Devil Without a Cause

Devil Without a Cause
Kid Rock studio album
Publication (s)	1998
Label (s)	Atlantic Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Hip-hop , heavy metal , southern rock
Title (number)	15th
running time	71:12
occupation	Vocals, guitar, bass: kid rock Lead guitar: Kenny Olson Guitar: Jason Krause Guitar, bass: Matt O'Brien Drums: Stefanie Eulinberg Keyboard, piano: Jimmy Bones
production	Kid Rock , John Travis
chronology Early Morning Stoned Pimp (1996) Devil Without a Cause The History of Rock

Devil Without a Cause is the fourth studio album by the American musician Kid Rock . It was released on August 18, 1998. It is the successor to the Early Morning Stoned Pimp released in 1996 and is considered the musician's most successful.

useful information

Kid Rock wrote the lyrics to the songs together with the members of his band and with Uncle Kracker , who had already started his solo career at this point. It is the last Kid Rock album to be classified more in hip hop than rock . Most of the pieces are a mix of these two genres. However, there are also some pure hip-hop pieces on the album, e.g. B. the title song Welcome 2 the Party . Allmusic.com rated the album as a " Rap-Rock Masterpiece" . Devil Without a Cause is Kid Rock's most successful album. In the USA alone it was sold around 11 million times.

Samples

Almost all tracks on the album use samples from other songs, whether lyrically or musically:

• Bawitdaba
  • Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
  • Making Cash Money - Busy Bee
  • Rocket In My Pocket (Live) - Cerrone
• cowboy
  • LA Woman - The Doors
• Devil Without a Cause
  • Mysterious Ways - U2
  • The Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini
  • Don't Fight The Feeling - Too Short
  • Looking For The Perfect Beat - Soulsonic Force
  • Down On The Avenue - Fat Larry's Band
• I am The Bullgod
  • Was Pigs - Black Sabbath
• Roving Gangster (Rollin)
  • Stick Em - The Fat Boys
  • Long Red (live) - Mountain
  • South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions
• Wasting time
  • Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac
• Welcome 2 The Party
  • Free Your Mind - The Politicians
  • The Message - Grandmaster Flash
  • He Cuts So Fresh - Marley Marl
• I got one for ya
  • Slow Slow Disco - Swamp Dogg
  • In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
  • Freddy Fender - The Faces
• Somebody's Gotta Feel This
  • Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
• Fist Of Rage
  • Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin
• Only God Knows Why
  • Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam
• Fuck off
  • NIB - Black Sabbath
  • Running With The Devil - Van Halen
• Where U At Rock
  • Rock The House - The B Boys
• Black chick, white guy
  • Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
  • Cars - Gary Numan

Track list

The album was released in two versions: a standard version and a censored version, the so-called "clean version". The standard version contains the following titles:

1. Bawitdaba - 4:27
2. Cowboy - 4:17
3. Devil Without a Cause - 5:32 feat. Joe C.
4. I Am the Bullgod - 4:50
5. Roving Gangster (Rollin ') - 4:24
6. Wasting Time - 4:02
7. Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School) - 5:14
8. I Got One for Ya - 3:43 feat. Robert Bradley
9. Somebody's Gotta Feel This - 3:09
10. Fist of Rage - 3:23
11. Only God Knows Why - 5:27
12. Fuck Off - 6:13 feat. Eminem
13. Where U At Rock - 4:24
14. Black Chick, White Guy - 7:07
15. I Am the Bullgod (Remix) - 4:51 Hidden Track, attached directly to # 14

Publications

The first single was Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School) . However, the single was not a success and missed the charts. The album only became better known when I Am the Bullgod hit the mainstream rock charts in the US. The third single, Bawitdaba , then brought the international breakthrough. The title was able to place in the charts in Germany, New Zealand and Great Britain, but also missed the official US charts. Kid Rock had their first success in the US charts with Cowboy and Only God Knows Why , which placed 82 and 19 respectively.

Reviews

The album received mostly positive reviews. Allmusic.com awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars. Rolling Stone magazine awarded 4 out of 5 stars. At ultimate-guitar.com the album received 8.5 out of 10 points.

Chart placements

album

The album went platinum 11 times in the US.

country	placement
United States	4th
Germany	82
Austria	28
Great Britain	172
Switzerland	-

Singles

Only those singles are listed that have made it into the respective official national charts.

year	title	Chart positions
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	Bawitdaba	84	-	-	41	-
	cowboy	-	-	-	-	82
	Only God Knows Why	96	-	-	-	19th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/style/rap-rock-ma0000011992
2. ↑ http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-following-monster-181546917.html
3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/devil-without-a-cause-mw0000599460
4. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kid-rock/albumguide
5. ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/kid_rock/devil_without_a_cause/index.html
6. ↑ Chart positions in the USA
7. ↑ Chart placements in Germany ( Memento of the original from December 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Chart positions in Austria
9. ↑ Chart placements in Switzerland
10. ↑ Sources: DE ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AT CH US