Ohhh yeah! Luvin it. I grew up listening to this and hearing my parents talk about how out there he was... I kinda feel like this is turning out to be a perfect day. Very happy people are posting great music here.
you are so right Ted epitomized the rock and roll excellence and volume and guitar wizardry as rock n roll peaked in the 70's.I like alot of great rock before and since but this was the mountain top!
And in 2011 they have Justin Beeber. lol That fagtation of the USA.....girls get pregnant and run to get welfare and child support and guys are listening to hip hop....wow....things really turned to shit in the US. All the cool guys are past 50 and all the young guys are faggots. lol An era of coolness came n went.
I tell ya I can't add up the money I have spent on nugent concerts. t-shirts, albums etc. One of the baddest rocker's ever. Frickin Great White Buffalo, Hibernation, shezz to long a list. Nugent is a frickin red white and blue American.!!
Thanks thanks thanks for posting this.. My girlfriend and I were there as close to the stage as possible... We got married 3 months later and now 33 yrs later we had a blast remembering the day.. We now have two grandchildren and it will be so cool when they are old enough to tell them that "Nana and Papa" where at this event!!! Thanks for posting man!
I was one of those kids rockin' out at that concert. Ted was the best performer there and the absolutely freaking LOUDEST! When he set his guitar down in front of the amps at that last bit, the throbbing wave of roaring feedback just shook the whole place. It sounded like an army of Super Stallion helicopters flying overhead and literally made our rib cages rattle! Raw Rock at its finest! :-)
Oh Lord I remember this concert, I was station at Fort Ord at that time, had to paysomebody to take my CQ cause we already had tickets for this concert, Man I wish those days were back again. simple Raw Rock n Roll
@spidey5959 i was stationed at Edwards AFB, bunch of us came to the show - USAF's Finest representing the High Desert - GOOD GAWD we had ourselves A TIME - old friends where ever u are SALUTE
@telecasterbear ... uummm dude if seeing Nugent live doesn't get your blood pumping, ready to shotgun five beers and kill a moose with your bear hands, you may have a medical condition.. I mean what would excite you, Kenny G giving his clarinet a blowjob??
@NOTZZZZZ That's funny bro- I wish dude would get St. Holmes back, so he can focus on guitar again on some songs. Double duty at Teddy's age ain't gonna happen for ever.
We where 2/3 of the back in that massive crowd. A 5 foot tall metal fence was bent all the way to the ground as far as you could see. , crazy stuff, my friend found a hundred bucks blowing around on the ground. I saw a whole trash can full of power hitters being thrown out into the crowd. Lots of weed being smoked. pretty laid back...along time ago.
My cousin and I were smashed up against the fence in front row at the age of 12!. My dad dropped us off 2 miles from stage at 2am day of concert, dad drove us from Tucson Az after I won tickets off radio. had to beg dad. Ted Nugent's screams at the end of this song were the loudest sound I ever heard!. We lived, we learned, we made it back to get picked up by dad and made it home. No sleep until Sunday am. Monday the 7th grade teacher thought I was insane for show and tell day sent me home
Opened up for Ted at the Target Center in Minneapolis in 1995. He started with Amboy Dukes and continued through his discography. AMAZING! Music really has taken a shit over the years. I'm only 39, but because of my brothers, I grew up on the Nuge! Thanks for the posting! I have a vinyl of Cali Jam and as soon as I dig it out, I'll let you know the groups that performed.
My cousin and I were smashed up against the fence in front row at the age of 12!. My dad dropped us off 2 miles from stage at 2am day of concert, dad drove us from Tucson Az after I won tickets off radio. had to beg dad. Ted Nugent's screams at the end of this song were the loudest sound I ever heard!. We lived, we learned, we made it back to get picked up by dad and made it home. No sleep until Sunday am. Monday the 7th grade teacher thought I was insane for show and tell day sent me home
@NathanielJkamman who all played there? I know Heart, Aerosmith, of course Ted Nugent and Frank Marino but I cannot remember who else...My Bro went to this but cannot get ahold of him to find out.
