Post by Kristene on Jan 10, 2008 21:13:51 GMT -5
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Touring in support of his latest release "Rock and Roll Jesus," Kid Rock delivered a sermon
Reviewof sorts at the Mohegan Sun Arena, spouting out passages of rap, rock, outlaw country and soul.
Kid Rock has always been a believer in using whatever musical means necessary to get his songs across, whether it is rapping to the skips and scratches of a deejay, or rocking out to the backbeat provided by his Twisted Brown Trucker Band
Little has changed in the decade or so since Kid Rock (a.k.a. Robert Ritchie) got a second wind with his album "Devil Without A Cause," (his sixth) which became one of the biggest hits of the rap-rock, alternative genre. His show on Friday night covered everything from Grand Master Flash to Lynyrd Skynyrd and included one of the great concert surprises in some time.
He opened with the title track to his new release, appearing on stage in a white suit and skinny tie. His dress was as equally dichotomous as his music, wearing a pimp hat around his head and a longhorn steer-skull belt buckle at his waist.
"Rock and Roll Jesus," got a heavy workout throughout the course of the two hour show with songs like "Amen" and a twisted take on the breakup song "Half Your Age," which featured Twisted drummer Stephanie Eulinberg on vocals.
Kid Rock also worked up a version of John Eddie's white-trash anthem "Low Life," which he recorded for the new album.
The highlight of the new material was arguably Rock's ode to Southern rock "All Summer Long," which references Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," both in the guitar riff and the lyrics.
The Kid Rock classics were mixed in with the new material, including hits such as "Cowboy," and "Only God Knows Why," along with an acoustic version "Picture," which he recorded with Sheryl Crow.
[glow=orange,2,300]The surprise came when rock introduced "one of the great soul singers from the area" and brought up J Geils legend Peter Wolf. Sharing the lead vocals, the pair worked up Geils' hits "Centerfold" and "Love Stinks."
Wolf and Rock certainly share a passion for being frontmen, and the pair worked admirably together on the mics while the Twisted Brown Trucker Band plowed through the impromptu session. [/glow]
Rock took over again and closed the show with a raucous version of "Bawitiba."
Reviewof sorts at the Mohegan Sun Arena, spouting out passages of rap, rock, outlaw country and soul.
Kid Rock has always been a believer in using whatever musical means necessary to get his songs across, whether it is rapping to the skips and scratches of a deejay, or rocking out to the backbeat provided by his Twisted Brown Trucker Band
Little has changed in the decade or so since Kid Rock (a.k.a. Robert Ritchie) got a second wind with his album "Devil Without A Cause," (his sixth) which became one of the biggest hits of the rap-rock, alternative genre. His show on Friday night covered everything from Grand Master Flash to Lynyrd Skynyrd and included one of the great concert surprises in some time.
He opened with the title track to his new release, appearing on stage in a white suit and skinny tie. His dress was as equally dichotomous as his music, wearing a pimp hat around his head and a longhorn steer-skull belt buckle at his waist.
"Rock and Roll Jesus," got a heavy workout throughout the course of the two hour show with songs like "Amen" and a twisted take on the breakup song "Half Your Age," which featured Twisted drummer Stephanie Eulinberg on vocals.
Kid Rock also worked up a version of John Eddie's white-trash anthem "Low Life," which he recorded for the new album.
The highlight of the new material was arguably Rock's ode to Southern rock "All Summer Long," which references Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama," both in the guitar riff and the lyrics.
The Kid Rock classics were mixed in with the new material, including hits such as "Cowboy," and "Only God Knows Why," along with an acoustic version "Picture," which he recorded with Sheryl Crow.
[glow=orange,2,300]The surprise came when rock introduced "one of the great soul singers from the area" and brought up J Geils legend Peter Wolf. Sharing the lead vocals, the pair worked up Geils' hits "Centerfold" and "Love Stinks."
Wolf and Rock certainly share a passion for being frontmen, and the pair worked admirably together on the mics while the Twisted Brown Trucker Band plowed through the impromptu session. [/glow]
Rock took over again and closed the show with a raucous version of "Bawitiba."
