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If You Can’t Lick ’Em… Lick ’Em
Rock · 1988 · 10 tracks

If You Can’t Lick ’Em… Lick ’Em

Ted Nugent

High-gloss 1988 hard rock. A collision of classic Detroit guitar grit and late-eighties studio polish, defined by arena-ready choruses and sharp riffs.

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It's the Motor City Madman doing 90 in a 55 with an 80s production budget.

Unapologetically loud and swaggering with a high-gloss finish.

If You Can’t Lick ’Em… Lick ’Em · vs · Ted Nugent
Studio Polished+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Can’t Live With ’Em
4:20
02
She Drives Me Crazy
2:46
03
If You Can't Lick ’Em... Lick ’Em
6:10
04
Skintight
3:10
05
Funlover
4:46
06
Spread Your Wings
5:59
07
The Harder They Come (The Harder I Get)
3:39
08
Separate the Men From the Boys, Please
3:56
09
Bite the Hand
2:58
10
That’s the Story of Love
3:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's six-minute sprawl where the bluesy soloing finally breaks through the eighties production gloss.
The aggressive, staccato riffing on 'Bite the Hand' that recalls the raw energy of the mid-seventies catalog.
The surprisingly melodic and synth-touched chorus of 'That’s the Story of Love' closing the album on a pop-metal note.
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