@Tarna1964 Dave Mason ..Frank Marino Mahogany rush, Bob Welch French kiss, Rubicon Santana, Heart, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Arrow smith, I hope I didn't forget anyone... and ME of coarse!!
Saw him twice in Tucson in the 80s. I remember the second show I saw the American flag behind him as well getting unfurled. But I was in no conditon to see it open from left to right or from right to left.
@NathanielJkamman .. sounds like quite an experience, I saw him here in Tucson and it was so loud, he did Bound and Gagged and this American flag was unfurled behind him sort of from right to left. Oh, and did I mention it was loud? Even I kid I remember thinking it was too loud lol.
Cal Jam 2 was a huge deal in SoCal. I was 12 back then and listened to a steady stream of Nugent, KISS and Zeppelin. What's the average 12 year old listening to these days?
@jerryskid1 Exactly, I was 14,,my older brother went but I couldn't, and ya, back then, me and all my friends were into Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Hendrix, Sabbath,,,Nugent,,,,back then in So Cal, KMET & KLOS ruled and their programming rocked! Those were the days.
Ted was great that day! I remember when he was finished, he left his guiter on full blast and left the stage with his guiter in the guitar stand just screeching and squeeling with feedback!!! THAT, was a good day.
NUUUUUGE in his prime !!!!! Last time the band played together. I was a young fan a just getting started on the NUUUUUGE. . Nothing F in like it ! ! ! !
I was lucky enough to get backstage for this event. I stood just to the right of the stage with frre beer and food ALL DAY LONG! I have some great pictures of Ted from this show.
i remember on that day all my friends and i were getting stoned and pumped up for cal jam 2. i was 15 and my friends were older than me. my parents walked down the street and dragged me off for a weekend camping trip. i was pissed. looking back i should have went with my friends and took the ass beating. oh well.
I remember seeing this on TV when I was 13 in 1978. Ted just shaved off the beard he had durring the Double live Gonzo Tour. I think he was out to prove that album was for real and this Festival was where to prove it! I remember everyone thought Ted was high on heroin, coke or speed during the whole tour by his insane energy. But that proved not to be the case. Cheap Trick came out with their live album too at the time. Live albums were big, then!
TED NUGENT ROCKS!!! TOO BAD THE KIDS TODAY MISSED IT. PRIMITIVE STRAIGHT FORWARD JUNGLE HAIR VINE SWINGIN DRUG FREE KILL YOUR DINER GOODNESS. Ted represented the alpha male unlike any other rock an roller since. I MISS THIS SOOO BAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH WHOEVER POSTED THIS....THANK YOU
For all those who FEEL this....THIS is what OUR rock and roll ONCE WAS. Straight from the jungle and onto the stage. From deep in the bowels of the swamp came a man, with PRIMITIVE HEART and SOUL...destined to take over the stage with the TESTOSERONE of a THOUSAND BULL BUFFALOS IN HEAT...PENETRATING your senses with a TRIBAL BOMBAST OF GUITAR WAREFARE UNMATCHED .....a single CRAZED MAN DELIVERING THE ROCK-n-ROLL GOODS....TED NUGENT...VINE SWINGING...KILL YOUR DINER WITH A SHARP STICK...LUNATIC!!
@SuperCraigmartin Well said (if you were serious). Nugent is a good American. Now we reward street scum. Gee, it's almost as if we've dumbed down American music so we have to dig down back to the 50s-80's to hear good music anymore. Will Justin Bieber ever play a guitar with his teeth then burn it? Doubtful.. He might singe his hair or burn his million dollar faggot face. SICKENING.
