriend lived next door to Ted when he still lived in Redford. I've been a fan since I was about 11 years old. It is funny how the left lambasts Nugent, but gives truly women-hating rappers a pass.
I love Uncle Ted's politics as well as his Badass playing
Right on Fil!
Uncle Ted, a true American patriot who loves the United States, freedom and the Constitution.
@@trajan6927AMEN to that!!!! That’s the reason that he’s not as revered as his contemporaries. It’s all political!!! Truly a disturbing fact!
Refreshing to hear an honest review of the greatness that is The Nuge without political bias. No doubt in my mind that he should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame......but we know what that's all about.
I was first introduced to Ted when I was a freshman in Highschool. I am now 58 and when people ask me who my favorites are, Ted is still at the top of the list, and "Stranglehold" is ALWAYS the first thing I play on any new audio equipment, and has been for years. Ted is indescribable. A true one of a kind and one Hell of a guitar player. I'm also fond of "Light My Way". The way his guitar seems to dance around the central music line of the song always gets me going. Great videos. I am really enjoying them, Fil!
Yow!!! Saw this guy 4rth July 76 or 77 in Rockford Illinois. It was brutally hot and he still ran around the stage like a maniac! At one point he did jump down from the camps as he did here. Never missed a note! And you talk about buzzed out hair. It was wild!! He's one of my all time favs. Thanks for this vid. Great commentary as always. YOU.ROCK🎸🎸🎶
Loved Ted. He says what he thinks. So refreshing
I grew up in Michigan, and we used to see him at a place called Sherwood Forest from 1969 - 1973 frequently. He was just a kid, but he was as good as anyone any where making music during those years. This guy was hard wired straight to an electrical socket
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Do you think he should have been included in the billboard’s top 100 guitar players
Absolutely
Greetings from Detroit! Most definitely! ...and he should be in the R & R Hall of Fame, (Farce). He is our Motor City Madman!
@@gayleash9712 unfortunately politics will probably keep him out, the mean spirited progressive fascist, always put politics above art
@@carrollshipley3874 Yup 👍
Yes yes yes
Yes!!! He puts on a show like all the creative best ... Angus Young, Roy Clark and Glen Campbell come instantly to mind ... all played with feeling and emotion.
Teddy playing on Dave Letterman sitting in a chair is pretty incredible too
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I saw that. Dave asked him, “Hey Ted! Are you still the Motor City Madman?” It was one great show that night.
Back when concerts LIVE no backing tracks or auto tune just plug in turn it up and let it rip
Amen!
I saw that tour and they used to put warnings on the tickets about ear damage within the first 10 rows. I was a teenager in the 70s and we used to go to headliner concerts every night of the week. My girlfriend from back then tells me she has two shoeboxes full of concert stubs from the shows we saw together.
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back when concerts cost $3...got some too
Brings back memories of seeing Uncle Ted in the 70's! One of the loudest concerts ever. Stranglehold is epic.
Speaking of 70's guitarists, may I suggest Frank Marino and his band Mahogany Rush?
Thanks for the suggestion!
Mt fav guitarist of all times
I enjoyed your reaction to Ted Nugent very much. Here is a link to a Frank Marino concert video - ua-cam.com/video/rYDBuBaR16A/v-deo.html
Like Ted, Frank didn't try to cram a lot of inconsequential notes into a solo. Instead, they chose the right notes and worked them. There aren't many post MTV guitarists with their skills or stage presence.
I agree! I'm fact Ted used to have guitar play -offs against other guitarists (he called them something cooler than play-off but I don't remember what) and he did one with Frank Marino.
Yes, yes, good call.
Ted will always be a sentimental favorite of mine as he played at the first rock concert I attended. He opened for Aerosmith at Giants Stadium in New Jersey in Aug 1978. Also on the bill was Journey and Mahogony Rush. Needless to say, it was a mindblowing day for an impressionable 13 year old boy who was compelled to take guitar lessons shortly thereafter.
His biggest influence is R&B and the 60s Motown sound. The riffs are rough, but the rhythm is soulful. That's the best way I can describe it. 🙄 Great analysis Fil! Tha
Thanks!
