God, Guns & Rock and Roll by Ted Nugent Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of God, Guns & Rock and Roll
Book Review: Guns, Guns & Guns
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a big fan of Ted the man and Ted the musician. But contrary to the title, this book has very little in it about God or rock 'n' roll. Leaving -- you guessed it -- guns, guns and guns. That's 300-plus pages of Ted hunting, Ted's kids hunting, Ted's favorite guns, Ted's views on guns, Ted's views on hunting, Ted's hunting friends, Ted and the NRA .... While I actually agree with most of what Ted has to say, I would like to point out that as a musician he should know the danger of playing the same note over and over.Book Review: IN YOUR FACE
Summary: 4 Stars
Ted Nugent refuses to be ignored. Like him or not he speaks his mind. This book is Ted's views on guns and family first and foremost. About his views on God and to a lessor extent his career. This book will be an eye opener to those who don't know much about Ted and his views. Those that see him as a 'long hair' or a 'drug taking rock and roller'. Those that have followed him for years will enjoy the book as Ted once again standing up to be counted. Throughout the book he states opinions for guns, for child disciplin, for hunting (he has fed his family for over 30 years without store bought meat), for carrying weapons, for God, for family (his greatest pride), for the Constitution of the United States, for the NRA, for involvement with government and your elected officials, for police officers and on and on.
At the same time he has just as strong statements against television, news reporters, being a "sheep", Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Sarah Brady, Janet Reno, Bill Bradley, Dianne Feinstein, stoned hippies, intellectual bankruptcy, drugs, alcohol, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, crime, unwanted pregnancies, plastic bags, junk food, gangbangers, laughable saggy-pants rappers, the list is endless.
He laments the lost values of quite family time and the sit down dinner. He offers his own perspectives on many of the gun crimes in recent years. Counters the commonly heard statistics with some from government agencies not normally heard from, including the CDC.
This book is a wonderful insight into Ted Nugent, the man, an American original. Perhaps if more American's would follow Ted's example we would be in better shape today as a country. This was a very enjoyable book, read it and think on it.
Book Review: for the hunter and non-hunter
Summary: 4 Stars
If your hunter your collection is not completewith out this book. It will remind you of the reason that you started hunting and why you can't sleep the night before a hunt. If your a non-hunter, (then I'm sorry) this book well help you understand why lots of men and women hunt (hell, you may just start hunting).Book Review: A Love of God, Lots of Guns, Always Rock 'n' Roll
Summary: 4 Stars
As an admitted gun nut and second amendment enthusiaist, you can guess that I ate this book up. The Motor City Madman is a favorite rock'n'roller of mine -- I've listened to his music, seen him perform (only on video, unfortunately), and enjoyed watching/hearing him heat things up on talk shows. His brutal honesty and stinging opinions appeal to me and are presented in a very unrelenting way in his book. I didn't open this book with any expectations other than hearing how the three things mentioned in the title work in his life, and, for me, Ted showed that.While I don't hunt, Ted's experiences gave me an appreciation for it, and I hope someday to bond with my future son in a similar way, patiently waiting and tracking game, giving thanks to God for all the incredible, natural, renewable resources we've been given. Yes, I'm sure he could have given more lip-service to conservation, but I think the reader "gets that" by the way Ted speaks reverently about game, habitat, and eating what he kills (not just pure trophy hunting). If you have any p.e.t.a.-leaning tendencies, you may as well move on because you'll find no love from the Nuge.
I also appreciated his chapters devoted to family. Two parent families are a bit endangered these days, and Ted visits this important issue, arguing that when you leave God, Mom, and Dad out of the picture, and replace it with (among other things) government, you develop the problems we've got today.
So, when all is done, and all the rants have taken place, you get a pretty good idea of what makes Ted and his family tick, how much he loves this country and our inalienable rights, how valuable and important it is to have an armed citizenry, and how great it is to eat meat that you killed yourself.
Book Review: Willing to stand up and be counted
Summary: 5 Stars
Willing to stand up and be counted, that's what Ted Nugent does in this book. I am not a gun owner or hunter, but loved this book. However, even though a large part of the book is devoted to hunting, the most compelling reading is when Nugent goes after the people in our society that want to blame guns for crime instead of holding people to be accountable for there own actions. He backs up his arguments with facts, not opinions.The book starts with a riveting account of Nugent interceding in a pistol whipping of a police officer right on a Florida highway. If that story doesn't get your attention, then check your pulse. The rest of the book is just as interesting, you'll have trouble putting this book down until it is finished.