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History of Rock, the

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You know this guy did appeal to me at first, but if you have this CD youve heard American Bad Ass, right? Listen to Metallicas "Sad But True". He ripped off the guitar part completely. H e tries to be metal, hardcore rap, and country at the same time. Fails miserably. He is a talentless wigger. Wait...thats too nice. I hope he commits suicide.

really good

intro - best song on the cd lol no it's just some guy talking about kid rock its not a song

american bad a**- best kid rock song ever recorded on any cd in the world 20/20

prodigal son - awesome 20/20

paid - great 19/20

early morning stoned pimp - any song where joe c raps earns my respect 20/20

dark and grey - just like i am the bullgod 20/20

3 sheets to the wind - great 18/20

abortion - sorta ok 14/20

i wanna go back - sucks 4/20

ya keep on - AWESOME i hear this song at baseball games a lot and it took me until i got the cd to know it was kid rock himself 20/20

f**k that - AMAZING!!!!!!!! 20/20

born 2 b a hick - lol great and funny 20/20

my oedipus complex - 2nd best song on cd TBT kicks a** on this song 20/20

overall 20/20

I have all three of Kid's albums and The history Of Rock isn't as good as the other two I'm afraid. Some of the songs are O.K. If I had to put the three albums in order of best to worst, History of Rock would come last and its a tie between cocky and Devil without a cause for the top spot. I don't know, maybe you'll like this album.

You'd never know it from his recent Best New Artist Grammy nomination, but Kid Rock has been around for more than a decade, peddling his blend of Southern-rock aggression and mack-daddy posturing to critics and audiences who were ambivalent at best and hostile at worst. That all changed with 1998's Devil Without A Cause, a testosterone-heavy blast of redneck rap-metal that captured the pop-culture zeitgeist and made rock-star indulgences such as History Of Rock and protege/collaborator Uncle Kracker's major-label debut possible.

Combining rarities, two new songs, and a number of pre-Rebel songs newly remixed or re-recorded, History Of Rock is a sort of greatest-hits package from an alternate universe in which albums such as The Polyfuze Method and Early Morning Stoned Pimp were wildly successful. The first single, "American Bad Ass", boils the Kid Rock philosophy down to a single swaggering anthem, a victory lap built around a sample of Metallica's "Sad But True" and a long list of shout-outs to Kid Rock's forefathers, from the Beastie Boys to Johnny Cash. The title track from Early Morning Stoned Pimp is the album's other apex, an irresistible bit of slow-rolling funk featuring a hilariously belligerent, mush-mouthed verse from Joe C and greasy, laid-back production that owes a debt to the work of onetime Rock producer Too $hort. The rest of History Of Rock is infused with Rock's inimitable swagger and over-the-top attitude that makes this album a real pleasure listening to.

His first album is much better than this one. This one sounds like a collection of the rejects that weren't good enough for his real CD. The one cool song is American BadAss, with Metallica's Sad But True as the actual music. But other than that, I wish I hadn't spent my money on this one.

This cd isnt very mainstream, I will admit, but it is a classic, he took his old material, and some (not all) of the best material from his 2 out of print cd's polyfuse method and early mornin' stoned pimp. He has excellant songs on here, my favorites are american badass, prodigal son, paid, emsp, abortion, ya keep on, and my oedipus complex. in Abortion it i really think he wrote it to the son he and his g/f aborted, if you liked the style of history of rock i think youll like this cd also, although i have to say its not quite as good, but thats not saying much on the count of devil without a cause is in my opinion the greatest album ever made. The songs i wish he would have included on here are the original version of where u at rock, back from the dead, shotgun blast, and my name is rock

If this album rocks...
A lot of people suppose Bud is "The King of Beer", though this drink is as similar to real beer as Kid Rock is similar to REAL rock musicians! -:)
I guess his nickname is very good. "Kid Of Rock"! He reminds me of small boy that belives if he says F** before and after every word he'll seem like adult man! -:)
Can you imagine this "rock star" without EXPLICIT LYRICS?
Can you imagine Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, etc. ( even Black Sabbath!) didn't use EXPLICIT LYRICS and were REAL rock stars ( not kids)?
One of previous reviewers said "he can sing rap...". He-he-he... Do you REALLY think you have to be musician and/or singer to "sing" rap? Do you REALLY think rap is music? If you do, well, ok, I'm sorry...

I received this album as birthday gift and I was wondering whether I'd like it or not! I later thanked my friend who said he had passed this on to me! Anyways , The album begins with the amazing INTRO , then Comes the most amazing track KIDROCK has done... "Paid" is yet another track with nice beats and good lyrics. I think the major tracks in the album are spread all over! Theres not one track which I regret listening to except YA KEEP ON! The best song in the album is Easily "ABORTION" ! the lyrics left me speechless it goes like
"MY VEINS ARE POPPING FRM THIS LOVE INSIDE, I just cant let it out , these pipes and these needles are my only ..., they got me on the run around now , what is my life ABOUT? living in the shadows of a man ive never seen! (lyrics of Abortion)"
All together the album has a lot of variety and to me it is better than the 1st album ! Kid Rock really sings his heart out in most of the songs and thats why he's what he is!

I used to like this once. I was 12-13 years old and I heard this song with a really bad word in the song name. "American Bad Ass" it was. There was this long haired rapper guy named Kid 'Rock' bustin' sum phat killa rhymes to this really heavy, groovy, music. I then went on to hear other 'hits' by Mr.'Rock' such as "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", and "I Am The Bullgod." He was average at best, with lots of swear words . However, "American Bad Ass" stood out in my mind for being much heavier than his other stuff. Months passed, and as my musical tastes grew, so did my intense disliking for the long blonde-haired 'rapper' named 'Rock.' The only two songs I actually still liked were "Bawitdaba" and "American Bad Ass." Later that year, I got my first taste of Metallica, with the songs "Enter Sandman," "I Disappear," "Fade To Black," and "Sad But True." Kid Rock slowly faded away. Metallica shone bright. Now, although years after my realization, do I finally say something:...

"Sad But True" was butchered and turned into a rap song. "Battery"'s ending riff stolen and infused into Mr. 'Rock's twisted "Bawitdaba". Now I see why the songs sounded so good. He stole Metallica riffs to fill his stopgap releases of bad rapping, bad rhyming, and horrible music. That is terrible. There's a reason his three albums on here have 3.5 star ratings. Here's one of them.

The first song on this cd, "american bad ass", stole the music from metallica's song "sad but true"! Not only did the rest of the cd blow, but that was hella cheap! Now, that's just my opinion. If you REALLY like rock, get some metallica, godsmack, staind, saliva, or stuff like offspring if you like lighter stuff. Kid Rock is a poser.