Migration (The Amboy Dukes album)

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1969 studio album by The Amboy Dukes

Migration

Studio album by The Amboy Dukes

Released

1969

Length

36:11

Label

Mainstream

The Amboy Dukes chronology

Journey to the Center of the Mind
(1968)

Migration
(1969)

Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom
(1970)

Migration is the third studio album by The Amboy Dukes. It was released in 1969 on Mainstream Records.

Composition

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AllMusic has suggested that Migration reflects a stronger influence from Ted Nugent's input than the previous Amboy Dukes albums, citing the lack of drug influence in the lyrics due to Nugent's anti-drug stance, and the lack of a "spaced-out follow-up" to "Journey to the Center of the Mind", the band's biggest hit. The band also took a more eclectic approach to composition on Migration. "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" is a cover of a song by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Migration received a "cold" reception upon release. In a retrospective review, AllMusic said that the album was "more ambitious" than Journey to the Center of the Mind and that Migration "might be the better of the two discs, if not the best of the Amboy Dukes' career."

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Migration"	Ted Nugent	6:21
2.	"Prodigal Man"	Nugent	9:09
3.	"For His Namesake"	Steve Farmer	4:39
Total length:			19:52

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent"	Morris Levy	2:03
5.	"Good Natured Emma"	Nugent	4:48
6.	"Inside the Outside"	Farmer	3:36
7.	"Shades of Green and Grey"	Farmer	3:19
8.	"Curb Your Elephant"	Andy Solomon	4:02
9.	"Loaded for Bear"	Nugent	3:17
Total length:			20:29

Personnel

Rusty Day – lead vocals, percussion
Ted Nugent – lead vocals, lead guitar, percussion
Steve Farmer – rhythm guitar, vocals, strings
Andy Solomon – keyboards, vocals, horns, percussion, strings
Greg Arama – bass, bass vocals, percussion
Dave Palmer – drums, percussion

References

^ Anderson, Jason. "Migration Review by Jason Anderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

v t e The Amboy Dukes
Ted Nugent Bob Lehnert Gary Hicks Dick Treat Gail Uptadale Steve Farmer Dave Palmer John Drake Rick Lober Bill White Andy Solomon Greg Arama Rusty Day Rob Ruzga Rob Grange K.J. Knight Gabriel Magno Vic Mastrianni Andy Jezowski
Studio albums	The Amboy Dukes (1967) Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968) Migration (1969) Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom (1970) Survival of the Fittest Live (1971) Call of the Wild (1974) Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974)
Songs	"Journey to the Center of the Mind"

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