For 45 years, my sister made me promise to play this at her funeral. The ridiculosity of that always entertained us to no end. She passed away yesterday. I will honor her wishes.
@@michaelrochester48 I know - apparently you misunderstood my comment, because I wasn't judging or denouncing rock stars hooking up with underage groupies - I've been defending that for years online and getting attacked left and right. No one thought a 16 year-old was a "child" in the 70's, 80's and 90's. It's only been over the last 15 or so years that American society has infantilized teenagers - that's why 20-somethings are so immature these days and many still live with their parents.
I believe Ted was the top grossing live act of 1978. He was HUGE. I was fortunate to see him front row in 1984 when he was still a wild man with no shirt but playing to a much smaller crowd by then. 1978 was the year my 9 year old self discovered KISS, Ted, Aerosmith, Queen and Foghat. You literally cannot top 70's music.
Stranglehold is not just a song to fans of rock and roll, it is an anthem for a generation. Like Free Bird and Stairway to Heaven, these are songs that transcend time.
I'm awestruck just watching his right hand: how he picks, uses controlled feedback, his volume and tone knobs all incorporated into this piece of music. Brilliant! People don't realize how difficult it is for someone to get to that level of playing. He's not just playing a bunch of notes. He makes his guitar sing those notes by his dynamics and phrasing and that's what makes Ted Nugent so great as a guitarist. Really an absolute master and up there with the very best of the best.
You make an astute observation my friend. Managing guitar volume as a way to leverage tone dynamics is a lost art. It's way undervalued nowadays, but its the key to good organic tone and players from the arena rock days of yore were all well familiar with it. It's hard enough to control feedback on a solid body guitar run through a bunch of dimed up amplifiers stacked on top of 2x12 cabinets all daisy chained together. But trying to manage all of that through a hollow body guitar which Ted was known for, is an absolute feedback nightmare. It took an incredible level of skill to do it...
Dude, I'm a drummer but I was noticing exactly that when I was watching this. The way he's playing that guitar is like watching a conductor drive an orchestra. He's getting exactly what he wants out of it. This is a master class in classic rock guitar solo technique and performance. Great observation man 👍
100%, his diminuendos are incredibly fast and accurate. I was waiting for him to mess up. But he didn't. He uses countless techniques flawlessly. It leaves me in awe.
Saw Uncle Ted at The Spectrum in Philadelphia during the seventies. The stacks of speakers was unbelievable, and thought the building was going to explode....lol
When this came out I would sit in the back of my friend's car and listen to this at about 115 dB through Jensen Triax speakers. Now I'm paying for that, but still gotta crank it up.
I had Jensen 6x9 triaxles in the rear deck of my camaro. And often had Nugent in the 8track. Still remember that the glove box held nine 8track tapes. And the ashtray always seemed to hold a few roaches. Man, high school was fun. 🙂
My 70 Torino wasn't running and one night , while listening to the Radio , Billy Thorpes , Children of the Sun , came on the radio . It sucked , so I jumped into the back seat of my car and Cranked it up . The very next song was Stranglehold ! Both songs had parts that sound like they go in one ear into one side of your conscience right out the other ear . I had an Original Pioneer Tuner and 40 Watt Amp through Jensen Triaxles. I was 17 or so at the time. 40 plus years later , and I still remember that moment in time !
I did the same thing!! 6:20 It was so cool how the music would bounce between the speakers! I lived those speakers and this song showed how great they were! Thanks for reminding me of that memory!
Ted Nugent - white spandex with suspenders, fur tail, studded wrist bands, no shirt, long hair. Man, the '70s were great! I bet the show's producers weren't expecting that extended riff at the end.
@@bigfoot-id8bv Short scale 24". A typical Gibson Les Paul ranges from 24.594" to 24.75" (depending on year) with a Strat/Tele being 25.5". Shorter scale length just makes it easier to do bends and wide vibrato. Keeping a hollow body guitar "under control" as to feedback with loud volume is what's difficult. Plenty of people have done/do it, but one definitely has to know their particular guitar really well to keep it under firm control.
I saw Ted play this last Friday night 8-18-23 in Beaumont Texas. Ted's showmanship was stellar and he went deep into his fantastic catalog of music. This song brought tears to my eyes because this song and Hey Baby came from Ted's 1st album, which was one of the first albums I ever bought....he played both songs.
@@TheSteveSteele Yeah, that was my first concert ever in Beaumont, but not my last. Ford Field is a great arena. I've never been to Beaumont before. I stayed Friday & Saturday so I could explore a little bit. Yes, I will go back, it was quite enjoyable.
One day, in 1977 Bad Company was playing Tulsa, their opening act got food poisoning. Ted flew in on a moment's notice and with Bad Co as his backup band, played an hour set. I wish I has a camera, or at least an audio tape recorder. A very unique take on his hits.
I saw Ted when he was with Dam Yankees in like 1991. Bad Company was the second show. But it was kind of a mistake to follow Ted on stage. He had so much energy, anything else is a let down.
How many 96 year old songs do you listen to on a regular basis? I can't think of 1. Our time has mostly come and gone. Future generations will sooner than we'd all like to admit, not even care.
Marvelous, wild, and pure gold. I am 43 and I am from Ecuador, almost impossible to live those days where tv was a real entertainment. I am glad to see this jewel, thank you.
Nugent concert about 1980. He swung onto the jungle stage on a vine wearing a loin cloth. It was so clean and loud that you could see the sound rippling faces. I was almost deaf for a couple days. Incredible experience for a teenager.
61 here ... learned this as one of the first when I picked up a guitar. Needle and vinyl, 3 seconds at a time. I still get chicken bumps when I hear this. Ted loves America! Oh yea, he was and is drug free.
