Just about every single track on this CD is worth listening to. "Bawitdaba," "Cowboy," "Devil Without a Cause, "I Am The Bullgod," "Rovin' Gangster, "Somebody's Gotta Feel This," "F**k Off," and "Where U at, Rock" all hit hard. "Wasting Time" is my personal favorite, a laid-back Southern-Rock flavored groove. "Only God Knows Why" is a wonderful power-ballad, and "Black Chick, White Guy" actually shows surprising lyrical depth. The original version of "I Am The Bullgod" hidden at the end of "Black Chick, White Guy" is an enjoyable bonus. "Welcome 2 the Party" is passable, and "I Got One For Ya," is downright stupid, but I suppose no one can be perfect.

This CD is well worth your $15. It saved rock music for me, and it might work for you, too.


Rock on!   May 7, 2000
Vincent M. Mastronardi (Michigan)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful

The last few years in music have just been an embarrassment of not only teen pop but also gangster white boy wannabes. Kid Rock isn't either. Pretty easy to put him in the later category, but after a listen to "Devil Without A Cause", that isn't happening.

The CD is a mix of the hard rock that used to be in fashion in the late eighties but without the make up and hard core rap without the dancers in gold lame (but Kid Rock does have dancers that are often strippers, which works better to me). The hard-edged character he portrays is rock with all his faults and his strengths. The man is a pimp. He doesn't put that hat on because some record exec told him to. He's the real deal.

The sound isn't straight-ahead rock, but includes some hip-hop seasoning every so often. The lyrics are right on. His stories are real and while sometimes making you think, they just groove you and make you want to jump up and rock. Songs like "Roving Gangster" and "Welcome To the Party" are great tunes to get any party started. The singles are the best rock tunes on the radio today. "The Bullgod" was a breath of fresh air to the wimpy alternative stuff that was taking over. "Bawitdaba" and "Cowboy" are some of the best hard rock tracks to have success on the radio recently.

The only track that is truly genuine and a snore is "Black Chick, White Guy", proving that a personal story in rock music doesn't always turn into a good track. Although the ballad "Only God knows why" is a great rock ballad, including a vocoder to disguise any real sadness and hiding it with anger, which is cool.

In all a great rock album, but sometimes too much of the rap interferes with the great rock beats, but hip hoppers might argue the opposite.

For me, I can't wait 'til his new album comes out and changes the radio once again.


Kid rock   December 23, 1999
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I think this album is awesome because it shows his real roots and he does a great job expressing himself and he also has an awesome beat to all of his songs


A great CD, and let's get back to just reviewing the music   November 16, 1999
58 out of 76 found this review helpful

I was a little leery about liking much of this CD when I bought it, since it's not my typical musical taste. I'm happy I did though, it's great. My teen years were in the 80's metal days, and that's my background taste. This combines a great rock sound with some rap with it which is a great combo. Can people stop judging other fans and Kid himself now. I grew up with that horrible as they called it music and ended up just fine. I have a wife at home raising my 2 kids and live in a very upscale neighborhood, and have a very well paying job that I worked hard for. Kid Rock is a musician which is for entertainment purposes only. Did ya ever think it's all an act and he's a great dad when he gets home? Yeah, it's possible. Raise yor kids right, and some music should not influence them that much at all (it never did to me). I'm not sure about most of you, but I listen to music for a good beat and a catchy tune (yeah to put it corny), not for some social and moral messages. If you like the music, by all means review it for others to know what you think since you have similar taste. If you have no interest in this kind of music, just move on then.


His name is Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock!   December 9, 2003
H3@+h (VT)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

"Kid Rock" may be feelin' his country roots recently, but this is his best rap/rock offering. Great lyrics too. You know you're getting into something sweet when the first track "Bawitdaba" kicks in. This whole disc is a great example of what can happen when mixing genres is done the right way. It's overall the best mix of rap/rock since "Fight For Your Right To Party". Other impressive tracks here are "Cowboy" and "Devil Without A Cause". Plus this has one of the best power-ballads since the hair-metal days, "Only God Knows Why". But what I like most about "Kid Rock", is that besides the skills, he's pretty down to earth, and he's not trying to be too deep, he just wants to have fun. This is a fun album.