we all know why he is brought up here.... his antics , loud mouth, and political views ( he's been doing the same thing for decades, it's isn't new)
then we got sidetracked onto his music, and the fact that some folks can't get past his politics and give him credit for being a phenomenal musician and performer.
one doesn't have to like his music to spot his talent.. and he is talented, uber talented with his guitar ( his vocals , for the last decade or so, are nothing like they once were, but meh, he's 60.. it's understandable)
Ted is the Ron Jeremy of rock and Roll... he ain't got the biggest or the very best, but he's the hardest working mofo around and has been for over 40 years... and he brings lots of game when he come to town
he's played arenas, stadiums, and small intimate clubs... rodeos, and NFL games, county fairs and huge mega concerts.... the dude has done it all, and is still doing it all 40 years later, at 60 years old.
as Supa pointed out, he has one of the greatest tunes from the 70 ( Stranglehold, 1975) that is still relevant and extremely popular to this very day .... oth3r great tunes include cat Scratch fever, Just what the doctor ordered, Stormtroopin; Wango Tango,Great White Buffalo, Baby please don't go ( cover), Fred Bear, Little miss dangerous... and over a hundred more i'm not even mentioning.
yes, he's brash, often stupid, in your face, and ridiculous in his conservative political rants and raves... and that, not his music, is why people here dismiss his talents and accomplishments, and for no other reason.... you have to close your mind and completely and utterly deny reality to diminish his musical talent.... but taht's normally what partisan politics does to a person, so it's almost understandable.
i'm not gonna defend his antics or his politics ( I only agree with him on 2nd amendment issues)...that's silly to do and it's perfectly acceptable not to agree with him on that basis.... but damn, I'll defend his musical talents til the cows come home.