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Absolutely dreadful
The best country rap album I have heard, 10/10 HL: “Bawitdaba”, “Cowboy”, “Welcome 2 the Party” November 10th, 2023 But honestly, I can’t let this review slide without mentioning Kid Rock has a pretty great band behind him; the choir in “Wasting Time” and the funk in the title track are almost something, I almost forgot at times that they were being used to back up Kid Rock rapping about how he loves meth and hates women (paraphrasing) “I Am the Bullgod” is bottom-shelf cock rock, so imagine my delight when it showed up twice in the tracklist While I can argue that it’s not a good representation of hip-hop, country, classic rock or nu metal, the delight Kid Rock seems to take in tossing them together is the one reason I’m not going to decry the inclusion of the album on this list. At least not on this post
A product of the times, hasn’t aged well. He’s a rich kid from Michigan cosplaying as working class redneck trailer trash. That last track is some real red pill, incel MGTOW garbage. Though not on this album, it has forever annoyed me that he rhymes “things” with “things” on All Summer Long. He sucks.
It's so close to being good. So close. But this is really not my vibe.
Awful
1st and second song are definitely a vibe. Love the mix of rap and rock- unique and pleasant
Kuunteli helposti pari kertaa läpi ja omaan tuntemukseen isoimmat hitit on näemmä muilla levyillä.
Nimihän on ollu tiedossa, mut musiikkiin en juurikaan oo perehtyny. Hauskaa kamaa, 2,5*=3*
3.5 per track. Actually pretty good despite the juvenile lyrics and the slur.
Not a bad album at all.
Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy Said the boogie, said up drop the boogie. Erstaunlich einflussreiches Rap-Rock Album, mit legendären Riffs und unkonventionellen mixes und vielseitigen Stil-Mischung. Textlich etwas holprig aber Kid Rock doesnt five a fock. 4/5
I actually own this album, I must’ve been in a angry mood one day in the early 2000’s. I doesn’t really get played a lot but there’s several decent songs. That said, all of it deserves the “Explicit” label. And outside the few decent songs, some of it is pretty bad. it’s loaded with tough posturing, misogynist lyrics, and lots of Kid Rock singing about how awesome Kid Rock is. And misogynistic deserves to be mentioned again. The album is certainly well put together, well produced. And every once in a while I want to turn the music loud, cruise my Midwest suburbs in my VW sedan and feel …. We’ll something. And this fits. But not for 70 minutes straight. And not with my family in earshot. 2.5/5 for the couple of decent songs. round to 3… barely.
Listen to this and every song makes you think of a different band that did a similar sound better. His lyrics are especially pathetic, childish, and uninspired. If he's gonna want to keep shooting up cans of bud light, he'd better invest what money he has left well. Bullets ain't as cheap as his lyrics and this loser ain't gonna ever have a hit song again.
"You can look for answers / but that ain't fun" seems to summarize Kid Rock pretty well. Is this album a sincere contribution to rock, rap and country music or a cynical costume hat thrown into the ring of 1998's highly corporate music charts? Unlike DB Cooper (who Rock references favourably in the opener, Bawitdaba), I don't know that even Kid Rock knows his own Identity. Though he expresses an affinity for those of the underworld -- thieves, hustlers, sex workers, addicts -- and a disdain for authority ("all those bastards at the IRS"), it's unclear what alternate world the lyricist proposes. That's the nadir: any claims to authenticity from Kid Rock would be seated in either his musical choices or his lyrical content but the latter consists entirely of boastful self-aggrandizement, references to drug use and sex and expressions of admiration for various criminals and CEOs. The latter is particularly confused as the references to hustlers, including sex workers, tend to be positive until turned toward himself (he's careful to advise you that he, himself, is not a "ho") and also his references to authority are disparaging unless coupled to wealth (he's seemingly rather proud in I Am The Bullgod of the respect he now receives from record company CEOs, despite implicitly disrespecting their contemporaries by earlier mythologizing DB Cooper who stole millions from corporations in 1971). The hard rock edge of the album (it's not metal by any reasonable standard) is palatable but a thin veneer - it consists entirely of distorted guitar riffs and has none of the bite, showmanship or technical panache of a dedicated hard rock or metal album. The song forms and vocal delivery are all borrowed from country and rap. No speed, no interesting keys, no groove, no difficult time, no instrumental solos and, while serviceable, no virtuosity. Even the guitar tones feel half-finished -- dedicated guitar players tend to carefully curate the particular sound of their instruments, but this is neither here nor there, like he plugged into a ProCo Rat and never fiddled a knob. The most authentic seeming reference in all of this work is the tie to country music. The chord structures and song forms (as well as the occasional, unexamined disdain for the government) are all lifted right out of southern rock. The echoes of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd are throughout and there's no explicit callout (apart from the general vibe of Cowboy). It stands to reason that the one thing that shines through naturally is the true heart of his music; the strangest part is that he's not at all from the South or any place country-centric: he's from Detroit. All the same, the most authentic part of this album is the country heart of Kid Rock's songwriting. In the end, the rapping is competent if a bit stock, the rock production is the same and the more country bits are actually the best. Only God Knows Why would be a fabulous ballad about the pitfalls of fame if it weren't thematically gutted by the rest of the album. Should I believe that's the real Kid or is it the asshole screwing over his family and his production team at the end of Fuck You? It doesn't really matter: this is a surprisingly decent Southern rock album with hard rock production and some elements of rap, but written without a soul. Genre mashups sometimes get labeled as posing -- toe-deep dalliances with no respect for the history and context of the costume they're donning for a lark. In some cases it's unfair, but you don't need to deeply consider the lack of lyrical content beyond boasts or the Boss MetalZone guitar sounds to peg Kid Rock as a poser. You don't even need to know that he's the son of a car dealership tycoon in Detroit and not a kid who rose from the mean streets. You just need to know that he probably isn't both the plaintive, regretful soul of God Knows Why and also the Bullgod on the same album; he's an asshole in a mask. He's faking something and I don't care what -- and I'm pretty sure he knows it's obvious. You should probably listen to Devil Without A Cause. It's surprisingly listenable but it's important to keep an eye out for just exactly how empty it is. This music is a perfect example of the state of mainstream culture in 1998 and by better understanding that, we can undo all the harm done by fakers like Kid Rock. This is perhaps the single greatest act of poserism in the modern history of music.
Not the most imaginative album.
I made a mistake and hit 1 star instead of ZERO!
If rap went nowhere since 79 except adding redneck guitar
Mamita. 6.5/10
No thanks lol
Rock with some punky/screamy vocal and some rap. I like the rap songs better than the rest, but this is not something I would play regularly.
you almost have to appreciate a white guy bringing into reality the most debased, terrible version of what so many white people have imagined all rap music to be
This album might hold the record for how many times I checked to see how much time was left and boy was I bummed each time. What utter, irredeemable garbage. Wish I could give it 0 stars.
Nope
Oh no, why?
So fuckin stupid
Guilty pleasure
A lot going on here.
Ugh
If i could give it zero stars, I would.
I thought Kid Rock was bad before I heard any of his music, this album is just confirmation of that thought.
I forgot how much I liked that album. Was singing along the whole time
So much misogyny. No wonder we are where we are.
Wow... I remembered hating this as a kid and expected to find that it wasn't actually that bad... nope. This is trash.
3 stars. I can see why it spoke to a generation of dudes, and also at the same time I'm not the target demographic for this music so I don't owe him a single star more than I want to give him.
Kid Rock is a garbage human being. That said, there was a time I enjoyed some of this record. Not so much these days....
At the time of writing this (Oct ‘23), this sits at the fifth lowest rated album on this website. There are definitely things holding this album back, like Mr. Rock’s weak bars, flow, rhythm, etc, but the production is actually decent. Also, it’s strange, but he, for some reason, is able to write really good hooks and choruses while everything else falls apart. Rap is not his forte, but I think he would really shine in other genres. That would be true if not for the lyrics on the verses. A lot of them are very problematic and downright disrespectful to the point where listening to the song makes me feel like I’m a bad person. On top of that there’s weird choices made with the arrangement of the album, like the decision to make it over an hour instead of cutting the weaker tracks and focusing on his stronger songs, or the additional 4 minutes to the closer, which should not have been the finale (or even on the album), which is basically an entire song which we all heard earlier in the listing. I could go on, but I’ll close with my opinion that Kid Rock had a lot of potential here and very effectively squandered it. Shame. 2/5
Jesus wept. The bastard love child of The Beastie Boys and Lynryrd Skynyrd. Actually not as good as that sounds, as its so repetitive. Also appears he has not listened to a single rap album since the first Beastie Boys album.
