Best and Worst: Ted Nugent's Goofy Songs! (w/Martin Popoff)

[@taranguapo]

Pete reading the lyrics was great comedy 😂

[@kevinm5957]

Growing up in Detroit, Ted was on rock radio all the time. Weekend Warrior was played on WRIF every Friday night at 5:00 for years on the legendary Arthur P show.

[@gwts1171]

I seem to remember them doing that here in the Twin Cities on KQRS, too. I think these albums went platinum just from sales in Michigan and Minnesota!

[@Mark-bi5dk]

I remember WRIF in Detroit with arthur penthollow also WABK

[@thebutlerart]

Yep. And I remember hearing it and saying holy crap is this trash 😂 Arthur P! Memories, right there.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Ted gives Cliff a copy of the lyrics to I Am A Predator on his NRA stationary as they pause between Stormtrooping and Hard As Nails...Cliff glances and realizes it ain't about hunting squirrels LMAO

[@frankies9465]

The funniest one is , My baby likes my butter on her gritz. Hahahaha

[@StevenDavid-4q2]

Lyrics from Uncle Ted is ridiculously hilarious, but the guitar work is smoking awesome. Let us face it, it is the latter rather than the former that we groove to. Every video of Ted at home, shows him how much he opens his home with love and craziness. Any inhibitions you have, you'll loose them around Uncle Ted and you will become a better person. Uncle Ted is hated because we really would like to be like him, but can't. Sending a big heart out to Uncle Ted. Keep rocking it forever!!

[@wolf1977]

..."because we really would like to be like him" - Uh NO! But the guitars are smokin', no question. That's not enough for me personally to elevate him to humanitarian of the century but enough to get me to listen to his 70's albums. Nothing after State Of Shock though. For me kinda like Elton John - after the 70's the magic was gone...

[@jasongaylor2232]

I would NEVER want to be anything like Ted Nugent. And I think the reasons are pretty obvious of which I will not go into. However, I still enjoy many of his 70's records before he became "Fox News grandpa" that most of the family rolls their eyes at.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 ooooooooo k

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@ericrobertson2024 😜

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Who you wanna be ? Phil Spector ?

[@DrJimmy88]

Intensities In Ten Cities is classic Nuge. I Am A Predator is glorious reptile brain Rock music. I'd put every track on my best goofy song list.

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

I like that album. He's playing is great and all of the songs are songs that are not on any of his studio albums. Pete and Martin think singing about campfires and hunting is "goofy." These guys don't have a clue about middle America.

[@reptiled7761]

@@CrazyCooter-ld6sz They do understand dumb lyrics. It's ok to like them.

[@franciskocher200]

Great Live album

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@CrazyCooter-ld6sz Damn Yankees lol

[@ericrobertson2024]

Imagine Cliff reading the lyrics to that a few minutes prior to the gig lol

[@scotttravers9931]

Love this topic. Uncle Ted is goofy. Another artist I can think of is Alice Cooper has some goofy songs

[@ericrobertson2024]

Joe Walsh as well..Boat Weirdos,I Like Big Tits,Coyote Love,etc

[@dean828]

No one in R&R has more nicknames than Ted Nugent... "Terrible Ted" "Uncle Ted" "Motor City Madman" "The Nuge..." 🎸 also, can't believe no mention of "Thunderthighs" off of "Penetrator" from 1984...

[@franciskocher200]

The 1st Ted Nugent is an absolute classic...😃👍🤘

[@loungedweller]

Terminus El Dorado is one of my favorite Ted tracks! It's such a cool song... I've loved it since Scream Dream was released in 1980!

[@ericrobertson2024]

Awesome song, phenomenal album.

[@nhzrocks]

This really was great fun, I laughed out loud so much!!! Nice one gents! 🤣🤣

[@thebutlerart]

Pete reading the lyrics is one of the best things I’ve seen on the channel 😂😂 Or should I say, most hilarious. I’m dying 😂

[@rickrobb6546]

Ted Nugent .................................. Rules

[@eddiepavlore9500]

Great episode! Talk about goofy lyrics… from any angle! I had never noticed so many from Ted or maybe I’ve just forgotten LOL! Great to see you both enjoying all choices.

