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Ted Nugent - Craveman Audio CD

A fair review of the Ted Nugent "Craveman" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Ted Nugent reviews here, or go back to the Ted Nugent tabs.

Ted Nugent Band: Ted Nugent
Title: Craveman
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Release Date: 2002-09-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Klstrphnky 2: Crave 3: Rawdogs & Warhogs 4: Damned If Ya Do 5: At Home There 6: Cum N Gitya Sum-O-This 7: Change My Sex 8: I Won't Go Away 9: Pussywhipped 10: Goin Down Hard 11: Wang Dang Doodle 12: My Baby Likes My Butter On Her Gritz 13: Sexpot 14: Earthtones

vocals lacking
but dont get me wrong . musically this album is great but Ted is obviously getting older and cant strain and twaing those vocal chords like he used to, with this high energy collection anymore. . he's sure gonna try like hell, it just happens that his vocals are lacking (and cracking) and alot of it comes out as talking and attempted screams in between licks. (he could've gotten better results from some of his own farm animals as far as the grunting goes. ) even with substandard vocals as compared to his past work, his stellar guitar work still is the main attraction here. It may have been a whole different ballgame with a real "lead" singer on this CD altho one song in particular, Pussywhipped, reminded me of his many antic embraced songs of yesteryear and even with his aged vocals he does it justice, as it could've easily found itself on the playlist, on his Intensities in Ten Cities album back in the early 80's, if somehow he could've gotten it past the censors back then. Overall, this is not his best work by far but as I've listened and grown along with him from his old Amboy Duke days,. . . once a Nuge fan, always a Nuge fan.


Ted embraces nu-metal with mixed results
Rather than continue in the hard rock direction of his most successful releases, as well as his last studio album, the excellent Spirit of the Wild, Ted went in a heavier direction more suited toward the alternative metal that was popular at the time. After a long recording hiatus, Ted Nugent released Craveman in 2002. Also worth noting is that long time collaborator Derek St. Holmes is once again out of the loop and the results are apparent on the album. Quite simply, Ted is at his best with Derek and without him, his albums lack focus. The first track "Klstrphnky" is a good example of this as it sounds more like Kid Rock than Nugent. However, the next track "Crave" is killer, showing that even is in his mid-50's, the Nuge still could create riffs that are both wicked and memorable. After this, the album bounces from very good to very mediocre. The very good includes "Damned If Ya Do", a great melodic rocker featuring former Damn Yankees bandmates Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades, and "Sexpot", which has a very cool groove. And speaking of "Sexpot", the songs here also have more sexual overtones than on any of his albums. "Cum N Gitya Some of This" and "My Baby Likes Butter on Her Gritz" are both very good and carried by very killer riffs. However, tracks like "Pussywhipped", "Change My Sex", and "Goin' Down Hard" are just plain filler. Ted also uses a lot of recycled riffs as the decent "I Won't Go Away" borrows from both past Nugent classics "Just What The Doctor Ordered" and "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard" while "Wang Dang Doodle" is just a bad rewrite of "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang. " With all the inconsistency, the closing instrumental "Earthtones" actually redeems the album and is the only track that is on par with his classic `70s material. All told, while Craveman is Ted Nugent's heaviest album and he is still an amazing guitarist, it's a step down from Spirit of the Wild and a far cry from his best work.


Somebody stop me!!
Ted IS the singer!!!! lol He is still the Motor City Madman!!. Hey Zeppfan.


Ted's still got it!
It's that possessed, untalented, grunting type of vocals that are so omnipresent today. While Ted's guitar work is really great on this album, I hate the vocals.

If Ted has used the singer on "Cat Scratch Fever" on this album, this album would rate 5 stars in my book, but with present vocals, it rates only a three.

Get a new singer Ted!!!.


jeremy holloway
i have always been a ted nugent fan growing up my dad had free for all and great gonzos after falling away from rock for a few years i heard ted nugent had a new album out so i went and bought it i have heard most of teds albums but this one is the best this is the album that not only got me listen to mr nugent but got me listening to rock again a must have i give it five stars .


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