TED NUGENT
Love Grenade
Eagle Rock Entertainment 2007
www.tednugent.com

Genre
Hard Rock / rock and roll / classic

The Good
Uncle Ted breaks out the blusey-est hard rock riff for “Love Grenade.” The hook is just as captivating. “Still Raising Hell” comes at you like Nugent tracking down his prey in the wild. High energy rhythms mix with the over-the-top persona that is Ted Nugent. “Journey to the Center of the Mind” has some surprising vocal melodies going on throughout. Nugent channels his inner Native American on the upbeat “Geronimo & Me,” the instrumental “Eagle Brother,” and the mellow “Spirit of the Buffalo.”

The Bad
“Funk U” has a killer rhythms section but is clearly a lame attempt at being controversial. Obviously Ted you’re trying to say fu** you. It took me soooo long to figure that out. How dare you (sarcasm). Speaking of lame, Nugent composed an entire song about “Girl Scout Cookies.” It would be great if it was a metaphor for something else, but no, it’s about the actually cookies. WTF?

The Verdict
Ted Nugent is still a crazy wildman pumping out blues-infused music on Love Grenade. Some songs are duds, but most are explosive (as the title suggests).

Did You Know?
Ted Nugent has abstained from drug & alcohol throughout his career.

Rating: out of 5

--George Dionne