Survival of the Fittest Live is the fifth 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". It was the second Polydor album to chart, and 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 Andy Solomon, again, contributed most of the vocals. Except "Prodigal Man" (from Migration album) none of songs were previously released.

Survival of the Fittest Live
Live album by Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes
Released	April 1971
Recorded	Eastown Theater in Detroit, Michigan, July 31–August 1, 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	47:35
Label	Polydor
Producer	Ted 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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Artistdirect	[2]

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

External links

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