Fire It Up (EP)
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| EP by Kid Rock | ||||
| Released | December 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | The White Room, Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Rap rock | |||
| Label | Continuum | |||
| Producer | Kid Rock, Andrew Nehra, Michael Nehra, Mike E. Clark, D-Square | |||
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Fire It Up is an EP released by Kid Rock in 1993.[1][2]
Samples
- Samples for My Oedipus Complex,Balls In Your Mouth,The Cramper listed on page for The Polyfuze Method
- Rollin On The Island- uses the structure of Funkadelic's I Got A Thing,You Got A Thing,Everybody's Got A Thing
Release
Fire It Up was released in December 1993,[2] under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc,[2] and on 7" vinyl.[3] Described as being "heavy metal-leaning", Fire It Up featured an early version of the song "I Am the Bullgod", which was later rerecorded for his 1998 hit album Devil Without a Cause, with a new vocal track and modified lyrics.[4] Also included on Fire It Up was Kid Rock's first foray into country music with his cover of Hank Williams Jr.'s "A Country Boy Can Survive".[5]
Following the success of Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed them to Atlantic Records.[6]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone |   [7][8] |
At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area.[1] However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994.[9] Rolling Stone would later give the EP 2 out of 5 stars.
Track listings
Vinyl release
- Side One
- "I Am the Bullgod" – 5:09
- Side Two
- "My Oedipus Complex (Remix)" – 4:18[3]
Cassette release
- Side One
- "I Am the Bullgod"
- "My Oedipus Complex (Remix)"
- "A Country Boy Can Survive"
- Side Two
- "Balls In Your Mouth"
- "The Cramper"
- "Rollin' On the Island"
Promotional CD release
- "I Am the Bullgod" – 4:50
- "Country Boy Can Survive" – 4:55
- "My Oedipus Complex w/intro" – 4:49
- "My Oedipus Complex Remix" – 4:16
- "Prodigal Son (Down And Dirty Remix)" – 4:29
Additional Crew
- Kid Rock – Vocals, Guitars, Sequencing, Bass, Percussion
- Bob Ebeling – Drums
- Andrew Nehra – Guitar, Bass, Guiro, Backing vocals
- Michael Nehra – Solo guitar on "I Am the Bullgod"
- Chris Peters – Guitar loop on "I Am the Bullgod"
- Mike E. Clark – Loop on "The Cramper"
- Jon Slow – Flute on "The Cramper"
- Dave Seymour – Background guitar licks on "A Country Boy Can Survive"
- Prince Vince and Wes Chill – featured on "Rollin' On the Island"
References
- 1 2 George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll. Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
- 1 2 3 Martin Charles Strong (2002). The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. p. 1036. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- 1 2 "Kid Rock – Fire It Up (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ↑ "I am the Bullgod". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Fire It Up – Kid Rock/AllMusic". AllMusic.com. 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ↑ Jenkins, Sacha (October 1999). "Pimpin' Ain't Easy". Spin. p. 98. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 450. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ "Kid Rock: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ↑ "NAIRD '94 Indie Finalists". Billboard. May 14, 1994. p. 60. Retrieved November 25, 2010.