Ranking the Studio Albums: Ted Nugent (w/Martin Popoff)

[@imageofchaos]

I’ve gotten to meet Ted 3 different times in my life. Once as a kid, once as a teen, and once as an adult. All 3 times he was super classy and polite. Love his guitar playing and the fact that he is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an absolute joke.

[@neilbower9052]

maybe he should cut down on his racism and bigotry then

[@deanomar1356]

@@neilbower9052 Ted's not a racist.

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

Cool. He's always been my favorite. I live in Michigan and grew up loving his music. The first time I heard great Gonzo's late at night on WRIF Detroit I was hooked. Then my aunt had the scream dream album and the cover blew me away. Guitar arms!! Loved him forever. He is doing final tour this year. He will be missed. All the haters that dog him for being a gun owner and hunter can f off. Uncle Ted forever!!

[@matthazelby506]

​@@deanomar1356He's just repeating what MSM wants him to believe. ✌

[@cbh440]

Having Martin on your channel is a breath of fresh air. I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of him!

[@LatexCult]

Same here. I like Martin, he is such a cool person and collector with very serious musical knowledge. I don't miss a video with him

[@policyjunkie3312]

Hope so

[@twikirobot6897]

1. Ted Nugent [1975] 2. Cat Scratch Fever [1977] 3. Free For All [1976] 4. Scream Dream [1980] 5. State of Shock [1979] 6. Weekend Warriors [1978] The End.

[@marksalerno129]

I listen to four of his albums. My favorites are: 1) Ted Nugent 2) Tooth Fang and Claw 3) Cat Scratch Fever 4) Free For All

[@markandersen793]

For me, although it's not a studio album, Double Gonzo is my favorite.

[@snowdog202]

I was lucky enough to meet the Nuge in the early 80's when I was 12 or 13 at a Bear Archery shop. He helped me pick out a bow for my size and skill level. He really knew his shit and he didn't talk down to me because I was a dumb kid. Very cool guy. That said, his first album is still my favorite.

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Thank u for saying that...He has always been a good dude...

[@tomfisher2103]

Uncle Ted, despite everything else is a key contributor to metal and hard rock. Can't deny the music catalogue.

[@neugey]

I don't know the Nuge catalog very well at all, but I'm going to chime in with a giant RIP to one-time Nuge singer Brian Howe. Really enjoyed his Bad Company output.

[@Walesktf]

Hart was a great vocalist. Sadly he was on a hiding to nothing replacing Rodgers in Bad Co.

[@paulhaynes561]

Scream Dream has always been my favorite. And I have them all. It was the first album by him that I owned. I love his voice and I love the joking funny Nuge. Long live Scream Dream!!!

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Everything up to,and including Scream Dream, is 70’s gold! Love from Canada,Martin!👍🎸❤️🇨🇦

[@carlyard1743]

Great post again Pete. Absolutely no slight to any of your other guest contributors but Martin Popoff is by far my favorite and most engaging contributor. cueing up some Ted right now. Thank You!!

[@saulevans1088]

Love the first three albums in that order. Amongst the very best Hard Rock albums of the 70's and it doesn't get any better than that. Derek St Holmes was the magic ingredient and outside of Scream Dream it fell away in the 80's after St Holmes left.

[@garyjskadra1180]

16 - The Music Made Me Do It 15 - Shut Up And Jam 14 - Spirit Of The Wild 13 - Nugent (1982) 12 - If You Can't Lick 'Em....Lick 'Em 11 - Hunt Music 10 - Weekend Warriors 9 - Love Grenade 8 - Penetrator 7 - Craveman 6 - State Of Shock 5 - Scream Dream 4 - Free For All 3 - Little Miss Dangerous 2 - Cat Scratch Fever 1 - Ted Nugent (1975)

[@treffbennett6534]

Yes-Craveman is Ted's best later day album-very heavy and fierce with great production!

[@tarakb7606]

His first three albums are his best, the first in particular. Love his playing.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for ranking the studio albums of Ted Nugent.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@mahogany174]

Lost interest in Nugent a long time ago but decided to give Craveman and Love Grenade a listen after watching this. Wow! Surprisingly good and so heavy.

