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    Kid Rock Blends Hip-Hop And Southern Rock, Pleasing Crowd
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    July 16, 2011

    Blending punk, hip-hop and Southern rock, Kid Rock put on a dazzling 105-minute performance Friday night at Rock Fest.

    The singer, born as Bob Ritchie, took the stage in blue jeans, black jacket, and a top hat, as he immediately ripped through songs like "You Never Met a (expletive) Like Me" and "American Bad (expletive)." Along with the usual array of guitars and drums, his stage show featured backup singers and a saxophone player, but Kid Rock was the center of attention throughout his show, ripping through quick rap beats and rock tracks, mixing the styles seamlessly.

    When Kid Rock burst into the tune "Lowlife," the video screen behind him showed a depiction of years of debauchery and drunkenness from his shows and personal life, with most of the slides being quite humorous. Halfway through the song, Kid Rock mixed in a cover of the Georgia Satellites song "Keep Your Hands To Yourself."

    The stage show was impressive, with fireballs blazing from the stage and a laser light display.

    Many of the songs were sexually explicit, such as "(Sex) You One More Time." Others were downright hilarious, as Kid Rock described hitting 40 in the new song "(Expletive) Forty," which is likely to be played at everyone's 40th birthday party for years to come.

    Photo Credit: Shane Opatz

    Read the full review @ LeaderTelegram.com

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on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:25am

Blending punk, hip-hop and Southern rock, Kid Rock put on a dazzling 105-minute performance Friday night at Rock Fest.

The singer, born as Bob Ritchie, took the stage in blue jeans, black jacket, and a top hat, as he immediately ripped through songs like "You Never Met a (expletive) Like Me" and "American Bad (expletive)." Along with the usual array of guitars and drums, his stage show featured backup singers and a saxophone player, but Kid Rock was the center of attention throughout his show, ripping through quick rap beats and rock tracks, mixing the styles seamlessly.

When Kid Rock burst into the tune "Lowlife," the video screen behind him showed a depiction of years of debauchery and drunkenness from his shows and personal life, with most of the slides being quite humorous. Halfway through the song, Kid Rock mixed in a cover of the Georgia Satellites song "Keep Your Hands To Yourself."

The stage show was impressive, with fireballs blazing from the stage and a laser light display.

Many of the songs were sexually explicit, such as "(Sex) You One More Time." Others were downright hilarious, as Kid Rock described hitting 40 in the new song "(Expletive) Forty," which is likely to be played at everyone's 40th birthday party for years to come.

Photo Credit: Shane Opatz

Read the full review @ LeaderTelegram.com

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amy pardue's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 11:59am — amy pardue
that is one thight ass pick and love his opening song he a real cool badass got to love him .well we all now we do he like a drug .
greenbud's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 11:40am — greenbud
Cant wiat till u come home to comerica kid!!!
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 11:24am — old man
top rocker as far as can see ,seen you last year and hope see you agian and ij ust got my black kid rock dobbs hat from henry hatter in detroit cool hat ,keep the music coming man
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:55am — Chile
KB - completely agree!
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:55am — Susieloveskidrock
oh so close to home and I could't get there. I'm still reeling from Milwaukee. You are the best, Mr. Ritchie and thanks for all you do for your fans. Love the picture, might be my next desktop pic. 105 minutes of pure entertainment, and that was a short concert. NOBODY does it better and with more heart and soul than this man, I've said it before and I will say it again, if you've never seen this man in concert, do whatever it takes to get there. You will walk away loving him more than you already do, if that is possible. Keep on keepin it real. You have my vote for entertainer of the year. I agree someone nominate him.......
SherZ's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:54am — SherZ
Right On!
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:53am — Patricia_15
OMG! Love the pic... Can't wait for ya to come close to Frankfort KY/Cincy again so I can see ya.
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:50am — styler_68
Sweet :) - watching Joe Dirt
chella27's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:50am — chella27
Is that a microphone in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me? LOVE YOU!!! lol Can't wait to see you again.
sunland's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:46am — sunland
Would have listened for another 105 minutes! "It's time likes these we can't replace, it's times like these we must embrace!" The Rockfest crowd did that! Thanks, you made my trip here worthwhile!
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:42am — rocksavedmysoul
What a great photo---you're on top of the world!
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:39am — Loriloveskid
LOVE him. Tuesday nights show in NJ was awesome too!!
Melissa712's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:38am — Melissa712
AWESOME picture!!!!
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Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:34am — KSB
Entertainer of the year...............Someone nominate him!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jacko13's picture

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 10:34am — jacko13
I SECOND THAT!!!HE IS TO ME AND ALWAYS WILL BE!!! WITH UNCLE KRACKER A CLOSE SECOND!!!!!!!!

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