Oh my god, I'm keeping a Ted Nugent record.
brianlux
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Yeah, I know weird thread title, but bear with me.
Ted boy represents, to me, the most reprehensible figure in rock and roll, not just for his politics, but for his musical direction which includes such macho dreck as "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang".
Ted boy represents, to me, the most reprehensible figure in rock and roll, not just for his politics, but for his musical direction which includes such macho dreck as "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang".
But I'm talking about a much younger Ted Nugent here. This is the Nugent of Amboy Dukes fame. I bought a batch of records the other day and have been slowly sifting through them. I figured the Nuge LP had to wait. Why did I even buy this one? I asked myself.
So getting down toward the end of the pile, I finally gave the Amboys LP a good cleaning and a spin for curiosity sake. Well, I'll be dipped. This ain't no "Cat Scratch Fever". Hell, I'm not even sure what it is. Strange ventures in rock and roll replete with some very creative lead guitar work from... yeah, that guy.
So getting down toward the end of the pile, I finally gave the Amboys LP a good cleaning and a spin for curiosity sake. Well, I'll be dipped. This ain't no "Cat Scratch Fever". Hell, I'm not even sure what it is. Strange ventures in rock and roll replete with some very creative lead guitar work from... yeah, that guy.
I won't try to write a review for this record (or did I just do that?) because an All Music user who goes by the user name Bull Boy wrote the perfect review for this very interesting album. You can check that out here:
Ted fucking Nugent. I'll be goddamned.
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-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
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-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I think it's ok (& sometimes necessary) to separate the music from the person who made it.
I can't see myself supporting Joseph Arthur moving forward based on who he's shown us he is in recent years; but I still very much love the two RNDM albums, and listen to them regularly. I never won't love those albums / songs.
I'm also under the impression Josh Hommes is a tremendous jerk based on what I've seen and heard; he's also arguably my favorite songwriter of the last 20 years. I'm not going to stop listening to or going to see QOTSA, just because he's a jerk. Is some of that cognitive dissonance on my part? Probably, but ain't none of us perfect either.
In '07 I saw him chug a beer and then whip the bottle into the backstage area... The footage of him kicking the camera while the photographer was lining up a shot from a few years ago... other observations I've made in the dozen or so shows I've seen him perform and interviews else where... it's more in what I've seen of and from him than what anyone else has said that brought me to this conclusion.
I could absolutely be wrong, I don't know him personally; but having been a fan for many years and having seen them as many times as I have, it's the impression he's given me.
Still love his songwriting tho... no one writes like he does. I'm currently trying to learn the bass line for No One Knows... it's f'ing wild and probably beyond my skill set. Still going to try to get through it though.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
Who's that dude who sings 'stop hey whats that sound?' 'Nobody's right when everybody's wrong'
Keep loving one another. Or not.
I choose love you sons/daughters of guns!
Take care
Classic quote there from Mr. Steven Stills
Ummm.. who's wasting whose time? Think about it.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
-EV 8/14/93
Yeah, this was a minor wake up call for me. But I have to say though, I'm glad I'm not a Kanye fan. That would put me to the test big time all over again, lol.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"