I remember watching this on television back in 1978-79, my older brother had the double LP with Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Dave mason, Heart, Santana, Rubicon, Frank Marino & Mahaugany Rush, and variuos others, i also recall that there is a song or two that are studio tracks on the Album
awesome - has this cal jam stuff been released as an album? if it hasn't he should gather all this cal jam stuff and release it! it shows him in one of his best times in myt opinion :)
@blite13 Hate to brag, but I have 2 copies of that album I bought at collectors conventions, super cheap! I don't think it's ever been released on CD. Technically, Fleetwood Mac weren't there, just Bob Welch. Mick & Christine showed up because he was an ex-Mac member
@jennifersman Thanks for the info, like I wrote, I gave away my albums back in the 80's, I just remember playing and taping, to cassette, Ted and Heart. Many times I went for a jog with Free for All version on my cassette walkman. ahh, i miss my youth.
Oh Yeah! I was there TOO!!!! Awesome....!
lexiwillow1 22 hours ago
Always loved Ted- such a great band too.
tacomadc 2 weeks ago
I was there....
SotR59 1 month ago
Ohhh yeah! Luvin it. I grew up listening to this and hearing my parents talk about how out there he was... I kinda feel like this is turning out to be a perfect day. Very happy people are posting great music here.
brokenbread7 1 month ago
Video Screens? We didn't need no stinkin' video screens!
geofbrit59 1 month ago in playlist Fave Songs Rock Show
Thank you... I was there the night before just for this intro!
jdws101 3 months ago
Now we can see him hiding behind a bush shooting at animals on TV.
browsemusicvideos 3 months ago
TARZAN ON GUITAR!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
0894808600 3 months ago
you are so right Ted epitomized the rock and roll excellence and volume and guitar wizardry as rock n roll peaked in the 70's.I like alot of great rock before and since but this was the mountain top!
carlrball 3 months ago
Still crank Ted till my ears ring!! Double Live Gonzo in my CD player all the time!!
uppie007 3 months ago
I was 15 in the middle of this craziness...loving every minute of it!!!
Real music still lives thru you tube!!!
summer999ppp 3 months ago
And in 2011 they have Justin Beeber. lol That fagtation of the USA.....girls get pregnant and run to get welfare and child support and guys are listening to hip hop....wow....things really turned to shit in the US. All the cool guys are past 50 and all the young guys are faggots. lol An era of coolness came n went.
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Uncle Ted is a dumbass who can't play guitar. Nobody cares what he has to say.
FrankSmith1420 4 months ago
Ted rules....
kdogfar 4 months ago
fucking terrible
T1Brit 4 months ago
@T1Brit Oh! How could you!!
pikiwiki 2 months ago
The Nuge! Love him or hate him, he tells it like he feels it and doesn't compromise. No BS from Ted.. :)
Purplemania 4 months ago
I was at this concert and it was absolutely awesome!!!!!!!
jwright621557 4 months ago
those were the good old days of classic rock,today music stinks
celticsarebest 4 months ago
In his prime ? Have you seen Ted Nugent lately ? Now is his prime !!!
steinway21 4 months ago
Stoned T&A in the audience.....
spd13062 5 months ago
the man's a muslim :)
aaaarrrgggghh 5 months ago
I tell ya I can't add up the money I have spent on nugent concerts. t-shirts, albums etc. One of the baddest rocker's ever. Frickin Great White Buffalo, Hibernation, shezz to long a list. Nugent is a frickin red white and blue American.!!
jcoo71 5 months ago 3
Thanks thanks thanks for posting this.. My girlfriend and I were there as close to the stage as possible... We got married 3 months later and now 33 yrs later we had a blast remembering the day.. We now have two grandchildren and it will be so cool when they are old enough to tell them that "Nana and Papa" where at this event!!! Thanks for posting man!
Batesphotos 5 months ago
I just asked my girlfriend, with out looking do you know how this is ?
she first said I don't know.
I said if you don't know you can leave.
she said give me a hint.
I said Uncle _ _ _.
she said Uncle TED.
I said you can stay.