Ted can sustain a note for years. Double Live Gonzo is a great live disk.
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One of the best live albums and best Nugent albums ever. Got it when it was released and it was the first album I ever purchased, I was 13 years old. Nothing has topped it. That guitar solo in Stormtrooper and Wang Dang Sweet Poontang and hibernation and..... on and on.
Ted used that hollow body Gibson's tendency to uncontrollably feedback as a weapon. He was able to master the control of that feedback. No one else did it better.
no he couldn't. that is not sustain, that is feedback.
rohadt Anyad That's what Acts 13:41 said, he controlled the feedback.
I’m old and feel lucky to have seen them many, many times! Ted is FUN. Thanks for bringing these older bands to the forefront for future generations.
Terrible Ted saved me from the disco era; he kept me sane.
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Right on dude! Such great music in the 70s when I was in my teens then the car wreck of disco hit. And Ted was there busting through it.
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seen him with the Amboy Dukes way back when, first time I ever seen someone play guitar standing on a stack of marshalls
I was at Cal Jam 2 in 78 ! We hitchhiked to Ontario motor speedway from the Valley and I got front row for some of Santana! For Ted I fell band a few thousand yards (about 5 football fields) back and was stuck there for hours! Another time I was in the front row at the Ventura Theater for the whole show and went deaf for a few weeks!
Of all the bands I saw in the 70's Ted always put on the best show. Balls out all the way through.
I had the pleasure of playing drums for Derek St. Holmes in the mid 1990's. He was a great vocalist and is a great guitarist in his own right. He played all parts in his band. I met Rob Grange (who is the bass player on this video) when he jammed with us and he was awesome player as well. I also became friends with Cliff Davies who is the drummer. All were great players and performers in their own right. The late 70's was a great time for R&R bands!
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Amazing vocal, hits them high notes like nothing, i may call ya when i get my band together hahaha remember Whitford st holmes? great stuff
Yes...They did a second album a few years ago and toured on it as well.
@@raythackston1960 Thought i heard that. Love Brads playing also. pure class
I really like both albums. Just great bluesy rock & roll.
You have a incredible station of content, education and commentary
Thanks for the hours of entertainment you’ve given me.
Ted is a force of nature. There is nobody quite like him!
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Seen him up close at Seattle Center back in the day! Total He-man! Guy would run and jump up high on the Amps and other stage equipment like he was an Olympic athlete! Damn good guitar guy!
@@jamespennington9719 I saw him shoot a flaming arrow on stage, when he opened up for Kiss during their farewell tour in 2000.
Ted's shows never disappointed.
Derek St. Holmes has one of the smoothest voices. If Ted woulda let him sing all the songs, that woulda been grand. Don’t care for Teds screaming. Thanks for the upload. A classic song
I was blessed to have seen Ted early 70s. Hara Arena Dayton Ohio. He put on a great show and closing he brought out a red strat and I swear I couldn't hear for 2 days. Thanks Fil for the memories !
Pure sonic bombast! I love the live version of Hibernation. Playing that melody with string bends into feedback is remarkable.
Once again you surprised me. Ted is from Cadillac Michigan and I met him at Roseville Music in Roseville Michigan in 1974. Roseville Music was a big store that sold all the instruments of the time for Detroit rockers. Ted on that day in front of a handful of kids claimed he was the fastest guitarist in the world. True
He’s not from Cadillac
Well, I wonder why this showed up in my feeds? Nice review....shame Ted's not in the RnR Hall of Fame but we all know why. One of the reasons, I'm fond of Ted is his ability to say, "the hell with it". He doesn't back down. He expresses his opinion. He doesn't go with the flow. Not many people are like him. BTW, my son was fortunate enough to go to his Kamp For Kids. It was awesome and an experience he will never forget. This isn't often talked about when it comes to Ted. I remember the first time I heard his album "Ted Nugent". I still remember where I was & said, "who is that"? I was awestruck and have been a fan ever since. BTW, check out his song Sweet Sally :o). Yes, I've met Ted.
