Track Listing

1. Tied Up In Love
2. (Where Do You) Draw The Line
3. Knockin' At Your Door
4. Don't You Want My Love
5. Go Down Fighting
6. Thunder Thighs
7. No Man's Land
8. Blame It On The Night
9. Lean Mean R&R Machine
10. Take Me Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333709 in Music
• Released on: 2001-06-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued

Album Description
On Penetrator, originally released in 1984, Ted enlisted Alan St. John and Bobby Chouinard (from Billy Squier's back up band) as well as future Bad Company frontman Brian Howe and Doors bassist Doug Lubahn to record what would be thought of as Nugent's most powerful releases. Contains the tracks Tied Up In Love, Knockin' At Your Door and Lean Mean R&R Machine. Features liner notes updated for 2001. 10 tracks. Digitally remastered 2001 reissue.

Customer Reviews

A lost Gem
Back in the early 80's when MTV ignored 70's rockers like Ted, he was releasing some great material. For those of you who remember U68 the UHF channel that played hard rock videos during the Power Hour, I saw the video for Tied Up In Love(Coal Miner Ted with chicks). My addiction to Ted Nugent began. This album rocks hard with classic rock tunes and scorching guitar. Classic songs like Thunder Thighs, Draw the Line and Go Down Fighting are Great stuff. Its a shame this album fell between the cracks. If your a Ted fan buy it. If your not a nugent fan and you buy it you will be.

Hit and miss, but still a good arena rock album
I picked up a used copy of Ted Nugent's 1984 album Penetrator based solely on the fact that it featured Brian Howe on vocals. Howe had a lot to do with Bad Company's revival in the late 80's, so I was interested in hearing his earlier work. I've never been much of a Ted Nugent fan, but I know better than to underestimate the guy's talent or songwriting ability. As he did in his Damn Yankees days, Nugent plays to the strength of his vocalist, creating a made-for-radio serving of arena rock perfectly suited to Howe's Lou Gramm-inspired vocal style.

Penetrator is a completely accessible, commercial rock album along the same lines as Bad Company, Aldo Nova, and Foreigner. Howe hadn't quite developed his own style yet, so there are times when you have to do a double-take to make sure you didn't put in a Foreigner disc by mistake. It's a solid album, but it's also a bit uneven. Classy rock anthems like Tied Up in Love are offset by more juvenile Nugent material like Thunder Thighs, and the contrast between the songs Howe sings versus the ones where Ted takes over is pretty big. The Howe track Blame it on the Night seems especially out of place between Nugent's No Man's Land and Lean Mean R&R Machine. Still, there are enough good moments to make this a worthwhile arena rock album.

This is very much a commercial album, so I could see it turning off some hardcore Nugent fans. For Brian Howe fans, or those who still love 80's AOR and melodic rock, this is definitely an album worth checking out.

A solid rock album with a melodic touch
Ted Nugent's "Penetrator" is a strong album of melodic heavy metal. With songs like "Tied up in love" and "Draw the line" among others, this effort is better than many other albums by Mr. Nugent. A good thing is that he has recruited a proper singer - Brian Howe - and keeping his own singing at a minimum. If you like melodic but not cheesy rock, this album could be a real treat for you.