Call of the Wild (album)

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For the album by country music artist Aaron Tippin, see Call of the Wild (Aaron Tippin album).
Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild cover
Studio album by Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
Released July, 1973
Recorded June-July, 1973
Genre Hard rock
Length 38:01
Label DiscReet Records LP
Enigma Retro CD
Producer Lew Futterman
Professional reviews
Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes chronology
Call of the Wild
(1973)		 Tooth Fang & Claw
(1974)

Call of the Wild is the next to last album by Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Call of the Wild" – 4:51
  2. "Sweet Revenge" – 4:06
  3. "Pony Express" – 5:21
  4. "Ain't It the Truth" – 4:57
  5. "Renegade" – 3:33
  6. "Rot Gut" – 2:45
  7. "Below the Belt" – 7:03
  8. "Cannonballs" – 5:43

Ted Nugents' raucous 1973 journey into the netherlands just a little bit beyond the center of his mind. Contains a few memorable tracks, most notably the title cut "Call of the Wild" and the rowdy "Pony Express" which could be considered a blistering prelude to what was still to come ("Great White Buffalo" from the next album Tooth Fang & Claw). This album revealed Ted's still blossoming knack for honing razor sharp speed metal licks, but he was already full throttle with his unkempt on- and off-stage persona. Call of the Wild can be considered a collectible if only for documenting how "The Tarzan of 70's arena rock" progressed from 60's flower power to 70's metal grunge.

The title song was covered by the Tote Hosen for their album "Unsterblich" in 1999.