[@thomasandmario4565]

If you ever try this concept again, try a best and worst goofy songs for Van Halen/David Lee Roth/ Sammy Hagar songs

[@carlosdanger6129]

Taylor Swift is making billions off of "Goofy Songs"..

[@jimmycampbell78]

crap songs

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@jimmycampbell78 No worse that Ted's output over the last few decades.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Go listen to her and quit with the whine festival then lol

[@wolf1977]

​@@ericrobertson2024 I'm queuing up my K-Pop playlist as we speak...😎

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@wolf1977 Taylor Swift has had more break ups than a super heavyweight boxing match ...To think the one female who could possibly match Madonna's success if she stays active,is even less talented lol

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Martin I grew up in CT. and Ted Nugent was played several times a day on each of the 3 big FM rock stations from the mid 70s into the late 80s. By the time Double Live Gonzo was released in 78 every muscle car in the high school parking lots and every keg party on the weekend Nugent was being cranked up on the radio and 8 track tape decks. He was huge from 77 to 79. Everybody bought, Ted Nugent, Free for All, Cat scratch, Double Live Gonzo and Weekend Warriors albums, 8 tracks and cassettes. He always sold out the 10,000 seat New Haven Colosseum. If I recall, State of Shock went Gold and that was it for Ted until Damn Yankees. I also remember the rock stations playing Double Live Gonzo in its entirety late on Friday and Saturday nights. He and Kiss were massively popular in 77 and 78. In the summer of 78 Ted was the biggest grossing live act in the country. All these songs were played regularly on the radio, Stanglehold, Storm troopers, Hey Baby, Free for All, Dog eat Dog, Cat Scratch Fever, Great White Buffalo, Weekend Warriors, Smoke Screen, Wango Tango, Flying lip Lock, Bound and Gagged, Tied up in Love and Little Miss Dangerous. Recently, I heard Strangle Hold and Cat Scratch Fever on a couple stations.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Scream Dream went gold, probably sold more than Shock.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@ericrobertson2024 Correct. I knew that too.

[@wolf1977]

"I grew up in CT" - me too. Yes Ted was pretty big around here back in the late 70's from what I recall (during the live album era), along with Kiss

[@thebutlerart]

Oh and btw, I have been LOVING this series!!

[@risingstar7161]

IDEA FOR A FUTURE FRIDAY AT THE FUN HOUSE topic Choose some bands / artists that metamorphosed from being 'pop' into more serious prog / hard rock / fusion acts eg Manfred Mann who then formed The Earth Band The Who post Quick One and then Tommy, Who's Next etc

[@GarySkadra]

How about "My Love Is Like A Tire Iron? I prefer songs that Ted sang himself. Good topic!

[@ericrobertson2024]

Side one of Intensities (except Spontaneous Combustion) is ferocious fun , maybe they should've done some live versions from the 78-80 albums instead of 10 originals though.

[@gwts1171]

Ted is one of those guys who I hate as a person, but really enjoy his (early) music. I never need to hear anything post-"Scream Dream." Thanks for the shows, guys! Edit: Martin throws in a Hammerlock shout-out!!!

[@jasongaylor2232]

Agree!

