He first came out doing hip hop, then rap-rock and now he seems to be country/rock. Can he actually sing? Is he really a good musician? I heard his latest album sold really well so I guess people are digging his new music.

i can't handle that new song..


vomit

Sdldawn said:

how come he's all country time lemonade and moonshine now?

dancerella said:

Ask Lynyrd Skynyrd...they're about the only people who could explain why his album is selling in the millions...giving his "career" yet another breathe of life...

He stared off as a rapper, failed at that, then started doing the rap/rock thing which proved to be successful for him. Now, it seems that he's into Country. I guess he didn't want to get boxed into the whole rap/rock thing or any particular genre. I think it was a smart move on his part. I like some of his songs though. "Only God Knows Why" and "Picture" being my faves, really love those two.

i just can't believe the song is accepted by so many.. its ridiculous sounding

"So Hott" from his newest album is AWESOME!

DiamondGlove said:

what does it sound like? is it more rock or country?

Sdldawn said:

you mean the one that sounds exactly like sweet home alabama? by the way, is that song racist? i've heard stories about it having racist connotations? does anyone know??

He's abominable.

dancerella said:

Don't forget mixed with the Billie Jean drums and THIS:

dancerella said:

ROCK

What do you mean "real" artist?

dancerella said:

WEREWOLVES OF ALABAMA!!!!!

woogiebear said:

Moonbeam said:

I agree.I hate this guy

dancerella said:

Kid Rock's VERY smart. He knows what sells and he does it in a way that doesn't seem like it's pandering.

I'm not really a huge fan, but I appreciate him and definitely have respect for him and what he does. He was a rapper in Detroit, but apparently he always played guitar too. That first album he did that hit big had strains of country and rock on it too, so him going more of a country/southern rock route isn't that big of a surprise.

As for "All Summer Long," I play the country circuit pretty regularly, and Sweet Home Alabama is a staple out there, but this song's pretty popular too. Really, the 3 chords that Sweet Home uses have been used in a billion songs, but it's all in the way you play them that makes them sound like that.

dancerella said:

lol wut?

I love his new album. I made a post about it but no one responded. Its filled with old bluesy 50's soul, rap, rock, country and pop. He has gospel tinges in it too. Very good.

SoulAlive said:

He's among my top 10 most hated artists! Unfathomably bad!

I don't do rednecks.

I know he messed up his image in the beginning, however this album is really really good and has great musicianship. Im suprised at how much you guys dog him, he has nothing but real instrumentation on his album and clever songwriting

guitarslinger44 said:

yes, i have heard that there was a beef between the band and neil young? apparently neil young had a problem with the song as he saw it as racist. perhaps i can look this up and post....

paisleypark4 said:

you have it?

guitarslinger44 said:

yeah i guess after he realised that rap-rock was dead he had to move into a new genre and since he was already doing some rock and country naturally this was probably the most sensible direction for him. that's cool i guess. i'm still just not used to it i suppose.

The question....

MikeMatronik said:

funny huh??

I like his really early stuff, from the early 90's. Now he is just an idiot.

Because he feels like it. I don't personally dig Kid Rock's music, but if he feels like switching up the genres, why shouldn't he?

It's a small mind that demands a performer be the same year in and year out.

dancerella said:

The story goes more or less like this:

Neil Young released Southern Man, which was a criticism of the racism he saw being enacted in the southern US. The members of Lynyrd Skynyrd took offense to what they saw as a generalization of all white, southern men -by a Canadian, no less -and wrote Sweet Home Alabama in retaliation. Some listeners have perceived their song as having pro-racist connotations, some do not.