Intensities in 10 Cities is the second live album by the American guitarist Ted Nugent, released in 1981 and consisting of ten songs recorded during the last ten dates of Nugent's 1980 tour.
Nugent played 2 or 3 new songs every night on the tour, and told audiences he was recording them for possible inclusion in a new live album featuring all previously unreleased songs.
None of the songs had appeared on any previous Ted Nugent album.
Nugent explained at the time that about twenty previously unreleased songs were played at the beginning of the tour, and at the end the best ten were recorded live rather than in the studio later, because they were well-honed from months of performances and had the extra spark of a live setting.
It was Ted Nugent's final album for Epic Records and the last album to feature drummer Cliff Davies.
Despite a string of disappointing studio albums, Ted Nugent fulfills his recording obligation for Epic Records with this excellent live collection. Intensities in 10 Cities features all original material and proves once and for all that when it came to live performances, few could touch the Nuge's over-the-top charisma.
"Spontaneous Combustion," "Jailbait," and the self-explanatory "My Love Is Like a Tire Iron" are slabs of prime gonzo, the likes of which hadn't been heard since Cat Scratch Fever.
The silence between songs and rather boring amped-up blues romps such as "Heads Will Roll" and "I Am a Predator" knock a few points off the total score, but a furiously giddy cover of "Land of a Thousand Dances" will leave the listener grinning maniacally nonetheless.
The album was ranked at number 9 on Guitar World's list of the "Top 10 Live Albums.
Side one
1. Put Up Or Shut Up - 3:23
2. Spontaneous Combustion - 3:55
3. My Love Is Like A Tire Iron - 5:50
4. Jailbait - 5:18
5. I Am A Predator - 3:18
Side two
1. Heads Will Roll - 4:07
2. The Flying Lip Lock - 4:08
3. Land Of A Thousand Dances - 4:39
4. The TNT Overture - 4:32
5. I Take No Prisoners - 3:32
Band members
- Ted Nugent – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Charlie Huhn – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dave Kiswiney – bass, backing vocals
- Cliff Davies – drums, percussion, backing vocals, producer
- Production
- Ric Browde – producer
- Lew Futterman – executive producer
- David McCullough – assistant producer, live sound engineer
- Al Hurschman, Dee Hurschman, Greg Klinginsmith, Tim Geelan, Mason Harlow – engineers
- Ray Janos – mastering
Notes
Release: 1981
Format: LP
Genre: Hardrock
Label: Epic Records
Catalog# EPC 84917
Vinyl: VG
Cover: VG
Prijs: €10,00
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