Went to see Ted Nugent in I think it was 1980 , Hammersmith Odeon London. I was 17 at time. He basically came on stage and played Live Gonzo. He was full of energy, the Gibson birdland was howling. What a sound he and his band generated that nite, stranglehold and Hibernation were the stand out tunes for me. What a nite . 👍👍
I was there too. 17 also. From the Paralyzed tour. Great night as you so well say. The Nuge played a brand new song in his set - Reservation. Awesome. He’s now a TX Lone Star State advocate of owning your own guns & enjoying your liberty. Too right 😃👊👍
I remember my jaw dropped when I saw Nugent hosting the Midnight Special that week! I used to stay up to watch every week but this was special because it was Terrible Ted and hard Rock playing live on my TV 📺 Set. Which rarely happened if ever! I was listening to Aerosmith Toys in the Attic and Rocks. And Kiss . So I was in my teen hard rock phase. So I turned up the TV and rocked out to this show! It was one of the best things I ever saw on TV. Live Music! And it was Hard Rock! Thanks CZcams and to whoever posted this great show!
First concert (with a date) was Ted Nugent at a little venue in Kansas City Memorial Hall. KRAZY good with the guitar he is. My ears are still ringing 49 years later!! Was a great show.
Haha good point. It must have come naturally to him because you're right. He's not the type to spend 16 hours a day playing in his bedroom like Randy Rhoads and many others.
I saw Ted when I was in high school in the 70's , had a back stage pass and got to meet the band , best time ever, the 70's was full of concerts and kick ass bands ,
@@debbiebasche5337 Thank you , the 70's were a lot of fun for sure , I was always going to concerts , it was a wonderful time to be young , I was very fortunate to have seen so so many awesome bands...
I went to a boatload of concerts in the 70s. I started in 76 when I was 14. Never seen Led Zeppelin though. Seen Ted twice. Went to most of my concerts at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood Florida. I'd hate to be a young kid today.
Saw Ted in Modesto CA about 23 years ago with Nightranger. One ofthe best concerts I ever saw. The audience, no lie was about 70 to 80% women to men with all the women drop dead gorgeous. Ted really could draw the women to his shows.
1977, an orange Formula Firebird 400, a pioneer super tuner cassette deck with Jensen 9's across the backset deck cranked and Penny B in the passenger seat. Age 17 was quite fun indeed!!!
One of my all-time favorite leads... Ted was/is a MASTER!!! Passion and feeling are SO missing in today's music. I am so fortunate that I grew up in the days of Nugent, Page, Beck and the rest. 🤘🤘
@@anthonydixon452 Charlie is a much better musician than Derek - that's why he's actually had a multi-faceted career after Ted (his 'Dirty Fingers' with Gary Moore rules. For starters) that lasts to this day whereas Derek disappeared from view after Whitford/St.Holmes.
Saw Ted Nugent headline in '78 at Grand Slam Jam... Milwaukee...he was incredibly nuts...he was the best concert ever in Milwaukee...a great guitar slinger...met him twice...its a CRIME hes not voted in by the rock n roll hall of fame...note all small letters...that was for you TED...my guitar HERO...!!
For me this song is all about that unbelievably tasty guitar solo that is pure ear candy. I'm a fairly good guitar player and I will tell you that Ted put A LOT of work into perfecting that on the record.
Stranglehold is one of the top 10 songs of all time because it's a classic song with a fabulous team of vocals, lead guitar, drums and bass guitar that is a masterpiece. Very few groups in history recorded a song this good.
My first Ted Nugent concert was in 1977 at soldier Field. The Super Bowl rock which included journey 38 special Lynyrd Skynyrd and the tickets are only $10.
I saw a lot of bands from this episode at a day long concert in Cleveland in the summer of 1979. Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Journey And the Scorpions doing their first ever live show in the USA. All in one day. It was amazing.
Saw Ted in concert during 1975 in Michigan with Derek St. Holmes. Man they were amazing! Ted must’ve had a cold because he was spitting lewgies off the stage. 😅 So loud my ears were ringing for 2 days after the concert. Now I’m an old fart at 69. The music and memories from those years are incomparable.
I saw him 1977 at the Cow Palace. Afterwards, I thought I had suffered permanent ear damage, as everything sounded like I had my fingers in my ears for the next 2-3 days. Great show though!
What an absolute insane extravaganza rendition of one the greatest rock anthems ever..such a kick ass song and band to boot.. Uncle Ted Rocks. I had the privilege of seeing him during the Intensity in Ten Cities tour..loin cloth..Tarzan vine and all.. One hell of a show.
Ted at the height of his best. Met him when he was in his 60's, shook his hand and that guy has a solid grip of iron that can literally break your hand. I guarantee thats how he can make a Gibson Byrdland jazz guitar sound edgy, dark, deadly as if it's not a musical instrument but a weapon!!
Nothing like the 70's! 👉Started with Free For All and ended with an extended version (over 11 minutes) of "Strangehold" come from the first show, broadcast on NBC on the night of November 24, 1978, when Nugent (with Charlie Huhn on lead vocals) performed alongside REO Speedwagon, AC/DC and Cheap Trick, while live footage of Thin Lizzy playing in London was shown, as were videos by Golden Earring and Aerosmith. Wow!
Has never gotten old for me and I'm 62 now! Have always played some of this song whenever noodling on my guitar. Still do.😎 Rock On Motor City Mad Man, Uncle Ted, The Nuge!!!