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

Top 5 1. Ted Nugent 2. Free for All 3. Cat Scratch Fever 4. Scream Dream 5. Spirit of the Wild Saw him in August last year and he still kicks ass!!

[@unchattytwit]

Well done guys, love your honesty, spoke your damn minds. Keep up the free speech! Ted's early albums are the best for me, including the previous two before Ted going solo. I dig the Amboy Dukes stuff and the experimental stuff. Hibernation and Great White Buffalo my favourites. Can't beat Double Live Gonzo.

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

Oh, and great video. Thanks to Pete and Martin for entertaining us yet again!

[@Footjones]

Somehow I talked my mom into getting me Double Live Gonzo when it first came out. I was eleven and absolutely blown away. That being said, I tried to keep up with Nugent post-Gonzo, but I found less and less to grab onto. Just like Pete said, between the juvenile lyrics and the weakly produced 80s albums, he lost me. Are there scattered songs here and there that are worth a listen? Of course. But for me, 75-79 Nugent is all I need to listen to.

[@chriswoosley3883]

Last 25 years ,say after Spirit of the Wild 95,CD .VERY,VERY,VERY Juvenile lyrics,can't even get thru a whole song, Ted thinks all his fans are 12 years old ,,,,,, I'll pass

[@mahogany174]

#Peter Kier You’ve summed up my experience of Ted Nugent in a nutshell.

[@mahogany174]

Peter Kier You’ve summed up my experience of Ted Nugent in a nutshell.

[@vinces3005]

Same here. In fact, I had no idea he has 15 albums out. When I heard Wango Tango, I was completely turned off.

[@Travel_n_TourFan]

Hey Pete really enjoyed this episode a lot more than I thought I would. Please bring Martin Popoff back for more podcasts. Both of you have excellent rapport and mutual respect and it’s fun to listen to your back-and-forth banter. Fascinating to hear the comparisons to Foghat, Molly Hatchet, rush, etc as well as observations about the different eras like classic period, hair metal.

[@wernermoritz882]

Does Pete do podcasts as well? Need to check them out.

[@Travel_n_TourFan]

@@wernermoritz882 more like webisodes on his Sea of Tranquility channel

[@Martrex296]

Ted & Meatloaf were great together!

[@tonyjambor1984]

Great show and really enjoy Martin on the video. My Top 5: 1. Ted Nugent classic album that is easily his best album. 2. Cat Scratch Fever 3. Free for All 4. State of Shock 5. Weekend Warriors

[@maceoflux6474]

Please keep doing videos with Mr Popoff. He knows his stuff.

[@bigdaddy7862]

This was really great thanks guys!

[@jbat31]

Great video thanks again Pete for bringing some fun in these times

[@GonzoAmerican]

16 - The Music Made Me Do It 15 - Shut Up And Jam 14 - State of Shock 13 - Nugent (1982) 12 - Craveman 11 - Ted Nugent 10 - Weekend Warriors 9 - Love Grenade 8 - If You Can’t Lick ‘Em…Lick ‘Em 7 - Penetrator 6 - Spirit of the Wild 5 - Detroit Muscle 4 - Little Miss Dangerous 3 - Scream Dream 2 - Cat Scratch Fever 1 - Free For All

[@darrylamaki2470]

Aloha Pete and Martin thank you for doing Nugent albums his early stuff is still killer

[@jaybiles4802]

Also Live It Up is one his songs that isn’t talked about that I love.

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Right on...

[@mmk7340]

Loved Martin Popoff as your guest contributor. He really knows his stuff and his books are great. For me, anything after Double Live Gonzo, you can keep. Some scattered good songs here and there, but no thanks.

[@overtheedge4711]

I was going to say the same! I love Martin's books, I have a bunch of them, including his Goldmine heavy metal record price guide. Don't always agree with his album ratings, but it's astounding how often we are similar!

[@dickwhiskey8041]

Yeah Martin's books are the best!

