Ted Nugent IF YOU CAN'T LICK 'E

Personnel: Ted Nugent (vocals, guitar, bass); Dave Amato (guitar, background vocals); Jai Winding (Hammond B-3 organ); John Purdell (keyboards); Chuck Wright (bass); Pat Torpey (drums, background vocals); Tom Werman (percussion).
Producers: Tom Werman, Duane Baron, John Purdell.
Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California 1987. Includes liner notes by Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Ted Nugent.
Personnel: Ted Nugent (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); Jai Winding (Hammond b-3 organ); John Purdell (keyboards); Chuck Wright (bass guitar); Pat Torpey (drums, background vocals); Tom Werman (percussion); Dave Amato (background vocals).
Never one to bow to trends, Detroit's Ted Nugent calmly ignored New Wave, synth-pop, and other musical developments of the '80s, and continued to record unadulterated, guitar-heavy hard rock albums throughout the decade. His 1988 release, IF YOU CAN'T LICK 'EM... LICK 'EM, is typical Nugent, complete with amped-up blues licks, hilariously dumb song titles ("The Harder They Come (The Harder I Get)"), and plenty of impressively unrestrained soloing from Nugent himself. Nugent's only concession to the times may be "That's The Story of Love," which features a guest appearance from arena rock superstars Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock