Survival of the Fittest Live

Survival of the Fittest Live is a live album by the Amboy Dukes. Released in 1971, it was the band's second album on Polydor Records, and the first where the band was credited as "Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes".

Survival of the Fittest Live
Live album by
Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes
ReleasedApril 1971
RecordedEastown Theater in Detroit, Michigan, July 31–August 1, 1970
GenreBlues rock[1]
Length47:35
LabelPolydor
ProducerTed Nugent
Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes chronology
Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom
(1970)		 Survival of the Fittest Live
(1971)		 Call of the Wild
(1973)

Composition

The initial plan for the Survival of the Fittest album was to record one side of the album live and the other side in the studio, but this plan was later scrapped and the band instead recorded an entire live album.[2] The album consists of five new songs written by Ted Nugent, and an extended live performance of "Prodigal Man", which previously appeared on the band's Migration album.[2] In a review of the band's previous album, Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom, AllMusic said that Survival of the Fittest sees the band embracing blues rock, which had only partially been explored on Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom.[1]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic called the album "mildly interesting", lamenting that the hit "Journey to the Center of the Mind" was not included.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ted Nugent, unless noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
Total length:23:08
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."Slidin' On"3:03
6."Prodigal Man"21:20
Total length:24:24

Personnel

References
  1. Viglione, Joe. "Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-23. the Pat Travers blues-rock which the follow-up, Survival of the Fittest embraced
  2. Knight, K.J. (March 10, 2020). "Survival of the Fittest". Knight Moves: The K J Knight Story. Trafford. p. 98. ISBN 1698700105.
  3. Viglione, Joe. "Survival of the Fittest: Live Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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