Back in the first half of the ’80s MTV ignored Seventies arena rockers like TED NUGENT, so it was time for a change. For this “Penetrator” (originally released January 1984), Nugent and his label decided to fully embrace the commercial hard rock from the era, adding keyboards into the mix and sporting a glossy production.
External songwriters were used, like AOR guru Clif Magness, renowned Andy Fraser and Robin George, and the entire line-up was changed with the Billy Squire’s back up band, plus at the time quite unknown English singer Brian Howe (RIP) to provide his melodic yet powerful pipes.
Requested by one of you, this remastered version of “Penetrator” is out of print now, being sold for over U$S 900 (!) at Amazon.
01 – Tied Up In Love
02 – (Where Do You) Draw The Line
03 – Knockin’ At Your Door
04 – Don’t You Want My Love
05 – Go Down Fighting
06 – Thunder Thighs
07 – No Man’s Land
08 – Blame It On The Night
09 – Lean Mean R & R Machine
10 – Take Me Home
Vocals – Brian Howe
Guitar, 6-String Bass, Vocals – Ted Nugent
Bass – Doug Lubahn
Drums – Bobby Chouinard
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Alan St. John
Percussion – Peter Wolf
Backing Vocals – Tod Howarth, Cynthia Shiloh, Kevin Russell, Rahni Raines, Zoe Fox
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