[@benjaminandrews8148]

One of the best artists of the 70s that unfortunately will never be in the rock and roll hall of fame and it’s a shame politics aside that man is clearly and amazing guitarist

[@paullennon8366]

I would say “Dog Eat Dog” is one of his best songs, not goofy at all. I will also admit, the “Land of 1000 Dances” cover is a guilty pleasure of mine, especially the music video. His band looks so cool in it. “Jailbait” definitely is one of his worst songs though, so creepy and cringy, and this is a man with daughters. Kinda funny that the same album had “I Am A Predator”, yea Ted we know haha. In fact, all “jailbait” songs are cringe, can’t deal with “Christine Sixteen” or Winger “Seventeen”, and as much as UFO is one of my fav bands, I’m rather disappointed in the lyrics to “Hot N Ready” for that reason. As for a goofy song I’d add “Kiss My Ass” from 1995’s Spirit of the Wild. Really goofy lyrics. It has a bit of a 90’s punk feel to it which is funny cuz punk isn’t supposed to be right wing. Also kinda ironic he says “Howard Stern, kiss my ass” but then 2 years later, he made a cameo in Private Parts and allowed “Cat Scratch Fever” on the soundtrack.

[@7BobbyGaylor7]

Hey Pete. Another great video. I agree with one of the other comments, it's hilarious to hear those goofy lyrics just read with no music 🤣I know you're a Skynyrd fan... I dropped a deep dive video on them yesterday. Cheers

[@jeffphillips2450]

Hey Pete,where’s monsters den

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Next week.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

​@@seaoftranquilityprogHey you're checking out from your vacation cool. Hope it's been a good one wherever you ended up going

[@vpovince1001]

Right on the money here ! I do love the groove and guitar of Raw Dog and Terminus Eldorado.

[@ericrobertson2024]

The last minute of Thunder Thighs rivals any Joe Walsh or Weird Al track LMAO ...."She got them big old legs, don't sit on me bitch." ... Pulitzer Prize worthy.

[@ericrobertson2024]

You could do an episode like this for Joe Walsh.

[@kennyrichey3238]

Knowing Ted he probably wasn't talking about those "cookies" in those white & green boxes.

[@kenfrederick6223]

Ted Nugent all the damn time!

[@Rmesick-hm6yq]

Omg I was laughing out loud. And I have uncle Ted's catalog from his debut to the mid eighties. I knew Intensities had to big a huge part of this topic. That album is goofy front to back. Too bad many can't separate the musician from his politics. Great show guys.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Notice being a left wing America hating communist musician is never mentioned or held against them.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@johnsmith-ug5tp it is by fans,not media... There's actually more registered Republicans than Dems so I'd estimate the same holds true for listeners, probably moreso in country and rock.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@ericrobertson2024 My point is, When 90% of leftist border line communist musician/entertainers are mentioned or written about there is NEVER an * at the beginning or end about their perverted, dangerous and ridiculous leftist view points. Ted is never talked about without his viewpoints being mentioned. They NEVER mention Spurce's Bono's gaga's, swift, and on and on about their leftist anti America agendas. Per usual, demoncrat double standards.

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@johnsmith-ug5tp That's because they're NOT authoritarian Communist. And there is nothing dangerous or radical about it in the least. It's common sense. They are generally just Social Democrats or progressive populists that believe in good stuff that most Americans want such as a living wage, Medicare For All, Expanded Social Security, Affordable Housing, ending corporate greed, ending unjust wars. Are you saying most Americans are Anti-American? The polling proves that most Americans lean left on both social and economic issues. Mostly because we want to be able to have a well paying job that puts food on the table and clean air to breathe. We want to have the freedom to live as we wish(with no harm to others). And we believe in a fair system and want a Government that represents us. Understand? If you get out of the partisan echo chamber you are in and talk to your fellow Americans, you might find out that you have more in common than you don't. You should consider that the people you're listening too might be saying things that are meant to distract and divide us. Why do you think they want us divided and fighting with each other? The answer is obvious. Look at the fascist playbook of every dictator in history. It's the same story. As the Aerosmith song goes..."it's the same old song and dance".

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Plus they were born in middle class families , Unburdened by the past...Sorry I dozed off ...

[@thomasbeck2934]

Interesting topic. A rundown of top selling albums with no radio hits.

[@stepanbandera5206]

Ted is probably one of the greatest lyricists of all time. He's right up there with Lennon & McCartney!😂

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Yeah like all the goofy songs the beatles and the stones wrote. Goofy and corny.

