Devil Without a Cause

by Rock

Overview

I don't suspect that even Kid Rock believed he had an album as good as Devil Without a Cause in him. Nobody else believed it, that's for sure. But he didn't just find the perfect extention of his Beastie and Diamond Dave infatuations here, he came up with the great hard rock album of the late '90s -- a fearlessly funny, bone-crunching record that manages to sustain its strength, not just until the end of its long running time, but through repeated plays. The key to its sucesss is that it's never trying to be a hip-hop record. It's simply a monster rock album, as Twisted Brown Trucker turns out thunderous, funky noise -- and that's funky not just in the classic sense, but also in a Southern-fried, white trash sense, as he gives this as much foundation in country as he does hip-hop. But what really reigns supreme on Devil Without a Cause is a love of piledriving, classic hard rock, not just that of hometown hero Bob Seger, but Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Halen, and faceless arena rock ballads. The Kid makes it all shine with rhymes so clever and irresistible that it's impossible not to quote them. For all its modernity -- Rock's rapping, the titanic metallic guitars, Joe C's sideshow sidekick, the plea to "get in the pit and try to love someone" -- this is firmly in the tradition of classic hard rock, and it's the best good-time hard rock album in years (certainly the best of the last three years of the '90s). [Devil Without a Cause was also released in a "clean" version, removing most of the profanities and vulgarities -- and, along with them, some of the Kid's jokes.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/1998
Label:	Lava Records / Atlantic
UPC:	0075678315220

Tracks

1. Bawitdaba
2. Cowboy
3. Devil Without a Cause
4. I Am the Bullgod
5. Roving Gangster (Rollin')
6. Wasting Time
7. Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School)
8. I Got One for You
9. Somebody's Gotta Feel This
10. Fist of Rage
11. Only God Knows Why
12. Where U at Rock

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kid Rock   Primary Artist,Band,Vocals
Kracker   Primary Artist
Jason Krause   Guitar (Electric)
Stefanie Eulinberg   Drums
Joe C.   Rap
Misty Love   Vocals (Background)
Tweeds Kracker   Turntables
Shirley Hayden   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Olson   Guitar
Eminem   Vocals
Jimmy Bones   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Composer
Mark Morales   Composer
Mark Schafer   Composer
Aaron Lepley   Mixing Assistant
Lindsey Buckingham   Composer
Jerry Williams, Jr.   Composer
Matthew Shafer   Composer,Lyricist
Brian Holland   Composer
Jason Krause   Composer,Lyricist
Todd Shaw   Composer
Andrew Nehra   Composer
Al Sutton   Mixing,Engineer
Dave Robinson   Composer
Jennifer Barbato   Design,Art Direction
Jerry Williams   Composer
Derek Matuja   Assistant Engineer
Marshall Mathers   Composer
M. Morales   Composer
Damon Wimbley   Composer
James Trombly   Composer,Lyricist
Jimmie "Bones" Trombly   Composer,Lyricist
David Bottrill   Mixing
Joseph Cultice   Photography
Darren Robinson   Composer
Randy G.   Photography
L. Michael Smith   Composer
Robert James Ritchie   Composer,Lyricist
J. Williams   Composer
Tony Dawsey   Mastering
Kenny Olson   Composer
Kid Rock   Mixing,Composer,Producer,String Arrangements
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Larry Smith   Composer
Jalil Hutchins   Composer
Eminem   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
The Twisted Brown Trucker Band   Group Member,Assistant Engineer
John Travis   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,String Arrangements