| Concert Review of Kid Rock at Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C. on Fri Jul 02, 2004 |
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| Fri Jul 02, 2004 |
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| Buffalo News |
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| Kid Rock shows he can walk the walk By SEAMUS GALLIVAN News Contributing Reviewer 7/4/2004 Forget the music world - there may not be anyone alive with as much swagger as Kid Rock. It's a main theme in his music, but that talk's been talked by far too many who could never back it up. But an explosive near-two-hour set by the Detroit native and his Twisted Brown Trucker Band at Darien Lake Friday night provided the walk, showing a plenty twisted crowd that his substance isn't running far behind his style. Niagara Falls-based up-and-comers Klear opened the show with a solid 40-minute set, and though their sound can sometimes run bland, it's still nice to know that hard rock's not too cool for moving melodies. But this is a Kid Rock show, so the guys had to know that the vast majority of the audience would ignore the opening act and keep the parking lot tailgate raging. The juiced-up crowd tumbled in and roared like a herd of elephants as the main man was introduced, eventually kicking into the unapologetic testimonial "Son of Detroit," an adaptation of David Allen Coe's "Son of the South." It's a great example of the Kid Rock formula - lyrics that occasionally take the "How do I love me? Let me count the ways" formula to nauseating levels, balanced by a signature melting-pot blend of styles that is equal parts Lynyrd Skynyrd, Run DMC, Pantera, and Merle Haggard. While self-indulged, life-of-the-party tunes like "Devil Without a Cause" and "American Bad Ass" easily riled the tattoo-laden, testosterone-fueled crowd into a fist-pumpin' fury, sticking the somber new single "Jackson, Mississippi" in between them reminded everyone of the introspective morning-after malaise. But this was no time for deep thought; just pound your brew and cheer. That notion made for some confusion, though, as during the stripped-down porch blues of "If I Were President," the minions cheered for both total apathy and "makin' dirty D.C. politicians pay." The show's glaring highlight came during the closing "Three Sheets to the Wind." In an amazing performance that anyone who doubts this man's talent needs to see, the Rock flew around the stage and ripped mean jams at every stop - from a sizzling scratch at the turntables, to some familiar riffing on guitar - where he was on top of his game throughout - back to the organ for some screaming, down front again with a resonator slide, and driving the beat on drums - all in one tune, and all awesome. He even had a piano wheeled out during an extended encore, which also included a country reading of Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls," a tune that's been beggin' for a redneck cover. . |
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