[@thrashmetalmatters4678]

Spirit of the Wild is a criminally underrated album

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

Hell yes. Great playing and Derek st. Holmes involved. Fred bear is unmatched. And kiss my ass rules. I hope he brings that little back for his farewell tour this year God bless uncle Ted!!

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

Great episode guys - one of my faves to date. Thx!

[@darlatidwell6255]

I love all of Ted' Nugent's albums. Kudos to Amboy Dukes and Derek St.Holmes. Tooth, Fang and Claw, and the Debut album, Free For All, etc. Saw Ted live with Amoby Dukes and live with Derek St. Holmes.... can't choose a fav. Both. 🤟

[@jpmcmullan8666]

Captain Popoff once mentioned a band named Quartz so I looked them up and was blown away. Thank you Captain!

[@kmjr2400]

Ted's first album definitely #1!

[@NotesFromTheUnderground2]

I gave up after State of Shock but to me The Amboy Dukes albums especially "Survival of the Fittest, Call of the Wild, Tooth Fang and Claw" are some of his best imo.

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

You got right, he disappointed me long ago. Now he simply sucks, IN every way

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Early T. N. is pretty good but after the first 3 or 4 albums lost interest.Some of those Amboy Dukes albums are certainly worth a listen.Especially Tooth and Survival of the fittest.

[@lgbass]

Enjoyed this ranking. Martin was a wealth of knowledge and information. 1. Ted Nugent, 2. Cat Scratch Fever, 3. Free For All, 4. Weekend Warriors, 5. State Of Shock. Honorable mentions: Scream Dream and Penetrator. I was not always a big fan of Weekend Warriors or Scream Dream but I have listened to them a lot over the last year and they have blossomed for me. I was surprised neither of you mentioned my favorite song from Cat Scratch Fever - Death By Misadventure.

[@bobbyy8714]

1. Free For All 2. Cat Scratch Fever 3. Ted Nugent 1st album 4.Weekend Warriors( one of the best album covers of all time) 5. State Of Shock 6. Cravman 7.Screem Dream Double Live Gonzo-One of the best live albums in rock history Intensities in Ten City's -Great Ted riffs Saw Ted during the Screem Dream Tour , Live tune from New Haven Coliseum New Haven Ct.on the Intensities In Ten City's album, Land of a Thousand Dances

[@jamesjezard4553]

One of the best ranking videos you've done. Great information given and I mostly agree with your rankings. My top 10. Number 1 for me though is State of Shock followed by Ted nugent, gonzo Live, free for all, scream dream, love granade, weekend warriors, craveman, penetrator and shut up and jam.

[@RJONES1754]

First three all classics!

[@scottcarson763]

Great stuff. Really enjoyed this. I don't have a few of his albums so this worked as a buying guide a bit too. I wouldn't argue with either list though. State Of Shock is my no. 1. If we're including live, then the 79 Hammersmith is my top Nuge. I always liked it more than Double Live Gonzo.

[@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896]

Hi Pete , hi Martin, hi guys, hope ypu're all doing great today. Nugent was always one of my favorite guitar players. My favorite album from him is Cat Scratch Fever

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Sweet Sally she's a friend of mine...

[@rayhollingshad3580]

Great show guys! State of shock & weekend warriors I have a soft spot for because in high school they were always playing in my car.Love free for all,cat scratch fever,& self titled as well.Ted was king back in my day!

[@starpowermike2846]

Mr. Pardo, please include Martin on future best of rankings. His insights are very good. I LOVE YOUR CHANELL

[@paulmoss8938]

Tooth, Fang & Claw, Debut and Free For All. My top 3. Meatloaf was superb on Free For All - That a fact!