Sweet Sally Yeah I think it's always a shame when a person's political views then get in the way of people listening to his music. People may not agree with his views, but it doesn't change the music. It's difficult to listen without prejudice I guess!
Wings of Pegasus It's about more than political views - Nugent's spent decades stirring up hate in my country. There are better players than him who haven't done that, so why wouldn't I spend time and money listening to them instead? It's not difficult to find good guitar players to listen to.
Nugent says what he feels.. He is unapologetic about how he feels.. People have got so thin skinned nowadays that if you look at them it hurts their feelings.. I believe in Ted's stance of immigration.. People call him racist, how is he racist? Because he doesn't want illeagals here?.. I believe what he says and I've been a fan of his music for 30 years.. As a guitarist he is good.. I'm a hardcore SRV fan so to me everyone is 2nd best, with the exception of Derek Trucks.. Derek is the best slide player I've ever seen.
Kyle S.
Hello,
I have to politely disagree with you!
Stirring up Hatred? Against Who? Illegals? How dare he stir up Hatred against Illegal Aliens who come here Illegally and rape and kill American citizens! How dare he do that! We should all just roll over and say come on in and rape our daughters and wives and take all our money and steal our cars and kill us dead. What are you crazy? You must be a Liberal because you don’t make sense! The only thing Ted stirs up Hatred for is the Lack of Common Sense we don’t have anymore in this country! That’s what he Hates!
Stupidity and Stupid laws, the Lack of Common Sense and Self Destructive and Self Defeating Behavior!!
Now we have to Apologize for everything we do, think or say publicly because someone is offended! So no one can say or criticize anyone about anything! Ridiculous! We are living in a Politically Correct Prison Created by the Insane Left and their Media Backers! Your Not Allowed to Say what you think anymore about anything! A Real Man can’t say or do anything anymore for it might hurt someone’s feelings! Too Bad! Real life is rough and tough! If you can’t take it go join a convent!
@@KyleS.1987 Who's hate? The media, hollywood, and a music industries leftest leaning biased agenda. He's still rocking summer tours at age 70, seen him live in 3 different decades, still as good and loud as ever!
Lucky Detroiter here. The Motor City Madman performed New Year's Eve concerts at Cobo Hall. What a great party! Sad day when he moved to Texas... Thanks for great analysis.
Eye-opening technical comments, Fil. I played classical lute and guitar for 15 years but never touched an electric axe. I'm not even sure what 'gain' is. I remember guitarists of the 60s wandering around the stage, looking for the best feedback spot, and sometimes not finding it. The sustain achieved by Peter Green and Paul Kossof struck me as sheer magic. Super-natural, even.
Gain is basically just volume ☺
Ted Nugent was the shit back in the day. Saw him play countless times in and around Detroit. He takes a lot of heat these days for his political views and rants, but he was a very influential guitarist back in the late 60's and 70's.
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rodentcafeteria hecwas the man pre Eddie Van Halen
@@glennmckenzie6799 He's STILL the man.
I used to see him a lot up in Davison at Sherwood forest. He was superb, especially on Journey to the center...and the Survival album. Used to see Brownsville Station with him a lot
I love his Political Stance. It's so nice to see a Musician (or actor) who's not indoctrinated in the leftist agenda, and isn't afraid to express it publicly.
Didn't always love all his stuff but High Heels In Motion and Little Miss Dangerous were awesome!
He was made for the stage. I first saw him at Cal Jam '78. He was fun to listen to & watch.
My first concert in 1979, I was 13... Ted Nugent with warmup groups Scorpions and Def Leppard...Rock
Excellent observations. Agree that the vocals also standout with the amazing guitar work.As a 16 year old in 1976, this music was very important to me then, and now as well. Rock!
Awesome!
James Tucker I was the same age back then and l absolutely loved this kind of music! There were so many good bands! It was a good time!👍😎🎸🎶
His Byrdland guitars really gave him a unique sound, and awesome feedback. Love Uncle Ted!
