Great Gonzos! The Best of Ted Nugent 1981 Album

Ted Nugent

Trust me, I've done the advance listening work on Uncle Ted and here to tell you this record and 1978's Double Live Gonzo are the only records worth getting. The albums themselves during his heyday were a few good songs and filler, and please don't bother with anything past the early 80's. All the hits are here for the most part, from the grimy "Cat Scratch Fever" to the stretched-out "Stranglehold" to Ted's *ahem* magnum opus - "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang". But in the very least, the man had enough sense to keep the focus mainly on his shredding wild man guitar heroics, and backed it with a nice lineup featuring Derek St. Holmes, Rob Grange, and Cliff Davies. The 1999 re-issue includes the heroic instrumental "Home Bound", if you're wondering.