I tried, I really did. Sickened by the sight of this absolute melt of a man, I huffed and puffed and put it on Spotify before getting into my morning shower. Quickly, I found myself outside my house on the porch, sat in a rocking chair and asking Cleetus to "beer me", before exploding the can he'd gently throw over to me on my forehead and downing the entire thing. Soon after, a neighbourhood racoon scuttled by but didn't make it any further than the pellets which came careening out of my shotgun. Of course, none of this really happened but it is fair more enjoyable to type that than it was to listen to the first three songs of this tripe, which is where my journey ended. A shitey shite shitebag.
Not worthy of comment
I listened to (a bit of) this on YouTube on an incognito tab because the thought of someone seeing it in my Spotify or internet history was too embarrassing
One of the worst musical experiences of my life. The album being recommended to me makes me question whoever created this list and their judgement. May whatever deity you believe in have mercy on your soul.
This is a lot less horrible than I wanted it to be. Yes the lyrics are comically bad. Yes Kid Rock’s persona is laughable now. But there are aspects of this that oddly work. For example, the sound of the raps/vocals over the solid backing band is surprisingly crisp. Despite the god awful genre it spawned, Cowboy is actually not the worst song. The album also makes an early use of auto-tune. I’m conflicted because usually being a pioneer is a positive thing, but then again you don’t see people praising the inventor of the selfie stick. So just like we can muster the courage to ask a stranger to take our picture, we can also bravely reject the need for country rap rock and auto-tune.
This is a really dumb album but it also goes dumb hard
Didn’t listen. It’s kid rock.
One of those albums and artists I didn't know but this kicked into life and kept going. A really interesting mix of music and mahem. I don't know if I'll listen again but I think I enjoyed it.
Largely unlistenable. First album I couldn't bring myself to honour each song by listening to fully ... and friend, I've listened to some shit of late. The only possible reason I can discern for this being in a 1001 album bucket list is so you'll appreciate the other 1000. Full disclosure: I just discovered the only thing worse than rap is metal rap. Fuck me, what a load of shite. And for those that might think my review has got something to do with Kid Rock's politics and shitty PR, I know nothing of Kid Rock besides this rubbish and the other reviews I read. No, no, this is bona fide, genuine garbage. Reminded me of when I was a kid and my older brother somehow came into possession of a record preaching some kind of religious crap. I never heard it myself but, evidently, he didn't think much of it because the last time I saw it, there were deep scratches and multiple cigarette burns. It was about as abused as a vinyl record could get without being sharded. That's what I'd like to do to this record. Fuck off.
This is fucking garbage. 0/5
A lot can be said about his political views, but that's not why I'm here. I tried to listen to this album without having who he is as a person influence my judgement. How to create this album: 1. Take a Rage against the machine album. 2. Remove the 'rage' part. 3. Replace the lyrics with lyrics about how cool Kid Rock is, how real he is, what he's doing to your mom, ... (Spend some time on Voicechat in any of the competitive multiplayergames that are popular with 13y olds if you need inspiration) 4. Profit The result is a slogfest of an album that made me physically cringe at times. The only reasons this gets 2 stars instead of 1 are 'Somebody's gotta feel this' and 'Fist of rage'.
Nope
It's a bit shit really. There are moments when you find your foot or finger tapping to something and you go OK that's not too bad, and then he opens his mouth...
DETROIT TIL I DIE Yeah this was dogshit, I gave up after four far-too-long songs. Absolute worst kind of rap-rock from a pretty gross dude
At first I thought this could have potential- it started off that way, but as the album progressed my opinion on it dropped drastically. I have never heard so much autotune in my LIFE and god it was bad.
what a goddamned moron. yayamerica. 0/10 - nothing of value.
Ik was enorm van dit album aan het genieten, tot het nummer 'only God knows why' die er voor zorgde dat mijn rating 2 sterren zakt
some of the arrangements & riffs are actually pretty cool but like his gangsta peers it’s completely degraded and dull
The Horror! The Horror!
How was this simultaneously better and worse than I expected? I had a LOT of thoughts going through my head before listening to this album because I checked the global stats and saw this one had some...pretty low reviews. I'm a fan of rock, not so much a fan of country (save for a few albums or artists, namely modern Americana/folk or even roots music) or rap (except maybe Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, and the rap-rock stylings of Linkin Park). I do admit I tend to vibe to the samples used in rap, though - lots of unique choices everywhere that can work really well. Combining all three of the above genres, though? It has mixed results. Often times I didn't enjoy the licks/riffs/little musical throwaway bars, like the honky-tonk piano sounding bit around 2:25 of Cowboy. For me, it straddled the line between pleasantly unexpected and overly gimmicky. More often, I didn't think the lyrics were relatable, substantive, or genuine (for someone like Kid Rock). I'm the furthest thing from his intended demographic, as an Asian-American female who is pretty close to being straight-edge and probably considered a prude. But I do still really hate when artists try to sound tougher than they actually are. I did give this album as much of a chance as I could, considering that I don't enjoy Kid Rock's music regularly (for the record - I only have his song "Picture" with Sheryl in my library), and I seriously do not like him as a person. So far, and I'm almost 600 albums through this album generator, I have listened to every album all the way through (although sometimes in 2-3 listening sessions if the album is longer). And so I did that for this album as well. I will admit the musical production and composition were decently pretty solid, other than some of the transitions that could have been cleaned up a bit better, or some little sections that could be removed. I can maybe see myself listening to a version of this album that was just instrumentals if I were doing some repetitive work or studying. But I don't think Kid Rock's vocals are nice, and the lyrics are worse. So...2 stars because it was listenable, even earworm-y at times. The music carried him more than he carried it. Top Tracks (aka the songs that made it to my library!): Bawitdaba (it was honestly catchy), I Am the Bullgod (I can't place my finger on why the guitar works for me but it just does), Wasting Time (don't care for the rapping at this point but I can see myself listening to this at a BBQ and not hating it because the ~ambiance~ just fits and that hook is smooth and inoffensive), Fist of Rage (would listen to while playing an FPS game) Worst Tracks: Only God Knows Why (Does God know why the vocals were processed like this? It ruined the song for me, which might have been fine otherwise, albeit annoyingly preachy and fake in an entirely non-Kid Rock kinda way) & Black Chick, White Guy / I Am the Bullgod (yeah maybe I AM a snowflake because this made me uncomfortable)
I didn't hate that, which is odd because early 00s when Kid Rock was all the boys I knew would play at 'parties', I did not like at all. Definitely dumb but in no way the worst thing I've listened to in this journey. As ever, the lyrics are probably objectionable if I could pick them out.
No way in hell am I willingly listening to Kid Rock. I only have a certain number of hours on this planet and wasting even one of them in this fashion is abominable to me.
A confusing cocktail of rock, hip-hop, nu-metal and country. I see this album has got quite a lot of shade, but a large part of it is comprised of pretty catchy riffs. I don't quite get the Kid Rock persona but maybe you need to be American to understand. Overall, not a bad listen but probably won't be back for more.
Alr let’s go down the list for this record Production? Terrible Lyrics? Corny and basic asf Features? Bro got Eminem to drop a weak verse in his prime Flow? The exact same one every track The hooks? I can’t recall a single one This is a painful listen 70 minutes is excruciatingly long the only saving grace is ig if you don’t take it seriously it’s semi bearable? Still was disappointed when I got this record and even more disappointed after listening to it, light 3
Nope. Bawitaba over and over, rapping with loud guitars, I am the bull God? I don't even know where to start, his rapping is mediocre at best. He wasn't the first to do rap rock, Rage Against the Machine at least had something to say in their music. The only track that is slightly redeemable is cowboy.
Mezcla de rap y hip-hop con rock. Muy americano. Cierto paralelismo con Red Hot Chili Peppers. Con ritmo
The opening song is crazy good. Rap elements of this album sound goofy and the autotune song was just awful, but the rest is decent.
it wasnt bad but incredibly boring
If I managed to completely suspend my intellect for the duration of this album it might have yielded a second star. How did this make the list?
This was supposed to be terrible, why is it so hype? Falls off towards the last third of the album though
90-talet ägde man... rätt njutbart men lite långt och enformigt... bl3v inte tråkigt though de va ett plus.... vena han sa n-ordet?????.
