Live Trucker
2006 live album by Kid Rock & the Twisted Brown Trucker Band
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Live Trucker is a live album by American musician Kid Rock and backing band Twisted Brown Trucker. It was released on February 28, 2006 by Top Dog and Atlantic Records. Most of the album was recorded in August 2004 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan.
- DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston, MI)
- Pine Knob Music Theatre (Clarkston, MI)
- Cobo Hall (Detroit, MI)
- St. Louis
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| Live album by Kid Rock & the Twisted Brown Trucker Band | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | September 1, 2000 – August 28, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 1:13:29 | |||
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| Producer | Kid Rock | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| IGN | 7.2/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B[5] |
Background
Unlike the rest of the album, "Devil Without a Cause" and "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp", which featured Joe C. and Uncle Kracker, were recorded on September 1, 2000 at Pine Knob Music Theatre, while "Cowboy Intro", "Cowboy" and Gretchen Wilson-assisted "Picture", were recorded at Cobo Arena in Detroit on March 27, 2004, and "Outstanding" was recorded at Soundcheck in St. Louis.
The cover of the album is in the same style as the Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band album Live Bullet.
Artistry
The medley of "Somebody's Gotta Feel This" and "Fist of Rage," bridged together by Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". "Cowboy" has the Dukes of Hazzard's theme song "Good Ol' Boys" removed from it. Likewise with "Devil Without a Cause" as AC/DC's "Back in Black" was removed from the first chorus. "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" includes a verse of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" in the middle of the song.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Son of Detroit" |
| 5:11 |
| 2. | "Bawitdaba" |
| 5:44 |
| 3. | "Cowboy Intro" | 2:56 | |
| 4. | "Cowboy" |
| 5:02 |
| 5. | "Devil Without a Cause" |
| 6:11 |
| 6. | "Somebody's Gotta Feel This / Fist of Rage" |
| 5:41 |
| 7. | "Picture" (featuring Gretchen Wilson) | Ritchie | 6:09 |
| 8. | "American Bad Ass" |
| 4:10 |
| 9. | "Rock N Roll Pain Train" | Ritchie | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp" |
| 7:11 |
| 11. | "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" |
| 5:48 |
| 12. | "Cocky" |
| 3:04 |
| 13. | "Only God Knows Why" |
| 6:33 |
| 14. | "Outstanding" |
| 5:33 |
| Total length: | 1:13:29 | ||
Personnel
- Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie – vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums, turntables, producer, mixing
- Jason Krause – guitars
- Kenny Olson – guitars
- James "Jimmie Bones" Trombly – keyboards, harmonica, background vocals
- Aaron Julison – bass, background vocals
- Stefanie Eulinberg – drums, background vocals
- Freddie "Paradime" Beauregard – turntables, background vocals
- Karen Newman – backup vocals
- Laura Creamer – backup vocals
- Renwick Smith Curry – pedal steel, dobro
- Joseph "Joe C." Calleja – vocals (tracks: 5, 10)
- Matthew "Uncle Kracker" Shafer – vocals and turntables (tracks: 5, 10)
- Michael Bradford – bass (tracks: 5, 10)
- Gretchen Wilson – vocals (track 7)
- David Hewitt – engineering
- Gerard Smerek – engineering (tracks: 5, 10)
- Kenneth Van Druten – engineering (tracks: 3, 4, 7)
- Al Sutton – mixing
- Michael "Blumpy" Tuller – pre-mixing
- Mike E. Clark – additional pre-mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 12 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[8] | 27 |
| US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[9] | 7 |