Ted Nugent
 With
Eddie Van Halen outshining him in the musician magazine polls and
Manowar stealing his loin cloth, the 80s were dark days for Ted
Nugent.
On 1982's Nugent he spars with Rod Stewart's old
drummer Carmine Appice on a collection of flaccid rockers, branded
only by clumsy politicking on Bound And Gagged. Horrible.
1984's Penetrator was stronger, but despite the big
choruses radio play never came. With his career on the skis,
Nugent moonlighted as a DJ and appeared in Miami Vice. A
good move, perhaps, as 1986's Little Miss Dangerous
remains rubbish metal-lite fit only for suburban pole dancing
clubs.
Fast-forward two years and, incredibly, If You Can't Lick
'Em . . . Lick 'Em sounds even worse: the once-proud Nugent
dusting off his old riffs and hoping no-one will notice.
Nowadays his musical pursuits play second fiddle to teaching
toddlers to hunt moose. It's easy to see where it all went wrong.
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