It proves that the guys still have the Vocal Chops down still as well as Ted's searing Guitar licks..Despite my views on him Politcally,Ted's legacy still outshines his beliefs nevertheless!
@MrB17FlyingFortress The 'Screeching" guitar is part of the original 'hit' song. But you CAN tell he is a jerk for sure. Look at how the other guys won't look at him. Hahah
I don't think Uncle Ted has too many 15 year old girls hiding backstage anymore. Yikes! But....... the song really doesn't sound all that bad. Just don't watch the video.
The Nuge is like totally wigged out in this one. He is still a great guitar player, but I saw him on his "Cat Scratch Fever" tour swinging in onto the stage on a vine dressed as Tarzan back in 1981, so don't blame his consumption of all that "Kill it and Grill it" proteine for his semi-psychotic deminnor!
Me thinks Teddy never came back all the way from that Journey to the canter of his mind!
I just happened to surf into here and haven't got a clue as to when and if these guys ever got together for any kind of rehearsels prior to doing this gig. I would say they didn't practice...or perhaps had one..or two. The guy singing was having a tough go of it, I don't think he could hear what he needed to hear to get on key. But give these guys credit...they all had the stones to get in front of an audience and try it again. With a bit of practice and polish...who knows?
I think it's possible that go 'ol boy Ted never did a drug in his life. At least theoretically possible. One piece of suggestive evidence of this might be - just look how he turned out. Too bad he never did take the time to journey to the center of the mind. Just shoot the deer Ted, and shut up!
@Zboots its the style today...........yes its common practice to soullessly flick the switch at a great frequency when editing because humans have lost their souls.
@Zboots The ' MTV EDIT ' is with is FOREVER ! They think it is endlessly clever to switch shots at warp speed. If you watched the Victoria's Secret show, the other night, before you could even focus on a great pair, the shot was gone and ten new ones had passed. This isn't a passing trend. It has screwed up everything from videos, to commercials, to movies for going on 30 years now.
Spend enough time reading and listening to Ted and you'll realize he doesn't do drugs and never did. Hell, he met Fred Bear when he was FOUR, and formed a lifelong friendship. Do you think Fred would have tolerated a druggie?
If Ted did do drugs he didn't do as much as everyone says. I mean damn look how burnt out everyone is except him. He has more energy than most 25 year olds and those guys are struggling to keep up.
Still one of the great rock 'n roll guitar solos of all time. Very Jim McCarty influenced. I think Ted's great but have a hard time believing he didn't do drugs!
I love this video. Too bad that so many comments revel in complaining about non-perfection. 'Hey Lama...how about a little something for the effort?' as Carl Spackler would say.
I can vouch for Ted. I as well never did a drug in my life, but I had long hair and refused drugs many times. My grandfather told me that killing gophers was the best medicine for kids. The DEA agreed. The kids motto: Kill a gopher and spare the acid.
@PAULLONDEN i disagree heavily.....the nuge is the only one hear really shining, while some of the others (particulalrly the lousy drummer) seem fragile and burntout) -- his health and power shines through eveything he does whether we like it or not!
@knievelhotmail...I agree, especially when it was Ted's great guitar work that really launched the song to the heights that it went and yes, Uncle Ted seemed to be letting the great Amboy Dukes take the spotlight!
The Dukes were a serious band... But while this sounds great (all thing considered), it's difficult to take Ted seriously... If he wants to be a redneck clown he should get a Ronald McDonald suit and join the circus. Still, an undeniably fine tune and well done here.
@MrCherryJuice - Goofus behavior aside, it's very easy to take Ted seriously; his guitar made the song when it first came out back in the 1960s and it still does makes it...that riff is on the short list of all-time great axe licks, no question.
Any way, the footnote to this post is that my brother's band Dagwood opened for Ted and the Marriage incarnation of The Dukes at the Eastown Theater. Anyway, history is always cool. P.S. Fabulous post, although I would have loved to see on lead vocals where he belongs!
I do have to chime in on this one. In 1968 I think it was, between The Journey album & the Mainstream 45 "You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire". Most of these same Dukes appeared at the Denby High School gym with Ted in full flower power feathers & beads and rocked 50 people to the ABSOLUTE STRATOSPHERE. Ted called everyone on stage with the cry "It's a party". My brother had fabulous black & white photos of this gig which upon the entrance of time & apathy eventually disappeared. Continued part 2
Ted Nugent looks 20 years younger than everyone else on the stage, they all look burnt out...shows what extended periods of drug use will do to you...
Yes Ted does not do drugs as we all know but the doctor told him he has to stop smoking that scottish tea and let's hope them are chicken breasts he's feeding them breast fed gators.
@garminpink I recall an interview where he said something like...."I know all about drugs, Man. I lived with the MC5 in the summer of '68 and smoked enough hash to fill Ahab's tent!"
@defleppardfan69 apparently Dave wasn't ready to play the gig so Jimmy Butler from The Gang filled in. Seeing as Gerg Arama and Steve Farmer were both in The Gang it made sense.
It really starts to fall apart at 1:45 and goes down hill from there. The keyboards seem to be elsewhere much like the vocals. Embarrassing performance.
John Drake is a good cat. I saw him recently , and he looked good and was in good spirits. He does'nt perform much , but , I saw him do "Baby Please Don't Go" with Iggy Yoakum several years ago , and it was BAD ASS. He does'nt have the high part to his voice , but , excluding Roky Erickson , who does after 40 - plus years , unless they sing all the time and see a vocal coach ? I'm not making excuses , but , I know doing this show meant the world to him.
