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, alternative 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.[6][8][1] The album consists of vocal styles such as singing, rapping, growling and screaming.[3][8][1] 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.[5][3][10][7]

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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