I saw Ted when this album came out! I still remember it like it was yesterday and to me this album revitalized this type of music! We all went Gonzo! Ted was at the forefront of that movement! This lineup was a helluva band!
i saw Ted at the Hollywood Sportatorium in January or 1978 with Golden Earring. He was amazing! Also saw him last July 2023 at The Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and was surprised how good he still is. He can still play like a possessed madman! Haha it was a great show and the audience, albeit quite a bit older… lol was totally into it!
Wow, I remember seeing Nugent at Winterland back in the mid 70's. I recall he was standing on top of all the amps and playing Queen of the Forest. He's a natural playing the guitar, one of the best.
I was blessed to see the maestro live a dozen times as an opening act for bands at the old Toledo Sports Arena back in the 70s. Uncle Ted never failed to be epic.
My brother was a huge Ted Nugget fan! My brother would be jammin' out and jumping around like a lunatic playing his air guitar. He was a Rocker Boy for sure! I was exposed to many genres in my house growing up. I am so thankful... it made me appreciate every form of music for what it is!! Aren't memories grand? Happy Monday... thank you for sharing! 💖
I do not believe for one second that he had NEVER experimented with any kind of substance! I'm pretty sure that he had tried marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and peyote. Neither of those are dangerous. Mushrooms are definitely not addictive.
@@ALRULZ1965 Image, that's all. I wouldn't be offended if he had done marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms or peyote, it's plant medicine and definitely for insight. He is the embodiment of the artists of the time.
My 1st concert in 1974 I think was the year at the Philadelphia Spectrum, Ted Nugent , opened up for REO speed wagon and Aerosmith headlined on their Toys in the attic tour. It’s great Ted came out swinging only wearing a loin cloth , seen him several times since. This is my favorite song and the album Free for all my favorite album, rock on Ted yeah 😅…
I saw Michael Schenker open up for "Uncle Ted" in 1984 at the Sacramento Memoria Auditorium. Was there to see Ted, barely know who Schenker was at the time. I say this with all due respects to Nugent, but Schenker blew him off the stage! At the time I was looking forward to "Double Live Gonzo" relived, But Mikey got Ted in a "Strangle Hold"
@@kevincogan5174 I knew who Schenker was in the 70’s with UFO both Ted and Michael are wicked lead guitarist !! I’ll bet that was an awesome show my 2 favorites kicking ass and taking names !!
@@davidday8417 Shortly after the Nugent/Schenker show I bought the live album "Strangers in the Night" and that was that, I was hooked. Shortly after a buddy of mine made a Cassette Recording for me, "Lonesome Crow" by Scorpions on Side A, which I'm sure you are aware, featured a 15 year old Schenker. Side B was "Fly to the Rainbow" by Scorpions, I suddenly had another favorite Axe Slinger Ulrich Roth. By the way, in April of '94 2 friends and myself flew from the Bay Area, Ca. to San Antonio. TX. to see the original line up of the newly reformed UFO play the "La Semana Allegre" Music Festival, April 16th,1994. We flew there specifically at considerable expense to witness Schenker with UFO, and I can honestly say, it was worth every penny!
@@dmitryowens Been a huge fan of Roth since '85. I recall being at a Party in the Sunset District of San Francisco back in '80,and hearing some seriously awesome guitar work. I walked up to the "Turntable" (remember those?) and took a look at the album cover , Scorpions "Tokyo Tapes". Had no idea who they were at that time, but memory stuck with me for all these years. 2 years later I was seeing them for the first time on the "Black Out" Tour, Oakland Coliseum Arena, courtesy of Bill Graham Presents!
Democrats are the problem...not people who believe in what`s best for America. Democrats have ruined a large portion of this nation. They belong in institutions or cages for public safety reasons.
controversial????LOL...people now think they are the opposite secs, have support rats and think they are aliens from other planets and Ted Nugent is controversial??? what a joke. He has an opinion just like everybody else...let him have his and you have yours...
Love it ! He played ASU activity center in Tempe AZ Nov 3 1977 & my hearing has never recovered ! Unbelievable show ! When you went to see uncle Ted you got your moneys worth !
Uncle Ted was at the top of his game here. He was incredible at Cal Jam 2 during this same period. I saw him there as one of the headliners (13 major acts) and he truly kicked ass, leaping across the speaker stack while playing. Almost 50 years, later I recall it vividly.
The last show Derek played with him until he reunited with him. They hated each other's g*ts by that time and weren't even talking and if they did it was telling each other to f**k off during the show. haha If you watch Cal Jam 2 it looks like Derek is talking crap to Ted. ha
Uncle Ted sure pulled one out here and let 'er Rip. Met him when I was 10yrs old (1977) backstage and got an autograph from him. I will never forget that as you couldn't pull that smile off my face for the next 10yrs. Sure wish I'd seen him a few more times back in those mid 70's days. Love the Gonzo Mtr City Madman.
I remember hearing Uncle Ted in 1977, when I was 17, when he came to a venue near my hometown in the city of Macon, Georgia, he really blew the roof off the place, and I remember that I couldn't hear good for several days after, now in 2023 at 63, I'm partially deaf from Uncle Ted, but it was all worth it, there will never be another Ted Nugent! Rock on Ted!
I remember seeing him in Germany in 1980 wearing nothing but a loincloth at the 3rd annual Golden Summer Night concert. I actually was allowed to sit on the edge of the concert stage. Saw him again in my hometown of Poplar Bluff Mo. in 2007 from the front of the barrier !
THIS was Uncle Teddy at his VERY finest!!! I got to see him live twice and THOSE shows are imprinted on me forever!! Stranglehold and Great White Buffalo . . . . WOW!!
