Sweden Rocks

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Sweden Rocks
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Live album by
Released13 May 2008
Recorded Sweden Rock Festival, Norje, Sweden, 10 June 2006
Genre Hard rock
Length68:25
Label Eagle
Ted Nugent chronology
Love Grenade
(2007)
Sweden Rocks
(2008)
Motor City Mayhem
(2009)
Sweden Rocks
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Released10 June 2008
Recorded Sweden Rock Festival, Norje, Sweden, 10 June 2006
Genre Hard rock
Length117 min.
Label Eagle Vision
Producer Sean McEneely, Mike Carden
Ted Nugent chronology
Full Bluntal Nugity
(2003)
Sweden Rocks
(2008)
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Sweden Rocks is a 2006 live album by the American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent, recorded at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2006. It was also released at the same time as a live DVD. Bassist Barry Sparks would depart Nugent's band shortly after, at which time Greg Smith took over.

Contents

This performance was a rare occasion where Nugent used his white Gibson Byrdland, affectionately named the Great White Buffalo, for songs other than GWB.

Track listing

All songs written by Ted Nugent, except where noted.

  1. "Stormtroopin'" – 3:39
  2. "Wango Tango" – 5:50
  3. "Snakeskin Cowboys" – 6:14
  4. "Free-for-All" – 3:55
  5. "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" – 8:15
  6. "Rawdogs & Warhogs" – 3:53
  7. "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 1:22
  8. "Hey Baby" (Derek St. Holmes) – 4:29
  9. "Dog Eat Dog" – 4:30
  10. "Still Raising Hell" – 3:20
  11. "Cat Scratch Fever" – 4:37
  12. "Stranglehold" – 9:55
  13. "Great White Buffalo" – 8:26

DVD track listing

  1. "Stormtroopin'"
  2. "Wango Tango"
  3. "Snakeskin Cowboys"
  4. "Free for All"
  5. "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang"
  6. "Klstrphnky"
  7. "Raw Dogs & War Hogs"
  8. "Soul Man"
  9. "Hey Baby"
  10. "Dog Eat Dog"
  11. "Still Raising Hell"
  12. "Motor City Madhouse"
  13. "Cat Scratch Fever"
  14. "Stranglehold"
  15. "Great White Buffalo"
Bonus Material
Live 2007
  1. "Journey to the Center of the Mind"
  2. "Weekend Warriors"
  3. "Love Grenade"

Personnel

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Ted Nugent Sweden Rocks (DVD) review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-04-11.