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- Date Released: January 1, 1976
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Epic/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1976, 1993, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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While Ted Nugent's second solo album, 1976's Free-for-All, was another raging slab of rock & roll, it wasn't quite as consistent as his self-titled debut. The main reason was due to singer/rhythm guitarist Derek St. Holmes' departure from the band just as recording of the album began (due to constant grappling with the Nuge about certain musical issues). To solve the problem, producer Tom Werman convinced a then-unknown singer by the name of Meat Loaf to handle the vocal chores on the songs Derek was going to sing. While it seems like a mismatch in theory, the results were not catastrophic -- such rockers as "Writing on the Wall" (a virtual rewrite of "Stranglehold"), "Street Rats," and "Hammerdown" are classic Nuge stompers. But they would have been stronger with St. Holmes' contributions, as evidenced by a bonus outtake of "Street Rats" with St. Holmes on vocals and the turbo-charged "Turn It Up." But still, the title track is one of Ted's all-time best (featuring a downright vicious groove), as is the rocking tale about the 1967 Detroit riots, "Dog Eat Dog." Despite St. Holmes' absence (he would return in time for the album's subsequent tour), Free-for-All solidified Ted's commercial success, reaching the Top 25. [Note: As with Nugent's other 1999 reissues, an insightful essay on this Ted era by journalist Gary Graff is included, plus bonus tracks.]
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| 01. |  |
Free-For-All |
3:22 |
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| 02. | |
Dog Eat Dog |
4:04 |
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| 03. | |
Writing On the Wall |
7:11 |
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| 04. | |
Turn It Up |
3:38 |
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| 05. | |
Street Rats |
3:37 |
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| 06. | |
Together |
5:55 |
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| 07. | |
Light My Way |
3:02 |
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| 08. | |
Hammerdown |
4:09 |
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| 09. | |
I Love You So I Told You A Lie
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3:50 |
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| 10. | |
Free For All |
5:14 |
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| 11. | |
Dog Eat Dog |
6:20 |
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| 12. | |
Street Rats |
4:17 |
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12 Total Tracks, 54:39 Total Length
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Credits
- Meat Loaf - Vocals // Ted Nugent - Bass // Ted Nugent - Bass // Ted Nugent - Guitar // Ted Nugent - Guitar // Ted Nugent - Percussion // Ted Nugent - Percussion // Ted Nugent - Guitar (Rhythm) // Ted Nugent - Guitar (Rhythm) // Ted Nugent - Vocals // Ted Nugent - Vocals // Ted Nugent - Main Performer // Ted Nugent - Main Performer // Cliff Davies - Percussion // Cliff Davies - Drums // Cliff Davies - Vocals // Cliff Davies - Vocals (Background) // Cliff Davies - Producer // Lew Futterman - Producer // Rob Grange - Bass // Rob Grange - Guitar // Steve McRay - Keyboards // Steve McRay - Vocals (Background) // Derek St. Holmes - Guitar // Derek St. Holmes - Guitar (Rhythm) // Derek St. Holmes - Vocals // Tom Werman - Percussion // Tom Werman - Producer // Anthony Reale - Engineer // Howard Fritzson - Reissue Art Director // Vic Anesini - Mastering // Jim Houghton - Photography // Bruce Dickinson - Reissue Producer // Gary Graff - Liner Notes // Stephan Moore - Project Director
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