I'll go back many moons on this one.... Jackson MI national guard armory Teddy and Wayne Kramer doing the guitar battle of the century. What a memory. They'd try shattering glass's it was fantastic. Listen to Uncle Ted at least a couple times a week
Saw him play in my home town of Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium May 25,1976, he played every song on the album that came out in 1975, it was an amazing show.
For 45 years, my sister made me promise to play this at her funeral. The ridiculosity of that always entertained us to no end. She passed away yesterday. I will honor her wishes.
My condolences 💐 😢
Let it rip in her honor !!.. I'm sure she'll appreciate it.
I would have been in love with your sister, sorry i never met her!
Wow so sorry for your loss, how many times did you play it at her funeral
Play it for her and send her home in style.. lord please touch this family an put a hedge around them .. amen
Eleven minutes of Stranglehold on national TV. Boy those days are gone for good!
And so are the days of underage groupies 😞
@@hinjurock70 Don Henley sure thinks so.
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@@hinjurock70 Every rock band did that from kiss to Led Zeppelin to the Rolling Stones. Don’t push this on Ted. These were willing groupies
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I know - apparently you misunderstood my comment, because I wasn't judging or denouncing rock stars hooking up with underage groupies - I've been defending that for years online and getting attacked left and right. No one thought a 16 year-old was a "child" in the 70's, 80's and 90's. It's only been over the last 15 or so years that American society has infantilized teenagers - that's why 20-somethings are so immature these days and many still live with their parents.
Truth. I'm 64, long in the tooth, a percussionist, and yet I always come back to this anthem when feeling down.
I believe Ted was the top grossing live act of 1978. He was HUGE. I was fortunate to see him front row in 1984 when he was still a wild man with no shirt but playing to a much smaller crowd by then. 1978 was the year my 9 year old self discovered KISS, Ted, Aerosmith, Queen and Foghat. You literally cannot top 70's music.
I saw him in 2011. Great show.
-#cheers-- !- 🔥💯🤘
I saw him here in Providence in 1978, WHO opened for him?
@@kevinwalsh4652 I give up. Who?
@@Zoetropeification haha, no, I was asking him if he recalled Ted's opening act, I forgot myself.
Stranglehold is not just a song to fans of rock and roll, it is an anthem for a generation. Like Free Bird and Stairway to Heaven, these are songs that transcend time.
I have to second that list
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Agreed!!
You speak the truth Dude Man!!!
Amen.
I'm awestruck just watching his right hand: how he picks, uses controlled feedback, his volume and tone knobs all incorporated into this piece of music. Brilliant! People don't realize how difficult it is for someone to get to that level of playing. He's not just playing a bunch of notes. He makes his guitar sing those notes by his dynamics and phrasing and that's what makes Ted Nugent so great as a guitarist. Really an absolute master and up there with the very best of the best.
You make an astute observation my friend. Managing guitar volume as a way to leverage tone dynamics is a lost art. It's way undervalued nowadays, but its the key to good organic tone and players from the arena rock days of yore were all well familiar with it. It's hard enough to control feedback on a solid body guitar run through a bunch of dimed up amplifiers stacked on top of 2x12 cabinets all daisy chained together. But trying to manage all of that through a hollow body guitar which Ted was known for, is an absolute feedback nightmare. It took an incredible level of skill to do it...
I saw that 1978 tour, it was so loud that after the show we could not hear each other talking, my ears were ringing for three days.
Dude, I'm a drummer but I was noticing exactly that when I was watching this. The way he's playing that guitar is like watching a conductor drive an orchestra. He's getting exactly what he wants out of it. This is a master class in classic rock guitar solo technique and performance. Great observation man 👍
100%, his diminuendos are incredibly fast and accurate. I was waiting for him to mess up. But he didn't. He uses countless techniques flawlessly. It leaves me in awe.
Saw Uncle Ted at The Spectrum in Philadelphia during the seventies. The stacks of speakers was unbelievable, and thought the building was going to explode....lol
When this came out I would sit in the back of my friend's car and listen to this at about 115 dB through Jensen Triax speakers. Now I'm paying for that, but still gotta crank it up.
I had Jensen 6x9 triaxles in the rear deck of my camaro. And often had Nugent in the 8track. Still remember that the glove box held nine 8track tapes. And the ashtray always seemed to hold a few roaches. Man, high school was fun. 🙂
My 70 Torino wasn't running and one night , while listening to the Radio , Billy Thorpes , Children of the Sun , came on the radio . It sucked , so I jumped into the back seat of my car and Cranked it up . The very next song was Stranglehold ! Both songs had parts that sound like they go in one ear into one side of your conscience right out the other ear . I had an Original Pioneer Tuner and 40 Watt Amp through Jensen Triaxles. I was 17 or so at the time. 40 plus years later , and I still remember that moment in time !
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Ha ha! That was me too! 61 now, my hearing is fried, I saw Ted twice in Florida in 1980 at the Florida jam and Savannah ga.
I did the same thing!! 6:20 It was so cool how the music would bounce between the speakers! I lived those speakers and this song showed how great they were! Thanks for reminding me of that memory!
This is one of the greatest and most unique and creative guitar solos ever written.
You need to get out more.
@@D34DH34D4LYF to each his or her own.
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Wtf does getting out more have to do with appreciating a great classic guitar solo?
They are jealous scabs.@@dmitryowens
You need to stay in more.@@D34DH34D4LYF
Ted Nugent - white spandex with suspenders, fur tail, studded wrist bands, no shirt, long hair. Man, the '70s were great! I bet the show's producers weren't expecting that extended riff at the end.
Arguably, one of the top 10 greatest rock and roll songs of all time
Anyone who can control a hollowbody guitar played through a stack of cranked old Fender amps is a certified badass.
