Rebel Soul (Kid Rock album)
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| Studio album by Kid Rock | ||||
| Released | November 19, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | August–October 2012 | |||
| Genre | Rock,[1] southern rock,[2] soul[3] | |||
| Length | 65:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Kid Rock | |||
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Rebel Soul is Kid Rock's ninth studio album and sixth, and final, studio album with Atlantic Records. The album was released on November 19, 2012. Kid Rock is the producer on the album and the Twisted Brown Truckers return after Rick Rubin placed in an all-star band for 2010's Born Free.[4] "Redneck Paradise" was written by The Young Brothers in 2007; they sent it to Kid Rock's representatives hoping he'd use the song.[5]
The album was described as a mixture of Southern rock, soul, blues, gospel and Motown Sound.[2]
It has sold 592,000 copies in the US as of February 2015.[6]
During Nascar's 2012 Race To The Chase, Kid Rock introed to the last 10 races with an array of songs of the album including "Let's Ride", "Rebel Soul,"The Mirror", "Celebrate" and "Mr. Rock N Roll". "Let's Ride" was used as one of the official theme songs to WWE's 2012 Tribute to the Troops event, while "Celebrate" is the official theme song to WrestleMania XXX.[7] "Let's Ride" was also used in the 2014 film, Into The Storm.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[8] |
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Rock Hard (de) | 7/10[2] |
The album has received a rating of 67 out of 100 on the ratings website Metacritic.[8]
Musicians on Album
- Kid Rock- vocals,gutair,piano,keys,organ,drums,percussion,slide gutair,bass,mellotron
- Marlon Young- electric gutair,slide gutair,rhytmn gutair
- Jason Krause- gutair
- Blake Mills- gutair
- Aaron Julison-bass
- Jimmie Bones- piano,organ,keyboard
- Stephanie Eulinberg- drums,percussion
- Jessica Wagner- background vocals
- Herschel C Boone- background vocals
- Paul Franklin- fiddle
- Dan Dugmore- banjo
- Aubrey Freed- violin
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Chickens in the Pen" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Let's Ride" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "3 CATT Boogie" | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Detroit, Michigan" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Rebel Soul" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "God Save Rock n Roll" | 5:21 |
| 7. | "Happy New Year" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Celebrate" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "The Mirror" | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Mr. Rock n Roll" | 6:37 |
| 11. | "Cucci Galore" | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Redneck Paradise" | 5:12 |
| 13. | "Cocaine and Gin" | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Midnight Ferry" | 5:18 |
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Total length:
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65:30 | |
Covers
- Detroit, Michigan – Ronnie Love (some of the lyrics were re-worked)
- Happy New Year – John Eddie
- Cucci Galore – Ultra-V (originally titled Playboy Mansion, some of the lyrics were re-worked)
- Redneck Paradise- The Young Brothers
Trivia
- 3 CATT Boogie stands for 3 Chords And The Truth Boogie
Samples
- Let's Ride- "TNT" by AC/DC ( intro riff)
- 3 CATT Boogie - "The Fire Down Below" by Bob Seger (piano)
- Rebel Soul- "Listen To The Music" by the Doobie Brothers (acoustic gutair)
- Celebrate - "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" by Bob Seger (organ intro)
- Cucci Galore - "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy (vocal sample only) and "Strangle Hold" by Ted Nugent (gutair outro)
- Redneck Paradise- " Keep Your Hands To Yourself" by Georgia Satellites (lead in riff)
- Midnight Ferry-"Bulbs" by Van Morrison (uses structure of the song)
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