[@jjvladimir6070]

Martin... 15. The Music Made Me Do It 14. Nugent 13. Spirit of the Wild 12. If You Can't Lick Em, Lick Em 11. Little Miss Dangerous 10. Penetrator 09. Shut Up and Jam 08. Weekend Warriors 07. Cat Scratch Fever 06. Ted Nugent 05. Love Grenade 04. Craveman 03. Free for All 02. Scream Dream 01. State of Shock Pete... 15. Little Miss Dangerous 14. If You Can't Lick Em, Lick Em 13. The Music Made Me Do It 12. Spirit of the Wild 11. Shut Up and Jam 10. Penetrator 09. Love Grenade 08. Nugent 07. Craveman 06. Scream Dream 05. Weekend Warriors 04. State of Shock 03. Cat Scratch Fever 02. Ted Nugent 01. Free for All

[@gabrielheftye973]

Double Live Gonzo is my fav. Free for All, debut album, Cat Scratch Fever and Nugent.

[@jimmccormick9267]

I grew up with Ted's music & love his playing as a guitarist, but if you have the first three albums in my order of favorites, "Free For All," "Ted Nugent," & "Cat Scratch Fever," you have all the Ted you'll ever need, though I have to admit, "Craveman" kicked, but honestly, I'd be hard pressed to remember most of the songs on that album unless I listening to it. Oh, I loved Meat Loafs vocals on "Free For All." But I think some people just cannot get pass the fact that it is Meatloaf... I had no idea who he was in 1976 (I was 16), when I bought this album.

[@henrykuehl9547]

One of my all time favorite bands. Top Ten. 1 Ted Nugent 2 Cat Scratch Fever 3 Free for All 4 State of Shock 5 Nugent {Yes I Like It) 6 Scream Dream 7 Weekend Warrior (Worst Production Ever) 8 Little Miss Dangerous 9 Penetrator 10 Craveman

[@cmiller6501]

Double Live Gonzo beats all his studio work.

[@mattyboywalker9094]

That's killer and yes I agree

[@briangbur8743]

His best

[@keithshapland903]

Well yeah, everyone agrees but its a live double with all the best songs on and not studio as being ranked here. Live Gonzo is epic 🎸🎸🎸

[@steveslade6914]

I'm with you Pete, "Free For All"...#1, "Ted Nugeent"...#2. GREAT guitar riffs classic songs, gotta luv "Just What The Doctor Ordered"!!!

[@dougpenrod5411]

My top list... #1 State of Shock #2 Weekend Warriors #3 Free for All #4 Ted Nugent #5 Penetrator Tooth Fang and Claw and Call of the Wild would be next since they truly are all Ted. Survival of the Fittest follows closely behind...Papa's Will one of my all time favorites.

[@lening9]

1) Ted Nugent 2) Cat Scratch Fever 3) Free-for-All 4) Weekend Warriors 5) Scream Dream 6) State of Shock 7) Craveman 8) Nugent 9) Love Grenade 10) Spirit of the Wild 11) Shutup & Jam 12) If You Can’t Lick’Em…Lick’Em 13) Penetrator 14) Little Miss Dangerous 15) The Music Made Me Do It

[@raybruce9522]

Free for all was the first album I ever purchased at age 15. Needless to say it rocked.

[@captainbeyond7469]

Nice to see State of Shock getting the acclaim it deserves. Criminally underrated. Agree with Pete Free For All just a hair over the debut.

[@seagullpoet]

Love this bantering ! Awesome breakdown ! The Detroit Breakdown of the Motor City Madman !

[@seagullpoet]

By the way Blues Queen Koko Taylor does a cover of Hey Baby

[@seagullpoet]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2eTf5icgtKrj80 Koko !

[@ATS3788]

I just have only the Best of but I remember when I was driving from Spokane to Lewiston Idaho with a rental Car in n the middle of the night I got lost and was depressed then the Radio played Stranglehold, and everything went well. In Germany you will never hear this kind of Music. I saw him live with Judas Priest (Defender to the faith) as warm up.

[@markrushton1516]

Arguably St. Holmes was the best singer. Love/hate him Nugent has been consistent in his style and views. What a gtr player. That Byrdland howling and no gimmicks. He was the real deal in the late 70s and added fire to Damn Yankees. Prob only him and Angus Young who made high volume such a part of their act

[@chriswoosley3883]

that birdland does have a great tone, but by far the ugliest guitar in rock ,that an the telecaster

[@dibber43]

1.) Cat Scratch Fever 2.) Ted Nugent 3.) Free-For-All 4.) Weekend Warriors 5.) Scream Dream 6.) State of Shock 7.) Craveman 8.) Every other Ted Nugent studio album

[@LeatherRebel75]

I actually liked "Spirit of the Wild" a lot overall.

