Ted Nugent Free For All Cat Scratch Fever

This album won't supplant Double Live Gonzo! in the record collections of Nugent fans, and it certainly won't win him any new listeners, but just like 2008's Sweden Rocks (and his previous two studio albums), it's evidence that even as he persists in his obnoxious right-wing crankitude on cable talk shows and in print, when the Nuge straps on his Gibson, he can still lay waste to an audience. This July 4, 2008, show, recorded before a rapturous hometown crowd, is a greatest-hits run-through with a few surprises and a version of then-new single "Love Grenade," but the current rhythm section – bassist Greg Smith and drummer Mick Brown – gives the old songs a visceral kick, and Nugent's leads and solos scream and sting as powerfully as ever…

Ted Nugent is a stalwart American hard rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist who is as divisive as he is legendary. Throughout his lengthy career, the Motor City Madman has reveled in the controversy and criticism that always seem to follow in his path – his pro-right-wing beliefs and pro-gun advocacy have caused condemnation from his detractors – but his wildman persona and knack for penning arena rock anthems made him one of the biggest rock stars of the late '70s and early '80s.