Not just a hollow body but a byrdland, weird scale jazz thing……very hard to do.
Especially wearing those pants.
@@bigfoot-id8bv Short scale 24". A typical Gibson Les Paul ranges from 24.594" to 24.75" (depending on year) with a Strat/Tele being 25.5". Shorter scale length just makes it easier to do bends and wide vibrato.
Keeping a hollow body guitar "under control" as to feedback with loud volume is what's difficult. Plenty of people have done/do it, but one definitely has to know their particular guitar really well to keep it under firm control.
I mean humbuckers definitely help.
Saw Ted live in 1978. 9th grade. Had school the next day. Everyone's ears hurt the next day. It was amazing.
I saw him at Cobo Arena in Detroit at the 87' Whiplash Bash. My ears rang for at least 3 days. It was awesome! ✌🏼
One of the best Rock n’ Roll songs ever!
I saw Ted play this last Friday night 8-18-23 in Beaumont Texas.
Ted's showmanship was stellar and he went deep into his fantastic catalog of music. This song brought tears to my eyes because this song and Hey Baby came from Ted's 1st album, which was one of the first albums I ever bought....he played both songs.
In Beaumont huh? Very cool.
@@TheSteveSteele Yeah, that was my first concert ever in Beaumont, but not my last. Ford Field is a great arena.
I've never been to Beaumont before. I stayed Friday & Saturday so I could explore a little bit. Yes, I will go back, it was quite enjoyable.
i’m from nome, texas-very close! great musician
Ted had one good song and this is it
@southrules you haven't heard much Ted. Maybe you should use those digits of yours to study up on the you tube instead of giving handjobs.
I'm so glad CZcams is showing all of these great performances from Midnight Special.
One day, in 1977 Bad Company was playing Tulsa, their opening act got food poisoning. Ted flew in on a moment's notice and with Bad Co as his backup band, played an hour set. I wish I has a camera, or at least an audio tape recorder. A very unique take on his hits.
I saw Ted when he was with Dam Yankees in like 1991.
Bad Company was the second show.
But it was kind of a mistake to follow Ted on stage.
He had so much energy, anything else is a let down.
@@edbeck8925 you definitely have to bring your A game to follow Ted
Ted nugent .rock beast. Great American Patriot.
Ted was incredible Live!!! Anybody else remember the loin cloth guy swinging in from the speaker? Good times before them Damn Yankees turned to FLUFF
@@bigpoppa5732 He looked like Tarzan swinging across from one speaker to the other in a loin cloth.
50 years from now this song will still be listened to like stair way to heaven.
I doubt it.
@@guitarzan2626 to each his own @guitarzilla.
@@guitarzan2626 voted biden huh?
@@joejones9520who cares?? Give it a darn rest 💤 💤
How many 96 year old songs do you listen to on a regular basis? I can't think of 1. Our time has mostly come and gone. Future generations will sooner than we'd all like to admit, not even care.
i totally remember seeing this the night it was broadcast. where the hell did 45 years go?!
They went Up in Smoke, LOL.
@@georgefaulk2528 yup...a LOT of smoke lol
I knew a Danny D from Mansfield back in the day. That you man?
@@Zoetropeification nope sorry.
The disco that hit that year has fogged out minds out and we're still recovering. It was like clown dust thrown in the face of Rock and Roll.
When the live version is better
Fabulous musicians!
Marvelous, wild, and pure gold. I am 43 and I am from Ecuador, almost impossible to live those days where tv was a real entertainment. I am glad to see this jewel, thank you.
I love when a song is all guitar! I'm a guitar junkie, saw him live in Toronto in early 80s. Man, his music flows thru his veins effortlessly. 🎉
Uncle Ted, thank You! From a '70's Man,we salute you most of all. Rock out....
Nugent concert about 1980. He swung onto the jungle stage on a vine wearing a loin cloth. It was so clean and loud that you could see the sound rippling faces. I was almost deaf for a couple days. Incredible experience for a teenager.
That was the tour for his Scream Dream album.
I seen that tour in Beaumont ,Tx . It was my first time to see Ted Nugent and then, last year I seen him for the last time , also in Beaumont .
I saw Slipknot and Hatebreed in 2015 my ears were ringing for a whole day!! LOL
I’m 65 and saw him in my 20’s. How the hell can a 65 year old women friggin love this still?!?
62 and I sure do too, we ROCK!
@@Cosmogirl014 You and MP are both people with superb and discerning taste.
thx! Same to you! @@titanuranus
61 here ... learned this as one of the first when I picked up a guitar. Needle and vinyl, 3 seconds at a time. I still get chicken bumps when I hear this. Ted loves America! Oh yea, he was and is drug free.
Because this is good music and they don't make em like that anymore!
One of the best rock songs ever. Even after listening to it for 40 plus years. Love it. 🎸
Went to see Ted Nugent in I think it was 1980 , Hammersmith Odeon London. I was 17 at time. He basically came on stage and played Live Gonzo. He was full of energy, the Gibson birdland was howling. What a sound he and his band generated that nite, stranglehold and Hibernation were the stand out tunes for me. What a nite . 👍👍
I was there too. 17 also. From the Paralyzed tour. Great night as you so well say. The Nuge played a brand new song in his set - Reservation. Awesome. He’s now a TX Lone Star State advocate of owning your own guns & enjoying your liberty.
Too right 😃👊👍
At 75 Uncle Ted can still rock like he's 20!
I can hear him play from my house down the street here in Texas.
@@KB-ke3fi you shitting me
I remember my jaw dropped when I saw Nugent hosting the Midnight Special that week! I used to stay up to watch every week but this was special because it was Terrible Ted and hard Rock playing live on my TV 📺 Set. Which rarely happened if ever!