Never really listened to Kid Rock, now I know why. God only knows was the only track that wasn't awful. Lacks the melodic quality of Eminem.
decent, not my style but respect the energy of this man
Horrible album.
Un dels discos fills del seu moment, i que al cap de pocs anys ja havia envellit, quedant desfasat. Bon retrat, però, dels Estats Units musicals de canvi de mil.leni, amb la barreja de hip hop, rock dur, guitarres i samples per arreu, tot amb un segell USA 100%. Posat en contexte, no és mal treball. De fet és millor que el 90% de l'estil que es van fer aquells anys
I'm about to wrap up this album and it has some good guitar parts despite the annoying vocals, so I'll give it a two, unless Kid Rock drops a completely unwarranted n-word on a track built solely on harmful racial stereotypes in a weird thematic left-turn for an album that already has a lot of dicey moments. Seems kinda unlikely though
no stars for transphobic racists
kid rock is a terrible person and rightwing conspiracy lunatic who writes songs about having sex with underage girls. this music maybe would've been passable as instrumentals but my god these lyrics are just awful. welcome 2 the party (ode 2 the old school) might be the worst on this album in that regard. skip it, nothing redeeming here. how did this crack the top 1001 albums list...? favorites: bawitdaba i guess
Oh my. What a dweeb Kid Rock is. Even his choice of beer is mediocre, Becks and Heineken? What are you? Eurotrash? I thought you were going for red neck and cowboy. Musically every track borrows, to put it mildly, from contemporaries, and while I have to admit the first half is definitely more listenable than Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish, it’s somehow more mediocre. In a way Fred Durst is honest - this guy is just naff all the way. The second half of this album overstays it’s welcome. Anyway - trying to polish a turd here - it’s shit.
¿Rap rock? No sé, un poco de mezcla de estilos ... rap - rock- rock indie ... Es como un poco mezcla de estilos en el mismo álbum. Aún así, está bien.
redneck bangers but nothing i got in my rotation tho
I did not want to listen to Kid Rock today, and I kind of hate it, but honestly it has some pretty clever moments and I've caught myself tapping my foot a couple of times. Biggest issue is that I can't tell how seriously this guy is taking himself. It's a 3 start light hearted bit of fun or a 2 star 'serious album'. But ultimately there was enough there for me to give it the benefit of the doubt.
God I hate this garbage. Shitty rap rock. And too long like so much 90s crap. Doesn't help he is a Trump supporter.
Weinigs goeds te melden over deze oorwassing die wij hier krijgen van deze 'kinderlijke steen'. Plaat duurt ook nog eens eeuwig lang. Een biertje voor wie het einde haalt.
Verschrikkelijke testosteron rock van een nare redneck
Als je Pamela Anderson van Tommy Lee af kunt pakken, dan moet je toch wel een stoere vent zijn. Dat hoor ik echter niet terug in deze ontzettend suffe bende die hij op dit album heeft gescheten.
Finally. The shittiest one?
Asinine, infantile crap that should not be revered in any way. Harmful to developing prepubescent and teen male psyches at a time when they needed to be shown better examples of non-toxic masculinity. And the guy is an absolute fucking idiot to boot. Not supporting it.
No, I would rather swim through shit then listen to this shit again
Dogshit
better than it should be
I'm sure Limp Bizkit fans would love it.
A couple of good songs
As with Imagine Dragons, I swore I'd never intentionally listen to Kid Rock; and yet, here we are... I remember as a kid in the 90s, the first time I heard of "Kid Rock" I took the name literally and opposed it immediately out of principle. I didn't like the idea of Rock that was distilled for kids. "Bawitdaba" is probably the quintessential KR song that I know of. I'll be honest, it's a mood setter, and I caught myself bobbing along. I'm all about the nonsensical meaningless choruses -- words are too hard. Where would the world be without this and all of Fred Durst's contributions; a better place, probably. "Cowboy" is another KR song that I actually know. I like this one way less. I don't understand how this got radio play. Messy production with the supporting vocals floating above everything else and a bit flat. And yet, I find myself bobbing along again for some reason. Title track comes out hard with NWA fuck-the-police vibes. Actually, the entire song evokes a poor man's Easy-E with the high-pitch and punchy flow. The backing track feels like a rip off. All said, its not a bad parody 8 years after the original. Hard to feel like he added anything meaningful to the concept. Even has an uncredited child rapper on it :chef-kiss: "I am a Bullgod" is actually kind of fun and evokes an almost Alice in Chains feel with the chorus. Tuned out for a lot of the next songs until I heard Eminem come on during "Fuck Off." He seemed to be adopting the Slim Shady moniker during the verse with pitched up whiny vocals -- did pretty much what you would expect. Complete with a very on-brand voicemail recording... All in all this lives exactly up to expectations. There are some catchy parts (bawitdaba) but in general, the songs are pretty terrible and derivative. Hard to understand exactly what he was able to tap into; even harder now that we know what KR ended up becoming. 1/5
Pretty good for its time.... only god knows why
I wish I could give 0 stars.
He truly is giving a voice to all of those horribly offensive rednecks on Facebook who dream of consolidating power amongst the whites. Don’t believe me? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kyFnLqJx-uU
C Bawitdaba - 3 Cowboy - 2 Devil Without a Cause - 2 I Am the Bullgod - 2 Roving Gangster (Rollin’) - 2 Wasting Time - 3 Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 to the Old School) - 2 I Got One for Ya - 2 Somebody’s Gotta Feel This - 2 Fist of Rage - 2 Only God Knows Why - 3 F*** Off - 3 Where U at Rock - 2 Black Chick, White Guy - 3 This was honestly way better than I expected, but the expectations bar was at the floor.
4/10. I mean, I grew up in a household where this album was quoted like a holy text. And with that nostalgia in mind, the front half or so of this album was pretty enjoyable. The songs I wasn't so familiar with were definitely a slog though, and at the end of the day, I wouldn't want to listen through this album again. I guess I've just gotten too old to kid, and too soft to rock.
The music could've been worse, but just about everything else about this album was rock bottom. 2/10
Nice beats but could do without the language.
oh no oh god no *sigh* Next time I get one of the lowest rated albums, can I please get a weird one? Give me Trout Mask Replica, or Duck Stab, or Locust Abortion Technician (last one got bumped off the list by newly added albums, but the point still stands). This is the low point of this whole experience thus far. He thinks he’s rebellious, but this album is so generic. Apparently he toured with Ice Cube, a rapper I actually like (see my rating/review for The Predator), in 1990. I’m disappointed in Ice Cube, honestly. The title track is just atrocious. The rapping about how popular he’s going to be is just so self-centered and stuck up, and the actual kid rapping is just sad. It was pulled off way better a full 116 albums ago with ‘Mango Pickle Down River’ on Kala. On ‘Welcome 2 The Party’, the ‘boom boom boom’ part is SO annoying. Okay, I think I’ve said enough. Anyway, I’m actually only halfway through. I’ll check back in to tell you if I still agree with my points here. intermission no one feels this oh my god this song is 5 minutes long and all that happens is he acts sad with autotune over generic country chords i dont care anymore either buddy end of intermission ok i still hate it. the last songs is about a woman who keeps pregnanting or something. then a remix about how he is god or something. i think spotify sensed my pain because on the radio after they played the bring the noise metal version. i actually like that song. anyway i think im turning into a southern redneck (living in texas doesnt help) so im going to heal my ears with some miles davis. see ya.
Easily the worst album Ive had to listen to in this challenge. Aside from genre mixing, what is noteworthy about this one? Just unremarkable music and toxic masculinity.
His music sucks and he’s a piece of shit.
kinda tacky
This white boy rap-rock hybrid is so awful that it's offensive. Lowest of the low. It's just fucking gross.
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God this guys sucks."the illegitimate son of man" what does that even mean.He says it twice like it means something."He is the pot god!"amazing lyricism.Does this guy have anything to say other than he does drugs and has sex with women and definitely not men.Hes 100% not gay guys stop asking him.Its so annoying listening to this guy talk about how much of a gangster he is when now we know he grew up super rich and is now a weird conservative asshole."i was born at night but NOT last night""im a capricorn and detroit is where i was born" "drop your boyfriend then drop out of highschool" He tries to do a whole ballad part but i guess his voice sucks so much he thought he had to use early autotune and it sounds terrible.This album is also way too long.I'll say one thing though,its not boring.JESUS CHRIST AN 11 MINUTE SONG ABOUT A WOMAN HAVING "THREE CHILDREN FROM THREE DIFFERENT MEN" WHERE HE SAYS THE N WORD.THEN AFTER SEVEN MINUTES IT JUST CHANGES TO AN EARLIER TRASH SONG?!?!?
