Rock Is Back. After 22 million records sold in the US and a three year hiatus, Kid Rock is back with the brand new album 'Rock N Roll Jesus'. Kid Rock hustled in the Detroit underground for over ten years before he burst into the mainstream in 1999 with the timeless rock anthem "Bawitdaba." Other hits like "Cowboy" and "American Bad A**" followed while ballads like his "Picture" duet with Sheryl Crow and "Only God Knows Why" helped to propel him forward as one of the greatest artists of our time. His latest offering Rock N Roll Jesus is no exception, running the gamut from hard rock to hip-hop to country and soul. Of the album, which Rock co-produced with Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, My Chemical Romance), he says: "I am proud of every single song on this record. It works from start to finish."
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Kid Rock maintains a remarkable propensity for wearing his contradictions on his sleeve, and more than anything he's previously released, Rock n Roll Jesus finds fuel in unresolved opposites. Is he a hard-core chauvinist ("Half Your Age") or a would-be gentlemen ("When U Love Someone")? Is he a God-fearing everyman ("Blue Jeans and a Rosary") or a bohemian hero ("So Hott")? These questions are nothing new, even if the album at hand takes them to freshly delirious extremes. Ever since he first began shedding his rap/rock posture to be the next Ted Nugent, Kid Rock has constructed his public persona out of full-frontal ambivalence: race, class, sex, religion, money, whatever it takes. This album's bookends--the title song and "bonus" track, "Lowlife (Living the Highlife)"--demonstrate all this irreconcilable nonsense in no uncertain terms, but all his polar wobbling is at least stabilized by a firm commitment to southern-styled rock, tinged at times with gospel, blues, a lingering need to rap ("Sugar"), and a rare, soul-fed instrumental jambalaya ("New Orleans"). In the end, Kid Rock may be a remarkable self-promoter, but a musical Messiah he is not. --Jason Kirk
People en Español Pareciera que Kid Rock está madurando, en Rock and Roll Jesus ha dejado atrás al típico rockero que se conformaba con escandalizar, y se ha atrevido a navegar las aguas de otros géneros como el country y el blues en canciones como "New Orleans" y "All Summer Rock," además Rock se ha olvidado del hip-hop, hoy denuncia la muerte absurda de soldados en Irak y el racismo. Pero no crea que el músico se ha convertido precisamente en un santo, el disco incluye canciones poderosas como "So Hutt" que es puro rock o "Half Your Age" en la que no es secreto que vuelca todas sus frustraciones por haber perdido a Pamela Anderson. En la canción él dice que ahora tiene una chica más joven y más hot. En suma Rock and Roll Jesus es un material mucho más maduro, pero si quiere escuchar al Kid Rock escandaloso y despreocupado de antes quizá no sea buena idea comprarlo. Por el contrario si le gusta el hard rock de los años 70 y el country, este es un álbum que le gustará. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
kid Rock rocks!:
the Kid gets down on this CD/album, dig his style, what else can I say?
"Kiss my Anglo-Saxon a**" says the Cowboy:
I remember the first time I heard Bawitdaba as if it were yesterday, and I've been hooked on Kid Rock music ever since. This album is the latest chapter in the story of the Detroit Cowboy and it does not disappoint. With a few more meaningful ballads and a few less rap metal hits it's still reliably awesome. The haters, critics and nay-sayers are still welcome to suck Kid Rock's ****, as he so eloquently puts it, and indeed they can as he has not slowed down a bit. There are a lot of people who don't want... more info
A little too mainstream:
At some point, one has to wonder when we can settle here on a genre. I like Kid Rock's hard edge, his crazy lyrics, driving beat. Then we get some country, some horns, some backup singers. Not loving that at all. As another reviewer said, grammy-ish. I think that this album will appeal to a wider audience perhaps, but I want the wild child Kid Rock. I would like to see more covers honestly because I think he and his backup band would do an amazing job on a lot of older hard rock songs. Unfortunately, I... more info
TWO HIT WONDER:
Bought it for one or two songs and they were all I liked about it.
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