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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.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Lew Futterman, Producer - Tom Werman, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Lew Futterman, Producer - Tom Werman, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Lew Futterman, Producer - Tom Werman, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Bass - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Vocal - C. DAVIES, Composer - C. DAVIES, Lyricist - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Performer - Meat Loaf, Guitar - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Performer - Ted Nugent, Bass - Steve McRay, Background Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - CLIFF DAVIES, Producer - Various, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion - Rob Grange, Bass - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Background Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Percussion - Bruce Dickinson, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Derek St. Holmes, Vocal - Steve McRay, Keyboards - Ted Nugent, Vocal - Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Ted Nugent, Guitar - Ted Nugent, Percussion - Ted Nugent, Performer - Cliff Davies, Vocal - Cliff Davies, Drums - Cliff Davies, Producer - Lew Futterman, Producer - Rob De Lagrange, Bass - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - Tom Werman, Producer - Tom Werman, Percussion
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:28
- Main artists: Ted Nugent
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1976, 1993, 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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