@posthumanhero I won't deny that's been a lot of people's experience with Roky , from what I've be told , but , having seen him seven times , and only once ( In 1993 , when he was still in great psychological decline..) did he not have it all together , vocally (But , even that was great.)..... I do think Roky's working his voice too hard , but , I've only heard evidence of that , here on You Tube.
the singer is just singing to his own personal tempo and ignoring the band. how we avoid this is to practice, study and be musicians. if we're not willing to do that, then we don't go onstage and waste everyone's time.
hey ... give these guys a break. Just think, if they weren't so good back in the day you wouldn't have anything to compare them to today (?). They are fine and it's good to see them enjoying themselves. Anyway, they were probably coaxed into performing on short notice.
It's good to see Mr. Drake. He can always look back and know that he and the guys contributed one of the better classics that will be enjoyed for many more decades. How many of us can say that?
i think the band (other than john drake) sounded pretty damn good. if u pay attention, the only reason why the timing was so off was because john couldnt keep up, and thats not the rest of the bands fault
Talk about your MAJOR CLASSIC ! It's amazing that all these guys are still alive. Come to think of it...it's amazing that I'm still alive ! Thanks for the video.
I think adding the dancing girls would have helped... not the originals girls though..Hahaha!! Who wants Ted for Prez!?!?!! atleast just to unseat Obama..
Ted will go to his grave with that guitar screeeeming!! and a rifle over his shoulder ofcourse.. Lol..
Ted Nugent stole the show. Those other singers better learn how to sing from their diaphragm or rehearse a little better. Ted was having a grand old time.
Ted Nugent said that this song was not about psychedelic drugs. Well, I won't blame him for denying this. He has to deny. It's a matter of PR but...Ted's guitar playing rules!!!
The song WAS about LSD. You have to live in the 1960's to understand and Understand. Back then, marijuana, LSD, peyote were considered to be "good drugs".
if this is what you look and sound like (exception: the nuge) when you`ve journeyed to the center of the mind, then I must admit this is about THE LAST PLACE I would ever want to go to...ouch!!!!!
They couldnt keep time. Drake couldnt sing on meter and could use more echo. All that said; this is one of my favorite songs, I was 14 when it came out and it was about as heavy as AM radio got (WLS); along with Blue Cheer's Summertime Blues. TED-well there is indeed something to be said for living a drug free life.
This Amboy Dukes rocker is a perfect example of the fact for me that there are songs from the area of the Psychedelic rock which have also lost after more than 40 years still purely even nothing in her original fascination. Clear, decades do not pass the band of course quite without a trace, however, one can recognise that it still concerns excellent musicians who understand her craft. This song rocks still today - thank you for uploadin', keep on rockin' from Germany!!
Oh my God. As much as love this band (believe it or not, I actually prefer the Amboy Dukes over just Ted Nugent), John Drake shouldn't have done this. I mean, how can the other guys sound so good on backing vocals, yet John sucks so bad?
It all about Uncle Ted, LOL!!!, and righfully so, he sounds as good as ever.
Don't know if the rest of the band kept playing all these years, Nugent had to collect them from the Seniors Home, and as far as the singer, yeah his timing was a little off, but how many singers can sound the same 40 years later, unless the song doesn't require any vocal straining.
@posthumanhero No problem PHH, but you sure had to scroll back a long way to find some balls to bust, and despite all the effort you're still dead-ass wrong. I saw Iggy open for the Stones in '81 and again this year and he sounded the same. But I haven't checked out Motorhead in a while, so you could be right on that score.
@Brianjonestown listen to the first stooges albums, then watch a recent stooges gig at some casino somewhere -- i rest my case.........same with roky -- listen to the elevators or aliens lps then watch his pathetic peformances with that annoying hipster band he's got backing him up these days....face the truth: we missed it first time 'round and they're capitalizing on that fact with their disearnest renditions of fetishized favorites.............ring out the old and bring in the new!!!!!!!!!!
You have difficulty making sense, especially when you switch your argument mid-stream. We weren't talking about the Stooges, you just claimed Iggy couldn't sing anymore -- which is demonstrably untrue. And I'm not sure how performing in "some casino somewhere" has anything to do with losing one's ability to put on a good show. So YOU "face the truth": if you admit you missed it the first time round, how can you say it's bullshit now?? I didn't miss it and I'm digging it today: Iggy's the Man.
@posthumanhero That's right -- your point was simple and wrong. And I'm not the troll who searched for 7-month-old comments to jump up someone's ass with. Get the point yet, sweetheart? lol....ciao
@posthumanhero Well, to take issue with your words, I really doubt that the Dukes are capitalizing upon their past fame. This is an awards performance giving tribute to the power and strength that they exhibited and still maintain. A tribute that is righteously justified by the influence and stamina in todays music and most importantly the Detroit attitude that their music stll exerts and rings true today. Render to the Amboy Dukes the tribute that the Amboy Dukes most truly deserve!
@PopeFlores2 thats not true he did know because people in his group died of drugs while he changed the oil on their cars thats what he said he opposes drug abuse and supports mothers against drunk driveing
DAMN THAT WAS G-O-O-O-D. In the 1970's some fools said Elvis The Great at 42, was too old to be a rock star anymore. Hell, he was the first so he was the oldest. He was the only reference at that time. THIS IS MY GENERATION AND WE STILL ROCK AND WE'RE WAY PAST 42.
