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    Last Night: Kid Rock At Reliant Stadium
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    March 01, 2012

    Photo courtesy of 'Livestock Show & Rodeo'

    Kid Rock is now ensconced as this generation's rap-soul-blues-rock-pimp for the next 40 years: Equal parts Rock N Roll Jesus, Bob Seger, Bocephus, and maybe all in that order. Whether he's attacking a pair of turntables with a glass of Jim Beam in one hand, cigar in the other, or mashing up the last 15 years of his musical career into one fireworks-laden, flame-throwing orgy, you can't help but feel somethingat a Kid Rock show. The level of big, dumb and loud is off the charts, and everyone has a smile on their mug.

    If I can boil it down to one handy sound bite: It looks really fucking fun to be Kid Rock.

    Kid Rock's second, and second consecutive, RodeoHouston appearance Wednesday night, probably cemented his annual status with the event. There would be no begrudging the man from returning each rodeo season, as long as he keeps up the live momentum he exhibited Wednesday.

    And I am saying this as someone whose job by definition silently dictates that I should hate a Kid Rock show, but the man sells the bastard to the hilt to the point where I was clapping like a seal and giggling when his pyro finally went off about 45 minutes into the show.

    Read the full review at HoustonPress.com.

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on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 1:40pm

Photo courtesy of 'Livestock Show & Rodeo'

Kid Rock is now ensconced as this generation's rap-soul-blues-rock-pimp for the next 40 years: Equal parts Rock N Roll Jesus, Bob Seger, Bocephus, and maybe all in that order. Whether he's attacking a pair of turntables with a glass of Jim Beam in one hand, cigar in the other, or mashing up the last 15 years of his musical career into one fireworks-laden, flame-throwing orgy, you can't help but feel somethingat a Kid Rock show. The level of big, dumb and loud is off the charts, and everyone has a smile on their mug.

If I can boil it down to one handy sound bite: It looks really fucking fun to be Kid Rock.

Kid Rock's second, and second consecutive, RodeoHouston appearance Wednesday night, probably cemented his annual status with the event. There would be no begrudging the man from returning each rodeo season, as long as he keeps up the live momentum he exhibited Wednesday.

And I am saying this as someone whose job by definition silently dictates that I should hate a Kid Rock show, but the man sells the bastard to the hilt to the point where I was clapping like a seal and giggling when his pyro finally went off about 45 minutes into the show.

Read the full review at HoustonPress.com.

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Shannon Saad's picture

Sun, 03/04/2012 - 4:18am — Shannon Saad
BTW U NEVER FAIL TO IMPRESS, ONLY THING IS .....YOU SAID YOU'D NEVER SELL OUT SO WHAT DID U DO JUST DECIDE YOURE JUST AN OLD( NOT OLD) COUNTRY HICK?
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Sun, 03/04/2012 - 4:05am — Shannon Saad
YOURE AMAZING EVER SINCE U CAME OUT OUT GRIT SANDWICHES FOR BREAKFAST..... LOVE IT LOVE U
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 8:59pm — just1girl
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10521989-after-personal-meeting-mystery-musician-rocks-romney-rally?chromedomain=todayonthetrail Whatever your politics, you have to know that Bob Ritchie LOVES Detroit & wants help for the PEOPLE of Detroit. Ya just got to love that! I DO & I'm from California. I hope Detroit comes back around because what is good for Detroit is good for the rest of the country! Thanks, Bob, for all you do. (oh- you're pretty HOT on stage too *smiles*)
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 3:02pm — AMBujalski01
@Paul Holt, sorry to burst your bubble but he has already said his only Detroit area show will be with the DSO this year.
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:22pm — kidrock0091
Dear Kid Rock, You may not know it but you've helped me get through so much in life. Your music is best in the world. It seems like I can relate to some part of every song. I know may people have said before me but, I truely am your biggest fan. I have your fat head on my wall above my bed and I have multiple stickers on my truck. i have all your cds from Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast to Born Free ( it was an act of congress to get Polyfuze Method by the way). Never stop doing what you do Kid because you help more people than you know. You get to live the life i will never have. Thanks for always being there Kid when nobody else is. Your Friend, Jake Ruffino of Hockley TX
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:12pm — kidrock0091
Yea
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:09am — Killjoy_2
I can't tell you how much I LOVE this man...
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 1:32am — Paul holt
Nothin like summertime in Detroit with a weekend of kid rock concerts :) I can't wait!!
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Fri, 03/02/2012 - 1:01am — alissa_2
I LOVE YOU MAN...COLD AND EMPTY,, HELL I BEEN THERE JUST ABOUT MY WHOLE LIFE, YOU ARE IN MY HEART AND SOUL AND ALWAYS WILL BE.....MUCH LOVE ALWAYS HEY LET'S ROLL, I WAS BORN READY...XXOXOXOXOXOOX PEACE JOY AND HAPPINESS ALWAYS,, BUT LOVE IS THE MOST INPORTANT, AND I HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE FOR YOU AND YOURS....MUCH LOVE ALWAYS AND FOREVER AND A DAY, MY HAND TO GOD...ALISSA IS MY NAME, IT MEANS THE NOBLE ONE, YEP LOOK IT UP OXOXOXOXOXOXO GOD BLESS ALWAYS,SOME CALL ME THE MESSNGER, I MUST BE DAMN GOOD, 48 YRS OLD THEY USUALLY KILL THE MESSNGER, SHIT I SURE AIN'T SCARED....LOVE YOU.........................................................
jjc's picture