[@donsavignano4396]

I would agree double live gonzo is awesome..especially remastered. My favorite instrumental nuge aong is homebound

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Uncle Ted's first 3 albums!! That's it!!

[@mickshrimpton6494]

Great job, guys, i love the nuge...first three are definitely my top picks

[@mariopimenteljr8312]

Excellent show guys!!

[@thomashubner697]

Nugent 82 and Weekend Weekend Warriors are the first 2 albums I got. Still love both . As a child of the 80s I am a big fan of his 80s stuff.

[@starshiptrooper7670]

I was at the concert in Nashville when Ted made us famous. To hear it on a record was too cool. My fav. is his first solo album.

[@nicj99]

That’s so funny the Ted Nugent free-for-all concert was my first concert also only I Grupp in Salem Oregon and I went to Portland with my older brother to see him November 19, 1976 and I now live in Spokane where he saw this show! I was right up against the stage barrier smashed together with every one else... great show especially for a 15 year old

[@stuarthecht8196]

I have loved Ted Nugent from the day his debut solo LP came out, and that first album is still my favorite of all his works. That being said, there isn't much I don't like by Ted Nugent. He is a massive guitar player, a tremendous performer, and his personality is a hoot! Love the guy!

[@wernermoritz882]

His statements in the past years were ridiculous…clearly nobody I want to support even though he is a great guitar player.

[@mattwatson2365]

My favorite albums were under The Amboy Dukes name. Everyone knows he was in total control of those, so they are really just Nugent albums. Survival of the Fittest, Tooth, Fang and Claw, Call of the Wild.

[@cameramanzoomit]

Wow! Left out Intensities. C'mon guys! That's probably my #2. Absolutely love it! #1 for me is Scream Dream. Amazing album, front to back. Also really like Nugent and Penetrator. Craveman and Shut Up And Jam are both great. Pretty damn good catalog overall. Musically, I'm a big fan.

[@markm9240]

101 WRIF radio used to play Weekend Warriors every Friday at 6pm. I prefer Uncle Ted's live stuff, because so much of his studio stuff is hit or miss with me. So top 5 studio for me would be: 5. Cat Scratch Fever 4. Weekend Warriors 3. Free For All 2. Spirit Of The Wild 1. Ted Nugent

[@kipcoulter9302]

THANK U AGAIN YALL 2 TWO R THE BEST OF THE BEST A NUMBER #1 ONE GRAND GRAND GRAND GIFTED &&& TALENTED &&& HAVE VERY VERY VERY HIGH I Q '''S

[@WillyGilligan]

Need you bad is my favorite Ted Nugent song. He still does it today when he tours. I pretty sure it's one of his favorites as well.

[@TheAvailable43]

1. Intensities in Ten Cities... It's just a great live album. 2. Scream Dream. 3. Ted Nugent. 4. State of Shock. 5. Weekend Warriors. 6. Free For All. 7. Cat Scratch Fever. 8. Double Live Gonzo..

[@dogcowrph]

Ted was a yearly trek to the huge arena to lose just a little more of my hearing. I saw him every year from 1976 to 1984 ( sans 1983).

[@danohstoolbox]

I really liked little miss dangerous

[@turefromfinland3264]

Yeah, it's good record.

[@rebelnomad1962]

Same here love it actually - Painkiller is beyond good 👍

[@SemjazaBMO]

Enjoyed the hell out of this one. Not much I could disagree with about this one...I always did wonder why Ted didn't just sing the songs himself rather than bring in Meat Loaf on the Free for All Lp...would have been fine with me. Love Ted's voice. I might would have put Cat Scratch Fever at the very top. Just a perfect record...but I get em' all...

[@MikeTyson_II]

Ted Nugent is the man!👍🏼🤘🏼

[@mikebiker0498]

I really like ALL Uncle Teds catalogue but #1 Weekend Warriors then Predator is my favs. Of course Double Live Gonzo is my third fav!

