Music Review

Rock N Roll Jesus (2007)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Oct 09, 2007; Lead Performance: Kid Rock; Genre: Rock

NO CHOIR BOY Kid Rock testifies to the power of the riff on Rock N Roll Jesus | Kid Rock
NO CHOIR BOY Kid Rock testifies to the power of the riff on Rock N Roll Jesus

Having gone after the Satanist vote on 1998's Devil Without a Cause, is the Kid now courting Christians via Rock N Roll Jesus? No. The title track is a nondenominational, AC/DC-style tribute to Rock's rockingness, while ''Amen'' finds Kid Rock taking lyrical aim at established religion. There is a fairly catholic array of influences here: Smile-provoking nostalgiafest ''All Summer Long'' lifts elements from both ''Werewolves of London'' and ''Sweet Home Alabama.'' But the mediocre ''New Orleans'' makes hard work of celebrating Big Easy blues.
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Originally posted Oct 05, 2007 Published in issue #958 Oct 12, 2007 Order article reprints
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