Compared to the other LPs that were among the lowest rated on 1001 this is different because it was a great commercial success. That said, I found it harder to listen to. At least the others were trying to make some kind of statement.
I'm not fond of rap, nor pop metal/rock so when you combine them and get "nu metal" it it sounds like a shit sandwich to me.
I'd like to issue an apology to the 1001 Album Generator Community for my rating... I fully acknowledge Kid Rock's douchbaggery but damnit you guys I had some really good times partying to this album when it came out :D
I think Kid Rock puts it well when he says, "I'm a contradiction, I'm a twist of fate" in 'Roving Gangster (Rollin').' This three-way mash-up of rock, country and rap was bound to happen. There were a lot of ways this could have happened, but as luck would have it, Kid managed to find the most 'I don't give a fuck' characteristics of all three and slammed them together into one electrified redneck gangster vibe. It is unapologetic and unfortunately popular. I'll give it one bonus star for being novel, but honestly I think this album, and the whole "damn right, I'm proud of being a shithead" narrative that continues to swell in the US is not worth giving a platform. Even if it is wrapped up in an interesting musical combination that was a commercial success.
Nie wiedziałem, że Kid Rock jest rapperem :P
Not as bad as Radiohead. Almost as bad as Kanye. Would be laughably bad if he just wasn't overselling the trailer park aspect. As it is, it's just bad.
This album is a crime. I admit I only listened to the three most popular songs, but they are so terrible I couldn't listen to the rest. It's inclusion on this list makes me question the author's integrity. The rap songs are terrible, the country songs are horrible and the rap-country songs are abhorrent. I'm not saying rap-country doesn't work (Old Town Road is great), but Kid Rock doesn't know how to do either genre. Also, is it just me or is the mixing on these track totally amateur? Even instrument and vocal sounds like they are in a different room.
OK, so I used to think that kid rock was white trash. I still kind of do, but I didn't hate it. Though I won't listen again. A solid 2.5 round up.
This has no reason for existing. I don’t get it. There is no purpose. I can’t believe this is on the list and also that it sold 15 million copies and went diamond. Kid rock now plays at county fairs and cancels shows for poor turnout (but blames covid policy to drum up the perfect demographic). I feel like he is just going for shock value mostly. He doesn’t have much to say other than “drink my beer and smoke my smoke”. His legacy is waging wars on marketing campaigns. His rapping is not very creative and kind of weak. I will admit that I felt a tingle when I heard the record scratching in bawitaba. Is that… nu metal? Eminem’s verse in Fuck Off was cool. Instrumentals were okay and there is a range/blend of genres in this album. I am being charitable, would have rather listened to a lot of other stuff today. My friend told me that Kid Rock was a character in the animated film Osmosis Jones. I looked it up and it is true…"Cool, Daddy Cool" features both Kid Rock and his late hype man and rapper Joe C., and the song appears during a scene where Osmosis Jones goes to what appears to be a club with exotic dancers. Rock is actually portrayed as a performer during the scene, and there's a sign on the wall of the club that says "Kidney Rock," which is obviously a play on the musician's name. But Rock's parts of the song are, er, a bit inappropriate for a kids movie. "Young ladies, young ladies / I like 'em underage, see / Some say that's statutory," Rock says [via Genius (https://genius.com/Kid-rock-cool-daddy-cool-lyrics)], before Joe C. chimes in with "But I say it's mandatory."
First and foremost, fuck Kid Rock. I don't really understand how this guy got big - I guess people really wanted a redneck hero. He is decent at rapping - but he can't sing for shit and musically this is fairly weak - though you hear the occasional harmonica or keys that are nice. Bawitadaba is a classic and the Eminem verse on Fuck Off is solid. Otherwise.....MEH
Yeahhhh not for me. Hey Kid Rock: I Got One For Ya….Fuck Off
Surprisingly actually has a couple tracks with decent rock. This album is like a mixture of Beastie Boys and some arena country or something. The decent rock is far outweighed by the absolute trash scattered throughout the album. Only God Knows Why is apparently an extremely popular track but the heavy autotune on it completely ruins it for me.
boff, c'est pas aussi pire que ce qu ele monde le note, mais c'est assez bas de game. 2.5
Not a terrible album considering he is a giant asshole. 2 stars.
Also not my thing. I find Kid Rock as a person is repulsive, which probably influences my opinion a bit.
I'm really not a big fan of Kid Rock... either musically or personally.
Fun
Hip-hop rock. Ni fu ni fa.
¿Rap rock? No sé, un poco de mezcla de estilos ... rap - rock- rock indie ... Es como un poco mezcla de estilos en el mismo álbum. Aún así, está bien.
Putting aside politics and my general distaste for the man, this album is a collection of some of the worst songs I've ever heard. Song after song of Rock spewing his idiocy and stupid revelations is grade school level name calling. His "gangster" persona putting his hoes, bitches and whores in their place is so laughable, this could work if it was intended to be parody, but I suspect Rock takes himself very seriously. When it came to the song with heavy auto-tune, I burst out laughing and the only thing more hilarious was whoever thought, Devil Without A Cause was essential! Avoid at all costs!!
Ajme ajme ajme ajme najbolji loš album svih vremena. Dat ću mu tri ali je prava ocjena 1 ili 5 pa je onda to neki prosjek.
So bad...yet at times I found myself groovy to it a little bit. But overall just junk music. 1.5/5
This honestly would have been almost decent if it weren't for Kid Rock. His rap sounds like texting autocomplete.
Woof, Bawitdaba is basically the only reason I would ever listen to Kid Rock.
A versão mais adolescente e obviamente pior do nu-metal.
That this dreck made this book while a brilliant band like Tool is completely ignored is utterly shameful. Fuck Kid Rock and everything he stands for!
It can be a fun album to rock out to. Damn shame that the artists horrible personality and ego shine through so well. Where you at is sooooo cringe.
Absolutely dreadful. Who on earth thinks this is an essential album?
Comfortably the worst album so far. Offensive, cringey lyrics, terrible music, terrible autotune. Kid Rock grew up well off in Detroit making the ghetto cowboy thing even more ridiculous than it already is. Can't imagine how this isn't bottom of the whole list.
Oh dear oh dear.
This album is shite and Kid Rock is a cunt. Highlight: Bawtidaba
Probably a bit different to what I expected tbh. More "rapping" than I expected. Also perhaps slightly more listenable in terms of the riffs and beats that were going on in the background sometimes. But, it's complete dross. His lyrics are so basic and often sound like a 12 year old wrote them. "I don't steal from the rich and give to the poor, I steal from my bitches and give to the whores". *Chefs kiss Also getting a child to rap about having a big dick is just weird Again, as others said, creating this trailer park persona is weird, but arguably it worked I guess. Very long too
C'è qualcosa di buono, ma anche molto di suprematismo bianco
Noooooo Kid Rock, just nooooo. Some of the beats are kinda cool but as soon as this guy opens his mouth I’m out. There’s so much “me against the world” mentality when the dude literally grew up wealthy in a small Michigan town. You probably just earned that by being an asshole. 2/10
Well my name’s Kid Rock And I’m here to say I’m going to rap Some garbage today. Like a child learned some swear words and found a rhyme dictionary. Utterly devoid of any merit. No redeeming qualities whatsoever. Complete garbage waste of time.
Hip-hop rock. Ni fu ni fa.
slaps
i knew the name kid rock as some nonsene idiot but this album is actually pretty good, mix of rock and rap on southern country themes and some other flavours too
When I was a tweenager I was really into 3 of these songs. They were "Bawitaba" "Cowboy" and "Only God Knows Why." I am fairly certain I listened to the whole album at the time too, but was uninterested in all of the other tracks - that is still true, and the sheer length of this album makes it all the more excruciating. Honestly I can hear how the first two songs I mentioned influenced my taste in those formative years. The riffs in Bawitaba still sound pretty good to me, but the lyrics are trash, and as this sound repeats over the course of the album it sounds like a pale imitation of Rage Against the Machine, without the innovative guitar work and actual purpose. What I still like about Cowboy (when I ignore the lyrics) is that it truly does combine country, rap and rock in a way that is convincing and enjoyable. The changes in the song make it a fun musical journey. In the end, "Only God Knows Why" is the one that I can most enjoy still. The use of autotune is actually pretty interesting, and the more introspective lyrics are a welcome respite after the continuous flogging in all the other tracks. "Black Chick / White Guy" is almost unbearable, as if it's one last attempt to test your patience if by some miracle you haven't yet given up. In summary, a terrible album with a few songs that I have memories with but no longer hold up.
