Survival of the Fittest Live is a live album by the Amboy Dukes. Released in 1971, it was the band's second album on Polydor Records, and the first where the band was credited as "Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes".
| Survival of the Fittest Live | ||||
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| Released | April 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Eastown Theater in Detroit, Michigan, July 31–August 1, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
| Length | 47:35 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Ted Nugent | |||
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Composition edit
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The initial plan for the Survival of the Fittest album was to record one side of the album live and the other side in the studio, but this plan was later scrapped and the band instead recorded an entire live album.[2] The album consists of five new songs written by Ted Nugent, and an extended live performance of "Prodigal Man", which previously appeared on the band's Migration album.[2] In a review of the band's previous album, Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom, AllMusic said that Survival of the Fittest sees the band embracing blues rock, which had only partially been explored on Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom.[1]
Reception edit
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic called the album "mildly interesting", lamenting that the hit "Journey to the Center of the Mind" was not included.[3]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Ted Nugent, unless noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Survival of the Fittest" |
| 6:17 |
| 2. | "Rattle My Snake" | 3:00 | |
| 3. | "Mr. Jones' Hanging Party" | 4:55 | |
| 4. | "Papa's Will" | 9:00 | |
| Total length: | 23:08 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Slidin' On" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Prodigal Man" | 21:20 |
| Total length: | 24:24 | |
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ a b Viglione, Joe. "Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
the Pat Travers blues-rock which the follow-up, Survival of the Fittest embraced
- ^ a b Knight, K.J. (March 10, 2020). "Survival of the Fittest". Knight Moves: The K J Knight Story. Trafford. p. 98. ISBN 1698700105.
- ^ a b Viglione, Joe. "Survival of the Fittest: Live Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
External links edit
- Eastown Theater at Cinema Treasures