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Dave Dalton | Michigan | 01/08/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Another Ted Nugent offering (ho hum).... complete with borrowed lyrics (from his own past songs).. tired guitar riffs that Joe Walsh played in 1976, and Nugent still voicing the Mick Jagger mannerisms that have plagued most of his attempts at singing. In all fairness, Nugent did sing one song really well in his career, but his version didn't make the album cut. His love song.. "Heart and Soul" from Spirit of the Wild was only heard as an outtake on a Detroit radio program and it was indeed soulful and well executed. Too bad Nugent didn't recognize what might have been. This latest batch of jam riffs cum junior high lyrical scatology will be in the bargin bin before you can say Jack Kerouac"

Ted Nugent - 'Love Grenade' (Eagle Records)

Mike Reed | USA | 08/16/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Newest offering from Uncle Ted. One thing I'll admit, is that Nugent made sure of playing it safe on this CD - however I cannot say that I blame him at all, plus I believe he was sincerely trying to boost the sales of this current work of his. Well, duh! 'Love Grenade' is honestly the best all-new CD I've heard from Ted in years (mind you). Couldn't get enough of some of these meat-and-potato rockers like "Still Raising Hell", "Funk U", his faithful remake (and 40th anniversary) hit from his former band the Amboy Dukes - "Journey To The Center Of The Mind", "Spirit Of The Buffalo" and the true classic rock sounding "Lay With Me". Turn this one U-P! A should-have."

Funk this album. No, really!

John T. Reynolds | East Mountains, NM | 06/08/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I'm trying to listen to this CD while I write the review, but "Funk U" doesn't let me concentrate. Hold on while I hit stop.



Still Raising Hell -- that's classic Ted. Girl Scout Cookies was amusing but sounded good. No sexual overtones--it's actually about eating girl scout cookies. Journey to the Center of the Mind was pretty cool. Funk U is a great tune too. And it's perfect for blasting the neighbors when their dog starts barking at me. Funk U Funk U Funk U Funk U Funk.



Then he launches into this existential rant about native religion, buffaloes, his "oneness" with the American Indian, blah, blah, blah with four lame songs about, well, his oneness with the Native American Indian Buffalo and how we should deify the buffalo or something. More than 1/3 of the CD tainted with absolute rubbish. It made me think Ted was getting old and priming his soul for the Creator. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.



His blues track seemed a little lame--like he was making fun of the blues (and maybe he was). The vocals were really off. But when he starts playing riffs the song takes off and you can't help cranking it. Besides, with Ted Nugent, aren't vocals the part you use as filler until you get to the real Ted?



But he really redeemed the whole CD with one song. Broadside. I can't think of one Ted Nugent song that I like better (maybe a few I like as much).



Half of the CD is good, so it's worth a buy. But having to listen to the "Native American" 1/3 makes me glad I don't own an 8-track. No, really."