SaintVitus808 5 months ago
@SaintVitus808 Nice dude Nice!!
jcoo71 5 months ago
I was one of those kids rockin' out at that concert. Ted was the best performer there and the absolutely freaking LOUDEST! When he set his guitar down in front of the amps at that last bit, the throbbing wave of roaring feedback just shook the whole place. It sounded like an army of Super Stallion helicopters flying overhead and literally made our rib cages rattle! Raw Rock at its finest! :-)
harrlj 5 months ago
Oh Lord I remember this concert, I was station at Fort Ord at that time, had to paysomebody to take my CQ cause we already had tickets for this concert, Man I wish those days were back again. simple Raw Rock n Roll
spidey5959 6 months ago
@spidey5959 i was stationed at Edwards AFB, bunch of us came to the show - USAF's Finest representing the High Desert - GOOD GAWD we had ourselves A TIME - old friends where ever u are SALUTE
floridashorti 5 months ago
Boner Achived
jettlife7 6 months ago
When I saw Ted back in the day He was really fucking loud!!!!
txcwltz 6 months ago
Thanks vidiot09, One of the best guitarists in the world!!
jcoo71 6 months ago
i saw this guy once in 1980. last minute invite from a friend who had a spare ticket. i never listened to this guy before. i fell asleep at the show.
telecasterbear 7 months ago
@telecasterbear ... uummm dude if seeing Nugent live doesn't get your blood pumping, ready to shotgun five beers and kill a moose with your bear hands, you may have a medical condition.. I mean what would excite you, Kenny G giving his clarinet a blowjob??
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MosquitoAndSon 6 months ago
AND...that was the OPENING song!!!!
NOTZZZZZ 7 months ago in playlist still jammin78
@NOTZZZZZ That's funny bro- I wish dude would get St. Holmes back, so he can focus on guitar again on some songs. Double duty at Teddy's age ain't gonna happen for ever.
jpc675 6 months ago
CRAVEMAN?
MegaBartSmart 7 months ago
We where 2/3 of the back in that massive crowd. A 5 foot tall metal fence was bent all the way to the ground as far as you could see. , crazy stuff, my friend found a hundred bucks blowing around on the ground. I saw a whole trash can full of power hitters being thrown out into the crowd. Lots of weed being smoked. pretty laid back...along time ago.
shrineme 8 months ago
Nugent was/is always able to take being an unmitigated psychopath to the greatest height in the Divine Comedy of existence.
nahnni 8 months ago
I was there too,,,, Any old buds that I went with reading this ? Steve, Marty, Dave, Angie, Celeste ?
DreamSports 8 months ago
I was there that day. Thank you!
TheBullhauler13 8 months ago
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My cousin and I were smashed up against the fence in front row at the age of 12!. My dad dropped us off 2 miles from stage at 2am day of concert, dad drove us from Tucson Az after I won tickets off radio. had to beg dad. Ted Nugent's screams at the end of this song were the loudest sound I ever heard!. We lived, we learned, we made it back to get picked up by dad and made it home. No sleep until Sunday am. Monday the 7th grade teacher thought I was insane for show and tell day sent me home
NathanielJkamman 9 months ago
Opened up for Ted at the Target Center in Minneapolis in 1995. He started with Amboy Dukes and continued through his discography. AMAZING! Music really has taken a shit over the years. I'm only 39, but because of my brothers, I grew up on the Nuge! Thanks for the posting! I have a vinyl of Cali Jam and as soon as I dig it out, I'll let you know the groups that performed.
cuffyparks 9 months ago
He was my first hard rock concert!! I have never looked back since :) Ted with his raccoon tail!! lol
Tarna1964 10 months ago
My cousin and I were smashed up against the fence in front row at the age of 12!. My dad dropped us off 2 miles from stage at 2am day of concert, dad drove us from Tucson Az after I won tickets off radio. had to beg dad. Ted Nugent's screams at the end of this song were the loudest sound I ever heard!. We lived, we learned, we made it back to get picked up by dad and made it home. No sleep until Sunday am. Monday the 7th grade teacher thought I was insane for show and tell day sent me home
NathanielJkamman 10 months ago
@NathanielJkamman who all played there? I know Heart, Aerosmith, of course Ted Nugent and Frank Marino but I cannot remember who else...My Bro went to this but cannot get ahold of him to find out.
