Gift (Taproot album)

Gift
Studio album by Taproot
Released June 27, 2000
Recorded January–March 2000 at Master Control Recording in Burbank, Los Angeles, California
Genre Nu metal
Length 43:22
Label Atlantic/Velvet Hammer
Producer Ulrich Wild
David Benveniste
Taproot chronology
Upon Us
(1999)
Gift
(2000)
Welcome
(2002)
Singles from Gift
  1. "Again & Again"
    Released: April 28, 2000
  2. "I"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Drowned in Sound(10/10)[3]
Kerrang[4]
PopMatters(average)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Blabbermouth8/10[7]

Gift is the first major label album by the rock group Taproot. It was released on June 27, 2000. "I" and "Again & Again" were minor Mainstream Rock singles. The album has sold at least 250,000 copies.[8]

Music and lyrics

Described as a nu metal album,[8][9] the album's lyrical topics are primarily about topics such as depression and disliking life.[1][8] Taproot's vocalist Stephen Richards' vocals on the album Gift have been compared to vocalists such as Chino Moreno, Trent Reznor, Jonathan Davis and Mike Patton.[1][6][8] The album consists of vocal styles such as singing, rapping, growling and screaming.[1][3][8] The album features characteristics that have been compared to Tool, Incubus, Deftones, Glassjaw, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Outkast, P.O.D., Faith No More, Slipknot and Papa Roach.[3][5][7][10]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Smile"   3:33
2. "Again & Again"   3:56
3. "Emotional Times"   3:04
4. "Now"   3:23
5. "1 Nite Stand"   3:40
6. "Believed"   4:02
7. "Mentobe"   3:38
8. "I"   4:14
9. "Mirror's Reflection"   3:11
10. "Dragged Down"   3:31
11. "Comeback"   4:24
12. "Impact"   2:47
13. "Day By Day (Japan Bonus Track)"   3:21
Total length:
46:43

Notes

Credits

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2000 Heatseekers[12] #6
2000 The Billboard 200[12] #160

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Again & Again" Mainstream Rock Tracks[13] #39
2001 "I" Mainstream Rock Tracks[13] #34

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Allmusic review
  2. Album reviews at CD Universe
  3. 1 2 3 Drowned in Sound review
  4. Strong, M.C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 421. ISBN 9781841958606. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  5. 1 2 PopMatters review
  6. 1 2 Rolling Stone review
  7. 1 2 Borivoj Krgin. "CD Reviews - Gift Taproot". Blabbermouth.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "CMJ New Music Report (Vol. 73, No. 6) - October 21st 2002". Vol. 73. CMJ Network, Inc. 2002. p. 23. ISSN 0890-0795. (October 21st, 2002). Retrieved on October 10th, 2015
  9. "Interview:Mike DeWolf of Taproot Cryptic Rock". Cryptic Rock.
  10. CMJ (July 10th, 2000). Page 24
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gift - Taproot - Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved March 19th, 2011
  12. 1 2 Gift - Taproot - Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved March 19th, 2011
  13. 1 2 Gift - Taproot - Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved March 19th, 2011
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