The History of Rock - Kid Rock
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64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics What's this?

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

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  • Summary: A collection of previously unreleased Kid Rock tunes and other miscellany, including demos and re-recorded tracks from early in his career.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    It might not make for a great listen, but its swagger and white-trash style make it the second-best record in his catalog.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    As essays from high-flying, high, high school dropouts go, however, 'The History Of Rock' isn't bad, if a little low on inspiration.
  3. Checkout.com
    60
    Kid's rapping is righteous, he's a fine vocalist, and like most musicians, his appalling persona contradicts his renown as a sweetheart of a guy. Nonetheless, as History repeats itself, his constant bragging only serves to undermine his credibility, and as a result, he becomes an idiotic parody of his own sick constructs.
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  4. Nude As The News
    25
    Is The History Of Rock the worst album of all time? In a word: Probably. I suppose I can’t say for sure, as I haven’t heard Kid Rock’s other records.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. DonaldD
    10
    Kid Rock is the bomb
  2. badassbitch
    10
    its the hsit bringing stuuff back from the old albums and putting unreleased songs on there was great
  3. robb
    6
    im just ere 2 got less famous
  4. FireFire273
    3
    Sorry Kid Rock, but this album wasn't anywhere near as good as Devil without a cause, First off, Kid rock stole Metallica's "Sad but True" And rapped over it and named the song "American Bad Ass", The other songs were okay but Kid Rock Also used "Eminem" inspired songs in this album. So overall 3.0 out of 10… Expand

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