With the alarmingly high mortality rate amongst pioneering rockers in recent years, it is an absolute blessing to see a visionary and indispensible band persevering with their artistic integrity intact. God bless the Amboy Dukes! Excesses and peccadilloes notwithstanding, it is a blessing to still have them among us.
With all due respect, John Drake looked and sounded horrible. The years of drug abuse took its toll. Its normal for a guy in his 60's to lose his singing ability somewhat, but that was pretty bad. Of course, those kids in 1967 probably could have never imagined getting up and performing in 2009
@cockatiel7 again, with all due respect, it kinda looks like the Nuge is sittin' in with the local retirement center's house band .. lol . .and , yeah, prob'ly only Ted knew they'd still be rockin' this song 40 yrs hence.
@cockatiel7 I don't think he actually looked bad but he looked out of place and he couldn't remember the words and kept looking to Farmer for the lead.
@cockatiel7 I saw Ted for the first time @ Edgewater Park (7 mile & Berg rd) in Detroit so many years ago it's hard to believe I'm THIS old ! Unfortunately , it was raining, and he didn't actually do his show, but he was jamming inside of a tented area and everyone was hanging around in amazment @ this young phenominal player. It's unfortunate Drake did drugs, because combined with getting old, I'm certain he regrets it now. Just the same, to see him perform was still VERY COOL.
its a good thing ted was there with out him they would have really had a train wreck but we all have to relize that the old band hasnt played in 40 years so hat off for getting it done i say well done
I was at this award show , was a bit late and missed this set . No big deal . Witnessed many variations of the Dukes between '72 and '74 before Ted went solo . They were better .
Hey Ted! Turn up your damn hearing aids! Talk about drowning out the band and hot dogging it. Its a band Ted not a solo act. Anyhow, the band should stay retired!! I feel sorry for the other guys now that they have total hearing loss after this gig thanks to terrible Ted!
Apparently FamilyUSA doesn't know what Ted has been like the last 40 years. He is a Outdoorsman from Michigan! He is a Michigan Cowboy and there are many of them, my best friend was one. Long live the rugged Michigan men, the land from where I came from.
Kudos to John Drake for his historical work, but the vocals on this are not amazing, not at all... its nice to compliment folks for giving the ol college try, but hey... if your ears are still attached, the vocals were pretty rough
And stop all the "we can't do this in France" bs. You soulnd like a real fuc*ing codger. Your political views are fine.....your delivery is beyond awful. As always, your entourage is afraid to tell you. I'm not. Get into the game man.
Ted, lose the fuc*king cowboy hat and start acting like a guy that's in touch with the 21st century. Christ, I love the Dukes but honestly man, look in the mirror. No ones's more motor city than me, and I'm calling you out man...deliver your message (which I agree with) in a more contemporary way...please.
I find it ironic that Ted Nugent did this Amboy Dukes reunion. I've read several interviews with Ted over the last 25+ years where he refered to the Amboy Dukes as a bunch of dopers.
Nothing ironic about him saying they were a bunch of dopers then (they probably were) and playing with them for this reunion. Back then, they got fucked up (that was the thing to do), while he stayed straight ("not cool"). But they still made good music together. I'm reasonably sure that if they were still fucked up after all these years, he wouldn't have arranged this. We all evolve. We change. It's good that he gave them a chance to shine again, after all these years. He didn't have to.
They were f'd hard by the organizers of this event not providing an adequate monitor mix. It's hard to play in sync when you can't hear the other players.
Terrible, unfortunately.
1hugeturdsundae 3 hours ago
A horrible performance of a great song. It was too fast, and the Nuge played sloppy and grandstanded too much.
53rdAndThird 5 days ago
Ted nugent
righthandlefttemple 2 weeks ago
I can't find their albums anywhere!
rockguythirtytwo 2 weeks ago
I see why Ted dumped them.....
lickdacat2 2 weeks ago
Looks like Ted is the only one who aged well...sheesh, now i feel old.
sailorsgh 3 weeks ago
Ted was good, drums good, the rest of it was a crap shoot.
drvmware 4 weeks ago
Gramps (the singer looks) like he's about to fall dead face first into the dirt out on the farm.
HonkIfYouLoveHonking 4 weeks ago
I like the Amway Dykes from Windsor much better.
oatstao 1 month ago
I can NOT watch this. the editing sucks eggs in china.
kimonui 1 month ago
It proves that the guys still have the Vocal Chops down still as well as Ted's searing Guitar licks..Despite my views on him Politcally,Ted's legacy still outshines his beliefs nevertheless!
mrmjb1960 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Assuming Drake's got some teenage grandchildren, this must have been a fun thing for them to watch.
aiames 2 months ago
Ted Nugent was a jerk then and is a bigger one now. His screeching guitar is irritating.
MrB17FlyingFortress 2 months ago
@MrB17FlyingFortress The 'Screeching" guitar is part of the original 'hit' song. But you CAN tell he is a jerk for sure. Look at how the other guys won't look at him. Hahah
oatstao 1 month ago
People here dissing The Nuge because he came to his senses and isn't a flaming fag liberal
“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
- Winston Churchill
HHenkelmann 2 months ago
Journey to the center of the mind? How about Journey to the center of my crapper.
