Kid Rock --- Devil Without a Cause

This disc is an enticing stew of old-school hip-hop, classic metal, and good old fashioned balls-out machismo. It may not be the deepest stuff in the world (except the stellar "Only God Knows Why" which could easily pass for classic Lynyrd Skynyrd) but it makes for excellent party music both because of its exuberant "get down or go home" attitude and the excellent band which backs Kid's slick rhymes. Most people can sing along with any of the four singles (Bawitdaba, Cowboy, I Am The Bullgod, and Only God Knows Why) and the rest of the record is equally catchy, if a bit too vulgar for regular radio airplay. An excellent album, I expect to see Kid Rock go nowhere but up, so watch for his next release which will feature Kid rapping over a scratched up version of Sad But True which impressed even Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

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Evan Gavry
3.25.2000

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