When it comes right down to it, what Kid Rock attempts is kind of tricky: he's trying to create new classic rock, songs to compete with Skynyrd and Seger as the soundtrack of choice for jukeboxes and pickup trucks across the country. This is the sound of the white-trash, downriver rocker in him coming through, triumphing over the jive rapper who brought him his fame. It was there even when he was aping the Beastie Boys and yodeling in the canyon, but once the country-rock of "Picture" revived the sales of the flagging Cocky, he put all his chips on classic rock, beginning with 2004's eponymous platter, a good record without a single hit single. That lack of a hit was enough to scare Kid, to strip away his few lingering subtleties and turn out an album like 2007's Rock N Roll Jesus. Apart from a drum loop here and a chanted bridge there, this is classic white-trash rock through and through, withKid Rock doggedly following the path of his heroes: not only Bob Seger but John Fogerty, Alabama, Billy Squier, and evenElton John ("Blue Jeans and a Rosary" is straight out of "Levon"). He also pays homage to Back in Black with his cover art. Kid Rock works hard to evoke the ghosts of the past, hoping that all his allusions will give him classic rock cred by association. And while his words fall flat, the problems with the music aren't as serious: splashy and silly though it may be, at least the music gets the basic sound right, even if it's too polished and precise.
--- - "Kid Rock hasn\xE2\x80\x99t ever really shone on our side of the pond, well not for his musical capabilities, more or his rumping, humping and to-ing and fro-ing with Pamela Anderson, so having his video plastered all over the music box is somewhat of a shock to our systems. That said is not quite unpleasant, it [...]\n\n\ ~~"- Kid Rock
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I've been meaning to write a Kid Rock post for days now, ever since I saw him perform his summer radio hit "All Summer Long" on a Letterman re-run a few weeks back. I'm not a huge Kid Rock fan. When I first heard the song, which samples the melody of Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London," steals the chorus of "Sweet Home Alabama" all awhile Rock reminisces of his boyish summers in Michigan, I ...
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Poor, poor Michigan. not only are they saddled with the sagging auto industry and growing industrial wasteland of the inner cities, they've got the Kid waxing poetic about his misspent youth in their borders.The problem I have with this theme, is that I just don't waste neurons on music that does not appeal. However, this one won't go away. Trapped in a world I never made, the criminally mashed...
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He might have the Number One album in the country but that's not gonna keep Kid Rock from the slammer. Early this past Sunday morning, following his Saturday night gig at Atlanta's The Tabernacle, Kid Rock and his entourage got the munchies. Understandably this made Rock's tourbus head to nearest Waffle House (mmm...Blueberry Pancakes), where another patron of the fast food sit-down recognized ...
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MUSIC NEWS - Kid Rock will soon end his long standing NO digital downloads stance by signing a four-month exclusive deal on his catalog with Rhapsody. Beginning today, October 3, Kid Rock's tunes on Rhapsody are available as a DRM-free purchase as full albums only, while individual songs can be downloaded only thru their subscription plan, or streamed on the service's 25 free songs per month
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Kid Rock, whose new Rock N Roll Jesus is in the Top Ten on the albums chart, has not been charged in the public scuffle with Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards. Both are ex-husbands of hottie Pamela Anderson who was presenting an award that evening. The spokesman for the district attorney involved in the case brought to point that, "Tommy Lee requested no prosecution relating to the incide...
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Kid Rock might have gotten off easy for bitch-slapping Tommy Lee at the VMAs, but he had a bad day in court yesterday. Rock, whose Rock N Roll Jesus is Number Twelve on the Billboard 200, did not appear in court for a deposition leading the judge to throw out the case."What's special about him? Why does he get to violate a court's order?" the AP reported the judge saying during the hearing. Wel...
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Last October, Kid Rock topped the charts with his first release in 4 years, modestly titled Rock N' Roll Jesus. The self-proclaimed music deity instantly hit #1 with the album on the Billboard 200 chart. The current single, "All Summer Long," swooped into the Billboard Hot 100, eventually reaching #1, certified platinum by the RIAA. The second single, "Amen," reached #11 on mainstream rock an...
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Kid Rock's Rock N Roll Jesus came in at Number One this week, selling 170,000 copies. Rock's triumph was a set back for Bruce Springsteen, who despite winning over the indie rock population with his onstage Arcade Fire collaboration, slipped to Number Two this week. The Boss sold 130,000 copies his second week on the chart. Country trio Rascal Flatts follows at Number Three, after selling 96,00...
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--- - |- Kid Rock's All Summer Long is a multi-genre smash - including Top Ten on the country chart. The song borrows musically from classic rock hits Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Werewolves of London (Warren Zevon). Warren Zevon's estate and Lynyrd Skynyrd both benefit from the song's success. Watch Kid Rock's All Summer Long video . watch video... ~~- Kid Rock
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--- - "Kid Rock hasn\xE2\x80\x99t ever really shone on our side of the pond, well not for his musical capabilities, more or his rumping, humping and to-ing and fro-ing with Pamela Anderson, so having his video plastered all over the music box is somewhat of a shock to our systems. That said is not quite unpleasant, it [...]\n\n\ ~~"- Kid Rock
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| 1 Rock N Roll Jesus |
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| 2 Amen |
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| 3 All Summer Long |
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| 4 Roll On |
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| 5 So Hott |
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| 6 Sugar |
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| 7 When U Love Someone |
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| 8 New Orleans |
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| 9 Don't Tell Me U Love Me |
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| 10 Blue Jeans and a Rosary |
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| 11 Half Your Age |
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| 12 Lowlife (Living the Highlife) [*] |
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