Rating: 
Summary: One minus five = negative four!
Review: Ted, Ted, Ted, where did you go wrong? Do you think
that you are Rush Limbaugh, or some other right-wing
loudmouth? One would think so from reading this book.
Now back in the late sixties, Ted used to be the
best guitarist in Detroit. He could make that Byrdland
sing! His control of feedback was superb! He could have
become a great, but something went wrong along the way.
Perhaps a clue lies in the writings of his book. It
seems that he never questions himself -- like otherloudmouths, he is always right -- about everything!
I guess this is a result of having drunk frat boys
telling you that you're great after a mediocre, but
loud and kickin' concert. Ted, if you even thought
about any other musician besides yourself, you would
find that they are sensitive and basically unsure
about their abilities and direction of their lives.
You talk about a jam session with Jimi Hendrix,
and others that have passed, seemingly because of
drug abuse. The drug abuse was a symptom of their
pressure-packed unreal existences, not a weakness
of their characters. You have not reached the level
of their talent, or success on the Detroit-to-Miami
midsize concert route. You would not be allowed to
jam with them. You couldn't even jam with Wayne
Kramer at the Grande Ballroom!
Before you write another of these ridiculous tomes
for the ignorant, do some soul searching. A rock
and roll Limbaugh is not a pretty sight!
Rating: 
Summary: It's Ted, need one say more!
Review: If this book doesn't give you a case of "Buck Fever", I don't know what will!!!! If you approach the book as a metaphor spoken by the Nuge, it makes it all the more interesting. I think Ted brings into the book some very real truths about guns and weapons. Things like "You'll never see a gang banger with a Hunter's Safety Permit in their back pocket". Also on gun handling he brings in very real personal experiences the rules of gun handling and storage which many of us have grown up with from day one that aren't taught in "Liberal Education". He also includes heartwarming stories about people like Fred Bear (also THE BEST hunting song ever written).. This book is not one for the timid or someone expecting a textbook, it hits reality with common sense backed up with factual information that you won't hear in the media.
Rating:
Summary: One minus five = negative four!
Review: This book is F-U-N, folks. It's divided into three sections titled Cocked, Locked, and Ready to Rock (politics); The Ballistics of Spirituality -- You Can't Grill it 'Til You Kill It (hunting); and Kids, Family, and the Spirit of the Wild (family). Ted Nugent's opinions are pedal-to-the-metal, full-steam-ahead. I don't think he knows where the brake is, or what it's for. And though he can indeed spell "tact", I'm not sure he really understands the concept. (That was a compliment, by the way.) Here are some of the gems from God, Guns, & Rock 'n' Roll: Ted Nugent on anti-gunners: "Only a coward would want fewer good guys with guns on the streets in today's world. Only a fool would support -- much less design -- such a policy of helplessness....To be against law-abiding citizens carrying concealed handguns is literally encouraging and assisting evil to have the upper hand."
Ted Nugent on the liberal media and their attitude toward guns: "I've known it forever, and Jesse Ventura figured it out pretty quick. The vast majority of America's free press doesn't report the news, they make it up. Anyone who dismisses the claims of a conspiracy is either a paid employee of the media or a deaf, dumb, and blind fool. Especially dumb."
Ted Nugent on the "coolness" of doing drugs: "Hey, I got a good idea, let's go to a jam session celebrating the spirited and creative overjuiceflow of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Mike Bloomfield, Brian Jones, Phil Lycott, Dennis Wilson, Bon Scott, John Belushi, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jerry Garcia, and a stupefying long list of the hippest idiots that ever lived. And died. Would if we could, but Jimi got high and Jimi's dead, I went huntin' and I'm still Ted....The one time Jimi saw my gun, he thought I was way out there. Now they ain't got no life nowhere. 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky." Is it just me, or would some of that make great song lyrics? Ted Nugent on gun banning as crime control: "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective. And if handguns are made only for killing people as the actions of Sarah Brady and her lying scum friends like Diane Feinstein and Charlie Schumer would suggest, swimming pools are made only for drowning, and ladders only for falling off of." Ted Nugent on concealed carry: "To my mind, it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic....What kind of spineless dolt would dare venture forth virtually incapable of wiping his or her nose or surviving the vicious predator mentality of the paroled masses on the planet of the apes? Not I, sayeth the guitarboy." I don't want all of the foregoing to give you the impression Ted Nugent's only skills as a writer are being outrageous and insulting anti-gunners (although he's very good at both). In his hunting stories he has a positive gift for evoking mood and place. Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia has written, "As I read God, Guns, & Rock 'n' Roll, I could hear the fall leaves crunch under Ted's boots and wince at his many falls into the Michigan mud." His tales of family are full of honest love and unabashed sentimentality. Ted Nugent is foursquare for love of family, love of America, love of guns, and he doesn't care who knows it.
Rating:
Summary: true quick read
Review: I don't get a chance to read much, but I liked and agreed with the subject matter, his thoughts, and attitude. And the fact it wasn't glossed over with usless babling words like a soap opera. It' got to the point, and the quick reading, larger type print gave you inspiration, that you would be able to finish the book. Unlike some books in small print with a 3 inches of paper, that could take 40 years to read.
I haven't hunted that much, but I love my glocks, and
target shooting. And I study things for freedom of indoor hunting. :-)
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing
Review: A very inspirational book! The Motorcity Madman is one of the few celebrities that I would class as a role model. His dedication to family is unparalleled and matched only by his love of the Great Outdoors.
Throughout his book he continually stresses safety, education, being drug-free and spending as much time with family as possible. Each hunt vividly comes alive as if you were there looking over his shoulder. He made me regret missing last year's hunting season.
And now knowing the story behind the "Fred Bear" song sends chills down my back and brings tears.
Growing up under the image of Ted Nugent from his "Cat Scratch Fever" album cover, I had mistakenly stereotyped him as a drug-abusing, hard-drinking, womanizing rock-n-roller. Ted will quickly let you know that he is a Father, Husband, Mentor, Citizen, Hunter and an excellent Guitar player!
This book is a must for anyone who has a love for hunting or the Great Outdoors.
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