The motor city madman,the first riff i ever learned was Cat Scratch fever, so he definitely influenced me when i was a young lad.Never seen him as a solo act,but seen him with the Damn Yankees long ago.Nice choice Fil.Rock☆
Cool! Yeah Damn Yankees were pretty awesome!
he's the greatest I've ever seen, seen him 1st in 1977 and 12 times since lol
that riff is whole reason I play guitar, every time I play electric at some point I do at least Cat Scratch intro. Sometimes even on acoustic!
First things first,not from Detroit and being he feels that he has the answer to what America needs to be great maybe someone can ask him how he feels about draft dodgers?
His Double Live Gonzo album from the mid-70's from go to woe is some of the most blazing guitar work you'll ever hear on a live album from the classic rock era! Wore it out and replaced it myself on no less than 4 separate occasions over the years!
Rush and Nugent 12-29-75, Cobo Hall, Detroit. Rush played 2112 in entirety and most of Fly by Night. Nugent did the Ted Nugent album almost entirely, plus Journey to..., White Buffalo, Migration, all the usual suspects. Best show ever. Ears rang for days.
Never get bored of 'Stranglehold'
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U2+Kings of leon ripped off that shit, Ted was no Hendrix, no page, etc...but he was and is very important as far as the evolution of rock guitar.
classic7890 NEVER!
Something else to remember was given his ridiculous sound levels on stage (at the time he was using 6 x Fender Twin Reverbs and 6 x Dual Showman cabinets on stage,) he was still able to control the feedback, as well as using it as a part of his sound, with his Gibson Byrdland hollowbody. Requires tremendous technical ability to play a hollowbody at those sound levels.
Your awesome because you always find the positive things about each guitarist. Never say anything negative about anyone. That's pretty cool dude!
My favorite Nuge song! Also "Together" w/ Meatloaf on vocals, before anyone knew Meatloaf!! When I got that album, my mother would yell, "turn that noise down"! 😂 I still crank it up and soak in the mojo! Only Ted can pull off a show in a loin cloth!! Another great one Fil! ❤️
Teds my guitar inspiration both with showmanship and just guitar playing and style. I love the motor city madman and all his songs
I really liked your synopsis of Ted's style. I liked that you pointed out the difference between technical and entertainment and that he managed to bridge it.
Yes, my first concert in Greensboro, NC! Cat scratch fever my favorite!!
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teds not a flashy player, but he puts his soul into it. can hear it with the way he plays.
analyzing ted nugent is a dreamers dream ... they only wish they could shred like ted
Love me some Ted. Saw him last summer and he still kicks ass. One of the best shows I saw that summer.
Another great 70's classic! Did we have great music in the 70's or what!? You do a great job breaking these down for those of us who don't know the technical side of playing. Thanks and keep them coming!
Will do!
He sure had a lot of confidence in himself. I witnessed him swinging off the stage by a rope. And back to another spot and start his guitar licks. Pretty impressive. As was stated his showmanship added to his free style playing.
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Another magnificent guitar player is Peter Townsend. Originally he was a banjo player. If you listen to his guitar work on Magic Bus
you can hear how the banjo influenced his playing. I like the riffs because they're fun, they're raw, they're percussive, and they have a twangy, bangy, stringy, sense of freedom. They say I don't give a fuck here it is, and there is a strength in that, a sense of purpose and intent, and that is powerful. So Bravo Mr Townsend!
Play perfectly to the songs he writes, sing great to, but hates Jeff Beck, Jimmy page, and just about everybody else haha
This is an all time favourite .i love when he does the double stop volume swells latter on,reckon it inspired eddie van halens mean street solo
Great reaction! One of my favorite songs and I think he's a great guitarist.
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I've seen and heard countless Ted shows and bootlegs, but this show is one of his many peaks. During Motor City Madman he jumps off his Fender Twin stacks about 10 feet in the air. His Hibernation solo from this show is a high point in all of guitar playing. Insane feedback control. Fender Twins and Dual Showman bottoms.
I've yet to hear of a live version of this song that surpasses the original studio version, but I enjoyed your analysis.
Thanks!
Imo the live album “Motor City Mayhem The 5000st Concert” is one of the best live albums I have heard. I prefer many versions from that Album over the original, for instance Wango Tango and Fred Bear are flawless. Stranglehold is also really impressive on that version, Ted really gives it all. Such a shame they took that album off Spotify.