So the day has finally come... First of all: there is nothing revolutionary about his fusion of genres. Nothing. All been done before (and better) by others. I don't understand how that's supposed to be some kind of defense for this. I find the whole bloated thing embarrassing on every level, and I'm simply baffled how he got major label backing, let alone how successful it was.
If the album was maybe half the length it could squeak out a 2 for competent catchy hooks, but everything else about the songs including lyrics, melodies, and persona is just garbage. Kid Rock is so try hard to be a bad-ass that it's laughable. He's also a piece of shit. Can't say I've ever listened to any songs beyond Bawitdaba and Cowboy and I listened to the rest of this just cause it's hilarious how dumb it is. I will say if no one has heard a Kid Rock song, it's at least culturally important in the US to hear at least a bit to understand that this is how lots of folks view a life worth living.
kid rock
C'mon! It's not too bad as it looks by looking at the worst albums on the 1001 list. It is over-egocentric and It lacks originality, lyricism, and production, but it still is important for some music genres(I don't know which genres, since Kid Rock doesn't either. Maybe Nu metal? Rap-Rock? We'll never know)
Douche. Bag.
The lyrical content is complete garbage in my opinion. Feels like something that was written by a person who wants to be cool, but is not. Dre and other artists that have a pretty rough and degrading lyrics at least give me the impression of having some self-distance and doing it in an ironic way, but didn't find any of that here. Every fiber of me wants to give this a 1 star, but if you put the lyrics aside some songs were actually pretty catchy, so it gets a 2 for me. Won't return to this album though for sure.
This was just... bad? I really don't like nu-metal. I like, rock, country and hip hop but not the mix. Can we just agree that this album and genre was a mistake? I guess Kid Rock seems a bit more progressive than he is nowadays. Is that a positive? Probably not. I feel worse for after listening to this album. 0 stars. Only 1 star because i can not vote 0 and Eminem makes an ill-advised appearance to this turd.
I just can't. I mean, Kid Rock was bad enough. But after the whole "I'm going to go full MAGA and shoot up cans of Bud Light with an AR" thing... I just can't.
Couple real good songs mixed in with pure trailer trash music lol. At times it guided to 2 stars, but the good songs saved it to 3.
I thought the Korn album was awful. This is the worst music I’ve ever heard.
really?
Literalmente tiene sentido. Lo muscial es básico pero digamos que cumple. Las letras parecen de una parodia de rap, parece joda enserio. Un disco que si no entendes la letra podes agitar la cabeza pero es que por el resto es un desastre y lo más probable es qeu canse porque dura UNA HORA Y 11 MINUTOS 3/10.
Rating this on a curve to make up for one person rating it 1 just because kid rock is a chud. Kid rock is indeed a chud, but this album is great if you take it for what it is. The lyrics aren’t Socrates. It’s a trashy mess. But it’s fun.
To quote Mr. Rock himself, this was indeed "redneck, shit-kicking rock 'n' roll rap." I really enjoyed the fusion of styles and I think it was done really successfully overall. It does make you feel like you're in a rowdy bar with a bottle of beer in one hand, shaking your fist to the music with the other. There's a real energy to it. Of course, there's lots of tiresome tropes in the lyrics, and not a lot of creativity there...even for being 25 years ago. But it's really more about the attitude, I guess.
I remember the hit singles from this album and how I kind of dug their groove. I still do. I think that the mixes are pretty good, in general. So, there is some entertainment value here for me. As for the lyrical content, that may be a bit uninspired for me overall, but considering that I often am not paying any attention to the lyrics, I kind of like this album.
God damn it. I had no intention of enjoying this asshole's music so much. But I did.
When I first started this I thought for a few minutes that this might be better than I feared. But in the 13 songs that followed, I kept wondering if I had accidentally repeated the previous tracks. The songs felt repetitive and most pretty much blurred together. On top of that the lyrics didn’t seem to have much to say. The instrumentation and mixing had talent, but I couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that this was all cheesier than intended and ultimately wasted. Halfway through every song that started had me wishing for some variety. *YAWN* Wwith the opening notes of Only God Knows Why I thought maybe the switch to a more traditional country song might improve things - but the autotune really put off and the whole thing felt disingenuous and gross. Why am I listening to this? I went into this expecting to be annoyed, offended or irritated. Instead I ended up wondering how the hell all this commotion could be so boring?
Rage In Favor Of The Machine.
I feel dirtier for having listened to this. I tried to keep an open mind, but too much braggadocio and too many cliches. Kid Rock is definitely a carefully created and maintained image and a success of modern marketing, but the music is trash even if there are a few catchy riffs.
Musical tastes are a subjective thing. But this was objectively awful.
Don't think country rap is for me. Unfortunately the album soured further for knowing anything about the artist
Purge this from history, lest future generations think this was acceptable.
First album I could not actually tolerate and stopped listening to without completing.
some bangers on here that’s for sure- mouth was on the floor for most lyrics though, wouldn’t throw this on for casual listening but to liven up a party, sign me up 2.5
Stunningly bad. This sentient mullet is an affront to humanity, music, and even the concept of sound.
I think it gets a slightly biased negative review based on recent behavior of Kid Rock. But regardless, not much at all to like about this album. The nu-metal rap is somewhat inventive. I didn't find any of the tracks catchy and all the lyrics were moronic.
I liked this album a lot more than I thought. Funny lyrics and a fuck you attitude. Reminds me of Afroman but was released before their 1st album.
Really funny if you look at this as an ironically funny album. If I didn't know who Kid Rock was I would think this is just some wannabe rapper who grew up in a upper middle class neighborhood. I love some of the radio edit censorship in this album. Welcome 2 the Party is a lyrical masterpiece
Had some bangers. Bawitdaba and Cowboy always go hard. But then had some absolutely ridiculous songs that I would just be laughing at. I like the mix of rock, rap, and autotuned country that Mr. Rock was able to mix together. Enjoyed way more than I thought I was going to. Great album to listen to while washing dishes
I liked this way more than I thought I would. Kid Rock sure loves his 40's. Some lyrics are cringe but also hilarious. Eminem was a welcome surprise.
yikes.
Anyone can smell a pig from a mile away… They fucking stink! Just like the majority of this album. I remember this was a big deal when it was released and was the white trash anthem, I appreciate that it is true to its roots. The music is creative as far as country and rap go, because it is unlike the other 2 and has interesting heavy guitar rifts and other instrument parts. It is not a bland album, either. The problem I have is the tired rap lyrics that constantly talks about having sex and doing drugs, only it’s not particularly good rapping. Overall, the album is a genre definer, but it is not good music. The auto tune on Only God Knows Why is especially bad. Cowboy itself is a fun song and I do remember liking it when I was a kid. So for the minor nostalgia hit, genre influence, and of course his part in Joe Dirt being his shining moment I suppose a 2 is the least I can do. Also, fuck Kid Rocks ideology. Despicable person…. After finishing the whole album, and with the shitty last song. 1
Eh wasn’t exciting. I was over it at some points. In other points I’d be like it that wasn't awful. Some songs are catchy and some are just corny. One song reminded me of “loser” by beck and it was the only thing I was thinking about. Therefore I rewarded myself with the song after words. In some kind words the album was MID
Why is there a child singing in Devil Without a Cause? Eminem feature goes crazy. I’ve heard Kid Rock labeled as one of the most talented musicians of all time and this album was a testament to the statement. The switching between genres during the album and during the songs was phenomenal and well mixed. I am confused however as my parents have been to multiple Kid Rock concerts during my life but I cannot picture them enjoying to any of the songs on this album
Not a bad album. It’s junk food for sure I’m not expecting it to be a life changing listen but it’s hick rock and rap. This album sounds like drinking a 30 rack of natty fishing and shooting BB guns
COWBOYYYYYYY Is that a CHILD saying that??????? i do be thinkin about jumbo shrimp a lot, too. I mean im kinda bored by track 4. Its a lot of the same thing with slightly different backtracks. It’s an interesting album for the time, but it’s kinda insufferable. I genuinely do not know why this album is considered one if the best. But i must be honest. I did not finish this album. I stopped at track 8. but can you blame me?