[@jasongaylor2232]

I know THAT is sarcasm.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@johnsmith-ug5tp Ted is a million times better musician though.

[@wolf1977]

@@jasongaylor2232 Don't be so sure (read some of the other comments in this thread)...🤷‍♂

[@motleyfan7558]

Ted Rules. On and off stage.

[@AlbrechtAaron]

Off the stage??? Really??

[@jimmycampbell78]

@@AlbrechtAaron he's based

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@jimmycampbell78 He's an ignorant, hypocritical asshole. Based would mean that you're appealing and popular in some manner. That disqualifies Ted.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Yes and Yes

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Ted is your idol .

[@michaelvandiver2475]

Wang Dang Sweet Poontang, Wango Tango, Cat Scratch Fever, Free for All...all goofy sexually centered songs with silly, goofy lyrics but fun to listen to and they all out rock! "When in doubt, I whip it out, I got me a rock n roll band, it's a free for all!"

[@MrMusic193]

I was just thinking what a wild ringtone. The beginning of scream dream would be that would scare the living shit out of everybody.

[@stepanbandera5206]

Ted's love songs are very romantic. Wang Dang Yank me Crank me Flying Lip Lock Jailbait My love is like a tire iron Little Miss Dangerous Pussy Whipped Bridge over Troubled Daughter Just to name a few.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Hibernation and Homebound are great for a reason lol

[@jasongaylor2232]

You could do a top 30 dumb and goofy songs from his albums over the last two decades alone.

[@mainzergirl9610]

His lyrics are often cringeworthy. His riffs often kick ass.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Raw Dogs is a great song.He put out lots of good songs post 1980 but few great tracks.

[@DamageCase91]

Frickin’ hysterical

[@christianhaynes1954]

Goos stuff guys !! Love the funhouse 🤟

[@ericrobertson2024]

It's really odd how Charlie Huhn sounds like you put the voices of Derek and Ted into a blender,and Cliff sounds kinda similar to both Huhn and Nugent.

[@stephenbrown4211]

Wang Dang and Wango Tango definitely. Even Fred Bear has a certain goofiness to it

[@matthewclark9652]

Ted's last final swan song on Mainstream Rock was "Fred Bear" in 1995!!

[@ericrobertson2024]

Never heard that on VA or NC stations ever,really nothing played frequently post 86.

[@Starman2112ofKings]

It would be cool if Ted would just shut up and jam!!! So I would like it before it’s too late to have a completely instrumental album from Ted

[@wolf1977]

I'd be totally fine with that! He's never been a particularly good singer (never mind the 'goofy' lyrics) but can clearly still play...

[@Starman2112ofKings]

@@wolf1977 yep no lyrics no politics just killer riffs and solos. Do it fast he’s not getting any younger 😁

[@jasongaylor2232]

He loves to tell others to just "shut up and jam". He should certainly take his own advice?!

[@SydBarrettArchives]

Ted didn't do the first BBQ song, Crucial BBQ by Murphy's Law 1986 is the one that comes to mind. And its much better.

[@jamescurnick1637]

Also talking about queen and goofy could mean in the uk that your suggesting his teeth being goofy because someone with sticky out teeth in the uk is often called goofy...lol

[@ChadSmith-t6m]

You two are awesome and are an excellent start to the weekend!! I was even entertained with you talking about an “artist” I have never been fond of. Thank you for all the great content!

[@747jono]

What a great show so funny 😂😂😂😂

[@oy6793]

There's some goofiness In the Amboy Dukes albums I think

[@metamorphosis8813]

You should review Megaton Sword "Might And Power" (2023). This is the best NWOTHM album of the recent years.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

We discussed them on an episode of New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal Primer a few months ago.

[@dinorocker8647]

Man, Ted Nugent's become the Hard Rock Jimmy Buffett. He was a dynamo in the 70's, but GEE EE EE EZ, seriously the stuff he's doin now it's heavy rock versions of Margaritaville. I got nothing against his outdoor lifestyle, bein self sufficient is great (especially with how shits goin' now). But it DEFINITELY ain't for every one. This is comin' from a guy who loves the 'Nuge.