I seen him many times in Lakeland Civic Center and a 100 other bands there I also worked and set up stage for a lot of these rock bands and I had a blast
not that anyone cares but this is one of the first tunes I learned after I switched fro acoustic to electric. I was prob 14. I was absolutely mesmerized by this song. That bass with the phase shifter on it and the guitar sound and godz... the feedback he was able to get and the infinite sustain... Ted was really great in '76. I was just starting to learn elec songs around... '77. So after this and Boston and Kiss.... 78 comes VH and I'm scratching my head. hahah
I don't care for Ted's misogynistic beliefs nor his politics but he could play the guitar back in the day. I don't think he ever improved upon what he did in Stranglehold. I've never seen him play anything beyond blues rock that he did in this song. But context... back then, it was amazing.
5:57 wtf? why would someone edit it to repeat like that? that is NOT how they played it nor how the song goes. ???
I THINK Ted actually just turned his vol up and down for the various parts of the song and that really ooowy tone of course is the bridge pickup. He uses that in the middle of the long solo part.
Nice vid!
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@Kwai Chang Mandelbaum Ted's Cool as Hell ,My Moter City Madman,Just Dont Talk Guns Or Politics or Hunting and Your Good ,,Some Great Jam's From Him ,,Rock On 🤘🖤
@@rebelrocker7494 i know him, i lived just down the road from him for years. he's a selfish dickwad
To think how Ted was always sober as well is a trip. The dude never done drugs or drink.
@@ClownWhisper How so?
hey Phil, my brother in-law saw Ted way back in the very early 80s, he told me that Ted came out and hit a cord hard and loud and it almost blew him (my brother in-law) off his feet, he had the biggest smile on his face when he told me. I was sure a few pints had something to do with that too :)
Seen Teddy boy about 8 times, from 1980 to 1999, nobody except James Brown has the kind of energy Teddy had on stage, one concert Teddy ran to the top of double stacked amps and jumped to the stage at least a dozen times all while playing guitar... seen him swing from a rope slide across stage grab a guitar and start playing before he stopped sliding. I think he's 70 now and not jumping 10' to the floor anymore. Good vid. I played in a few bands from 77 thru 84 we played a lot of Nugent..
Man, the sound of live rock in the 70's was utterly addictive wasn't it? It just got under your skin, revved you up, and made you want to jump around and shout! No wonder our parents and grandparents were so afraid of it- there's real power here! Song writing, and playing aside- "THAT" sound was really just a guitar plugged into a good amp- and turned way the hell up. It made you FEEL like a rawk god! It inspired them to play huge chords and wicked riffs.
The first major concert I ever saw (and some of these references will show my age) was at the old Seattle Center Coliseum and it was Ted Nugent with The Scorpions opening up in 1979. Ted came on from the top of a tall stack of speakers and swung down to the stage wearing only a loin cloth. It was the Scream Dream tour and it was a BLAST!
am so glad you have the balls to "analyze" uncle teds' balls out rock n roll...partly I blame my hearing loss on him....my ears rang for 3 days after one of his concerts....again , my respects for you , to review his skills and musicianship ..tyvm
No problem!
Rkk O'Tilley Saw him in concert with special guest Alice Cooper
am 60 yrs young an still my philosophy is...if its to loud , youre to old...keep on truckin
really?!...that musta been an experience...nice
Yep, after my first Ted show, earplugs were a must... indoors or a Day on the Green! A favorite until Dime came up. Pantera playing Cat Scratch Fever... heaven.
Your telling me this guy don't belong in the Hall of Fame!?!? I bet you all the thumbs down on this are liberals! Just saying it's a disgrace who they put in the Hall and Uncle Ted will never be put in??!! Motor City Madman is badass!
One of the best concert s I ever saw,, 1982,poughkeepsie n.y.
Ive gotten the privilege to see the motor city mad man many times being from the Detroit area and he is so underrated. Thanks for the review, as you do a amazing job. You definitely know your shit bro.
