Ted Nugent - Scream Dream

"Awriiiiiight, uh ze WANGO ze TANGO! One, two, three, four!" With that shriek and bludgeoning, rudimentary tandem guitar and bass riffing, Ted Nugent launches his 1980 album Scream Dream with "Wango Tango." Sweaty Teddy ain't one for subtlety, and in addition to unleashing his six-string thunder on this wickedly catchy "song," he lets loose with a slobbering, maniacal spoken section in the middle. With a handful of exceptions, Nugent isn't a good songwriter, but he plays a mean guitar, and that's really what people want to hear. His wicked playing sounds different from most of his fellow hard rock and heavy metal axemen due to his extensive use of warm-sounding, hollow-body Gibson Byrdland guitars. "Scream Dream" is darn near as addictive as "Wango Tango." The slippery mid-tempo groove of "Hard as Nails" hints at Nugent's r&b influences, but the funky bass and throaty vocals on "Terminus Eldorado" makes them crystal clear. "Flesh & Blood" is a taut, simple rocker. Early 1950s-styled, Chuck Berry-like rock & roll is the basis for "I Gotta Move" and "Don't Cry (I'll Be Back Before You Know It Baby)," and both are sung by rhythm guitarist Charlie Huhn. Drummer/producer Cliff Davies gets to sing "Come and Get It." Scream Dream isn't a good album, but "Wango Tango" and the title track are two of the Motor City Madman's better tunes. ~ Bret Adams, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Hurschman Assistant Engineer Bill King Photography Bob Alford Photography, Photo Assistance Bob Heimall Design, Art Direction, Cover Design Charlie Huhn Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background) Cliff Davies Drums, Producer, Vocals Dante Bonutto Liner Notes Dave Kiswiney Vocals (Background), Bass, Vocals, Guitar (Bass) David Gotlieb Assistant Engineer David Krebs Direction, Director David McCullough Associate Producer Dee Hurschman Tape Operator Derek Oliver Liner Notes Geoff Barton Liner Notes George Marino Mastering Engineer, Mastering Hugh Gilmour Reissue Design Ira Rubnitz Tape Operator Jon Astley Remastering Lew Futterman Executive Producer Lou Schlossberg Assistant Engineer Lynn Goldsmith Cover Photo, Photography Michael Marks Cover Photo Michelle Marks Photography Nancy Buyers Tape Operator Ray Janos Mastering, Mastering Engineer Ric Browde Associate Producer Stephanie Zuras Design, Art Direction Stephanie Zuraslagi Cover Design, Art Direction Steve Leber Direction, Director Ted Nugent Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Guitar, Arranger Tim Geelan Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Engineer, Mastering Supervisor