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

I already knew from the beginning that Popoff was going to trash Ted's classic albums and sure enough. Popoff is awful. 👎👎

[@ericrobertson2024]

Yep

[@cmd1958]

Ted was amazing in concert in the mid/late 70's. Sold a lot of albums based on the live show. Getting rid of Derek St. Holmes was the kiss of death for Ted.

[@ericrobertson2024]

But the albums where Derek returned weren't among the better later efforts.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Double Live Gonzo is among the all-time Top 10 live records.

[@jasongaylor2232]

Derek wants nothing to do with him now. It's pretty obvious why.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Really ? I didn't even know that..Why would it be,there's certainly nothing he didn't know 50 years ago,good or bad lol

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@ericrobertson2024 Oh, have you been paying attention to Ted's antics and the things he has said over the last two decades? He has become an outright, hateful loon. Derek says he's been brainwashed by negative influences and he wants nothing to do with him. I don't blame him. I wouldn't associate with someone like Ted either. People might get the idea I'm like that guy or believe the same shit! No thanks.

[@jeffreyrobinson9120]

Hilarious show. Sometimes you just have to call out foolishness.

[@ericrobertson2024]

I liked all the different vocalists on the albums..Charlie, Meatloaf ,Ted, Brian Howe, Derek ,even Davies I like the tracks Saddlesore/Come & Get It/Predator) , but Feel right at home on the 75 album ruins the momentum of an otherwise perfect LP.

[@stevemcnary7963]

Ted could've been a much bigger star had he kept Derek St. Holmes around to sing & write lyrics but his enormous ego got in the way. Double Live Gonzo was Ted's peak as well as when he fired Derek St. Holmes(after Cal Jam 2 in March 1978). I loved watching Ted in concert until it started becoming a bitch session about his politics. I don't pay to hear musicians political beliefs in concert even if I agreed with them. Shut up and play. As for my favorite goofy Ted songs mine are 1. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang. 2. Gonzo. 3. Yank Me Crank Me. 4. My Love Is Like A Tire Iron. 5. Venom Soup. 6. Scream Dream. 7. Queen Of The Forest. 8. Dog Eat Dog. 9. Great White Buffalo. 10. Snakeskin Cowboy

[@ericrobertson2024]

I actually liked all the vocalists..Charlie,Howe,Meatloaf,Ted,even 3 of the 4 tracks Cliff Davies "sings".

[@jasongaylor2232]

Derek wants nothing to do with him for obvious reasons. I wouldn't associate with Ted either. Career-killer.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Yes Derek has had such a phenomenal career without the evil Ted LMAO

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@ericrobertson2024 He's done quite well. Even if he was in a grave state, he still wouldn't have anything to do with Ted. 😜

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 No he hasn't , wrong... yet again.

[@teamdata]

As I said about BOC being only played in your area, meaning BOC wasn't a big band outside your area, Nugent and those albums mentioned along with all those songs were incredibly huge in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. So, when you say Nugent didnt have hits, that depends on where you live and the vision of the local program manager. BOC outside two sings were not played in PA.

[@wolf1977]

The days of radio playlists still being controlled by the radio show's host instead of automated/computerized services (starting in the early 80's). I think today there are algorithm-controlled playlists being disseminated throughout the country by these automated services that can dictate what gets played most frequently (kinda like a national Spotify). Sure there are exceptions - especially at smaller stations (I think that's how you can get wild variations by location as to what gets played & becomes 'popular') - but radio airplay I think is now largely out of the hands of DJ's/program managers...Then again I haven't listened to commercial music radio in a long time. My wife worked in radio in the 80's/early 90's...

[@teamdata]

@@wolf1977 Now all the huge rock stations are owned by the same company and they all play songs from the exact same playlist. Also, their websites are almost all exactly the same except for some local events.

[@ArcangelofRock]

There's a lot to like in Uncle Ted's 70's catalog(blazin' guitar work & solid vocals- especially with Derek St. Holmes). The "goofiness"-in regaurds to lyrics,-just an extension of Ted's "over the top/don't give a shit personality". I can appreciate his sporadic greatness & just overlook any of his albums after State of Shock....Jailbait,Wango Tango,I Am A Predator,anything from Love Grenade👎. As Pete said: There's some vocal fatigue when Ted belts it out,like getting used to Dave Mustain's vocals,New Metal growl....everything's an aquired taste.

[@ericrobertson2024]

I think Ted is a much better singer than Mustaine though..well most singers are lol

[@wolf1977]

@@ericrobertson2024 Yeah that's a low bar - and doesn't help make a case for Nuge the singer. St Holmes is on the complete other end of the vocalist spectrum...

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@wolf1977 Huhn, Meatloaf,Howe,Nugent and Davies is how i'd rank the others but Derek was clearly tops and essential to those early albums,although he didn't salvage the albums he returned on = Nugent and Spirit Of The Wild ... Mustaine is as bad a vocalist as he is good as a guitarist lol.

[@damienfoyer]

Edguy has taken the goofy mantle for the last 20 years

[@stevehunt7818]

Terminus Eldorado #1 best goofy Ted tune.

[@davidholmes6119]

"Wango Tango" is good goofy Nugent. "Backstrap Fever" is lame goofy Nugent. "Jailbait" is gross, need-a-shower goofy Nugent.

[@AidenSwords-gy5ko]

Theyre all goofy

[@Mark-bi5dk]

You got that right

[@stephen-truthseeker]

Led Zeppelin never released singles here in the UK

[@michaelellsworth8072]

Rock On! Ted Nugent is great.

[@jasongaylor2232]

The only thing great about him now is the guitar playing. Can only agree on that.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Yes he is indeed..56 years of legit music and genuine fun.

[@stevemcnary7963]

The last cool thing Ted did was his appearance on Miami Vice in the episode Definitely Miami in the mid 80s

[@srvuk]

He was never going to write an opus like Cygnus X-1, but he knew how to write a tune. The production of some albums was rather tinny and the band should always have had a second guitarist to give more breadth to the overall production.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Same album that has Hibernation also has Maybelline, Buffalo and Living In The Woods so it's a mixture of fun and ferocity lol

[@wolf1977]

@@ericrobertson2024 The Tooth Fang & Claw Amboy Dukes record is pretty good (although I don't care for "Maybelline" & "Living In The Woods" - I'd sub in "No Holds Barred" & "Free Flight" instead). I do have to say that Nuge ramps up "Buffalo" & Hibernation" on his live album - great versions. Mentally I couple Double Live Gonzo (MUCH better IMO than the Dukes' live Survival of the Fittest) with Derringer's Live album - both came out within about a year of each other/late 70's & had a similar impact on me...BTW Rick used to live one town over from me in CT & occasionally played around town

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@wolf1977 Tooth, Fang,Claw is my favorite album he did. Free For All,Scream Dream are close though.Instead of Intensities,he should've probably done a Gonzo 2 album covering the 1978 - 80 albums, would've been interesting to have all 4 vocalists on the record,Meatloaf + him were still friends in 81 and Derek rejoined. I don't think Cliff was fired after Cal Jam 2 as someone stated,if so he was back for the next 4 albums..The 79 Hammersmith live album is great,I'm looking at it now as it's the last CD in my N section.

[@richardjones4466]

In the UK goofy tends to mean someone with protruding teeth. Maybe he doesn't get played on the radio because he's a right wing nutter! Btw I love his early albums.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Isn't the UK mostly conservative or Tory WTF it's called though ??

[@frankfellhauer5136]

Uncle Ted ist raw energy. I never listen to the lyrics in his songs,

[@wolf1977]

Good move!

[@eric_in_florida]

I was one of those suckered into buying Weekend Warriors. Very disappointing.