Tarna1964 10 months ago
@Tarna1964 Santana,Ted Nugent,Heart,Dave Mason,Aerosmith,Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush,Rubicon,Foreigner,and i could be wrong here,Jean Michel Jarre!
RJONES1754 9 months ago
@Tarna1964 Rubicon,Foreigner,Santana,Dave Mason
RJONES1754 9 months ago
@Tarna1964 Dave Mason ..Frank Marino Mahogany rush, Bob Welch French kiss, Rubicon Santana, Heart, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Arrow smith, I hope I didn't forget anyone... and ME of coarse!!
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Saw him twice in Tucson in the 80s. I remember the second show I saw the American flag behind him as well getting unfurled. But I was in no conditon to see it open from left to right or from right to left.
That show was LOUD and Ted was great.
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NathanielJkamman 11 months ago
@NathanielJkamman .. sounds like quite an experience, I saw him here in Tucson and it was so loud, he did Bound and Gagged and this American flag was unfurled behind him sort of from right to left. Oh, and did I mention it was loud? Even I kid I remember thinking it was too loud lol.
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NathanielJkamman 11 months ago
Cal Jam 2 was a huge deal in SoCal. I was 12 back then and listened to a steady stream of Nugent, KISS and Zeppelin. What's the average 12 year old listening to these days?
jerryskid1 11 months ago
@jerryskid1 Exactly, I was 14,,my older brother went but I couldn't, and ya, back then, me and all my friends were into Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Hendrix, Sabbath,,,Nugent,,,,back then in So Cal, KMET & KLOS ruled and their programming rocked! Those were the days.
surpied9 11 months ago
I remeber seeing this on a wednesday night after church. I was blown away.
kg6mcu 11 months ago
I saw him summer 78 and when he jumped from the amps and hit the stage the pyros went off ! (it was night)
geofbrit59 11 months ago
Ted was great that day! I remember when he was finished, he left his guiter on full blast and left the stage with his guiter in the guitar stand just screeching and squeeling with feedback!!! THAT, was a good day.
dplessel 11 months ago
NUUUUUGE in his prime !!!!! Last time the band played together. I was a young fan a just getting started on the NUUUUUGE. . Nothing F in like it ! ! ! !
peachypoon5 1 year ago
Best live Nugent song!
swlabr21 1 year ago
Wang Fuckin' Dang--thats a LOT of Sweeeet Poontang!!!!!!!!!!
SonofMorgoth 1 year ago
I was lucky enough to get backstage for this event. I stood just to the right of the stage with frre beer and food ALL DAY LONG! I have some great pictures of Ted from this show.
DanaVanHeerden 1 year ago
@DanaVanHeerden Post 'em!!!!!!!!!
SonofMorgoth 1 year ago
i remember on that day all my friends and i were getting stoned and pumped up for cal jam 2. i was 15 and my friends were older than me. my parents walked down the street and dragged me off for a weekend camping trip. i was pissed. looking back i should have went with my friends and took the ass beating. oh well.
MrSchmuchface 1 year ago
@MrSchmuchface you dissapoint me
chevypower406 1 year ago
I remember seeing this on TV when I was 13 in 1978. Ted just shaved off the beard he had durring the Double live Gonzo Tour. I think he was out to prove that album was for real and this Festival was where to prove it! I remember everyone thought Ted was high on heroin, coke or speed during the whole tour by his insane energy. But that proved not to be the case. Cheap Trick came out with their live album too at the time. Live albums were big, then!
