Survival of the Fittest Live

Survival of the Fittest Live
Live album by The Amboy Dukes
Released	April 1971
Recorded	The Eastown Theater in Detroit, MI, July 31 and August 1, 1970
Genre	Rock Hard Rock
Length	47:35
Label	Polydor
Producer	Ted Nugent
The Amboy Dukes chronology
Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom (1970) Survival of the Fittest Live (1971) Call of the Wild (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Artistdirect	[2]

Survival of the Fittest Live is the fifth album by The Amboy Dukes featuring Ted Nugent, and was released in 1971. This was the band's second album on Polydor Records. It was the second Polydor album to chart. It peaked at #129. There were no accompanying singles released by the record company. The performance was recorded live at The Eastown Theater in Detroit, Michigan, on July 31 and August 1, 1970. Keyboardist Solomon again contributed most of the vocals.

Track listing

All songs written by Ted Nugent unless noted.

1. "Survival of the Fittest" (Ted Nugent, Rob Ruzga, Andy Solomon, K. J. Knight) – 6:17
2. "Rattle My Snake" – 3:00
3. "Mr. Jones' Hanging Party" – 4:55
4. "Papa's Will" – 9:00
5. "Slidin' On" – 3:03
6. "Prodigal Man" – 21:20

Personnel

• Andy Solomon – Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals (lead on tracks 2, 5 and 6)
• K. J. Knight – Drums, Vocals (lead on track 3)
• Rob Ruzga – Bass
• Ted Nugent – Guitar, Vocals (lead on track 4)

References

1. Survival of the Fittest Live at AllMusic
2. "Survival of the Fittest Live by Ted Nugent @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Artistdirect.com. 1970-08-01. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

External links

• K.J. Knight's comments about the album
• Eastown Theater at Cinema Treasures