Saturday, February 9, 2008
Adam Graham / Detroit News Pop Music Writer
At Joe Louis Arena on Friday night, Kid Rock proved he doesn't need pyrotechnics or strippers to put on a battering ram of a concert.
At the first night of a two night stand of his "Rock N' Roll Revival" tour -- the show repeats at Joe Louis again tonight -- Rock left the flames and floosies behind and put his music at center stage.
The result was an electrifying journey through 40 years of American music, filtering through Motown, metal, rock, soul, country and hip-hop, and whatever else Rock and his 10-piece Twisted Brown