I was listening to Aerosmith Toys in the Attic and Rocks. And Kiss . So I was in my teen hard rock phase.
So I turned up the TV and rocked out to this show! It was one of the best things I ever saw on TV. Live Music! And it was Hard Rock!
Thanks CZcams and to whoever posted this great show!
First concert (with a date) was Ted Nugent at a little venue in Kansas City Memorial Hall. KRAZY good with the guitar he is. My ears are still ringing 49 years later!! Was a great show.
the glory days! i saw him mid seventies with my friends 🎸🎸👍👍👍
I’m still baffled at how Ted somehow sat still long enough to learn how to play guitar
Haha good point. It must have come naturally to him because you're right. He's not the type to spend 16 hours a day playing in his bedroom like Randy Rhoads and many others.
I saw Ted when I was in high school in the 70's , had a back stage pass and got to meet the band , best time ever, the 70's was full of concerts and kick ass bands ,
Sure miss those days
Yea sure, and I got to meet and chat with Mark the animal Mendoza from twisted sister last month when I sold him my old toolbox
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Thank you , the 70's were a lot of fun for sure , I was always going to concerts , it was a wonderful time to be young , I was very fortunate to have seen so so many awesome bands...
I went to a boatload of concerts in the 70s. I started in 76 when I was 14. Never seen Led Zeppelin though. Seen Ted twice. Went to most of my concerts at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood Florida. I'd hate to be a young kid today.
This and Writing on the Wall are 2 of the most epic tunes I ever heard, Long Live Uncle TED.
Best performance of this classic song that I've ever seen!
Still one of the hardest jams ever.. excellent vocals and Ted’s guitar playing was phenomenal
Ted always found great singers. Derek, Charlie, Brian.
His bassist on the record Rob Grange is so underrated.
Meatloaf!!!
Meatloaf
Here we go again with the word underrated. Just stop.
🛑 with ‘underrated’ term please
NOT UNDERRATED this band sucks
What a way to close out a Midnight Special!! The Nuge and his band --- WOW !!
When our troops play this one on the way to battle you know it's a good one
Saw Ted in Modesto CA about 23 years ago with Nightranger. One ofthe best concerts I ever saw. The audience, no lie was about 70 to 80% women to men with all the women drop dead gorgeous. Ted really could draw the women to his shows.
1977, an orange Formula Firebird 400, a pioneer super tuner cassette deck with Jensen 9's across the backset deck cranked and Penny B in the passenger seat. Age 17 was quite fun indeed!!!
There will never be another Ted Nugent!! EVER!! A Northern Rocker with a SOUTHERN ROCK HEART!!!
I saw him on the weekend warrior show and state of shock. Classics.
A man that knows his instrument and what it was capable of.
U must not listen to Jimi
Totally underated Uncle Ted. Top guitarist of a generation.
Agree 🎸
One of my all-time favorite leads... Ted was/is a MASTER!!! Passion and feeling are SO missing in today's music. I am so fortunate that I grew up in the days of Nugent, Page, Beck and the rest. 🤘🤘
Passing a big joint of crappy brown weed and cranking this song while chasing tornadoes in the Midwest in a souped up 1969 Fairlane 500. I miss 1983.
I think Charlie Huhn did a very respectble job of filling in for Derek \m/
I saw Charlie fronting Foghat many years ago and he was great.
Thanks for identifying him! I thought that didn't look like Derek! You are right, though, he did a great job filling in.
Decent enough I suppose but he's no DSH. Derek is just so total badass.🎸
@@anthonydixon452 Charlie is a much better musician than Derek - that's why he's actually had a multi-faceted career after Ted (his 'Dirty Fingers' with Gary Moore rules. For starters) that lasts to this day whereas Derek disappeared from view after Whitford/St.Holmes.
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Loved seeing him during summer of 79 he blew me away with this version. Already had the album but live was crazy cool. Thanks Ted
Saw Ted Nugent headline in '78 at Grand Slam Jam... Milwaukee...he was incredibly nuts...he was the best concert ever in Milwaukee...a great guitar slinger...met him twice...its a CRIME hes not voted in by the rock n roll hall of fame...note all small letters...that was for you TED...my guitar HERO...!!
Amazing masterpiece from the summer of my years.
For me this song is all about that unbelievably tasty guitar solo that is pure ear candy. I'm a fairly good guitar player and I will tell you that Ted put A LOT of work into perfecting that on the record.
One of thee greatest guitar riffs to come out of 70s rock.....
Stranglehold is one of the top 10 songs of all time because it's a classic song with a fabulous team of vocals, lead guitar, drums and bass guitar that is a masterpiece. Very few groups in history recorded a song this good.
@@peterjaworski7048 "one of the top 10 songs of all time"? You must not listen to a lot of music.
@@c.a.t.732 biden voter?
@@joejones9520 Just someone with musical taste.
@c.a.t.732 Actually, Dik Face its in my top 5, so ph uck off!!
My first Ted Nugent concert was in 1977 at soldier Field. The Super Bowl rock which included journey 38 special Lynyrd Skynyrd and the tickets are only $10.
Wow!
First concert I ever went to was a Ted Nugent concert in 1976, my ears rang for three days!
Quite possibly the greatest edition of The Midnight Special ever aired!
I saw a lot of bands from this episode at a day long concert in Cleveland in the summer of 1979. Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Journey And the Scorpions doing their first ever live show in the USA. All in one day. It was amazing.
