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KID ROCK
THE HISTORY OF ROCK |
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Good intro to the Kid's early work
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Reviewed on January 12th, 2001
First off, don't buy this album expecting "Devil Without a Cause." There are a few tracks on this CD that rock like "Devil," namely "American Bad Ass," "Dark & Grey," "3 Sheets to the Wind (What's My Name?)," and "F**k That."But a lot of it is pure rap, like "Paid," "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp," and "I Wanna Go Back." These are passable, but let's all hope that when the Kid is in the studio recording the follow-up to "Devil," he realizes that his bread is buttered on the "rock" side of "rap-rock." This CD isn't junk, however. Several songs explore the Kid's troubled relationship with his family. "Prodigal Son" is moving, but "My Oedipus Complex" is the most lyrically deep song Kid Rock has ever attempted. I almost had to stop my car when "Oedipus" came on, that's how hard it hit me. Those of us who've grown up with problems in the family probably never stopped to think of what it's like from the other person's point of view. On "Oedipus," Kid Rock wrote an entire song about his conflicts with his father. But the genius is that the first half is written from the son's point of view and the second half is written from the father's point of view. It's truly a moving song and forced me to re-evaluate my relationship with my father and how I've treated him in the past. There's enough of "Devil Without a Cause" on this album to justify fans purchasing it. If you enjoy songs with some lyrical depth and personal meaning, you'll enjoy this CD, too. The lyrics and meaning are there, you've just got to look for them.
More "The History of Rock" reviews:
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[2004-06-12] AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! (10)
[2004-04-09] AAH (2)
[2003-05-25] Not as hot as Devil without a cause and Cocky (4)
[2002-11-09] Ya Keep On Beeyotch! (10)
[2002-09-01] Not even close to his first one (4)
[2002-08-14] More fun that a pool full of instant gelatin (8)
[2002-07-11] This album rocks? He-he-he... (2)
[2002-07-07] This album RockS! (10)
[2002-04-05] bad cd in my opinion (2)
[2002-03-17] The album rocks (8)
[2002-02-14] The bullgod is back (8)
[2002-02-07] Zero Stars! (2)
[2001-11-21] What is this? (2)
[2001-11-06] I love this!!! (10)
[2001-09-09] The History Of Rock Is Music To Longtime Fan's Ears! (8)
[2001-09-09] The history of =pathetic, weak, fake, rap/rock (2)
[2001-08-30] Another Good One From Rock (8)
[2001-08-01] exceptional, but devil without a cause was better (8)
[2001-08-01] Kid Rock's best cd yet! (10)
[2001-07-25] Kid Rap? (8)
[2001-07-23] The Best Kid Rock CD (10)
[2001-06-24] Kinda... (6)
[2001-06-24] History of Rock Rocks! (10)
[2001-06-04] This bad music? I've never heard a DECENT reason against it (10)
[2001-05-05] More than meets the ear... (10)
[2001-05-02] Tellin' it like it is (8)
[2001-04-23] This CD is stupid. (2)
[2001-04-05] redneck rap or hickhop, whatever you want to call it. (2)
[2001-03-05] Somebody stop this dude! (2)
[2001-02-23] Interesting compilation of old but icy fresh music (8)
[2001-02-19] Not Bad (6)
[2001-01-20] Just No! (2)
[2001-01-12] Good intro to the Kid's early work (8)
[2000-11-28] Horrible (4)
[2000-11-06] Kick-@ss CD (10)
[2000-10-26] Ive heard better, much better. (2)
[2000-10-20] He?s Baaaack? (2)
[2000-10-16] Mixed bag (6)
[2000-10-14] If you liked Devil, you will like this! (10)
[2000-10-13] UNORIGINAL THIEF!!!!! (2)
[2000-10-07] pretty good collection of songs (8)
[2000-09-19] Kid Rock tells his story in true KR fashion. (10)
[2000-09-15] Edited version is good for school (10)
[2000-09-10] garbage (2)
[2000-09-02] Kid Rock is the best artist. (10)
[2000-08-16] BOOOOORING! (4)
[2000-08-12] Class dismissed! Unwanted Hitstory (4)
[2000-08-09] From The Remains of a Nostalgic Fan: (2)
[2000-08-08] One Star Is Way Too Much! (2)
[2000-08-04] Not worthy of 1 star (2)
[2000-08-01] KID ROCK IS THE WORLD BEST RAP/ROCK ARTIST! (10)
[2000-07-30] Rock good, but mistake putting in older songs from his past (2)
[2000-07-28] History of Rock Rocks! (10)
[2000-07-26] Kid Rock--2000's version of RUN-DMC (2)
[2000-07-19] Very good Kid Rock album (10)
[2000-07-17] Don't listen to bad reviews this is a great album. (10)
[2000-07-16] Another Must Have (10)
[2000-07-13] Great CD (10)
[2000-07-11] Best damn CD ever made (10)
[2000-07-10] Awesome, but hard to get used to (10)
[2000-07-10] Give it all! (8)
[2000-07-09] Kid Rocks Talent Shows Again! (8)
[2000-07-08] great! (10)
[2000-07-07] The lowest depths of music (2)
[2000-07-07] Great CD! (10)
[2000-07-07] The Man Boy named KidRock (4)
[2000-07-05] The History of Rock-Kid Rock (10)
[2000-07-04] fake pimps and wack emcees unite! (2)
[2000-07-02] My impressions on Kid Rock... (2)
[2000-06-30] mmm...not bad (6)
[2000-06-29] Kid Rock RULES! (10)
[2000-06-29] Kid Flop (2)
[2000-06-28] Excellent (10)
[2000-06-27] Best CD in the world! (10)
[2000-06-26] A MUST HAVE (10)
[2000-06-23] KID ROCK (10)
[2000-06-23] DA BOMB! (10)
[2000-06-22] REALLY REALLY BITES! (2)
[2000-06-21] A pretty good release (8)
[2000-06-21] Kid Rock Review (10)
[2000-06-20] I'm a BIGGGG Kid Rock fan...BUT I was dissappointed! (4)
[2000-06-20] This CD is GREAT! (10)
[2000-06-17] Don't waste your money. (2)
[2000-06-16] Awesome! (10)
[2000-06-16] Absolutely Horrible! (4)
[2000-06-16] Not as nearly good as Devil, but not bad (8)
[2000-06-16] the history of rock (10)
[2000-06-13] My re-evaluation after listening to it multiple times (2)
[2000-06-13] great, nutin better.....but the real version (8)
[2000-06-12] KID ROCK BRINGS UP THE HOUSE! (10)
[2000-06-11] Hmm... (8)
[2000-06-11] kid rock is tight (10)
[2000-06-11] Buy This CD! (10)
[2000-06-11] Kid Rock (edited) Thankfully (8)
[2000-06-11] Kid Rock (edited) (8)
[2000-06-10] As much as I enjoy Kid Rock.... (8)
[2000-06-10] Kid Rock Rules (10)
[2000-06-09] Not "Devil",But its real good! (8)
[2000-06-08] You wanna rock some more...bring it baby (10)
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