i have not heard double live gonzos or intencites in ten cities
ihave full bluntal nugity. but ithink live at hammer smith is the best one yet do not get me wrong but full buntal nugity was good but i prefer live at hammersmith

Nugent is an amazing talent and a true Metal God. That said, this is far from his best live work. The sound quality is average (Hammersmith is an infamously difficult venue for recording engineers), the band was tired after a grueling tour, band members were not getting along, Nugent's handlers were pushing him in musical directions he did not want to travel ... and all of this comes through in this very strained live performance.

Avid Nugent fans may enjoy this snapshot of musical history, but most others will not. Between songs Nugent babbles like an auctioneer on uppers, talking down to his audience and being annoyingly and childishly profane. He also makes it clear that he is superior to his band ("I TOLD the boys tonight that ...") and there is a noticeable lack of cohesion between Nugent and his fellow musicians, all of whom had reached their limit with Nugent by May of 1979.

The stops are not tight; the solos are sloppy and unstructured; and Charlie Huhn, who is an excellent vocalist, reaches to deliver his lines on cue with the minimum of effort. One easily imagines a time clock at the edge of the stage that band members use to clock in and out of this minimum wage performance.

At Hammersmith, Nugent was alone in his enthusiasm -- or rather what was left of it at this stage in his career arc. By agreeing to perform three shows in one day to stuff a promoter's cash register at the end of their European tour, Nugent stretched an angry, tired band past it limit.

Nugent's own frustration is evident in his histrionic screeches, dissonant vocals, missed cues and late lead-ins on some of the best songs in his catalog. This is a guy who wants to bash his guitar over the heads of his band mates, not produce the platinum-quality stadium rock he perfected in the mid-1970's!

For those who remember Nugent at his best, you may want to preserve your warm memories of this great artist by skipping this recording.

This archival release by Ted Nugent is just as good as DOUBLE LIVE GONZO. The only drag is that it contains a bit too much talking, but that's a minor quibble. Charlie Huhn was an excellent replacement for Derek St. Holmes, carrying the torch into the 80s for the Motor City Madman. Get this one if you can.

The story behind this disc makes it even more astounding: we are dealing with the last date of The Nuge's 1979 European Tour, and since Ted wouldn't extend the tour despite huge popular demand, he decided to play three (3!) consecutive gigs on the same night!!!!! This being the last one of those, ie. his 3rd gig of the night, goes a long way towards explaining why the sound is so good, but how the **** did Ted & the band get this intensity into the show? My favourite Ted Nugent live recording by far, and yes, that IS including Double Live Gonzo and the new Full Bluntal Nugity.

Please forgive my english (I'm from Fance). Here is the best stuff in hard rock. Here is Ted Nugent at is best, here is a live album... Hard to get a better emotion ! Just one question : how Ted Nugent can handle playing this music while I can't stop crying when I listen to it ?