LeeB9999 2 months ago
I don't think Uncle Ted has too many 15 year old girls hiding backstage anymore. Yikes! But....... the song really doesn't sound all that bad. Just don't watch the video.
atomicpunk48 2 months ago
Oh my... I love this song, and of course The Nuge is The Nuge, but I'd rather not have seen this train wreck.
Mooseboy08 2 months ago
The Nuge is like totally wigged out in this one. He is still a great guitar player, but I saw him on his "Cat Scratch Fever" tour swinging in onto the stage on a vine dressed as Tarzan back in 1981, so don't blame his consumption of all that "Kill it and Grill it" proteine for his semi-psychotic deminnor!
Me thinks Teddy never came back all the way from that Journey to the canter of his mind!
ahmosis123 3 months ago
SEE..I DONT LIJKE THIS .............ITS LIKE NUGENT IS MAKING FUN OF THE WHOLE 60'S IDEA
meatpole55 3 months ago
I just happened to surf into here and haven't got a clue as to when and if these guys ever got together for any kind of rehearsels prior to doing this gig. I would say they didn't practice...or perhaps had one..or two. The guy singing was having a tough go of it, I don't think he could hear what he needed to hear to get on key. But give these guys credit...they all had the stones to get in front of an audience and try it again. With a bit of practice and polish...who knows?
WickedTornado 3 months ago
I still love the Amboy Dukes, great name for a band also.
shakedownstreet48 4 months ago
Rockin Johnny D.... Where are you? Get in touch with Bill and Teri !! We miss you !!
trishag55 4 months ago
Great song they dont make music like this anymore BG
firefieldmpt 4 months ago
Some singers really need to learn when it's time to retire.
sjtom57 4 months ago
Ted looks like Don Imus.
tulllguy 4 months ago
The singer is not good!
nudistick 4 months ago
TED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
robin56 4 months ago
I think it's possible that go 'ol boy Ted never did a drug in his life. At least theoretically possible. One piece of suggestive evidence of this might be - just look how he turned out. Too bad he never did take the time to journey to the center of the mind. Just shoot the deer Ted, and shut up!
Cyclist0623 5 months ago
@Cyclist0623 ted nugent= hypocrite.
nomiclas 4 months ago
Why these awards are not broadcast in the metro Detroit area is beyond me. I'd rather see this than the crap from all the other award shows.
ewilliams247 5 months ago
When will "editors" learn not to change the camera angle every .75 seconds during solos? It's irritating.
Zboots 5 months ago 4
@Zboots I will take this into consideration. Thanks for leaving a constructive comment :^)
WizardOLivonia 5 months ago
@Zboots its the style today...........yes its common practice to soullessly flick the switch at a great frequency when editing because humans have lost their souls.
posthumanhero 4 months ago
@Zboots The only thing worse than that is when they show the audiance
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
@Zboots I aggree as an editor I find this edit extremely annoying. Not all editor are like this ;-)
GlantzMedia 3 months ago
@Zboots The ' MTV EDIT ' is with is FOREVER ! They think it is endlessly clever to switch shots at warp speed. If you watched the Victoria's Secret show, the other night, before you could even focus on a great pair, the shot was gone and ten new ones had passed. This isn't a passing trend. It has screwed up everything from videos, to commercials, to movies for going on 30 years now.
kbswzawl0 1 month ago
Spend enough time reading and listening to Ted and you'll realize he doesn't do drugs and never did. Hell, he met Fred Bear when he was FOUR, and formed a lifelong friendship. Do you think Fred would have tolerated a druggie?
KayakMike1963 5 months ago
If Ted did do drugs he didn't do as much as everyone says. I mean damn look how burnt out everyone is except him. He has more energy than most 25 year olds and those guys are struggling to keep up.
monkeyshineVideos 6 months ago
Don't Do Drugs Kids!!!
stinkfist73 7 months ago
Still one of the great rock 'n roll guitar solos of all time. Very Jim McCarty influenced. I think Ted's great but have a hard time believing he didn't do drugs!
flazjsg 7 months ago
I love this video. Too bad that so many comments revel in complaining about non-perfection. 'Hey Lama...how about a little something for the effort?' as Carl Spackler would say.
Chiberserker 8 months ago
BRIAN WILSON ON DRUMS!!!
tomthefunky 8 months ago
Elect the Nuge for Pres!!!
XMIR10C 8 months ago 3
I can vouch for Ted. I as well never did a drug in my life, but I had long hair and refused drugs many times. My grandfather told me that killing gophers was the best medicine for kids. The DEA agreed. The kids motto: Kill a gopher and spare the acid.
XMIR10C 8 months ago
@XMIR10C The Nuge..prime example 'clean' living ,aint good for ya.
In comparison with these other dudes ,he lookes and behaves like a drug casualty
PAULLONDEN 8 months ago
@PAULLONDEN i disagree heavily.....the nuge is the only one hear really shining, while some of the others (particulalrly the lousy drummer) seem fragile and burntout) -- his health and power shines through eveything he does whether we like it or not!
posthumanhero 5 months ago
@posthumanhero I stand corrected.....;]..you've got a point there,the singer especialy ,looks as if he'd rather was at home in front of the telly..
