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Holistic Guidance - Rock and Roll Jesus
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List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $9.99
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Manufacturer: Atlantic
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678997174
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Atlantic
Manufacturer: Atlantic
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic
Release Date: 2007-10-09
Studio: Atlantic
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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Summary: Kid Rock Pulls It Off
Comment: I'm normally not a big fan of Kid Rock, but the third track was getting so much air time on the radio over here in Germany that I decided to check it out. He's got a great mix of blues, soul, rock, and country. Loved the irreverent religious spin he put into packaging and in the lyrics. Not every track is solid, but 75 percent of the are great, and these days it's hard to find an album that offers that. I paid in Euros at a German music store, so the Amazon price is a great value.
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Summary: Subpar
Comment: This CD disappointed me a lot. I was a big Kid Rock fan but I haven't cared for the last few albums. I though Devil Without A Cause was a classic but now his music has changed so much. The title is Rock n Roll Jesus but the songs don't rock that hard. It seems he going more country than Rock. I'm hoping his next release in an improvement.
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Summary: Kid Rock- Rock and Roll Jesus
Comment: Generally speaking, I'm not a Kid Rock fan- but this CD really shows a range of styles-I purchased it for All Summer Long and So Hott, but I find myself really loving Sugar--it's a great running song for the IPod, regardless of lyric content.
Half Your Age is hysterical, but way too country to be taken seriously.
Overall worth the money, and since All Summer Long will be played on the radio all summer long-it will no doubt get tons of exposure.
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Summary: Rockin' With The Kid
Comment: If you only buy it for "All Summer Long" it will be worth it. There are a couple of other songs with really raunchy lyrics, but then Kid Rock surprises with some terrific songs and arrangements. If I hadn't seen him on Jay Leno I never would have known about this CD.
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Summary: a great CD for anyone's collection
Comment: This is a great CD. I bought it only for the song "all summer long", but it is such a great CD I am going to see Kid Rock in concert. Just be careful it is not for children.
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