Cocky (Explicit Version) (2001) (Explicit Version )

Artist: Kid Rock
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Label: Wea/atlantic
UPC: 00075678348228
Release Date: 11/20/2001
Buy.com Sku: 60511340
Item#: MJ463K
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Trucker Anthem ~ Kid Rock
2. Forever ~ Kid Rock
3. Lay It On Me ~ Kid Rock
4. Cocky ~ Kid Rock
5. What I Learned Out On The Road ~ Kid Rock
6. I'm Wrong, But You Ain't Right ~ Kid Rock
7. Lonely Road Of Faith ~ Kid Rock
8. You Never Met A Motherf**ker Quite Like Me ~ Kid Rock
9. Picture - (featuring Sheryl Crow) ~ Kid Rock
10. I'm A Dog ~ Kid Rock
11. Midnight Train To Memphis ~ Kid Rock
12. Baby Come Home ~ Kid Rock
13. Drunk In The Morning ~ Kid Rock
14. WCSR - (bonus track, featuring Snoop Dogg) ~ Kid Rock



"My name is Kid...!" Kid Rock is back loud and proud with Cocky. He does what he does best, mixing many musical styles to create his own unique brand of rock 'n' roll. Included are larger than life arena anthems such as "Forever", "What I Learned Out On The Road" and "Lonely Road".
 
"...it takes a sort of odd genius to flaunt boorish behavior with such good-natured panache... if that ain't rock & roll, I'll kiss your a**."  Rob Brunner, Entertainment Weekly
"...you can't help but yowl along."  David Sprague, Rolling Stone

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel includes: Kid Rock (vocals, guitar, bass); Sheryl Crow (vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, bass); Jimmie Bones (vocals, harmoncia, organ, keyboards); Snoop Dogg, Uncle Kracker, Misty Love, Shirley Hayden, (vocals); Jason Krause, Kenny Olson (guitar); Matt O'Brien (bass); Stefanie Eulinberg (drums).
Recorded at Clarkston Chophouse Studios, Detroit, Michigan.
Personnel: Kid Rock (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, synthesizer, scratches, background vocals); Sheryl Crow (vocals, 12-string guitar); Jimmie Bones (vocals, harp, organ, keyboards, background vocals); Stefanie Eulinberg (vocals, drums, background vocals); Misty Love, Shirley Hayden, Uncle Kracker (vocals, background vocals); Snoop Dogg (vocals); Kenny Olson (guitar); Jason Krause (electric guitar); SP 1200 Productions (drums); Paradime, Twisted Brown Trucker (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Kid Rock; Al Sutton.
Recording information: Clarkston Chophouse.
Photographer: Clay McBride.
Unknown Contributor Roles: David Spade; Jeff Grand; Al Sutton.
Great title. Pretty good album. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that Kid Rock decided to follow his Devil Without a Cause blueprint for its follow-up, since that was the record where he figured out how to mix "the hard rock/Southern rock with the hip-hop," creating a towering, powerful original blend of country-fried metal, heartland rock, knowing arena rock posturing, old-school rap, and classic American hard rock. It was what he planned to do from the outset, so why should he give it up now that he could finally do what he always wanted? Still, there's no denying that a sequel simply does not pack the punch and the surprise of the original, no matter how well it's constructed, and that's why it initially is easy to view Cocky as a bit of a disappointment, since it not only offers nothing new, it seems considerably tamer than its predecessor. How could it not? Not only does Kid have nothing to prove this time around -- he not only went platinum, he did it ten times-plus and then landed Sheryl Crow and Pam Anderson -- he no longer has his midget sidekick, Joe C., around to enhance the Midwestern carnival atmosphere of his entourage. That wild, white-trash Fellini-esque vibe is missed, as is the overwhelmingly great songwriting of Devil, but if not viewed as direct competition with its predecessor -- which is, after all, the great hard rock album of the late '90s, filled with great sounds and songwriting -- Cocky is a pretty good sequel. One that roots itself deeper in classic rock than in hip-hop and one that isn't as gonzo or as funny, but is still much, much funnier and looser than any of its competitors, while rocking much harder. If the songs aren't classics or if it tends to drift instead of staying focused like Devil, it still is better than anything else in Kid's catalog and anything else from his rap-metal competitors (he makes all of them sound like rank amateurs), and it has better riffs and earthier rhythms than any hard rock artist since 38 Special, while retaining a true Michigan flavor. That might not make it the equal of Devil Without a Cause, but unpretentious, blue-collar hard rock hasn't sounded this good in nearly 20 years, and that's reason enough to celebrate. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Kid Rock's unique blend of Midwestern rock & roll, rap, and R&B gets another airing with COCKY, which features a plethora of road tunes, who's-the-baddest cuts, and straight-ahead drinking songs. The slow, greasy grooves of "You Never Met a Motherf**cker Quite Like Me" contrast violently with the Detroit Rock City raunch of "I'm a Dog," which itself stands in stark contrast to the first half of "Midnight Train to Memphis," an atypical, steel guitar-accompanied ballad.
You don't come to Kid Rock for subtlety (the last cut, WCSR, featuring Snoop Dogg, is proof of that). He's a Midwestern rapper who wishes he was in Lynyrd Skynrd--and who could probably make a pretty good job of it. The straight-ahead rock tunes swing mightily courtesy of drummer Stefanie Eulinberg, and Rock has his bad-ass rap act down cold here, though how much longer he can keep it up is another question for another time.

Producer: Kid Rock

Engineer: Al Sutton

Musical Guests
Sheryl Crow
Snoop Dogg

 
Compilation Appearances
Carnival Of Carnage (Explicit Version)
South Park-Bigger Longer & Uncut
Wcw Mayhem
Methods Of Mayhem (Explicit Version)
Totally Hits 1
Double Wide (Clean Version)
BIG SHINY TUNES 5 / VARIOUS
Almeria Club Recordings
Concert For New York
Great Divide
Concert For New York City (SACD)
WWF-Forceable Entry
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
I've Always Been Crazy-Tribute To Waylon Jennings
Vicious Cycle (Limited Edition)
Very Best Of Sheryl Crow
Bothered Mind
Outlaws And Angels
Place You're In
Last Man Standing
Face The Promise
Double Up
Double Up(Explicit Version)
Very Best Of Sheryl Crow
Villain(Explicit Version)
Atlantic Records: Time Capsule (Limited Edition)

 
Associated Artists and Works
On, Pickin'
A Tribute To Kid Rock ~ Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 11/20/2001
Original Release Date : 2001
Catalog ID : 83482
Label : Atlantic (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00075678348228

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (1/17/02, p.48)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A massive banging victory....Rock self-conciously builds on his badass-hick-with-a-heart-of-gold image..."

Entertainment Weekly (11/23/01, p.82)
- "...A similar blend of low-rider hip-hop and strip-mall heavy metal, flavoring its Camaro-ready jams with the occasional turntable wika-wika, Steven Tyler yowl or tasty guitar lick...you have to at least admire the breadth of his vision..." - Rating: B

Q (1/02, p.102)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...songs take rock and rop ethics and enthusiastically smash them together..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(2/02, p.102)
- "...An enjoyably bad-ass record..."

  
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Performance 5
Composition 5
Overall Satisfaction 5
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5 of 5 My new favorite Monday, January 20, 2003
Stacee from Huntsville, Oh  

I always knew that Kid Rock had a softer side. His duet with Cheryl Crow is the best I have ever heard. Even my 65 year old mom asked me why she never heard of him before this. We both love "Picture"
 
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