Cool!
psychological warfare first gulf war:
I remember the first gulf war and a news clip where they showed US troops opening up the ground war with Iraq after a month of air war. It was like midnight and the US troops had huge speakers pointed toward Iraq and Sranglehold starting screaming out and within a minute the troops let loose with the artillery from hell. The news didn't comment on the song, only the fact of US troops using rock and roll music as psychological warfare. They had no clue why this song was playing
Freaking EPIC! Ted was THE quintessential "Rock-n-Roll" guitarist! Criminal that he's not in the RnR HoF. If aliens came to Earth and asked me to explain rock and roll, I'd show them this!
i don't think ted gives a f#$% about the rnrhof !
Saw him in '77 at Atlanta GA. M80s were going off everywhere, Ted playing like a demon. It
was awesome! ❤
Can never listen to Stranglehold without IMMEDIATELY having 80s flashbacks to The Vonerichs
(🤘VEOG💙VE3G🤘...😁)and WCCW wrestling-or 'rasslin, if you live in Tulsa, as I do! Yes, I freely admit that: "my name is Sherri, and I am an 80s wrestling addict". I still keep in touch with Kevin, and this was not only his ring entrance song, but also his 2 sons, Ross and Marshall, who are carrying on the 3rd generation of the Vonerich legacy. But I digress, LOL I'm now a subscriber to your channel, and I truly appreciate your reaction vids, as well as the performance ones. You are a very talented young man, and you have great insight and more importantly, respect for all genres of music. Keep up the great work.[...and if you're a prayerful person, please keep the state of Oklahoma in your prayers. We've had multiple tornadoes and serious flooding (which is going to get worse in the next few days). Watching news coverage now with tears in my eyes.]
Ted actually was 17 when the Amboy Dukes did Journey to the Center of the Mind. Always a wild man. This album, shocked me when it came out, it's actually quite good. Of course as with most good albums, it was worn out. He loves those L5 Gibson's (microphonics & all). Ted never lacked enthusiasm, or did he "bite his tongue". Quite a long career. I remember when he toured the bar circuit in the early 70s as Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes.(of course I was too young to see them when they played my hometown). Ted has his own style, always has. He was there in the early days, when Jimi Hendrix, Janis, Steppenwolf, etc were just getting started. I'm a fan, but I lost interest after Cat Scratch Fever.(I thought he was much better than that). Be that as it may, Ted is still the wild man of American Rock. Thanks for this Fil. Of course a history, of his career would've added a bit to this vid. As my ex mother in law in Atlanta would say "Keep on, keeping on, Baby". You're videos & analysis are must see for me. (Now if only you'd record one of my tunes. Joking of course.) Great job.
Yeah Fil wow!! On those hollow boxes you've got 2 extreme positions on that volume knob-full off and full HOWL! Ted managed to cut through just under full howl lol!
There's an olde' "jam session" video out there with Ted vs Mike Pinera...9 minutes out of your life...Ol' Theodore here immediately made said "jam" into a "challenge" and omg all hell broke loose. It'll really open your eyes to what he's capable of under pressure. I NEVER knew he was THAT GOOD!?
Cheers 'gov!!
Thanks Fill, Love the madman and Derek St. Holmes as well.
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Saw this show at Pine Knob ski hill in Michigan in high school. Exact same show and year. ;)
Ted Nugent is from Detroit! Detroit rocked the hardest in the 70's and continues to rock to this day! Ted isn't called the, "Motor City Madman" for nothing! We go to watch Uncle Ted 2-3 times a year!
Ted had to have his knee replaced recently due to some of his stage antics back in the day! The middle section of this song is very hypnotic live, great song. Thanks for the video and keep them coming!
Yeah all the jumping takes its toll! Will do!
Stevie Nicks had a hip replaced because of the stilts she wore and danced around in.
That tone on his solo is crisp. 1 of my favorite solos of all time because of the feel
Best thing about Ted Nugent Live, The dude never plays the same Solo twice, he always extends his solos too, master showmen for sure!!! I have got to see him 4 times so far, Hope to get another 6 in LOL man is amazing live, recommend all go if you have a chance!