PAULLONDEN 5 months ago
@knievelhotmail...I agree, especially when it was Ted's great guitar work that really launched the song to the heights that it went and yes, Uncle Ted seemed to be letting the great Amboy Dukes take the spotlight!
goldfortress 9 months ago
Kind of classy to stand off to the side and let these guys have one more day in the spotlight.
knievelhotmail 9 months ago 2
The Dukes were a serious band... But while this sounds great (all thing considered), it's difficult to take Ted seriously... If he wants to be a redneck clown he should get a Ronald McDonald suit and join the circus. Still, an undeniably fine tune and well done here.
MrCherryJuice 10 months ago
@MrCherryJuice - Goofus behavior aside, it's very easy to take Ted seriously; his guitar made the song when it first came out back in the 1960s and it still does makes it...that riff is on the short list of all-time great axe licks, no question.
Galantski 9 months ago 2
Bill (moms) White still rocks on bass!
gentlefire100 10 months ago 2
Any way, the footnote to this post is that my brother's band Dagwood opened for Ted and the Marriage incarnation of The Dukes at the Eastown Theater. Anyway, history is always cool. P.S. Fabulous post, although I would have loved to see on lead vocals where he belongs!
PHYZOE 11 months ago
I do have to chime in on this one. In 1968 I think it was, between The Journey album & the Mainstream 45 "You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire". Most of these same Dukes appeared at the Denby High School gym with Ted in full flower power feathers & beads and rocked 50 people to the ABSOLUTE STRATOSPHERE. Ted called everyone on stage with the cry "It's a party". My brother had fabulous black & white photos of this gig which upon the entrance of time & apathy eventually disappeared. Continued part 2
PHYZOE 11 months ago
Ted Nugent looks 20 years younger than everyone else on the stage, they all look burnt out...shows what extended periods of drug use will do to you...
TheConspiracist1 11 months ago 2
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TheConspiracist1 11 months ago
I don't agree with Ted's politics, but he's one heck of a healthy man.
EmpressOfWyoming58 11 months ago
Wow, this was cool to see, but they could have sprung for some monitors. I've never heard singers lose the beat this badly, ever.
paulybxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11 months ago 2
The singer is still on drugs, by the looks and sound of him! I'm all for nostalgia, but there are limits!
MrAttPatt 11 months ago
DETROIT MUSIC ROCKS!
thegunlineband 11 months ago
Yes Ted does not do drugs as we all know but the doctor told him he has to stop smoking that scottish tea and let's hope them are chicken breasts he's feeding them breast fed gators.
goldfortress 11 months ago
Me thinks 'ol Ted took a few journeys even though he says he didn't. Anyone ever read his interview with High Times magazine from decades ago?
garminpink 1 year ago
@garminpink I recall an interview where he said something like...."I know all about drugs, Man. I lived with the MC5 in the summer of '68 and smoked enough hash to fill Ahab's tent!"
flamesounds 11 months ago
I don't care how good of a guitar player you are, you SUCK ted....
Aldebaron9 1 year ago
@Aldebaron9 You must be a "bottom feeding liberal!! Naw probably just an idiot.LOL!!
Trashfished 1 year ago
jimmy palmer on drums? i thought his name was dave palmer
defleppardfan69 1 year ago
@defleppardfan69 apparently Dave wasn't ready to play the gig so Jimmy Butler from The Gang filled in. Seeing as Gerg Arama and Steve Farmer were both in The Gang it made sense.
WizardOLivonia 1 year ago 4
@defleppardfan69 ohhh jimmy BUTLER. for some reason i thought ted said jimmy palmer
defleppardfan69 1 year ago
this is Ted as the current RETARDED self, stupid hat, and I bet he goes off on his political Bs rants, the guy is a load.
cengeb 1 year ago
This would've been more fun if they rehearsed a bunch before this, and Ted stood on his mark, not jumping around so much.
Jgeneraledger23 1 year ago
It really starts to fall apart at 1:45 and goes down hill from there. The keyboards seem to be elsewhere much like the vocals. Embarrassing performance.
thatmuse76 1 year ago
All you Ted haters. Go ahead, He's Ted Nugent and you ain't !
jamboa2003 1 year ago
Good thing that telprompter was there for the singer
Trowerr 1 year ago
Oh dear. He needed an ear monitor badly. Would have been a much better performance vocally for him.
SaskBirdies 1 year ago
John Drake is a good cat. I saw him recently , and he looked good and was in good spirits. He does'nt perform much , but , I saw him do "Baby Please Don't Go" with Iggy Yoakum several years ago , and it was BAD ASS. He does'nt have the high part to his voice , but , excluding Roky Erickson , who does after 40 - plus years , unless they sing all the time and see a vocal coach ? I'm not making excuses , but , I know doing this show meant the world to him.
pfordsq 1 year ago
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posthumanhero 1 year ago
@posthumanhero I won't deny that's been a lot of people's experience with Roky , from what I've be told , but , having seen him seven times , and only once ( In 1993 , when he was still in great psychological decline..) did he not have it all together , vocally (But , even that was great.)..... I do think Roky's working his voice too hard , but , I've only heard evidence of that , here on You Tube.
pfordsq 1 year ago
the singer is just singing to his own personal tempo and ignoring the band. how we avoid this is to practice, study and be musicians. if we're not willing to do that, then we don't go onstage and waste everyone's time.
reaperpro 1 year ago
hey ... give these guys a break. Just think, if they weren't so good back in the day you wouldn't have anything to compare them to today (?). They are fine and it's good to see them enjoying themselves. Anyway, they were probably coaxed into performing on short notice.
