▁assign s ▁a ▁normal ized ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 1 , ▁which ▁indicates ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ", ▁based ▁on ▁ 9 ▁reviews . ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁of ▁All Music ▁said , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁bit ▁b um py ▁and ▁sometimes ▁sleep y ▁but ▁it ▁finds ▁old ▁Bob ▁R itch ie ▁sett ling ▁into ▁his ▁comfort ▁zone , ▁knowing ▁that ▁he ' s ▁in ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁long ▁ha ul ." ▁Anthony ▁De C urt is ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁said , ▁" First ▁K iss ▁presents ▁few ▁surpr ises , ▁mostly ▁because ▁Kid ▁Rock ' s ▁journey ▁from ▁ab ras ive ▁rap ▁metal ▁to ▁un re construct ed ▁heart land ▁rock ▁has ▁land ed ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁sweet ▁spot : ▁big ▁gu it ars , ▁big ▁drums , ▁big ▁ch or uses ▁and ▁gra vel ly ▁vocals ." ▁Richard ▁B ienst ock ▁of ▁Billboard ▁said , ▁" First ▁K iss ▁is ▁hardly ▁his ▁most ▁advent ur ous ▁project , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁perhaps ▁his ▁most ▁easy going , ▁t une ful ▁one . ▁The ▁production ▁is ▁cr isp ▁and ▁clean , ▁the ▁gu it ars ▁are ▁spark ling , ▁the ▁v ibe ▁is ▁rol lick ing ▁but ▁relax ed . ▁He ▁sounds ▁better ▁here ▁than ▁he ▁has ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁time ." ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁performance ▁The ▁album ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