Cocky [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Kid Rock

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: November 20, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Lava
• ASIN: B00005R2IN
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (198 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,335 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Detroit-bred rocker/rapper Kid Rock has reason to be "cocky," as 1998's multiplatinum Devil Without a Cause established the multifaceted artist with the Southern rock influences as a generally likable braggart able to back up his boasts musically. Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker backup band also spawned a successful solo career for DJ Uncle Kracker, who wrote songs for--but whose turntables aren't on--Cocky. With a little help from fab friends, including actor David Spade, and musicians Sheryl Crow and Snoop Dogg, Cocky covers a mélange of styles, from rap to country, utilizing organ, pedal steel, and harp as well as metallic guitar solos. Ultimately, though, the 14 songs are schizophrenic and not always successful: on "Lonely Road of Faith," Kid Rock turns in a anthemic ballad nearly worthy of Lynyrd Skynrd, whose "Freebird" he samples in the laid-back R&B-flavored "You Never Met a Motherf**ker Quite Like Me," while Crow's vocals on the gentle, country tune "Picture" and the plodding "Midnight Train to Memphis" contrast with the metallic riffs of "I'm a Dog," the nasty "sex rhymes" of "WCSR," and the rapped boasts of the narcissistic title track. Cocky? Indeed. Commendable? Dubious. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS GROUNDBREAKING RETRO, October 28, 2002

By	Thomas C. Hankins (Beverly Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's very hard to believe all of the bad reviews this CD has gotten. Fortunately, not a single one of them is deserved. Too many fans expect an artist to continue into eternity playing the same old stuff in the same old style. That's why commercial FM is so hard to listen to anymore.
Well, Kid Rock isn't afraid to try something different. This CD takes us back to Kid Rock's roots, and they are steeped deep in southern rock of the 1970s as well as outright country music. If you hate country music or southern rock, then "Cocky" definately isn't for you. Stick to listening to the radio instead...you'll be happier all around.
However, if you want to see what a great artist can do with his music and listen to him reformulate some of it to leaning HARD on southern music and C&W, then this is the place to be.
This recording starts out with "Trucker Anthem" and "Forever". Now the Kid has you lulled into a sense of music familiarity, but he then moves on to "Lay It On Me", which gives just a hint of what's to come."Cocky" is typical Kid Rock at his best, so now you've become lulled again...but then the big turn begins. Watch out...there's some exciting music ahead. The album moves along with a southern rock twinged hip hop style for a couple of songs, but then the masterpiece is here... "Picture" (sung with Sheryl Crow)is grade AAA pure country music at it's best, befitting George Jones and Tammy Wynette in their prime(have I scared anyone away yet?), which is fabulous. This is what country music would sound like today if something hadn't gone terribly amiss in Nashville long ago when the outlaw movement died down. This is the real stuff for real music lovers. The rest of the CD pretty much pays homage to the southern rock sound. There's even a hip hop number with Snoop Dog to round out this eclectic mixture.
Thank goodness I'm older than 12 (WAY older)and love this CD. It's different from his previous CD (but even on that one you can hear some of this style creeping through).Keep it coming Kid.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Album For The Ages, December 17, 2001

By	Brandon (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

I don't care what anyone says, Kid Rock is a bad (...)! I am a big classic rock fan (it's my favorite music in the world), and I also like country and hip-hop music and with the styles of music I enjoy, this is the perfect album for me. The old Kid Rock is present in Trucker Anthem, Forever, and Cocky, but there are a lot of county/blues/southern rock tracks here too that are great. For all the real Kid Rock fans who have seen him live, know that he thrives on classic rock and country music as well as his hardcore edge, (I live in Tennessee and when I saw him Hank Williams Jr. was there to sing Country Boy Can Survive with him, and he also played a lot of old rock tunes like Jumping Jack Flash, and Rocky Mountain Way). No one is going to be entirely happy with this album if they're not open to all types of music, but I am, and Kid Rock has proved to me to be one of the few real musicians and musically talented people on top of the rock world today. Kid Rock isn't a country singer, he's and he's not a rapper. Kid Rock is simply Kid Rock, and no one else around these days can make or preform like KR. I can't wait to hear the whole damn album live!

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Kid becomes a Man, November 26, 2001

By	Matt the Music fan (Lester, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This album was a good effort from the kid but after hearing it all the way through his sound has changed from the past three years and it was something i had not expected.

1.Trucker Anthem- One of the best of the very few rock songs on this album great opener reminded me of Bawitaba.

2.Forever- My second most favorite song on the album great rock/rap song.

3.Lay It On Me- Great song upbeat light rock track that has great beats.

4.Cocky- Good rock song reminds me of Devil Without A Cause (the song not the album) a little too much cussing but at least i know now why they called it Cocky.

5.What I Learned Out On The Road- Great country rock song I like the chorus kind of sounds like the blues.

6.Im Wrong But You Ain't Right- Good rock song but is it me or is the chorus where he screams "Right" a little annoying?

7.Lonely Road Of Faith- My favorite song on the album although im not a big fan of country i take special interest to this song i believe he put his heart and soul in this song beautiful song reminded me of Only God Knows Why.

8.You Never Met A Mother Quite Like Me- Good song basicaly he's talking about what a rebel he is basically he's bragging about himself.

9.Picture- good soft song kid's pretty good singing the duet with Sheryl Crow.

10.Im A Dog- Okay song but it sounds a little different from the rest of the album it has like an early 80's rock sound to it.

11.Midnight Train To Memphis- Very soft song from the begining I almost fell asleep until David Spade expresses his and my feelings about the song then it gets hard and edgy until the end

12.Baby Come Home- Okay song about the blues of his girl leaving him and then coming home at the end not to much thought into the song and it was kind of short.

13.Drunk In The Morning- Starts off slow but gets real good with good ol' plain hard rock great song.

14.WCSR- Im not to fond of rap anymore but this rap song is okay it's kind of funny though him and snoop work good together but personally I think it was a waste of space.

Overall not that bad 4 stars and why? because i was expecting something like Devil Without A Cause my favorite album not to say Cocky is bad its just not what i expected and it had too much country and not enough rock PEACEOUT