Released June 27, 2000 Release date 27 June 2000 | Length 43:22 | |
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Recorded January–March 2000 at Master Control Recording in Burbank, Los Angeles, California Similar Taproot albums, Nu metal albums |
Taproot smile
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.
Contents
Music and lyrics
Described as a nu metal album, the album's lyrical topics are primarily about topics such as depression and disliking life. 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. The album consists of vocal styles such as singing, rapping, growling and screaming. 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.
Credits
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Smile3:33
2Again & Again3:57
3Emotional Times3:04