Saw Ted live in the 70's he was a mad man and rocked his ass off. He opened for Blue Oster Cult and ZZ Top. What a GREAT concert it was
Saw Ted many time in SF. Always put on a great concert. Keep rocking Ted!
*REAL* musicians playing *REAL* music with *REAL* instruments through *REAL* amplifiers ... *LIVE!!*
Saw Ted in concert during 1975 in Michigan with Derek St. Holmes. Man they were amazing! Ted must’ve had a cold because he was spitting lewgies off the stage. 😅 So loud my ears were ringing for 2 days after the concert. Now I’m an old fart at 69. The music and memories from those years are incomparable.
His Cleveland stadium shows were fkn epic in the 70s 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
You ever see The Doors or Jefferson Airplane?
I saw him 1977 at the Cow Palace. Afterwards, I thought I had suffered permanent ear damage, as everything sounded like I had my fingers in my ears for the next 2-3 days. Great show though!
@@scottlosey4978 No, I didn't get the chance. Saw many other great acts "back in the day" though.
@@rodjohnson2632 Yeah me too as far as the blockage. Also, incredibly annoying ringing in my ears (which I continue to have).
What an absolute insane extravaganza rendition of one the greatest rock anthems ever..such a kick ass song and band to boot.. Uncle Ted Rocks. I had the privilege of seeing him during the Intensity in Ten Cities tour..loin cloth..Tarzan vine and all.. One hell of a show.
Ted at the height of his best. Met him when he was in his 60's, shook his hand and that guy has a solid grip of iron that can literally break your hand. I guarantee thats how he can make a Gibson Byrdland jazz guitar sound edgy, dark, deadly as if it's not a musical instrument but a weapon!!
I will always know every single note ot this song. We used to listen to this album non-stop. Good times! This is our anthem song back then and still!
I saw him in 76 and 77. First row, he was amazing, I’ll never forget it
Hello,how are you doing? It’s nice seeing you here.
Nothing like the 70's!
👉Started with Free For All and ended with an extended version (over 11 minutes) of "Strangehold" come from the first show, broadcast on NBC on the night of November 24, 1978, when Nugent (with Charlie Huhn on lead vocals) performed alongside REO Speedwagon, AC/DC and Cheap Trick, while live footage of Thin Lizzy playing in London was shown, as were videos by Golden Earring and Aerosmith. Wow!
Has never gotten old for me and I'm 62 now!
Have always played some of this song whenever noodling on my guitar. Still do.😎
Rock On Motor City Mad Man, Uncle Ted, The Nuge!!!
Amen bother, fellow 62 year old!
All these years later and this music still reminds me where I come from!
Uncle Ted! 😎🎸🔥🇺🇲
I saw Ted live in 1978 in Jackson Mississippi and it was incredibly loud especially when he let his guitar feedback for a very long time,
Graduated in 78... Been a fan since 76... and the Rock and Roll hall of shame...can kiss every real Rockers...ASS... Twice!
I saw Ted when this album came out! I still remember it like it was yesterday and to me this album revitalized this type of music! We all went Gonzo! Ted was at the forefront of that movement! This lineup was a helluva band!
Ted should be in the rockinroll hall of fame!
It’ll never happen. Ted isn’t an a$$ kiss. That’s what they expect.
Ted is greater than the “rock in roll” junkfest….
i saw Ted at the Hollywood Sportatorium in January or 1978 with Golden Earring. He was amazing! Also saw him last July 2023 at The Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and was surprised how good he still is. He can still play like a possessed madman! Haha it was a great show and the audience, albeit quite a bit older… lol was totally into it!
Those were the end of the 70’s rock era days and Ted was king of the hill for a little while.
This sounded totally awesome cranked to 11 on my Truck stereo whenever I need to get re-grooved. My all-time favorite Bass line.
Wow, I remember seeing Nugent at Winterland back in the mid 70's. I recall he was standing on top of all the amps and playing Queen of the Forest. He's a natural playing the guitar, one of the best.
I was blessed to see the maestro live a dozen times as an opening act for bands at the old Toledo Sports Arena back in the 70s. Uncle Ted never failed to be epic.
Thank you Uncle Ted... I just rediscovered my childhood 🫶
Bass player Crushin It 💯🔥
John Sauter midwest rock and roll star
STRANGLEHOLD is the ringer on my phone when my husband calls. I'll leave that to the imagination. 😂
Hello,how are you doing? It’s nice seeing you here.
My brother was a huge Ted Nugget fan! My brother would be jammin' out and jumping around like a lunatic playing his air guitar. He was a Rocker Boy for sure! I was exposed to many genres in my house growing up. I am so thankful... it made me appreciate every form of music for what it is!! Aren't memories grand?
Happy Monday... thank you for sharing! 💖
Yes memories are awesome, I jumped around a lot back then to 🤗😁
Glad you are getting to experience it again!
@@themidnightspecialtvshow It is great 👍
@@sandib4234 👍🏻🤗
This sure opened the flood gates of memories that's for sure. Not a one is bad either. Ahhh to be young again. Where did it go ?
Everything the Nuge says about , clean living and the way music gets into your soul is on his face in this video.
I do not believe for one second that he had NEVER experimented with any kind of substance!
I'm pretty sure that he had tried marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and peyote.
Neither of those are dangerous. Mushrooms are definitely not addictive.
@@Shaman196 I believe what he says, why lie about it?
@@ALRULZ1965 Image, that's all.
I wouldn't be offended if he had done marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms or peyote, it's plant medicine and definitely for insight.
He is the embodiment of the artists of the time.
@@Shaman196 You're obviously a doper, but not everyone else is, so don't assume that.
