專輯中文名: Journey to the Center of the Mind歌手: Amboy Dukes資源格式: MP3發行時間: 1968年地區: 美國語言: 英語簡介:
專輯介紹：
在組建和加入了一系列不成熟的樂隊之後，Nugent終於在1966年加入了他的第一個正式樂隊，The AMBOY DUKES。這支樂隊憑借一首翻唱的Baby Please Don t Go進入了美國排行榜，不久後又有一首單曲Journey To The Center Of Your Mind大獲成功，這首歌曲至今仍是Nugent在現場演奏時的常備曲目。和其他樂隊一樣，在取得了這一點點成功之後，樂隊成員開始吸毒，那個時候樂隊成員被Ted Nugent戲稱爲“一群無望的嬉皮士”。
在1975年樂隊解散之前，The AMBOY DUKES轉簽過多家唱片公司，其中包括Frank Zappa的Discreet廠牌。樂隊發行過幾張專輯Journey to the Center of the Mind，Migration，Call of the Wild和Tooth, Fang Claw等，不過商業銷量一直並不太好。憑借他們無止盡的巡演，總算能夠保持住一定的名聲和收入。樂隊在此期間也改名爲TED NUGENT S AMBOY DUKES，因爲這個年輕的吉他手在樂隊中的作用越來越重要，幾乎所有的歌曲都是由他一個人完成。隨著年紀的增長，Ted Nugent對自己的認識越發深刻，他意識到他自己身上所蘊涵的能量是無窮無盡的，在這樣的樂隊隻會限制自己的發揮，因爲樂隊以前的音樂風格是比較傳統的硬搖滾，而Ted需要的是更加刺激、更加熱情、更富有能量的音樂。終於，在1975年的某天，由著名制作人Tom Werman引介，Ted Nugent以個人身份和大唱片公司Epic簽定了一紙合同。
History
Ted Nugent, then 17, formed the band when he moved to Chicago in the 60 s. Nugent had heard of a Detroit Rolling Stones cover band called Amboy Dukes that had just broken up, and took the name for his new band. The The Detroit Amboy Dukes had actually themselves stolen the name from a Brooklyn street gang of the same name (see Louis Buchalter). A book called The Amboy Dukes about teen-ager gang lifestyle was published in the 1940s. Written by Irving Shulman, it was circulated widely in mass market paperback and considered hot stuff in that more innocent time. In interviews Ted Nugent said he has been given the book on many occasions but still hasn t gotten around to reading it.[1]
The Amboy Dukes released a number of albums with Mainstream Records. Having run their course with Mainstream Records, they signed with Polydor Records around 1970. At this time Amboy Dukes song titles would display such period flavor as Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange and The Inexhaustible Quest for the Cosmic Cabbage ; the latter number was a multi-part epic that incorporated both Béla Bartók and The Beach Boys.
The band quickly grew tired of Polydor Records and signed with Frank Zappa s DisCreet (Warner Brothers) label. They released two more albums and then broke up.
While the other Amboy Dukes receded into obscurity, Nugent, as the Motor City Madman , became a very successful and quite visible solo musician, hunter, and political controversialist.
The disparity in career outcomes has led to differing recollections among the former Dukes about what happened during the band s lifetime. Nugent claims to have been the leader of the band, and at times the babysitter for the rest of the band, and that when he took a few months off the band fell apart. And despite the apparent drug references of many of their songs, Nugent fervently denies significant drug use.
The other members of the band, such as Steve Farmer, viewed the band differently. They say guitarist Farmer and singer Drake were the main songwriters and the de facto leaders of the Amboy Dukes; Nugent was not the leadman . In an interview , Farmer deprecated Nugent s creative role in the Amboy Dukes, and mentioned some rather embarrassing personal details about Nugent. From Farmer s point of view, Nugent was the one who needed babysitting - he was a spoiled brat and none too intelligent. Farmer did emphasize that Nugent was the only member not involved in drug activity and promiscuous sex with groupies, so on that matter everyone is in agreement.