Papa Roach

this debut from PR was awsome a great mixture of rap/rock i really don't care what you people give it cause this was hot this and their third album getting away with muder is their best but this album was great.

To some, Papa Roach represented all that's wrong with nu-metal. They released their major label debut, "Infest," in 2000, so they were somewhat of a Johnny-come-lately to the nu-metal genre. They were labeled both a "baby Bizkit" and a "Rage Against The Machine rip-off," due to their sound's similarity to those bands. But Papa Roach weren't as great as RATM because Papa Roach lack the musical direction/political motivation, and guitarist Jerry Horton can't exactly wail like Tom Morello (the riffs on "Incest" are quite simple). Plus PR frontman Coby Dick seems very uneasy with the vocal style he uses here: rapping. And finally, to make matters worse, these songs lyrics are also rather cliche. All of the usual lyrical themes are covered here, ranging from suicide ("Last Resort") to bad childhoods ("Broken Home") to greed ("Between Angels And Insects") to bad relationships ("Revenge") to addiction ("Binge").

But not all hope is lost, because Coby and the gang clearly know how to write a catchy tune or two. Songs like the pounding title track, the crunchy "Snakes," and "Never Enough" boast big, memorable, fist pumping choruses. Plus, songs like the somewhat creepy and dark hit single, "Last Resort," the speedy, headbanging fourth track, "Dead Cell," and the lurching, headbobbing "Thrown Away," all feature several strong, almost irresistable hooks. Don't be surprised if a few of these songs get stuck in your head all day. And when Papa Roach dabble in melody, they do so effectively. Tracks three, five, ten, and the Sublime-esque, reggae-lite album closer are all very memorable and show that Coby actually has a decent singing voice (which he would use more on later albums).

So, "Infest" isn't at all unique, but it is an OK album, and a fairly good and arresting major label debut for Papa Roach. It's a little generic and cheesy, yes, but it is still better than quite a bit of the nu-metal fare on the market, including Limp Bizkit's "The Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water." If you unabashedly love nu-metal and/or have a dire need for Y2K nostalgia, "Infest" is worth checking out.

When Papa Roach first hit the scene, I was standing in a bar, and one of their songs came on the radio. I asked my friend, what is this crap that they are playing, he replied, "Papa Roach" Ughh, I thought stinking NuMetal Rap/Rock whatever you wanna call it band. Then in 2002 I saw the video (dont ask me why I was watchin MTV) for "She loves me Not" and I was suprised that it was Papa Roach. I liked the song so much I picked up "lovehatetragedy" and even though not perfect, it was a nice for them to shift over to a more straight up rock vibe. As I got into them more, I decided to pick this up. It's still pretty bad, even though I like the band now, there are two or three good songs here, the most is just throw away garbage. The band has made much progress since this album. If you prefer them as a rock/rap act, this album is for you. If you like them just as a rock band, then you will probely think this is pretty mediocre like I did.

the cd is ok but it's not the same as the one pictured on the seller's pic! and on the back there was a sticker that says: 'promo only-not for sale'...what does it mean?? i've bought that..

I am sick and tired of all this bashing of Nu-Metal! What is so bad about it? And who are you to say that its dead? I listened to this band since I was 12 years old (I am 19 now) and I never got sick of it (this alblum anyways that new stuff is junk)! If you were assumeing I am some teenager who doesnt know real music you are wrong! I like all kinds of metal! If you are going to call me a poser metal head you are wrong! I have respefct for all kinds of metal! I like stuff like Soilwork, Trivium, Dio, Nevermore, Dragonforce, and etc. etc. I like everything from classic metal, power, death, black, nu metal and beyond!

I am just sick of all this bashing of nu-metal. You have no right to judge all nu-metal fans as idiot narrow-minded teenagers! Seriously Its just like me judgeing all you narrow minded classic rockers as 35 year losers who live in their mother's basement! Because that is probably what most of you are! If you were a "true metalhead" as you call yourself surely you would have respect for all kinds of metal! If you are saying nu-metal is talentless you must be a retard! Every genre of music is talented in its own right (except for teen pop and rap.)

Seriously why bash papa roach if the Backstreet Boys just came out with a new CD? I am sure even you would rather listen to Papa Roach than listen to them. I know I would. Like I said I am tired of hearing "Nu-Metal is dead!" So Hair Metal or Glam Metal is not dead? Yeah right!. You are saying nu-metal is dead but I dont reckon the genres I just listed stayed for long now did they? Dont get me wrong I like that kind of stuff too.

