The last concert I saw was from last year on HD Net's Sunday Concert series and had Derek St. Holmes on vox and it was PATHETIC. Every instrument, vocals included, seemed keyed to a ducker sidechained to Nuge's guitar and his numerous rhythm clams were ALWAYS met with heavily masked grimaces, especially from the bass player, as the band dropped out to try and pick up wherever he was going. It seemed like almost every time the band settled into the familiar loose 70's rock groove that made Nugent listenable, Ted could only keep it together for a couple of bars before dropping out to do an off-time lead or slur a change. Most of the "fans" there were political activists and justly so, because the music sucked (and I AGREE with many of the 'Nuge's political positions!) His vocals were actually the high point. At least his voice sounded decent, but then again, I enjoy screechers like Wango Tango and Great White Buffalo.
Funny you should comment on his guitar tone, because my wife hates it on everything but the first record. She fusses that I've filled her brain with tons of useless musician info, but this was was all her: she spotted the ass tone of the Fender Super Twin, which when clothed as the Studio Bass Amp, is killer for bass at least, but with guitar is horrendous. Nuge's walls of Peavey's faithfully replicated it in everything but punch.
