Intensities in 10 Cities

Intensities in 10 Cities is the second live album by the American guitarist Ted Nugent, released in 1981 and consisting of ten songs recorded during the last ten dates of Nugent's 1980 tour. Nugent played 2 or 3 new songs every night on the tour, and told audiences he was recording them for possible inclusion in a new live album featuring all previously unreleased songs. None of the songs had appeared on any previous Ted Nugent album.[1] Nugent explained at the time that about twenty previously unreleased songs were played at the beginning of the tour, and at the end the best ten were recorded live rather than in the studio later, because they were well-honed from months of performances and had the extra spark of a live setting.[1] It was Ted Nugent's final album for Epic Records and the last album to feature drummer Cliff Davies.

Intensities in 10 Cities
Live album by
Ted Nugent
ReleasedMarch 2, 1981[1]
RecordedAugust–September 1980
GenreHard rock
Length42:27
LabelEpic
ProducerRic Browde, Cliff Davies, Lew Futterman
Ted Nugent chronology
Scream Dream
(1980)		 Intensities in 10 Cities
(1981)		 Nugent
(1982)
Singles from Intensities in 10 Cities
  1. "Jailbait"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Land of a Thousand Dances" / "The TNT Overture"
    Released: 1981
  3. "The Flying Lip Lock"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[3]

The album was ranked at number 9 on Guitar World's list of the "Top 10 Live Albums."[4] Australian band TISM parodied the title on their 1991 video release Incontinent in Ten Continents.

The ten cities/venues were:

Two tracks from the album (as well as others from various Nugent live releases) appeared on his 2010 release Setlist, part of Legacy Recordings' series of live artist-specific compilations from its catalogue. "The Flying Ziplock" is listed as from the New Haven Coliseum, and "I Take No Prisoners" from the Providence Civic Center. This is the first time specific tracks have been identified as from specific venues.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent, except "Land of a Thousand Dances", written by Chris Kenner.

Side one
  1. "Put Up or Shut Up" – 3:21
  2. "Spontaneous Combustion" – 3:53
  3. "My Love Is Like a Tire Iron" – 5:48
  4. "Jailbait" – 5:15
  5. "I Am a Predator" – 3:16
Side two
  1. "Heads Will Roll" – 4:07
  2. "The Flying Lip Lock" – 4:07
  3. "Land of a Thousand Dances" – 4:39
  4. "The TNT Overture" – 4:31
  5. "I Take No Prisoners" – 3:30

Personnel
Band members
  • Ted Nugent – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Charlie Huhn – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dave Kiswiney – bass, backing vocals
  • Cliff Davies – drums, percussion, backing vocals, producer
Production
  • Ric Browde – producer
  • Lew Futterman – executive producer
  • David McCullough – assistant producer, live sound engineer
  • Al Hurschman, Dee Hurschman, Greg Klinginsmith, Tim Geelan, Mason Harlow – engineers
  • Ray Janos – mastering

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1981 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[5] 17
Billboard 200 (US)[6] 51
UK Album Chart[7] 75

Singles
Year Title Chart Position
1981 "Jailbait" Billboard Mainstream Rock (US)[8] 56
"Land of a Thousand Dances" 47
"The Flying Lip Lock" 36

References
  1. Henke, James (March 19, 1981). "Ted Nugent Gets Intense". Rolling Stone. No. 339. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 50.
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Ted Nugent - Intensities in 10 Cities review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  3. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 247. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. "Top 10 Live Albums". Guitar World. September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  5. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 34, No. 17, April 04 1981". Library and Archives Canada. 4 April 1981. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  6. "Ted Nugent Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  7. "Ted Nugent Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  8. "Ted Nugent Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Recording Industry Association of America. 2018-10-16.
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