Gift (Taproot album)

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]

Gift
Studio album by
Taproot
ReleasedJune 27, 2000
RecordedJanuary–March 2000 at Master Control Recording in Burbank, Los Angeles, California
GenreNu metal
Length43:22
LabelAtlantic/Velvet Hammer
ProducerUlrich 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]

Music and lyrics

Described as a nu metal album,[8][9] the album's lyrical themes 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]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Smile"3:34
2."Again & Again"3:55
3."Emotional Times"3:03
4."Now"3:21
5."1 Nite Stand"3:39
6."Believed"4:02
7."Mentobe"3:39
8."I"4:15
9."Mirror's Reflection"3:10
10."Dragged Down"3:30
11."Comeback"4:25
12."Impact"2:49
13."Day By Day (Japan Bonus Track)"3:21
Total length:46:43

Notes
  • Tracks 2, 6, 7, 9 and 11 are re-recordings of early songs the appeared on the demos, "...Something More Than Nothing" and "Upon Us". Both were released in 1998 and 1999.
  • A b-side, "Day By Day", can be found on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack, CD single for "Again & Again" and the Japanese release of "Gift". It would later be released as a digital single in 2020 as part of the Warner Bros. Archive series.
  • Other b-sides entitled "Thrift Whore", "Strive", and "Get Me" can be found through file-sharing networks. These recordings, along with "Day By Day", would later be officially released on the 2018 boxset Besides.[10]

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. Allmusic review
  2. Album reviews at CD Universe
  3. Drowned in Sound review
  4. Strong, M.C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 421. ISBN 9781841958606. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  5. PopMatters review
  6. Rolling Stone review
  7. Borivoj Krgin. "CD Reviews - Gift Taproot". Blabbermouth.
  8. "CMJ New Music Report (Vol. 73, No. 6) - October 21st 2002". Vol. 73. CMJ Network, Inc. 2002. p. 23. ISSN 0890-0795. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help) (October 21st, 2002). Retrieved on October 10th, 2015
  9. "Interview:Mike DeWolf of Taproot Cryptic Rock". Cryptic Rock.
  10. Wookubus (2018-10-26). "Taproot Detail Extensive 8 CD Rarities Set "Besides"". PRP. The PRP. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  11. Gift - Taproot - Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved March 19th, 2011
  12. Gift - Taproot - Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved March 19th, 2011
  13. Gift - Taproot - Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved March 19th, 2011
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