[@wolf1977]

I'm OK with it. That & the following year's State Of Shock were it for me though...

[@WordDustNYC]

Literally the same reaction. Intensitys....was a wake up call and the rest was history. Again, I bought these when they came out.....

[@brenthatcher5748]

Terrible Ted and AC/DC WERE the Hard Rock Kings of the late 70's.

[@ericdinse5047]

Does Ted actually think he's doing goofy songs ?

[@wolf1977]

He was clearly into the lifestyle he was singing about...at least if you believe him. You know - only eating meat that he personally hunted/killed/gutted/cooked, total self-reliance, disdain for goverment/authority, amassing as many weapons as you can, etc. That kind of thing. A little window into Uncle Ted's psyche: He's given numerous interviews where he claimed to deliberately fail his (Vietnam) draft physical by deliberately soiling himself, but then later also claimed he made that up. Actual records do seem to show him getting a 4-F rating after running out of student deferments. 4-F is "reserved for those with significant medical or mental issues" - insert your own joke. He's also claimed to stand by everything he ever said, which clearly can't be true since he contradicted himself about his draft status. So what does he actually think/believe...?🤷‍♂ Seems to have 'lost something off his fastball' since the 2000's when he really started in with the politics & took his extreme views to new heights...Excellent guitar player, OK song writer (sometimes better), mediocre (or worse) singer. His handle “The Motor City Madman” seems to fit...

[@WordDustNYC]

State of Shock was his last chance, Scream Dream was his really last chance - never looked back. Yes, this is when they first came out and I literally had every Amboy Dukes albums and burned Double Live Gonzo smooth....

[@peterbrickley6041]

Ted's on sopor! 🤣

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

After Derek left and after Scream Dream all of Ted's albums were 50+% filler songs that are so horrible I can't listen to them for more than 10 seconds. Like Kiss My Ass, I am a predator, Lean Mean R&R machine and on and on. His singing is horrible on them, the lyrics are so lame and so is the guitar.Ya can't get anymore primitive and below the garage band level. Its almost as bad as the putrefied grunge crap of the 90s!

[@jasongaylor2232]

That's an insult to Grunge! Some of it was pretty good.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@jasongaylor2232 All grunge is dreadful! BARF!

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@johnsmith-ug5tp Grunge is a synonym for turn that shit off lol

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@johnsmith-ug5tp Actually much of it was better than a lot of the glam dreck from the late 80's. There IS good reason that Grunge killed that shit. Disco died for good reason as glam metal did.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@jasongaylor2232 grunge didnt kill anything. As much as I hate late 80s hair metal at least they could play their instruments. Compared to the moronic no talent grunge! They sounded like they had been playing for 3 months and still hadnt learned how to tune their guitars! The worst were all those lame ass singers wearing rags for clothes and looking like they just crawled out of a good will box. The mono tone dying cow moaning vocals! BARF! A bunch of greasy , stringing haired prozac taking, heroin junkie bleeps! Ya would need to be doped up on big pharma meds and smack to actually think that bilge sounded good. haha Again, BARF!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Goofy lol I think two of them start with Wang 😂

[@patrickmurphy4297]

"I Am A Predator" is the BEST Nugent song EVER...just take his word for it..."this is a NICE song"...see? That justifies it right there!!!!

[@ericrobertson2024]

Cliff was probably like wait .. WTF is this regarding lol

[@michaelgkrantz]

The songs and lyrics referenced in this episode would fit in a Spinal Tap movie :)

[@wolf1977]

"It sounds raga. You don't want to go raga on this stuff."

[@floyd75dylan]

14:06 Don't feel bad about not liking that Gary Glitter song Martib, he's been extremely unlikable since the 90s in the UK and no one plays his music anymore. PC World were the unsung heroes of that decade. Ted Nugent isn't really a thing in the UK, he's had a few hits chart the top 100, catch scratch fever hit the bottom end of the top 20. From the looks of it he's toured the UK in the late 70s and early 80s but after that I think he's stuck with the American audience.

