Devil Without a Cause

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)
17 out of 20 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.


Only God Knows Why... anyone would call this music   September 10, 2000
hgalehnjabdab (Houston, TX)
14 out of 27 found this review helpful

And even then, I use the term music VERY loosely. Dear God, what do the demons of MTV expose the common man to? Here we have Kid Rock, an talentless performer, with an equally untalented band, creating bland and repetitive music, filtered and over-produced for the masses. And the critics love it! I have heard this album called revolutionary, and a pioneer of the rap-metal sound. Some musicians hve been combining rap with rock for years, folks, and 99% of them do it much better that Kid Rock. It amazes me that a drunken hillbilly who raps(badly) about how great he is(he's the bullgod, he's a cowboy, he's an american badass... sheesh!) has attained fame, fortune, and regular rotation on MTV, while bands with more musical talent in their big toes toil in semi-obscurity. I don't know what else to say, other than don't buy this CD! Don't give into the mainstream. Then use the money that you save, and please, check out at least one of these bands: (hed)pe, reveille, linkin park, stuck mojo, or crazy town.


he may not be the first to mix rap and rock but hes the best   January 10, 2000
ken (land of the free and home of the idiots)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful

its not just the same old tired lyrics, he may repeat himself a little but every song has a different meaning. and anyone who says that they are ruining rock with rap, think about when you were a kid listening to easy E and maybe a little snoop doggy dogg in the early 90's. then remember how you also listened to metallica in the eighties and pearl jam and nirvana in the early 90's as well. its all good music. all the rap now is horrible except for a few songs by dmx. so kid just took the best of both worlds mixed them together and made a sound and energy that made him famous...give the man a chance and go with a little change. its good for your health people. also there isnt a bad song on this album. i would have to say the only one on that album that is tired is bawitdabaw. it was largly over played and thats why radio and mtv ruin good music. i hate that! peace. rock the house yall!