I did not enjoy this album at all. If this music was made today it would be the kind of music shared in Facebook music discussion groups for participants to laugh at à la Tom MacDonald.
Well, not sure that it actually deserves 4* but it was really good to have a more dynamic listen than we' ve had for a while !
It was fine for what it was but I sort of feel like any Kid Rock album is a bit of a parody of itself.
I want to give this a 1, but the album is more fun than I expected -- it owes a lot to the production and the creative use of samples.
okay, this is actually pretty hard as fuck but it’s also corny as fuck many of the songs — but I would just like to call out Only God Knows Why specifically because of how trashy it is — are just so painfully cringe like it’s actually unbelievable and fucking eminem has a feature on this? like fuck off the production was often very well done but I can’t fucking believe this white trash joe dirt meets rage against the machine type bullshit actually exists 5/10
I don't listen to Kid Rock out of principal
One of my favs.
Ok
Saatanaesque projekti... heh... ryypää ja seksiä im da devil... heh. Syvällinen sukellus ihmispsyykkeeseen, ja miehen taisteluun syntien viehätyksien kanssa. a.. harvoin käy näin..herra amalgamoi räpin ja rockin paskimmat elementit. aika pelle äijä, yritin välillä tykätä mutta jooh....new paskin albumi just dropped bawitdaba
What a fucking poser, man
Better than I expected. Still awful, but not quite as awful.
I heard all of the singles off of this when it came out in 1998 on MTV or the radio, and I'll ask now what I asked then: If you are outside of the demographic where rap-rock/nü-metal was popular (not in the age range to be an aggro-douche at Woodstock 99), what is there to like about this? An artistic persona that's just as contrived as Vanilla Ice without any of the backlash, "old school" rap stylings on Welcome 2 the Party that owe less to Run-DMC's King of Rock than to some middle-aged white doofus dropping "My name is Steve and I'm here to say...". This is as credible as an unfunny rapping grandma sketch that you'd find from a bad improv group in Des Moines. The language or misogyny on this aren't the main offenders for me - instead this album just feels contrived and cynical and lazy. To those who claim that this album is good or important because it blends metal and hip hop and country, who cares? I can mash rockabilly, Tuvan throat singing, and Portuguese fado together, and that doesn't result in anything good simply because nobody's blended those genres together. And the lasting influence of this album is pretty much limited to bro-country artists who learned that cynically adopting a faux-redneck persona and singing about eating riblets at Applebee's and drinking cheap beer in a field (you know, "simple pleasures" that these musicians wouldn't be caught anywhere near) will move a few units. On the plus side, the guitars on the track Devil Without a Cause are pretty cool.
Je suis partagée. Kid Rock est un personnage odieux, mais son disque pourrait être un plaisir coupable, en raison de l'efficacité de la musique. En même temps, les textes me restent en travers de la gorge. Si je pouvais, j'irais avec 2,5, mais je note à la hausse, car si je ne comprenais rien de ce qu'il chante, j'aurais eu du fun
I’ll admit I went into this totally biased, but it’s not AS bad as I assumed it would be, as someone who had never heard Kid Rock’s music before. Definitely not 1001 albums of all time material, though……… I feel like people often romanticise the 90s but this album made me glad to have not been born yet. Best track: I kinda liked the funky auto tune on Only God Knows Why Worst tracks: Welcome 2 the Party, Fuck Off, Where U At Rock, Bawitdaba, Cowboy, Devil Without A Cause, Roving Gangster, I Got One for Ya’, Somebody’s Gotta Feel This, Black Chick, White Guy/I Am the Bulldog (WHY is this song TWELVE MINUTES LONG????? I thought it was almost OVER). 1 star for…. creativity I guess 👍🏼
Seriously dated
Should be called Album Without A Cause.
Bawitdaba is so bad it's a straight banger, but otherwise this is a shit album
For dumb rednecks only. Terrible
послушай позже... сейчас не идет((
I used to blast this in the shower while getting ready for high school. Ahhh, youth.
I get this is fun and in the summer for a barbecue it might be good. But it's long and pretty smaey. And while I don't want to be a prude some of the lyrics are jarring.
Spotify went down as soon as I tried to listen to this. Message received, universe, I read you loud and clear.
This was an absolute struggle. I had heard a couple of the songs before but I had no idea that this album 71 minutes. I am sure what Kid Rock was going for but it doesn't matter because it is bad.
Andrew Tate brain farts with awful backing
I will say, I did actually try. Absolutely never again but I did try.
I remember in school singing the strange scat intro in Blue Moon by The Marcels to myself, and being asked if I was singing Bawitdaba. I told the person that, well, no. Songs I already knew: Bawitdaba Favourites: Cowboy There are lots of things I didn’t like about this album, but to start with a positive: the music itself isn’t actually terrible sometimes. There were a few times during the album where a vocal hook in a chorus caught my attention. However, Kid Rock would then start rapping and it would be all downhill from there. As well as the blatant misogyny throughout, the lyrics are just awful. Sometimes it sounds so simple it could be a nursery rhyme, and then leans into angsty 11 year old who swears for no reason, and then into dumb teenager who wants to convince his friends that he’s loved by women, when truly nobody cares. If I was to condense this album into one word, it would be “stupid”.
What a terrible day to have ears
I cannot imagine a worse experience during this list than getting two bottom ranked 70+ minute albums. Unfortunately, I actually enjoyed the first 4 or 5 tracks in a guilty pleasure sort of way. It’s embarrassing to even admit given how cringe the lyrics are but I guess I can take solace in the fact that the rest of the album fucking sucks and I don’t have to give it more than a 2. It’s all downhill after the party one, gets worse with the auto tune song then unbearable once you get to the racist final track. Also fuck kid rock as a person
Het is heel slecht maar wel origineel. Een soort country rap met metal geluiden erdoorheen. Hoe dacht hij dat zoiets ooit zou gaan werken. 2 sterren voor de effort
Niet eens woorden voor deze idioot, 2 nummers geluisterd en een 1
Wat een album. Ik merk aan de de reviews op deze site dat het bij Amerikanen bijzonder gevoelig ligt. Een guy uit de suburbs van Detroit die muziek maakt over Alabama met een zuid accent. Is Kid Rock de Amerikaanse Joost “Josylvio” uit Naarden?
Country rap? Nahhh
Probably only on this list to remind us all how cringe and shitty Kid Rock is
The rap and metal combo is sorta douchey as is, but no one has ever made it douchier than Kid Rock. This album is so lame.
fuck kid rock lmao
Arguably the worst album on the list. I've spent a lot of time questioning the legitimacy of this list based on some of the inclusions, omissions, and the general approach to updating the list, but this album goes beyond pretty much every other questionable choice to such a degree that it feels like self-parody. The cultural impact of this album is only negative.
no, will not listen cause he’s an asshat
Trash absolute trash. One of the worst things I've listened too, unbeleive how one of the lyrics is about sleeping with underage girls but it's fine because at least he isn't underpaid, get in the fucking sea you racist waste of skin
It's as horrible as some of these reviews make the album out to be. There are songs that are decently listenable, especially if you want to feel like you're in a college party in the US during the mid-2000s. That's the vibe it gives me. Kind of a bad party if that's the music you need to deal with the entire night, but it's fine as background noise and a fuel of hype during a very loud event. Standout (the word 'standout' is questionable but okay) tracks are Bawitdaba, Devil Without a Cause & Wasting Time.
1. Bawitdaba: Spacca 8.5/10 2. Cowboy: troppo western rap per me un po' country non è brutta ma non è da playlist 7/10 3. Devil Without a Cause: penso sarà un album rap questa peggio delle altre 5.5/10 4. I Am the Bullgod: ma che se fuma questo 7/10 solo per la base 5. Roving Gangster (Rollin') 6. Wasting Time 7. Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School) 8. I Got One for Ya 9. Somebody's Gotta Feel This 10. Fist of Rage 11. Only God Knows Why 12. Fuck Off 13. Where U at Rock 14. Black Chick, White Guy In generale non il mio genere belle basi però
Usually try to separate the art from the artist but not here, because the art is also bad
Hmmm... On the one hand this really isn't that bad. I think most of the exuberant 1-star reviews are really over-reacting. On the other hand, it's also not very good. And the whole sexist racist neofascist antiscience thing makes me not feel like defending it at all. Like, this isn't a hill I'm going to die on.