It's good to see Mr. Drake. He can always look back and know that he and the guys contributed one of the better classics that will be enjoyed for many more decades. How many of us can say that?
megalon64 1 year ago 3
Mr. Nugent still tears it up!
willberb 1 year ago
...It would have been nice had they slowed down the timing a little to match the 60s version.
vachief 1 year ago
The Nuge stll has it.
slimturnpike 1 year ago
Ted should take one of his guns to himself after this. This sucks a nugent !!!!!
lizajanebaker 1 year ago
i think the band (other than john drake) sounded pretty damn good. if u pay attention, the only reason why the timing was so off was because john couldnt keep up, and thats not the rest of the bands fault
defleppardfan69 1 year ago
Talk about your MAJOR CLASSIC ! It's amazing that all these guys are still alive. Come to think of it...it's amazing that I'm still alive ! Thanks for the video.
iamthemindseye 1 year ago
I think adding the dancing girls would have helped... not the originals girls though..Hahaha!! Who wants Ted for Prez!?!?!! atleast just to unseat Obama..
Ted will go to his grave with that guitar screeeeming!! and a rifle over his shoulder ofcourse.. Lol..
Gotta Love the old video of this one !!!
surfelectric 1 year ago
Ted Nugent stole the show. Those other singers better learn how to sing from their diaphragm or rehearse a little better. Ted was having a grand old time.
Ted Nugent said that this song was not about psychedelic drugs. Well, I won't blame him for denying this. He has to deny. It's a matter of PR but...Ted's guitar playing rules!!!
The song WAS about LSD. You have to live in the 1960's to understand and Understand. Back then, marijuana, LSD, peyote were considered to be "good drugs".
Nguli34689 1 year ago
LMAO!!!!! I didn't know they got the town drunk to sing with them.
satantheclown 1 year ago
I'm just amazed John Drake is still alive!!
pgo301 1 year ago
Teddy should have squeezed into those satin suits he had to wear when they were playing this on TV back in the sixties.
graffiti62 1 year ago
if this is what you look and sound like (exception: the nuge) when you`ve journeyed to the center of the mind, then I must admit this is about THE LAST PLACE I would ever want to go to...ouch!!!!!
this is bad, and I mean BAD ;-)
shotdonkey 1 year ago
They couldnt keep time. Drake couldnt sing on meter and could use more echo. All that said; this is one of my favorite songs, I was 14 when it came out and it was about as heavy as AM radio got (WLS); along with Blue Cheer's Summertime Blues. TED-well there is indeed something to be said for living a drug free life.
apackerfan 1 year ago
This Amboy Dukes rocker is a perfect example of the fact for me that there are songs from the area of the Psychedelic rock which have also lost after more than 40 years still purely even nothing in her original fascination. Clear, decades do not pass the band of course quite without a trace, however, one can recognise that it still concerns excellent musicians who understand her craft. This song rocks still today - thank you for uploadin', keep on rockin' from Germany!!
musicfreak1967 1 year ago
Oh my God. As much as love this band (believe it or not, I actually prefer the Amboy Dukes over just Ted Nugent), John Drake shouldn't have done this. I mean, how can the other guys sound so good on backing vocals, yet John sucks so bad?
defleppardfan69 1 year ago
GET DOWN UNCLE TED!
horsedood13 1 year ago
@bobyoung53 :
It all about Uncle Ted, LOL!!!, and righfully so, he sounds as good as ever.
Don't know if the rest of the band kept playing all these years, Nugent had to collect them from the Seniors Home, and as far as the singer, yeah his timing was a little off, but how many singers can sound the same 40 years later, unless the song doesn't require any vocal straining.
Orion579 1 year ago
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@Orion579 but how many singers can sound the same 40 years later
Just one: Iggy
Brianjonestown 1 year ago
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posthumanhero 1 year ago 8
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@posthumanhero No problem PHH, but you sure had to scroll back a long way to find some balls to bust, and despite all the effort you're still dead-ass wrong. I saw Iggy open for the Stones in '81 and again this year and he sounded the same. But I haven't checked out Motorhead in a while, so you could be right on that score.
Brianjonestown 1 year ago
@Brianjonestown listen to the first stooges albums, then watch a recent stooges gig at some casino somewhere -- i rest my case.........same with roky -- listen to the elevators or aliens lps then watch his pathetic peformances with that annoying hipster band he's got backing him up these days....face the truth: we missed it first time 'round and they're capitalizing on that fact with their disearnest renditions of fetishized favorites.............ring out the old and bring in the new!!!!!!!!!!
posthumanhero 1 year ago 14
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You have difficulty making sense, especially when you switch your argument mid-stream. We weren't talking about the Stooges, you just claimed Iggy couldn't sing anymore -- which is demonstrably untrue. And I'm not sure how performing in "some casino somewhere" has anything to do with losing one's ability to put on a good show. So YOU "face the truth": if you admit you missed it the first time round, how can you say it's bullshit now?? I didn't miss it and I'm digging it today: Iggy's the Man.
