▁his ▁debut ▁album , ▁G rit s ▁Sand wich es ▁for ▁Break fast . ▁Despite ▁the ▁album ' s ▁success , ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁was ▁dropped ▁by ▁J ive . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁signed ▁with ▁Detroit ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Cont inu um ; ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁second ▁studio ▁album , ▁The ▁Poly fu ze ▁Method ▁with ▁producer ▁Mike ▁E . ▁Clark . ▁ ▁Art istry ▁The ▁Poly fu ze ▁Method ▁shows ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁developing ▁a ▁rap ▁rock ▁sound . ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁writer ▁Ch az ▁K ang as ▁described ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁on ▁this ▁album ▁as ▁having ▁" a ▁love ▁and ▁master y ▁of ▁Paul ' s ▁B out ique - es que ▁sample - col lage ▁based ▁production ". ▁Produ cer ▁Mike ▁E . ▁Clark ▁worked ▁with ▁Kid ▁Rock ▁to ▁help ▁give ▁the ▁album ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁rock - orient ed ▁sound ▁than ▁his ▁debut , ▁util izing ▁live ▁heavy ▁metal ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁sampling ▁rock ▁artists ▁like ▁P ink ▁F loyd , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁h iring ▁a ▁fl ute ▁player ▁to ▁perform ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁album ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁cross ro ads ▁between ▁his ▁hip ▁hop ▁and ▁rock ▁career , ▁still ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁strong ▁hip ▁hop ▁sound ▁carried ▁over ▁from ▁G rit s ▁Sand wich es ▁for ▁Break fast , ▁while ▁beginning ▁Kid ▁Rock ' s ▁use ▁of ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁and ▁country ▁influ ences ▁via ▁sampling . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁profile ▁by ▁Billboard