This album is really just seriously awful in a fun way. An unholy combination of rap rock and country that is just as good as it should be. I would give it two stars for how much I enjoyed it but I’ll give it one because that’s what it deserves. First three sentence review
I've had enough Kid Rock to last me for the rest of my life. I've never been a fan of "I'm so cool" lyrics, but some of the music is okay. I can't enjoy the music for more than a few seconds without getting dragged down by the lyrics. What would have happened if he had never met Kid Rock? What would he have written about? Devil Without a Cause is a full album of a rich kid playing dress-ups. There are very few lyrics that aren't centered on telling us how cool he is. The characteristics that he describes to try and portay that "coolness" are baffling.
Just- no. I did actually listen to some (not all) of this. It doesn’t merit a response.
If you brought together the two worst genres in the world; country and metal you get... this. Even worse it has late 90's rap rock thrown in. If it was presented as a comedy album I'd have given it 5 stars
I’m not listening to this nut job.
Hahaha, no.
nicht so bad wie erwartet, aber started out way stronger als es dann tatsächlich war.
(yawn)
All of the people giving this a "1" rating I don't think understand the historical significance (for better or worse) of this album. This is regarded as one of the (if not THE) first country-rap albums ever, with "Cowboy" generally regarded as the actual birth of the genre. Is it the best album ever? Certainly not, but this ushered in several other similar acts over the years and even influencing modern country; for that reason deserves to be included on this list and respected. For all his faults, Kid Rock basically invented a new genre with this album, which deserves a lot of credit.
This was a trip. I played this album a lot when no one else was listening. Even when it was new I was a little ashamed to love this album. It doesn't hit me like it used to, but it's still pretty good. The production is tight. I can separate the man from the music. It's certainly dated and tainted, but this was a golden moment in rock and still worth hearing (except Only God Knows Why - I can't tolerate country and auto tune).
Muy copado fue
I used to like this album but he became such a toolbag its hard to enjoy now.
Oh god. This is going to be a test of endurance. It's the worst of the rap rock fusions. His rhyming and vocabulary together make it the worst combo. "A garden hose made out of 24 karat", fuck you Kid Rock. What?! Eminem is on this album?
My knowledge of Kid Rock extends to that episode of the Simpsons and his appearance at Woodstock'99 so this was a highly anticipated listen. "Set up an escort service (for all the right reasons)" has to be one of the best clarifying statements in music history. There is so so much wrong with this yet I can't help but wiggle my finger over the five for reasons I can't explain. I think there are a few albums that fall into this category and at this point it's actually far rarer to get a one from me than it is to get a five.
definitely bad, but not as bad as i thought it would be.
31/100: This album is atrocious and it should be expeditiously removed from the list of albums. It does not deserve more of my time than it has already stolen from me.
Musically? Yes. Lyrically? No thanks. I think that most people rated this so low because they just don't like him or his persona. I think that he's just trying too hard. It all sounds forced.
I'm not going to pretend that this is good or that Kid Rock didn't ruin The Simpsons, but...it's also not as bad as you remember. Best track: Cowboy. I need to take a shower
I know of Kid Rock's hits but never really delved into his back catalog. Kid Rock was hitting his stride when I was a "rebellious" youth listening to vulgar music. What he was doing with the country rock/rap fusion was never really done before. Some of it stuck, other things flopped. And a lot of people are quick to throw out all of Kid Rock's music because of his political leanings, unfortunate as they may be. I didn't love everything in this album, but there was quite a bit of nostalgia tied to Bawitdaba, Cowboy, and Only God Knows Why. In some of the music, listening now as an adult, there was some needless vulgarity by times, but I'm not prudish enough to hold that against him. I feel like I can smell the album cover.... Dank weed, wet dog, and econo cigarettes. There were a lot of songs on this record that repeated lyrics such as making note to 100 spoke wheels, hookers, being raised in Detroit, and 40s in the trunk of cars. A lot of people hate on Only God Knows Why because of heavy auto tune usage, but then they turn around and love T-Pain or Kanye West. To me it is a choice that was made, not necessarily out of necessity, but to add a little flair to the song. Favourite songs: Only God Knows Why, Cowboy, Bawitdaba, Devil Without a Cause, I Am The Bullgod, Wasting Time, Fuck Off Least favourite songs : Welcome 2 The Party (Ode 2 the Old School), Where U At Rock 3/5
idk yet
Not good. One star extra for surprise Slim Shady
Slow dive and MBV are better
Eh
I admit that I skipped through this... I can't listen to an hour of Kid Rock. I'm sure he did his best and I'll give it to him, Bawitdaba kind of slaps.
Really cool, this was a nice surprise !
Well this was shit. Did not age well at all. Too much misogyny.
Dead boring.
Some really good stuff on this, but Kid Rock comes across as an arse. And as for the godawful Eminem...
Country-rock-rap? Mærkelig kombination, men kan et eller andet
Nope. What I always hated so much about Kid Rock, before I even knew how bad a guy he was, was that he really ruined rock for a number of years. Maybe it's not his fault, but the whole army of these rap rock bands just took a shit all over the place and made rock die. The fact that this was ever popular is kind of disheartening. This asshole is rapping and it's fucking atrocious. Fucking cornrows. Fuck this guy. I got two songs in. I tried. The first verse of Cowboy did it. This was created in a lab that makes things for me to hate. I listened to Return of the Frog Queen and I feel so much better.
You snowflakes! Here's a news flash - AIN'T NOBODY GUNNA TELL ME HOW TO LI-I-IVE!!
Pretty fun album. I liked Cowboy Devil without a cause and I got one for ya. Although I get the feeling Kid Rock doesn't like women...
For some reason I thought I was special and would enjoy this. It is pretty shit. Like 71 minutes of WWE entrance music. I do like some of the bass though.
Nostalgic, trend setting, not my cup of tea, but can appreciate it. 3/5
Wow. This is irredeemable. Can he rhyme? Yes. But he’s no Eminem. Having Eminem appear on one track has the effect of an implicit endorsement by Marshall Mathers himself. But the storytelling craft is lost on Kid Rock. Rapping to rock music? The Beasties have done it for years already. I thought the last track, which does at least tell a story beyond that of the self-proclaimed master of all white trash, showed some potential to raise the music out of the gutter, but it was so misogynistic that it failed to provide any value. I won’t waste my time with this one again.
Not sure how this made the list
This album has a bias opinion from me. I first listened as a preteen and loved it. Which is probably the right age to make that statement. Re-listening as an adult I have to say I feel the same. Specifically for ‘bawitdaba’. You don’t go to kid rock for introspective lyrics and compelling compositions, you go to kid rock for crude, unhinged ass kicking ignorance so you can feel that bliss baby. ‘Cowboy’ is an awesome song I don’t care who you are.
i guess the mash-up of genres is supposed to be innovative for the time? production is good, but lyrics are too corny for me and i personally don't really vibe to this
This album sucks
I quite enjoyed tracks like "I Am The Bulldog" and the title track. But I equally disliked a lot of it as well. It's fusion of genres made strange listening at times.
I have no idea what he's on about but country/rap/rock is not a genre I feel I want to know more. Also his face on the cover looks like a mouldy prune with a wig of straw.
Redneck metal is not a thing. This is shit.
Oh sod off! I tried, I did, but it's like listening to Limp Bizkit's hillbilly cousin - it's embarrassing! nul points, 0.
It annoys me that people aren't giving this an actual review. I guess it's because most are American redditors, so 90% of the reviews are some variation on "I have decided that kid rock is a *racist*. 1/5". Some were smart enough to add something about hating rap rock to legitimise their non-legitimate reviews, but eh. Fucking lame. Anyway, I was in year 10 when this album came out and it wasn't the megahit that stuff like limp bizkit was, but it had a grittier edge and some of it is really fucking catchy. I listened to it a fair bit and bawditibaba has been in my party playlists ever since. It's a real slice of that late 90s middle America swagger. I don't think anyone thought this sort of stuff was any kind of cultural touchstone - it just kinda existed as the mainstream form of heavy music for a fun couple of years. It's over now but it's fun to revisit every now and then. Realistically this album is a 3/5 by no means essential. But I'm compelled to give it a 5 out of spite.
very very bad
I'll admit to knowing absolutely nothing - zero, nada, zip - about Kid Rock. When putting this album on, I thought to myself that it was a harder-edge, rappier pastiche of a Beck album. Odelay for aggressive ex-High School American Footballists who, no longer bound by sportsism, are now free to snort coke from the tits of girls who are anything but ex highschoolers. It does not bear continued listening. The point was made in the first couple of tracks and as it progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that Kid Rock is not a good performer. I tire of it. Won't be finishing.