Brianjonestown 1 year ago
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posthumanhero 1 year ago
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@posthumanhero That's right -- your point was simple and wrong. And I'm not the troll who searched for 7-month-old comments to jump up someone's ass with. Get the point yet, sweetheart? lol....ciao
Brianjonestown 1 year ago
@posthumanhero Well, to take issue with your words, I really doubt that the Dukes are capitalizing upon their past fame. This is an awards performance giving tribute to the power and strength that they exhibited and still maintain. A tribute that is righteously justified by the influence and stamina in todays music and most importantly the Detroit attitude that their music stll exerts and rings true today. Render to the Amboy Dukes the tribute that the Amboy Dukes most truly deserve!
michelesaintthomas 1 year ago
@michelesaintthomas axtually i wasn't talking about them in my comment........
posthumanhero 1 year ago
The classic lineup of one of the best Detroit rock bands!!
christoofart 1 year ago
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dimebagdave77 1 year ago
I wonder if Ted knew how aweful John was going to sing this, My god that was bad. Ted rocked it though!!
stinkfist73 1 year ago
The voice goes when you get old. An unfortuante side effect of life is getting old and eventually dying.
Syntox 1 year ago
Which is not to excuse his totally fucking up the timing of the lyrics...
Syntox 1 year ago
Nugent is still God of that Wango Tango guitar!!!
falsepride 1 year ago
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posthumanhero 1 year ago
And Ted Nugent says he did not know this song was about drugs. PAUSE
RIIIIIIIGHT!
PopeFlores2 2 years ago 12
@PopeFlores2 Kind of suspicious. Then again, I never knew until recently that "She Bop" by Cindy Lauper is supposedly about masturbation.
Lanny1966 1 year ago
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I agree but he certainly does now so he may have left that BS behind.
Rustyshackleford08 1 year ago
@PopeFlores2 thats not true he said he did know and he doesnt support drug and alcohol abuse because people from the group died
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
@PopeFlores2 thats not true he did know because people in his group died of drugs while he changed the oil on their cars thats what he said he opposes drug abuse and supports mothers against drunk driveing
spacepatrolman 11 months ago
@PopeFlores2 And I bet you think Strawberry Fields and Spanish Castle Magic were about drugs, too.
EmpressOfWyoming58 11 months ago
@PopeFlores2 Anybody who can make out the lyrics should be able to decipher that; this coming from someone who doesn't get most symbolism!
SisterhoneyTS 10 months ago
@PopeFlores2 -No, really! And the lyric "you might not come back" wasn't about a bad trip, either. LOL
Galantski 9 months ago 2
DAMN THAT WAS G-O-O-O-D. In the 1970's some fools said Elvis The Great at 42, was too old to be a rock star anymore. Hell, he was the first so he was the oldest. He was the only reference at that time. THIS IS MY GENERATION AND WE STILL ROCK AND WE'RE WAY PAST 42.
w5d 2 years ago 3
nugent still kicks ass though
dukeofsnatch 2 years ago 5
yeah, this blows pretty bad
dukeofsnatch 2 years ago
Instrumentally good. Vocals not.
BLong114 2 years ago 3
I was born and raised in Detroit in 1955 and every where I go its part of me and who I am!
ems911brat 2 years ago
Absolutely pathetic performance.
mfish618 2 years ago
That happens sometimes, it is a monitor problem, anyway this is an historic rock band, and the song is superb.
johmo23 2 years ago
hey am I...Ted...and am I loud enough?
can ya hear me play...oh and sort of talk?
shuffleslunuffle 2 years ago
i'd play loud too if i were him. the rest of band sucks out loud
lioneltwain22 2 years ago
looks like they need to boot some geritol.
chrisbarry44 2 years ago
With the alarmingly high mortality rate amongst pioneering rockers in recent years, it is an absolute blessing to see a visionary and indispensible band persevering with their artistic integrity intact. God bless the Amboy Dukes! Excesses and peccadilloes notwithstanding, it is a blessing to still have them among us.
MikeBlitzMag 2 years ago
I know Teddy is a dick,but he does whale out a mean guitar,,,
Ridgid 2 years ago
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What a fucking arrogant asshole Ted is! His band is second rate. I wouldn't pay 10 cents to see him. I'd rather spend the money on gum.
blabblab1212 2 years ago
at least he had ONE good song in him, "Journey to the Center of The Mind".
moorlock2003 2 years ago
Uncle Ted sure did show them and he knew it. Ronnierob got it, good eating and clean living...
reggierockit 2 years ago 2
The guy sure can't sing like he used to.
guitar62751 2 years ago
appears they're having some sort of monitor problem.
pretty boss, though.
nitrohuffer1320 2 years ago
See what venison, squirrel, and an honest living can do for you?...Just compare Ted to the rest of the group......
ronnierob 2 years ago 4
With all due respect, John Drake looked and sounded horrible. The years of drug abuse took its toll. Its normal for a guy in his 60's to lose his singing ability somewhat, but that was pretty bad. Of course, those kids in 1967 probably could have never imagined getting up and performing in 2009
cockatiel7 2 years ago 9
@cockatiel7 Sounds like they needed more practice. Nuge is great as usual!
Lanny1966 1 year ago
@cockatiel7 again, with all due respect, it kinda looks like the Nuge is sittin' in with the local retirement center's house band .. lol . .and , yeah, prob'ly only Ted knew they'd still be rockin' this song 40 yrs hence.
GregERobertson 1 year ago
@cockatiel7 I don't think he actually looked bad but he looked out of place and he couldn't remember the words and kept looking to Farmer for the lead.
crosscatch 1 year ago
@cockatiel7 Yeah, too many journeys to the center of the mind.
