{"id":24526,"date":"2015-02-20T07:30:54","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=24526"},"modified":"2015-02-20T09:31:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T22:31:39","slug":"kid-rock-%e2%80%93-first-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2015\/02\/kid-rock-%e2%80%93-first-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock \u2013 First Kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kid Rock has come a long way from his days of a flat topped rapper and thank god for that\u2026 his last few albums to me have been perfect, so when we get a chance to check out \u2018First Kiss\u2019 before anyone else, there is a little bit of excitement. I\u2019m also going to review this on first listen too, so this\u2019ll be interesting\u2026<\/p>\n

The lead track and title track \u2018First Kiss\u2019 is along the lines of \u2018Born Free\u2019 with a little bit of a \u2018Summer of 69\u2019 feel and if you want a catchy, straight up American style rocker, well here you go. If this song is anything to go by, then I\u2019m looking forward to the rest of the album. He always comes out strong and this one is no exception. Kid\u2019s voice is so perfect for songs like this and as much as I love songs like \u2018Bawitdaba\u2019 and \u2018Devil Without A Cause\u2019 he just owns this country rock vibe. \u2018Good Times, Cheap Wine\u2019 is exactly as the song says, this is a straight up fun party song, and \u2018Johnny Cash\u2019 has such a good vibe and lyrical theme to it, essentially he wants to be your Johnny Cash, well not yours, but the person in the song. \u2018Ain\u2019t Enough Whiskey\u2019 has the perfect 4\/4 groove to it and well, as per the previous few tracks, the song titles pretty much sell the song to you and that is part of what makes Kid Rock good at what he does, and this one with its twanging guitar throughout really give the song the right vibe.<\/p>\n

\u2018Drinking Beer With Dad\u2019 slows the album down a little and tells a nice little story about growing up, and \u2018Good Times Looking For Me\u2019 sees a fiddle come out to play and country this one up and will be one of those fun live songs that will get the crowd going, plus it had a cool song ending, so that ruled. Ahhh now this one I like\u2026 \u2018Best of Me\u2019 is a much slower one, and is another somewhat autobiographical song from Kid, and you know what? Good\u2026 he knows how to write them and deliver them that don\u2019t make him sound egotistical or self-absorbed. That was probably my favourite so far, besides the title track, and it\u2019s crazy that there are only a few left on the album.<\/p>\n

\u2018One More Song\u2019 rocks it back up a bit and well, hmm\u2026 it feels a little reggae meets Buffet, the programming here musically is different to all the others on the album, and although that aside, the song itself is catchy and an instant Kid Rock song that\u2019s for sure, but stood out a little from the prior tracks. Oh man, I like this one\u2026 \u2018Jesus and Bocephus\u2019 is a much slower track, and again, title wise, sounds a little gospel as the organ plays throughout it, but the song itself, a really cool way to round out the album. Lyrically Kid does it again and round of applause.<\/p>\n

\u2018FOAD\u2019 is the last track on the album, and at just under five minutes it\u2019s probably one of my favourite songs I\u2019ve listened to today, the heartfelt sentiment of what \u2018FOAD\u2019 stands for really come across in this one and not to give it away but the middle two letters stand for \u2018Off And\u2019 and it\u2019s hard to not have a little giggle when listening to this one as we\u2019ve all felt this way\u2026 Now that\u2019s what I call a cool way to close an album.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a part of me that doesn\u2019t understand why more people don\u2019t get into Kid Rock\u2026 this man knows how to write a song and has one hell of a voice. This new album will hopefully get him heard a little more, as he deserves it, he may truly not care or need it, but hey, these are good songs that draw you in and for me, that\u2019s what good music is all about. Oh and in case you missed it or didn’t know, his name is still Kiiiiiiiddddddddd Rock!<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Detroit, MI, USA<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 20 February 2015<\/p>\n

Produced By:<\/strong> Kid Rock<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Warner Music Australia<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> \u00a0http:\/\/www.kidrock.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Tracklist<\/strong>
\nFirst Kiss
\nGood Times, Cheap Wine
\nJohnny Cash
\nAin\u2019t Enough Whiskey
\nDrinking Beer With Dad
\nGood Times Lookin\u2019 For Me\u2019
\nBest of Me
\nOne More Song
\nJesus and Bocephus
\nFOAD<\/p>\n\n

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