{"id":11745,"date":"2012-01-23T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T15:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=11745"},"modified":"2012-01-23T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T17:23:25","slug":"kid-rock-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/kid-rock-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11777\" title=\"kidrockmugshot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kidrockmugshot-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kidrockmugshot-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/kidrockmugshot.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On January 17, 1971. <strong>Robert James Ritchie<\/strong> was dragged from his mother\u2019s womb kicking and screaming into this world. Little did he loving parents know that this was the same technique their son would employ to forge a career in music for himself. The self styled &#8220;rock-rapper&#8221; would not achieve his desire until the release of the 1998 album <em>Devil Without a Cause<\/em>, released by Atlantic Records, which sold a whopping 11 million albums, apparently. It was followed by a slightly less successful album: <em>History of Rock<\/em>, in 2000, which featured the hit single &#8220;American Badass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now let me make one thing perfectly clear. I am no fan of raining on the parade of a dude or dudette that is making a living out of &#8220;Living The Dream&#8221;; good luck to them. And even if I had the means to go back in time and undo such atrocities I don\u2019t think I would because at the end of the day it\u2019s only rock \u2019n roll, and I like it. But there is a <em>but<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The unholy fusion of &#8220;Cock-Rock&#8221; with &#8220;Gangsta-Rap&#8221; produces a sound that I can only be likened to listening to a migraine headache. I only say this because I am convinced that Kid Rock takes himself seriously, which on the face of it seems impossible, but nevertheless I fear it to be true.  The worst crime that Kid Rock is guilty of is the crime of fraud: he is a teeny-bopper in rocker&#8217;s clothing no matter how good his credentials are and no matter how many truly hard rockin\u2019 amigos he has. So here\u2019s my question: Why do people like &#8220;The Kid&#8221; exist? Are they genuine musicians trying to carve their way in the world or are they walkin\u2019 the walk and talkin\u2019 the talk to bag the cash? Whatever the popular vote favors I accept, but with no prejudice at all. Guy\u2019s like Kid Rock leave a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe I need to be educated in this musical area.<\/p>\n<p>So I say that Kid Rock is guilty of \u201csucking up to the man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evidence for the prosecution follows the jump&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EzxaMUBlxUY?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>All those in favour say, \u201cVictory or Death.\u201d All those against say, \u201cNo, no please don\u2019t hurt me,  no!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 17, 1971. Robert James Ritchie was dragged from his mother\u2019s womb kicking and screaming into this world. Little did he loving parents know that this was the same technique their son would employ to forge a career in music for himself. 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