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Taproot | Format: Audio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (11 Sep 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Atlantic
  • ASIN: B00004TTGI
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 45,984 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. Smile
2. Again And Again
3. Emotional Times
4. Now
5. 1 Nite Stand
6. Believed
7. Mentobe
8. I
9. Mirror's Reflection
10. Dragged Down
11. Comeback
12. Impact

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Gift, the full-length debut offering from metallic Michigan four-piece Taproot, is an acerbic and uncompromising tour de force that never once allows directionless bombast to triumph over stylistic artistry. That said, Taproot are certainly no slouches when it comes to tumultuous bludgeoning. The band's muscular cohesion of mighty Smashing Pumpkins wall-of-guitar soundscapes, disconcerting staccato rhythms and vocalist Stephen Richards' schizophrenic vocal assaults are accentuated beyond sanity by Ulrich (Pantera, Static-X) Wild's trademark production chops and the end result is nothing short of devastating. Eastern tinges haunt the nagging choruses of "Again & Again", "Now" showcases the band's characteristic utilisation of seductive light-and-shade dynamism and inherent harmonic sensibilities, while climactic closer "Impact" viciously rends flesh with the merciless severity of its scorching delivery. Presuming that Taproot can avoid the all-encompassing undertow of the rap-rock Titanic that's currently dominating the American metal mainstream, then their imminent ascendancy to star status seems irresistibly assured. --Ian Fortnam

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Steps
Format:Audio CD
Doomed in the U.K as interest begins to flag in the NU-Metal scene, Taproot will, unfortunately, never be massive.

Better than the majority at delivering muscular anger anthems, the Michigan quartet put out a hell of a racket. No fillers here, just quality mosh pit fare. There's not much to really distinguish them from perhaps 'Adema', Taproot meld together driving 'Pumpkins-esque' rhythms and 'Deftones' like fractures. Frontman Stephen Richards is prone, to a little welcome, wigging out and the staccato beats and beats are representative of the talents visible here.

Again it's not original and again it's not particularly emotional considering the amount of angst in the lyrics and perhaps it's altogether a little to clean. Yet the delivery and consistency carry it above the rest of the surly tattooed crowd.

'Again & Again' and 'Now' are prime examples of the quiet, loud, quieter then LOUDER school of song writing and again there is just a little something that means that it's no crap. If only all the bands in the Middle American mainstream market were this good, then people wouldn't be worried.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This album has had much critisism since it was released about how they're just clones of Korn. But it just isn't the case. If anything the band has developed from Korn into a harder hitting masterpiece. Stephen Richard's vocals throughout the album are incredible; he can flow from his melodic singing voice to his enraged yell and then to his fast-paced rapping with ease, and makes for a high-energy sound. The riffs are fantastic, and the scarey thing is these guys have only just started out (well, in saying that they have been writing these songs since '97) and can only get better. Bring on the second album!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
An absolute 'gift'! 19 July 2001
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
With the huge influx of American Nu-Metal bands taking over all of our stereos, we have yet another and this time in the form of the slightly refreshing Taproot with their debut 'Gift'.

So what makes them any different? Firstly, i would answer this question by claiming that Taproot portray alot of strong, personal emotion within the Stephen Richard's confident yelling and screaching. All the guitar work throughout the 12 tracks is truely first class and, for some unknown reason, self-assured/semi-arrogant attitude also leaves me admiration, basically i believe them to be very cool!

Most tracks on 'Gift' have their own sense of greatness however the obvisous stand out track is the 24 hour repeatable, 'Again and again', which if you haven't heard by now you have most definately missed out, along with #6.'Believed' and the oddly catchy #10.'Dragged Down'.

The reason why i haven't given this debut is due to the fact that it took me quite awhile to get into each song and i believe that Taproot can only get better and better and eagerly await the band's inevitable 5-star follow up.

In simple, brief terms buy this album as it is an absolute 'Gift' amongst the usual, uninteresting Nu-Metal bands that forget about the anger and emotion behind such music. A must buy!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great CD - Better Band !
I'm one of these strange people that listens to a CD half-heartedly right through until I hear that one song that makes me sit up, and want to listen to each song... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2004 by "the_purkle_one"
better than deftones, korn and slipknot.
i am a huge fan of deftones but not of korn or slipknot but i believe that gift is one of the best albums of 2001. Read more
Published on 5 April 2002 by "fungusamongus84"
Absolutely fantastic...Better than Korn!!!!!!
I disagree with what one of the guys saying that he did not like it. It is definately a good debut album by one of the upcoming metal bands that will reign supreme soon. Read more
Published on 16 July 2001
SOMETIMMES I HATE MYSELF SOMETIMES I LOVE MYSELF
THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER (APART FROM SLIPKNOT) THERE ARE SOME GREAT MELODIES ON THE ALBUMS AND STEPHENS RICHARD'S VOICE IS TRUELY AMAZING. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2001 by maza114@hotmail.com
by no means a korn beater
the first taproot song i heard was day by day, and i didn't really take to it. then something made me get the album, and the songs totally redeemed my perspective on the band. Read more
Published on 12 May 2001
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought this cd without knowing who the band were and took a chance by buying this one and believe me i was not dissapointed!! this truly is a superb cd.... Read more
Published on 11 May 2001
this cd will NOT be liked by everyone!
Before you go out and buy this cd cause you thought 'again and again' was incredible, DON'T. The song is a one off, the rest of the cd's 11 tracks all blur together, with none of... Read more
Published on 5 May 2001 by sebaird@hotmail.com
Do not buy if you like original music!!!
Metal by numbers guitar riffs, irritating vocals and just a lack of originality in the whole album makes this a do not buy for me - was a mistake to get it, luckily the shop I got... Read more
Published on 14 April 2001
Excellent debut!!!!
I bought this album a few weeks ago and I loved it.(although it did help that the singer Stephen Richards is scrumptious!!! Read more
Published on 13 April 2001
Don't buy it, nothing special.....
If there is one over-rated album this year, GIFT would have to be it, only one quality song, "again & again".. Read more
Published on 5 April 2001
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