10072018 1 year ago
@10072018 YO!
cell166 1 year ago
@cockatiel7 I saw Ted for the first time @ Edgewater Park (7 mile & Berg rd) in Detroit so many years ago it's hard to believe I'm THIS old ! Unfortunately , it was raining, and he didn't actually do his show, but he was jamming inside of a tented area and everyone was hanging around in amazment @ this young phenominal player. It's unfortunate Drake did drugs, because combined with getting old, I'm certain he regrets it now. Just the same, to see him perform was still VERY COOL.
gblueslover2 1 year ago
@cockatiel7 He probably hasn't sang in yeaaars. It's not his fault.
kaiserwilhelm 1 year ago
It seems as if the lead singer and rhythm guitarist were randomly picked off the streets and told to sing and play guitar.
reaperflynn3 2 years ago
Second guitarist looks like Bill Nighy?
But anyway, Ted, as usual, is too absorbed in his own ego and self-importance to realise that there are other people in the band performing.
mythicaljake 2 years ago
its a good thing ted was there with out him they would have really had a train wreck but we all have to relize that the old band hasnt played in 40 years so hat off for getting it done i say well done
ppeek2 2 years ago 3
Not only are they off key, the singers were a beat ahead during the bridge...
hammonddave 2 years ago
I was at this award show , was a bit late and missed this set . No big deal . Witnessed many variations of the Dukes between '72 and '74 before Ted went solo . They were better .
backstcrawler 2 years ago
Ted Nugent is a aggorant ass hole. These old farts sound horrilbile!!!!
PaulGreenleaf 2 years ago
I agree.
guitar62751 2 years ago
Hey Ted! Turn up your damn hearing aids! Talk about drowning out the band and hot dogging it. Its a band Ted not a solo act. Anyhow, the band should stay retired!! I feel sorry for the other guys now that they have total hearing loss after this gig thanks to terrible Ted!
fender4444 2 years ago
Sounds pretty good after 41 years. I knew Ted could still do it but didn't know about the others.
Mystifier122 2 years ago
Apparently FamilyUSA doesn't know what Ted has been like the last 40 years. He is a Outdoorsman from Michigan! He is a Michigan Cowboy and there are many of them, my best friend was one. Long live the rugged Michigan men, the land from where I came from.
freezerkid1 2 years ago 4
I thought Greg Arama was awesome. Saw them in Pittsburgh when there was only four of them and Greg was awesome !
zippy830 2 years ago 2
RIP Greg Arama
baybo272 2 years ago 3
John Drake vocals are on for all three songs, amazing really.
plangan107 2 years ago
Kudos to John Drake for his historical work, but the vocals on this are not amazing, not at all... its nice to compliment folks for giving the ol college try, but hey... if your ears are still attached, the vocals were pretty rough
JustPlainDB 2 years ago
Wonderful entertainment.
Five stars.
stever1957 2 years ago 3
And stop all the "we can't do this in France" bs. You soulnd like a real fuc*ing codger. Your political views are fine.....your delivery is beyond awful. As always, your entourage is afraid to tell you. I'm not. Get into the game man.
FamilyUSA 2 years ago
Ted, lose the fuc*king cowboy hat and start acting like a guy that's in touch with the 21st century. Christ, I love the Dukes but honestly man, look in the mirror. No ones's more motor city than me, and I'm calling you out man...deliver your message (which I agree with) in a more contemporary way...please.
FamilyUSA 2 years ago
I find it ironic that Ted Nugent did this Amboy Dukes reunion. I've read several interviews with Ted over the last 25+ years where he refered to the Amboy Dukes as a bunch of dopers.
hunkylynch 2 years ago
Nothing ironic about him saying they were a bunch of dopers then (they probably were) and playing with them for this reunion. Back then, they got fucked up (that was the thing to do), while he stayed straight ("not cool"). But they still made good music together. I'm reasonably sure that if they were still fucked up after all these years, he wouldn't have arranged this. We all evolve. We change. It's good that he gave them a chance to shine again, after all these years. He didn't have to.
stanrocker 2 years ago 4
Teds on target...always has been..awesome!
singer sucks though
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posthumanhero 2 years ago
So, they were a little rough - who cares. This is a total rush! Have long loved this song. Wish I'd been there. Thank you for posting!
grantobean 2 years ago
i thought it was awesome just for the sheer joy of getting them all onstage together again.
merhabene 2 years ago
I'm still happy it happened at all, they did the best they could under the circumstances. I thank all the AMBOY DUKES! What are y'alls problems?
fourty5mag 2 years ago
I was there and it was brutal.
They were f'd hard by the organizers of this event not providing an adequate monitor mix. It's hard to play in sync when you can't hear the other players.
ChrisDetroit 2 years ago
AGREED - they cannot hear each other.
PRETALIATION 2 years ago 3
That was painful to watch. Wish they'd have done a dry-run to sync-up after not doing it together for 40 years.
hashdfw 2 years ago
It was painful to have to wait all these years, it probably won't happen again, I'm just happy it happened at all.
fourty5mag 2 years ago
A horrifying display of the long term effects of drugs. Drake looks like a freaking ghost. Ironic that Nuge looks the best of all of them?
Zjcutler101 2 years ago
Why is that ironic?
fourty5mag 2 years ago