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 8:38pm — jjc
now that is a review. nothing cookie cutter about it
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 7:19pm — Damien Todd
The show was fucking awesome and one of the best I've seen at the Rodeo in a long time. High energy thru it all and Loved the fact that he gave our military men and women a standing ovation with Born Free.Was also nice to see that while there were some expensive concert shirts he had $ 10.00 shirts also so Everyone could afford to get them. Not many entertainers do that. The Kid Rocks !!!
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 7:09pm — alissa_2
I'm glad it was a Great Concert, and know it was. Maybe next time when your closer, Hopfully... MUCH LOVE ALWAYS AND FOREVER AND A DAY...XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX smiles and winks with my little bottle of JIM BEAM cheers bottoms up COWBOY...XOXO
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:27pm — SherZ
Kid Rock & TBT ROCK. :)
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:13pm — Robbyn Perkins
Yeah, reading that was not what I would consider complimentary...I take offense to the..."Big, Dumb and Loud"...Seeing Kid Rock play almost every instrument...get the crowd going crazy, having fun and shouting out to our Armed Forces...Hey if that loser thinks he can do better...let's see it! He also sounds like an illiterate writer for a slime rag! Perhaps he needs to continue on the "Back Page" of the Houston Press! Seems to me he is better suited to advertise for the lower life forms than to write reviews about an acclaimed entertainer with a Hell of a lot of soul, energy, talent and passion for his fellow man and the USA! Just sayin'!
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:52pm — ajay
You know that writer gives a good review and compliments back handed....I mean lets face it Kid live isn't "Big,dumb and loud". He compliments Kid then talks shit as he does, that is a back handed compliment. That is liking something then talking it down to your friends because either they don't like it or you aren't sure if they do
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:28pm — brenda_32
ONLY U CAN DO IT UP RIGHT SWEETNESS!!!!!! GOD BLESS U BOBBY & SEND U LOTS OF LOVE & XO's STAY SMILING & PROUD.
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:25pm — Margo C
lol Funny review!
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:14pm — TheRoxy
Laughs.that Is the kind of review you just gotta love! Another one Converted! Thanks for posting this one....;)
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:12pm — kidrockangel
clapping like a seal. I love it...
CinBad's picture

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:47pm — CinBad
I really wanted to be there...Take Care & Rock On. Cindy
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:35pm — Star_4
Wish I could have been there, boot scout and hollar-----ain't no party like a Kid Rock Concert , especially when its rodeo style!!!!
KRSVal's picture

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:28pm — KRSVal
Welcome to the Party, Craig!! Loved the article :)
Roger Randall's picture

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:28pm — Roger Randall
Great show in Houston. Come back soon.
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:25pm — Jacqueline Warr...
KID ROCK "ROCKED IT" @ The Houston Texas Live stock show and Rodeo! Loved the show!
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:02pm — Nixx Bieber
cool... and we still have to wait soooooo long. :-((
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 1:54pm — castletowery
AWESOME SHOW LAST NIGHT!!! Just a taste of Kid lat night....now I gotta go back to a FULL BLOWN CONCERT to get my 5 course meal of KID ROCK!!!