Kid Rock’s PSA on Stealing - Music, iPods, Clothes, Cars, Laptops

Posted by: fff In: Culture| Music| Video

I found the following spoof public service announcement from Kid Rock about stealing pretty hilarious and down right poignant.

Even though, I really haven’t been a fan of Kid Rock since Devil Without a Cause (DWAC), I still think that he is/will be an important figure in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll history. Kid has figured out that you don’t have to be segregated into some little sub-genre to be successful. He is the master of laying it all out the table (fast and loud style!). He’s rock, he’s rap, he’s country. He’s been on MTV, MTV2, VH1, Fuse, probably CMT, and maybe BET all in the same year.The DWAC album combined rock, metal, rap, and hiphop like no other. It was a brilliantly bastardized culmination of struggling to make it, personal hardship, and borderline poverty - which ALWAYS makes for the best music (ex. Guns ‘n’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction, Prince - Purple Rain, Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker, etc., etc.)

Kid’s follow-up album and 7th historical release, History of Rock, was a compilation of songs from the 5 albums prior to DWAC. It only contained one new song. At the peak of his new found popularity, he knew he could sell Pet Rocks for a profit.  Simply put, it was a money-generating stopgap while he toured the DWAC album and a fiscally sound idea at that time.  Most people don’t understand that globe-trotting the world to support your current album (which you still owe money on) while your record label is threatening to drop you if you don’t keep churning out hits is rough business. Major label sophomoric efforts are usually the nail in the coffin for most new bands. You had 18-20 years to make that first album, and 18 months (while you are trying to adjust to your new life) to make the follow-up. Ask any songwriter - that $hit is hard.

So 10 years, 3 Pam Anderson relationships (including 3 Tommy Lee reruns), 5 albums, several hits, and several new band members later; I have great respect for Robert James Ritchie. He’s a a true white trash hero. But I probably won’t be buying or stealing Kid’s next album until he can grab me by the seat of my pants the way the intro to Bawitdaba did (and still does!)

MY NAME IS F…………………….FFF BABY!