Listening to this album made me realize how much I have completely misunderstood Kid Rock. My foolishness and ignorance had long gotten in the way of my willingness to recognize the true artistry of the Redneck Pimp. For so many years, my understanding of the lyrics to Bawitdaba was that the lyrics went like "Bawitdaba-da bang-da-bang-diggy-diggy-diggy Said the boogie-said up chuck the boogie" but the lyrics actually go "Bawitdaba-da bang-da-bang-diggy-diggy-diggy Said the boogie-said up jump the boogie". It still sucks though.
Id give this a 3 (because its a 2.5 and theres rules) if it didnt have the incredibly out if place God Only Knows Why and the tone deaf bs at the end. Oh also if kid rock wasnt a wanker. So 1 instead.
I heard enough to make a judgment.
Guilty pleasure? Oh yeah.
I have never listened to anything that has made me so completely sure that the person responsible for it is a total c**t. It's like the Beastie Boys, mixed with the worst of early 90's rap/hiphop, with any charm or nuance stripped out. Lyrics are a mixture of generic self-promotion that regularly turns into breathtakingly unself-aware arrogance, and lazy misogyny. But, there are bits of it that are quite catchy Nearly burst out laughing with Only God Knows Why (a self-pitying song lamenting how people don't understand him and like him) after ten songs of this, and then immediately followed by a song titled 'Fuck Off' Pretty much every song is at least a minute too long (and there is a line in one of the songs where h talks about the producers telling him this and him ignoring them). 2/5, because it was quite entertaining in places.
4.0
Very interesting album from late 90s. Great mix of multiple styles with rap as main characteristic.
It's not hard to see why Kid Rock was such a cultural force during the late 90s/early 2000s. There's a ton of charisma on this record, mixed with Kid Rock's "redneck pimp" character. There's a large swath of genres blended here, though country and country rock blends with metal and rap more often than not. Kid Rock is fine enough on the mic, though he is absolutely blown out of the water by the best white MC to ever grace the game on "Fuck Off". It's more a time capsule than anything: where I appreciate that it's here in order to tell the story of nu-metal in the late 90s, I think there are better examples of the genre. Also, how the fuck does Holland-Dozier-Holland have a writing credit on this record? Did they come up with the "blow bubbles up your asshole" line, or the "your girl is sucking my cock while I'm taping it" one? Favorite tracks: "Cowboy", "Bawitdaba", "Wastin' Time"
Felt dirty just cueing this up. Then the first song was better than expected. Then the rest wasn't. 15M people bought this
YEE HAW YEAH NAH.
It's not just that the music is bad (and it is), and it's not just that he can't rap (but he can't), it's that the lyrics and everything just highlight what a horrible, disgusting persona he built. It's just so awful, and actually pretty disturbing.
I didn’t hate this album as much as I thought I would. Do people unironically listen to Kid Rock? There’s a few catchy things on here and a funny line or two but why is this thing 71 mins long? This is the first entry where I’m wondering why this was included
I have no idea why this is on this list. Zero. If I could give less than one star, I would.
An ordeal from beginning to end.
While the first two tracks are memorable as energy filled pump up songs with catchy tunes (although terrible lyrics), it quickly falls off a cliff and the second half the album is unlistenable
Some good tunes and backing tracks, but the braggadocio and slackness of Kid Rock are pretty tiresome
It’s like if Trump was a musician instead of whatever he is.
I really dug this album when it came out. Now granted, I think Kid Rock is a douchebag now, I can't deny listening to this album quite a bit back in high school.
"Got more game than Coleco"....well, they went bankrupt so that's not saying a lot.
It's a lot of fun to hate on Kid Rock and this record because it's dumb and gimmicky. But while entertaining trash is the prediction, Devil is in fact a solid collection of the sounds of its time and niche. A bit overstuffed, sure: The Eminem feature and surrounding songs scream "Pay attention to me as I do the thing!"; But Ode 2 the Old School is clearly what it says on the tin, the low-point rapping obvious. Rock doesn't end up being as genre-innovative as his image suggests. The grab bag approach to production makes up for that.
6/29/2022 - ALBUM #153 https://open.spotify.com/album/7nFlAxnXMrQRpM1R80pKQm?si=zxgztEEiTS6K97Nb_3-3tQ Today's Album: "Devil Without A Cause" by Kid Rock - This was one that I was expecting to dislike going in, and although there were a few decent moments, I just couldn't get out of my mind the entire time how much I dislike the entire aesthetic of this artist. Essentially, it's a white guy rapping about how cool he is and occasionally like how he's better than black rappers, while simultaneously directly ripping off the style of black rappers that were doing this style and better at the beginning of the decade. By the time this came out in 1998, Dr. Dre's The Chronic had been out for 6 years and that album at least had production that didn't sound like hicky garbage. I think the opening track is kind of fun cause I've always heard the main chorus in memes, but the metal instrumental gets so grating by the end of it. The track Cowboy is half saved by it's decent beat, but it's sort of the only decent one for the entire track list and there are so many lines on this track that make me upset it only barely squeaks into a 7.5. The ballad track Only God Knows Why has probably the #1 worst autotuned effect on the vocals I have ever heard. It is so bad that it makes me angry this song has almost 50 million plays on Spotify. The rest of the tracks I haven't mentioned yet are all pretty much carbon copies of each other, with a really shitty and aggressive beat that's poorly mixed being poorly rapped over by the whitest trailer trash you can probably imagine. Overall, there may be one or two ideas on here that might have inspired someone great to do something better because it truly is a unique work, but it is so insufferable as an album that I earnestly had to take a break from these reviews after giving this one a full listen for fear of having to give it a follow up review. Give this one a listen if you're a trashy person bc you'll probably dig it, or if not then just give the first two tracks a listen and leave the rest because it's really not worth it. Highlights: Cowboy Score: 3.5/10 Terrible white rock-rap
Wasnt bad when it came out and is still good. Not great but not bad either.
This is an example of one of life's biggest regrets. This album is complete trash, an object lesson on how to recognize such trash, and an optimistic silver lining that the things which are beautiful are made so much more obvious when juxtaposed with this pile of refuse. It is no secret that Kid Rock is controversial, and for the most part such controversy is okay, but what is not okay is sucking at it.
Some of this actually Bangs, but you need to be on the same wavelength as KR. And Im not
i wanted to be contrarian and like this but it is very bad
The first 2 songs are better than they should be. The rest is... meh
soooo... is it rap? is it nu metal? is it cuntry? is it pop? if i was wearing a cowboy hat i would doff it to kid rock and his genre merging abilities. fair enough rap and rock have been bed partners for a long time but mashing cuntry and pop in to it is some going. it has genuinely blown my mind, not necessarily in a good way, but its also not as terrible as i was expecting either. i did a google of his lyrics and he uses soo many words, all of it is basically him saying how he's a trailer park lothario come good, but soo many words. quite impressive for his meth addled brain to remember them all. 'I'm 3ft 9 with a 10ft dick'
Wrestling with adolescent anguish and a tiny penis Kid Rock delivers a cry for help on this increasingly important record. This behemoth is truly one for the ages. Everything you ever thought you knew about music is forgotten here. There's both a prickly centre and shiny smooth edges polished to within spitting distance of a country nu metal lovechild that explores deep themes and tickles a dark underbelly of misery and misogyny. Eat a spoonful of this and stick it up your cunt, Jesus.
Wow. I feel like I've just licked a toad and fallen into another dimension. It's a fascinating clusterfuck. A total shitstorm of juvenile lyrics and lazy riffs. It reeks of somebody who's heard about a bunch of things that were cool in high-school, but never actually did them and now, approaching 30, is sat around with a blunt, telling 15 year olds how to be a rockstar just like him. A try-hard fuckwit. Banged Pamela Anderson though, eh?
I am getting wafts of Rage Against The Machine, I am getting very mild background notes of NWA, I am getting a strong scent of Insane Clown Posse, I am getting a lot of toothless Southern rock loving trailer park hick oder and I am getting an overwhelming stench of cheese and horseshit. The last couple of years of the '90s really were a wasteland for popular culture.
Why