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Ted Nugent Extended Versions 2005 Sony-BMG ——————————————————————— Tracks: 01. Stormtroopin’ 02. Just What the Doctor Ordered 03. Dog Eat Dog 04. Yank Me, Crank Me 05. Stranglehold 06. Cat Scratch Fever 07. Put up or Shut Up 08. Land of a Thousand Dances 09. I Take No Prisoners 10. Baby, Please Don't Go ———————————————————————

Denny Carmassi

Michael Lutz

Ted Nugent

Derek St. Holmes

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Ted Nugent: Free-For-All (1976)

Columbia Records

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Various Artists: Brown Acid: The Second Trip (2016)

As I explained when I covered the first Brown Acid volume, this ever-expanding series is dedicated to unearthing and compiling decades-old 7-inch singles released by independent heavy/hard/psych/acid/garage rock bands -- none of which ever landed a major label recording contract.

And while I was initially pretty skeptical of the entire premise, fearing that Riding Easy Records might be run by opportunistic hipsters, ruthlessly treading on hallowed proto-metal ground, I ultimately couldn’t resist digging into so much long-forgotten stoner rock -- life’s too short.

The Second Trip is one of the few chapters dedicated exclusively to the 1970s, and the first to contradict the ‘Heavy Rock from the American Comedown Era’ sub-title (*) with an international entry: New Zealand’s Ash, which gets us started with a slice of antipodean groove hypnosis called “Midnight Witch” (1970).

Next up is Michigan’s Sweet Crystal (remarkably, still active today!) with an organ-driven Christian rocker named “Warlords” (1977), followed by The Raving Maniac’s forgettable blues rocker “Rock ‘n’ Roll Man” (1973), and a wah-wah drenched standout from the mysterious Crossfield called “Take It!” (1970).

Houston’s wonderfully named Spiny Normen clearly love their Jethro Tull, based on the flute flurries on “Bell Park Icon” (1978), Detroit’s The Glass Sun seem reluctant to let go of the ‘60s on “Silence of the Morning” (1971), and the Volt Rush Band unleash the fuzz on a spawn of “You Really Got Me” called “Love to You” (1977).

And the collection really peaks at the end, thanks to the unrepentant doom riffs brought by Illinois’ Buck to their 1975 B-side, “Long Hot Highway,” Iron Knowledge’s surprisingly well-produced Grand Funk disciple, “Show Stopper” (1972), and Sonny Hugg’s bluesy “Daybreak” (1970), featuring future Ted Nugent associate Rob Grange, on bass and maybe vocals.

All in all, The Second Trip is just as impressive and -- more importantly -- valid an exercise as the First, and since Riding Easy insists that all involved (and still breathing!) are getting paid for their contributions, you can expect to see a lot more Brown Acid LPs covered in this space, in the future.

* Reworked, somewhat nonsensically, on this LP’s sleeve to ‘Heavy Rock from the CLASSIC Comedown Era.’

More Hard Rock Compilations: Brown Acid 1, Brown Acid 3, Brown Acid 4, Brown Acid 5, Brown Acid 6, Brown Acid 7, Brown Acid 8, Brown Acid 9, Brown Acid 10, Castle Donington Monsters of Rock, Hardrock ‘83, Hear ‘n Aid, Metal Massacre, Metal for Muthas, Metal for Muthas Volume II, New Wave of British Heavy Metal ‘79 Revisited, S.P. Metal, S.P. Metal II, Scandinavian Metal Attack, Speed Metal Hell, Warfaring Strangers: Darkscorch Canticles.

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Ted Nugent - Stormtroopin'

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St. Paradise - Gamblin’ Man (1979)

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1977. Cat Scratch Fever

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Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes Tooth, Fang & Claw 1974 DiscReet ————————————————— Tracks: 1. Lady Luck 2. Living in the Woods 3. Hibernation 4. Free Flight 5. Maybelline 6. The Great White Buffalo 7. Sasha 8. No Hols Barred —————————————————

Rob Grange

Andy Jezowski

Vic Mastrianni

Ted Nugent

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Ted Nugent - Dog Eat Dog