[@psychedelicfright85]

Bobby Chouinard And Alan St. Jon, on the Penetrator album, were actually both part of Billy Squier's backing band. Doug Lubahn played bass on the Doors' albums.

[@mattyboywalker9094]

Love his music .....nothing more, he rocks, I've gotta say for.me his debut. He's a killer guitar player too

[@markbunton9919]

Great show guys. Overall Ted’s catalog is pretty even with the exception of some of the 80s stuff so I could side with either of your lists. I do feel that Spirit of the Wild should be a little higher up the list as I felt it was pretty solid. Always loved the track Wrong Side of Town.

[@Veaseify]

The First album and Cat Scratch Fever are so much better than anything else he ever did it was like a different person made them.

[@joecarroll3371]

As a musician, Ted Nugent is one heck of a guitar-shredder.

[@kipcoulter9302]

THANK U 2 4 ALL OF WISDOM &&-& KNOWLEDGE INTELLGENT MEASURED DIALOGUE IT'S GREAT BEAUTIFULLY BEAUTIFUL ISSS A BEAUTY

[@charlesdoyle7600]

I always will Love Ted's 1st two Albums. I went to many of his concerts in the Late 70s. Ted was larger than life in the late 70s. I quit listening to him in the 80s. I did like the Nugent Damn Yankees songs, Nice Mix of NightRanger, Ted, and Shaw.

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

Brian Howe was only on Penetrator ... Dave Amato sang on Little Miss Dangerous.

[@jimhunt2283]

Foolishly I originally thought Ted sang on all albums. I only learned later in life that Derek St Holmes sang the tuneful stuff, with a bit of Meat Loaf. All Ted does is shriek and wang, That said, Ted Nugent was beautifully hypnotic, Weekend Warriors had great songs, Free For All was tuneful and rockin', and Scream Dream was insane, in a good way.

[@steelerfreak1977]

Great episode! Ted rules.

[@jimmyheathmusic3779]

Together off of Free for All is top 5 Ted songs for me. You definitely have me running to check out Love Grenade and Craveman.

[@stephanea5364]

Free For All is the best. And that drummer... Amazing.

[@AwesomeBeatles]

Ted is one of the best , underrated guitarists of our time. Someone should mention to him to hire some song writers.

[@larryboyle1249]

He did need for a Sammy Hagar type guy to come along. Ted and Mitch Malloy with a good lyricist could have been cool.

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

Weekend Warriors is killer- love the whole record. Craveman was a great album- real update to his sound.

[@TheSearchingSongwriter-o1w]

I bought the Ted Nugent debut album in the very early 80s because my cousin had it. I don’t think I ever listened to it all through. I quickly returned to Johnny Winter, Budgie, Rainbow Rising, Focus, ZZTop and Free..

[@larrynewell3559]

Hey Pete, love your show. I saw Kurt Vanderhoof on one of your roundtable. How about a top 10 or best of for Metal Church

[@michaelhasse2568]

I know you say no wrong picks but craveman over weekend warriors, debut album. I'll hold my tongue.

[@bmardon2112]

Crave is pretty fantastic my friend

[@1970borntorun]

I have to give TONS of respect to Martin Popoff as a very talented Rock Author and Music Historian! Martin is extremely articulate, intelligent, witty, and KNOWS his Music stuff !! He doesn't talk out of his ass like 98% of the Morons on KZbin who claim to be "Rock & Roll Experts" .

[@turefromfinland3264]

My top 5 is: 1= State of Shock, 2= Ted Nugent(1975), 3)= Free for all, 4= Weekend Warriors, 5= Little Miss Dangerous.

[@RSBAND08]

Shocked that more emphesis wasn't placed on Derek St Holmes. He was and will always be Teds best singer and secret weapon. i was GUTTED when after the big tour/reunion with Derek Ted put out Shut Up And Jam and Derek was barely on it. (Ted says he wanted too much money) Well Ted those songs you wrote for that CD would have been 100% better with Dereks vocals! Oh well it's TED NUGENT.