I saw the motor city madman in 75 and in 2011 with my brother Jimmy. Ted will never stop Rockin🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Uncle Ted rippin' it! 🎸
Real rock & roll, thee best 70s and 80s!
My 1st concert in 1974 I think was the year at the Philadelphia Spectrum, Ted Nugent , opened up for REO speed wagon and Aerosmith headlined on their Toys in the attic tour. It’s great Ted came out swinging only wearing a loin cloth , seen him several times since. This is my favorite song and the album Free for all my favorite album, rock on Ted yeah 😅…
The 2 most underrated guitarist Ted Nugent and Michael Schenker !!
I saw Michael Schenker open up for "Uncle Ted" in 1984 at the Sacramento Memoria Auditorium. Was there to see Ted, barely know who Schenker was at the time. I say this with all due respects to Nugent, but Schenker blew him off the stage! At the time I was looking forward to "Double Live Gonzo" relived, But Mikey got Ted in a "Strangle Hold"
@@kevincogan5174 I knew who Schenker was in the 70’s with UFO both Ted and Michael are wicked lead guitarist !! I’ll bet that was an awesome show my 2 favorites kicking ass and taking names !!
@@davidday8417 Shortly after the Nugent/Schenker show I bought the live album "Strangers in the Night" and that was that, I was hooked. Shortly after a buddy of mine made a Cassette Recording for me, "Lonesome Crow" by Scorpions on Side A, which I'm sure you are aware, featured a 15 year old Schenker. Side B was "Fly to the Rainbow" by Scorpions, I suddenly had another favorite Axe Slinger Ulrich Roth.
By the way, in April of '94 2 friends and myself flew from the Bay Area, Ca. to San Antonio. TX. to see the original line up of the newly reformed UFO play the "La Semana Allegre" Music Festival, April 16th,1994.
We flew there specifically at considerable expense to witness Schenker with UFO, and I can honestly say, it was worth every penny!
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Uli Roth (Scorpions lead guitarist for most of the 70's) is great too.
@@dmitryowens Been a huge fan of Roth since '85. I recall being at a Party in the Sunset District of San Francisco back in '80,and hearing some seriously awesome guitar work. I walked up to the "Turntable" (remember those?) and took a look at the album cover , Scorpions "Tokyo Tapes". Had no idea who they were at that time, but memory stuck with me for all these years. 2 years later I was seeing them for the first time on the "Black Out" Tour, Oakland Coliseum Arena, courtesy of Bill Graham Presents!
Ted might be controversal figure today but he rocked hard to leave the great muscial legacy. His 70s output is untouchable
Democrats are the problem...not people who believe in what`s best for America. Democrats have ruined a large portion of this nation. They belong in institutions or cages for public safety reasons.
Controversial because he loves America?
He loves America so much he crapped his pants to get out of fighting for it.
controversial????LOL...people now think they are the opposite secs, have support rats and think they are aliens from other planets and Ted Nugent is controversial??? what a joke. He has an opinion just like everybody else...let him have his and you have yours...
@@bobbyg7102oh FF sake, give it a break 🙄
The guests that he thanked at the end of the show was quite the lineup of talent for one show!
Love it ! He played ASU activity center in Tempe AZ Nov 3 1977 & my hearing has never recovered ! Unbelievable show ! When you went to see uncle Ted you got your moneys worth !
Uncle Ted was at the top of his game here. He was incredible at Cal Jam 2 during this same period. I saw him there as one of the headliners (13 major acts) and he truly kicked ass, leaping across the speaker stack while playing. Almost 50 years, later I recall it vividly.
The last show Derek played with him until he reunited with him.
They hated each other's g*ts by that time and weren't even talking and if they did it was telling each other to f**k off during the show. haha If you watch Cal Jam 2 it looks like Derek is talking crap to Ted. ha
1st saw Ted in 1979 at Pittsburgh Civic Arena . Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Scorpions. What a show!!!
Uncle Ted sure pulled one out here and let 'er Rip. Met him when I was 10yrs old (1977) backstage and got an autograph from him. I will never forget that as you couldn't pull that smile off my face for the next 10yrs. Sure wish I'd seen him a few more times back in those mid 70's days. Love the Gonzo Mtr City Madman.
Saw Ted rip it up in Seattle 1979 lots of energy it was an awesome concert!
Blessed to have seen Ted perform at three different events in the 70s. Absolutely incredible performer and musician!!!
I remember hearing Uncle Ted in 1977, when I was 17, when he came to a venue near my hometown in the city of Macon, Georgia, he really blew the roof off the place, and I remember that I couldn't hear good for several days after, now in 2023 at 63, I'm partially deaf from Uncle Ted, but it was all worth it, there will never be another Ted Nugent! Rock on Ted!
I remember seeing him in Germany in 1980 wearing nothing but a loincloth at the 3rd annual Golden Summer Night concert. I actually was allowed to sit on the edge of the concert stage. Saw him again in my hometown of Poplar Bluff Mo. in 2007 from the front of the barrier !
THIS was Uncle Teddy at his VERY finest!!! I got to see him live twice and THOSE shows are imprinted on me forever!! Stranglehold and Great White Buffalo . . . . WOW!!
I'll go back many moons on this one.... Jackson MI national guard armory Teddy and Wayne Kramer doing the guitar battle of the century. What a memory. They'd try shattering glass's it was fantastic. Listen to Uncle Ted at least a couple times a week
That had to be amazing to see. I was too young to catch MC5 live. But did see Nugent a handful of times in late 70s. Dude could energize a crowd.
Saw him play in my home town of Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium May 25,1976, he played every song on the album that came out in 1975, it was an amazing show.
Amazing....thank you Ted...and let there be rock...🤘