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Cocky
Studio album by Kid Rock
Released	November 20, 2001
Genre	Rapcore Hard rock
Label	Atlantic
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone
Kid Rock chronology
History of Rock (2000) Cocky (2001) Kid Rock (2003)

Cocky was Kid Rock's third album released with Atlantic Records, released in 2001. It got out of the gates slow but his crossover country/pop hit, "Picture", with Sheryl Crow resurrected the album going gold as a single and pushed the album to 5 million in sales.

Cocky was a transition album from his rap metal sound that made him famous to southern rock and country music that has seen sales decline, but critics praise the change. "Trucker Anthem" and "Forever" pick up were Devil Without A Cause left off loud in your face b- boy bragging over funk metal gutairs. "Lay It On Me" and "Cocky" are mid tempo funk songs over a slow old school style rap. Lay It On Me incorparates a little bluegrass and doo wop on the chorus. The transformation begins on track five, in "What I Learned Out On The Road" a southern rocker with a funky rap rock chorus. "I'm Wrong,But You Ain't Right" is the albums beefiest track after teasing you with a psuedo ballad at the beginning. I'm a Dog is another hard rocker left off Devil when they couldnt get clearance on a Creedence Clearwater Revival sample . He dips into the blues for Baby Come Home and the first half of Drunk In The Morning the second half sounds like 80's style metal, that drifts into a southern rock chorus. You Never Met A Motherfucker Quite Like Me combines southern rock with r&b and hip hop style vocals. Cocky incorporated country ballads to Kid's catalog including "Lonely Road Of Faith" and "Midnight Train To Memphis". Seeming nervous on the two songs he throws in rap parts to the songs.Which wasn't the case for "Picture" which was a straight country ballad leading to it becoming a huge hit . The album finishes up with the over the top bonus track featuring Snoop Dogg called WCSR (World Class Sex Rhymes).

Kid Rock's Track By Track Review: http://news.modernrock.com/1035

Contents 1 Singles 2 Track listing 3 Musicians 4 Notes 5 Reviews

• "Forever"
• "Lonely Road Of Faith"
• "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me"
• "Picture" (featuring Sheryl Crow)

1. "Trucker Anthem" – 4:39
2. "Forever" – 3:46
3. "Lay It On Me" – 4:56
4. "Cocky" – 3:57
5. "What I Learned Out on the Road" – 4:58
6. "I'm Wrong, But You Ain't Right" – 4:56
7. "Lonely Road of Faith" – 5:28
8. "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" – 4:53
9. "Picture" feat. Sheryl Crow – 4:58
10. "I'm a Dog" – 3:36
11. "Midnight Train To Memphis" – 4:44
12. "Baby Come Home" – 3:08
13. "Drunk In the Morning" – 5:31
14. "WCSR" – 4:44

Note: A clean version is also available, removing most vulgarity, as well as the song "WCSR". Also, the clean version of the disc says Kid Rock, while the un-edited version has 2 middle fingers. The edited version also renames track 8 "You Never Met A White Boy Quite Like Me".

• CMT named Picture the 33rd Greatest Country Duet In 2005

• CMT named Picture the 26th Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs In 2005.

• Kid Rock Vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, Dobro, banjo, steel guitar, synthesizer, turntables, organ, piano,bass,Free Bird solo
• Snoop Dogg Vocals on "WCSR".
• Jimmy Bones Organ, harp, keyboards, vocals
• Sheryl Crow Bass, vocals, 12 string guitar
• Stefanie Eulinberg Drums, percussion, vocals
• Shirley Hayden Vocals
• Jason Krause Electric guitar, rhythm guitar
• Misty Love Vocals
• Matt O'Brien Bass
• Kenny Olson Bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Paradime Background vocals
• Uncle Kracker Vocals

• "Cocky" was used as the theme song for WWE's Royal Rumble 2002.
• "Lonely Road of Faith" was used by the WWE (then WWF) on a Desire video montaging the history of the company.
• "Lonely Road of Faith" was used by former American Idol contestant Seth Strickland for a tribute produced by him to Idol winner Kelly Clarkson.
• The album was dedicated to Joe C., who had died the previous year.
• I'm A Dog was left off the album Devil Without A Cause
• Lonely Road Of Faith was left off the album Early Mornin Stoned Pimp

1.Rolling Stone Magizine-3 Stars

2.All Music Guide-4 Stars

3.New York Times-5 Stars

4.Blender-4 Stars

5.Q-3 Stars

6.Metalsludge-2.5 Stars

7.Roughedge.com-5 Stars

8.Detroit News-4 Stars

9.Detroit Free Press-4 Stars

10.Dot Music-3 Stars

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Twisted Brown Trucker
Kenny Tudrick | Jason Krause | Jimmie Bones | Stefanie Eulinberg | Aaron Julison | Paradime
Former Members: Uncle Kracker | Bob Ebeling | Kenny Olson | Joe C. | Mike Bradford | Lonnie Moxley | Bobby East | Chris Labroux | Smith Curry
Discography
Studio albums: Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast | The Polyfuze Method | Fire It Up ! (EP) | Early Morning Stoned Pimp | Devil Without a Cause | The History of Rock | Cocky | Kid Rock | Rock N Roll Jesus
Live albums: Live Trucker