2008PLS 1 year ago
Sorry...Testosterone...Dinner..I can spell, I was caught up in the moment
SuperCraigmartin 1 year ago
TED NUGENT ROCKS!!! TOO BAD THE KIDS TODAY MISSED IT. PRIMITIVE STRAIGHT FORWARD JUNGLE HAIR VINE SWINGIN DRUG FREE KILL YOUR DINER GOODNESS. Ted represented the alpha male unlike any other rock an roller since. I MISS THIS SOOO BAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH WHOEVER POSTED THIS....THANK YOU
SuperCraigmartin 1 year ago 5
For all those who FEEL this....THIS is what OUR rock and roll ONCE WAS. Straight from the jungle and onto the stage. From deep in the bowels of the swamp came a man, with PRIMITIVE HEART and SOUL...destined to take over the stage with the TESTOSERONE of a THOUSAND BULL BUFFALOS IN HEAT...PENETRATING your senses with a TRIBAL BOMBAST OF GUITAR WAREFARE UNMATCHED .....a single CRAZED MAN DELIVERING THE ROCK-n-ROLL GOODS....TED NUGENT...VINE SWINGING...KILL YOUR DINER WITH A SHARP STICK...LUNATIC!!
SuperCraigmartin 1 year ago 23
@SuperCraigmartin so right on, and so very real. go gonzo!!
06146069 11 months ago
@SuperCraigmartin Hell Yes!! In 78 I used to run home so I could listen to Double Live Gonzo!
ClassofEighty2 8 months ago
@SuperCraigmartin WELL SAID......Love the towel bit at the end ,too. Gonzo. baby!
ambientgreg 5 months ago
@SuperCraigmartin Well said (if you were serious). Nugent is a good American. Now we reward street scum. Gee, it's almost as if we've dumbed down American music so we have to dig down back to the 50s-80's to hear good music anymore. Will Justin Bieber ever play a guitar with his teeth then burn it? Doubtful.. He might singe his hair or burn his million dollar faggot face. SICKENING.
groov539 5 months ago
thumbs up if Uncle Ted Ruled Cal Jam II.
SaintVitus808 1 year ago 2
I remember watching this on television back in 1978-79, my older brother had the double LP with Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Dave mason, Heart, Santana, Rubicon, Frank Marino & Mahaugany Rush, and variuos others, i also recall that there is a song or two that are studio tracks on the Album
zensgurl 1 year ago
Where in the hell did rockin roll go? And why? WTF? Come back home freaks.....
HollywoodSummitShow 1 year ago 3
This band sounds like a stampede of Rhinos. Love it.
leftygeezer 1 year ago 8
been lookin for this for a while...teddy at his peak.
blite13 1 year ago
you're right, i stand corrected,
lemususc 1 year ago
awesome - has this cal jam stuff been released as an album? if it hasn't he should gather all this cal jam stuff and release it! it shows him in one of his best times in myt opinion :)
LordAzai 1 year ago
@LordAzai There was a double LP of highlights from the show but it really should be on DVD, so many cool acts were there.
jennifersman 1 year ago
@jennifersman yup, I had that double album...Heart...Aerosmith..fleetwood mac....I wish I would of kept all my albums, had a great collection
blite13 1 year ago
@blite13 Hate to brag, but I have 2 copies of that album I bought at collectors conventions, super cheap! I don't think it's ever been released on CD. Technically, Fleetwood Mac weren't there, just Bob Welch. Mick & Christine showed up because he was an ex-Mac member
jennifersman 1 year ago
@jennifersman Thanks for the info, like I wrote, I gave away my albums back in the 80's, I just remember playing and taping, to cassette, Ted and Heart. Many times I went for a jog with Free for All version on my cassette walkman. ahh, i miss my youth.
blite13 1 year ago
awesome video quality!, i remember watching this on late night TV back in '79, i have the double live cal jam album, but uncle ted is not in it.
lemususc 2 years ago
Ted is on the double album, he did Free for All & Snakeskin Cowboys
jennifersman 1 year ago