The History of Rock

It’s a rock’n’roll tradition to capitalize on sudden fame by milking earlier, ignored work. Fortunately for Kid Rock, we’re lactose tolerant—despite some of these songs having expiration dates that go back to the ’80s. By remixing old tracks, and tossing in a couple of new ditties, Kid has constructed a quickie compilation that’ll satisfy old fans and new: “Oedipus” shows that he deserved attention long before he became the cracker mack daddy du jour, while “American Bad Ass” builds upon the riff-and-rap hybrid that made him a chart monster. Hey, any tune that gives props to Grandmaster Flash and Hank Williams, Jr., is OK by us.