The Essential Ted Nugent falls short of its billing for a couple of reasons.
First of all, even if the sound is very good, there are no liner notes -- just shots of Ted doing his guitar face on-stage, plus pictures of his Epic albums.
Second, this concentrates just on his Epic recordings, without dipping into the Amboy Dukes, while also ignoring latter-day recordings for other labels, including his manly tribute to the great hunter, "Fred Bear" (if you live in Michigan, where you can't go a day in hunting season without hearing this song, you know this is a crucial omission).
So, what do you get? A double-disc collection of Ted the "wildman" at his peak -- which is good for those who just want the prime and the prime only, but it's a bit much for those who just want hits.
As far as music goes, it's pretty good, since it does have those basic hits, but it's still a bit much and it could have been produced with a bit more care.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | StrangleholdTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 08:24 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Stormtroopin'Ted Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Hey BabyDerek St. Holmes | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Just What the Doctor OrderedTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Snakeskin CowboysTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Motor City MadhouseTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Where Have You Been All My LifeTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Free-for-AllTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Dog Eat DogTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Writing on the WallTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 07:11 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Turn It UpTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Street RatsTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | HammerdownTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Cat Scratch FeverTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Wang Dang Sweet PoontangTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Death by MisadventureTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Out of ControlTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Live It UpDerek St. Holmes, Ted Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | HomeboundTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Need You BadTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Weekend WarriorsTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | SmokescreenTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | ParalyzedTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Take It or Leave ItTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | State of ShockTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Snake CharmerTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Wango TangoTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Scream DreamTed Nugent | Ted Nugent | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Yank Me Crank Me (Live) | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Baby, Please Don't Go (Live) | Ted Nugent | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | Jailbait (Live) | Ted Nugent | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 | The Flying Lip Lock (Live) | Ted Nugent | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 135 mins | 311 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ric Browde | Original Recording Producer, Producer |
| 2 | Al Clayton | Photography |
| 3 | Cliff Davies | Original Recording Producer, Producer |
| 4 | Bruce Dickinson | Compilation Producer |
| 5 | Howard Fritzson | Art Direction |
| 6 | Lew Futterman | Original Recording Producer, Producer |
| 7 | Ron Kellum | Design |
| 8 | Roz Levin | Photography |
| 9 | Jeffrey Mayer | Photography |
| 10 | Ted Nugent | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Derek St. Holmes | Composer |
| 12 | Tom Werman | Original Recording Producer, Producer |
| 13 | Big Joe Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |