The History of Rock
by Kid Rock
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: May 30, 2000
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Mar 23, 2004
    10
    very good album!
  2. amyr
    Oct 17, 2003
    10
    it rocks your ass!
  3. eilene
    Dec 6, 2005
    10
    great best of early days although could have chosen better songs to put on like pancake breakfast from the polyfuze method and krack rocks from emsp the reworked underground classics prodigal son and my oedipus complex r gems and the 2 previously unreleased trks abortion and dark and grey r just as good of course american bad ass is the hit from it and its freat as well
  4. badassbitch
    Nov 25, 2006
    10
    its the hsit bringing stuuff back from the old albums and putting unreleased songs on there was great
  5. DonaldD
    Jul 28, 2007
    10
    Kid Rock is the bomb
  6. wellyg
    Nov 8, 2001
    9
    I wish KR wouldnt rap, he can sing relly well, i was surprised.

Awards & Rankings

48
#48 Most Discussed Album of 2000
65
#65 Most Shared Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. 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.
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  2. Sonicnet
    70
    Perhaps what makes The History of Rock most interesting -- and what ultimately validates Kid Rock as the real deal -- is that these old tracks prove that his love affair with rap and rock wasn't something he just cooked up to weasel onto MTV's "TRL."
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  3. Dot Music
    60
    Kid Rock's sound rarely deviates from the explosive metal guitar rap synthesis he has made his trade mark...It is when Kid Rock strays from these familiar musical pastures that he gets into trouble, as in the case of 'Abortion', a rather pathetic attempt at soul...
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