Devil Without a Cause

by Kid Rock

Overview

It's unlikely 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 extension 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 success 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 pile-driving, 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). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/1998
Label:	Lava Records
UPC:	0075678311925

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 Ya
9. Somebody's Gotta Feel This
10. Fist of Rage
11. Only God Knows Why
12. F-ck Off
13. Where U at Rock
14. Black Chick, White Guy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kid Rock   Primary Artist,Band,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
Kracker   Primary Artist
Eminem   Vocals
Jimmy Bones   Keyboards
Andrew Nehra   Guitar
Tweeds Kracker   Turntables
Shirley Hayden   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Tudrick   Drums,Guitar
Thug-Boy   Turntables
Joe C.   Rap,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Bobby East   Slide Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Misty Love   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Matt O'Brien   Guitar (Bass)
Matthew Shafer   Rap,Turntables,Vocals (Background)
Jason Krause   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Stefanie Eulinberg   Drums,Guitar,Percussion
Michael Nehra   Guitar (Bass)
Bob Ebeling   Drums
Kenny Olson   Guitar
Boda Zsolt   Turntables
Chris Peters   Guitar
Jimmie Bones   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer Bass

Technical Credits

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