[@floydshambles]

boo

[@DrTortoiselle]

Fascist.

[@charliebrown3082]

Americas #1 fascist.

[@PantyhoseExperience]

That's a good thing

[@stepanbandera5206]

Get help.

[@carlosdanger6129]

You are psycho

[@jimmycampbell78]

One of the great things about Nugent is how much he annoys the limp-wristed ‘be kind’ woke brigade and they show themselves up as not so kind. That’s brilliant 👍🏻

[@mainzergirl9610]

There's one in every crowd ... and it's you.

[@ericdinse5047]

Even before his politics, I lost interest in Ted when he released Wango Tango as a single. Extremely goofy lyrics.

[@stepanbandera5206]

Wango Tango really sucked.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Another possible topic is the worst song on an album released as a single. Tattoo by Van Halen, Shandi by Kiss,Wango Tango,etc.

[@wolf1977]

Lots of Nugent 'goofiness' to choose from...But more 'goofy' than many of the Zappa/Warrant ("Cherry Pie")/Whitesnake lyrics? Even some Zep tunes? Are we distinguishing 'goofy' from 'embarrassing'? I wouldn't feel comfortable playing just about any Zappa tune (with lyrics) to an elderly (or even younger) family member for instance...What about 'uncomfortable' lyrics made so because the singer actually believes them, instead of just singing the words? Nuge probably qualifies here - Black Sabbath/similar 'dark' bands not so much... Interesting that a self-proclaimed 'not a lyrics guy' (Pete - I'm not either TBH) is reading Nugent song lyrics...🤷‍♂General observation: If you're into The Nuge for the wonderful song prose then you've got problems. You're probably better off reading the words to Aerosmith's "Big Ten Inch Record" (but just a cover - to their credit they didn't actually write it) or The Who's "Squeeze Box"

[@wolf1977]

@@ericrobertson2024 Not me...Walsh has the (much) better discography overall - and I actually like his albums post 70's

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@wolf1977 Yep that's what I was saying...Walsh much better overall,but Nugent had more "goofy" type songs I can laugh at.

[@MN-ug1bh]

I don’t think goofy is a proper adjective for a man who claims child victims of mass shootings are soulless liars. You can do better than this. I am not gonna subscribe to you anymore and I’m not even liberal.

[@Intruder-xw6ye]

Relax

[@Starman2112ofKings]

Really? Don’t take everything he says so literally. 🙄

[@logancollins7097]

😂😂😂

[@JoeDibiase386]

Oh my

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

So it’s my fault that Ted Nugent is an oddball?

[@Chaz4543]

All Ted Nugent songs are goofy. I think "hard rock" which started in the 70s didn't give a shit about lyrics because most of them were bad but for good lyrics you had to look to progressive rock bands like Rush and Pink Floyd. You werent gonna find it with Nugent, Kiss, Aerosmith, Boston, etc.

[@jasongaylor2232]

Aerosmith lyrics were genius compared to Kiss and Nugent!

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 Love the sarcasm!

[@jasongaylor2232]

@@ericrobertson2024 That's obvious truth not sarcasm. Go and listen/or read the lyrics. I stand by my statement. Aerosmith's lyrics are genius compared to Kiss and Nugent. Pretty sure both Martin and Pete would agree with me.

[@ericrobertson2024]

@@jasongaylor2232 And both would also be totally wrong.

[@wolf1977]

@@ericrobertson2024 This seem like a "relative" argument - comparing one band's lyrics with another for 'quality'. I think we're arguing over 'degrees of goofiness' here. If someone really wants some deep/meaningful song lyrics they're not gonna go to ANY of these bands for that. That's why we've got artists like Bob Dylan, The Kinks (for the British take on things), John Hyatt, Neil Young, The Who, Hendrix etc. And even they laid some eggs occasionally ("Squeeze Box")

[@stephen-truthseeker]

The Beatles are totally Goofy.