As time goes by things change! Get used to it! People who were raised around different things like different stuff! I was raised around nu-metal so what do you expect? Although I do like everything else. Seriously I hear alot of people saying extremely cruel and uncalled for things about nu-metal fans and saying things like "I hope all you nu-metal fans get AIDS" or "I wont 2 kill mislef wen I heer dis!!" I think it is wrong to hate people just because they like a different genre of music than you do! So wish such a terrible thing just because I like a different kind of music than you do? You are sick! And if you are going to kill yourself just over music then you must be a retard.

So what if Papa Roach sound like every other rap metal band. Hey most hair metal bands sound exactly the same as eachother so there. Sorry about my rambleing. Now about Papa Roach. Yeah I know they sound like every other nu-metal band but hey who cares! I dont even know what I just said...

As most people know Papa Roach's best CD is Infest, but this is the seocnd best one by far. Now people I've seen on here who were giving it a 1 lack the knowledge of what this CD is actually about. It's not about how hard the songs are it's about the emotion of death. Then there are people complaining about the little CD inserts oh man guess what it's not like Papa Roach is the only band doing it and it has nothing to do with the price of the CD.
The cd is about death and how it effects you. Some people go to the darkside others find a way to come out of the darkness. The song Roses On My Grave was written for a girl named Rachel Davis who died in 2005 in a car accident and it also has been dedicated to Jacoby's step-grandfather who committed suicide. So, you want to call them emo becuase they wrong lyrics about death and how it makes people feel then call them Emo. There's nothing wrong with letting your feelings out in music especially after a death of a person. So, if you don't like it that's your own perogative, but don't judge the band because you can't handle the fact that the bands sound is a little different.

I was impressed with the CD because they were emphasizing Jacoby's voice. The best songs on the CD are Forever, Roses On My Grave, Sometimes, and ...To Be Loved. Yes, the CD is a little bit more about playing with emotions but then again that's what you're supposed to do is let everything out that you're feeling when someone dies. Sometimes it takes a longer period of time then others such as with Disturbed and the song Inside The Fire. Papa Roach is a very underrated band and if you're looking for some good music I suggest purchasing this album.

I only liked 3 songs on this album and that was tracks 1 2 and 6 the rest was okay. So this was an okay CD and those three songs are the best songs on this album.

R U Kidding me? Is this the same band? This is an amazing CD that is about as far removed from that 'stuff' they released as the first CD.....just blazing rock/metal....no rap or pop stuff on this folks.
If you dig this new heavier melodic Roach, check out the new Fozzy All That Remains Reloaded CD....SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This cd is excellant. I bougt it 2 weeks before I saw them in concert. I won the tickets. The whole cd is great. Buy it and you wont regret it. By the way they were really good in concert. They said they were coming back next year.I would love to see them again.

Don't love the name of this band but they rock. I relate to some of there songs. Some songs get stuck in your head.

This album was great better then their second album. This and their first album are the best their other two albums was okay but this and their first is their best. This was a great album from papa roach after hearing scars and getting away with muder on TV i knew that their album was going to be great so i brought it and it was great a nice alternative/rock and hard rock album.

Thanks they shipped it so Fast and the Quality is Awesome Not Opened Still stealed Just the way I like it Keep up the Good Work!

This album is powerful and great but some songs just don't belong there, beside that Scars is one of the best songs in the album. Great music though!

I have been with Papa Roach since Infest, watching them grow, losing touch with LOVEHATETRADGETY, and coming back into their grace with GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER. My god...I just can't begin to explain this album, it is for lack of better words...perfect. Each song is a work of art in both lyrical and musical sense.

I was probably more excited than anyone when waiting for this album to come out. And I have to admit a couple tracks like getting away with murder were really good. But i could only name about 5 tracks that i really enjoyed, though they were really good. What i also noticed was that the few tracks that i did like were the songs that were true to papa roach's unique style which were present all of papa roach's previous songs. The rest of the songs on this album seem inspired by emo and you could tell they finally conformed to modern rock. There are many other bands that sound like that and there is really nothing special about it, it just makes the album seem boring because they sound like everyone else. It is easy to see why Papa Roach conformed to modern rock because of the failure of their last album "love hate tragedy" (which i thought was a fantastic album). By doing so they opened up to an larger audience (like teenage - 13 year old girls) with hit songs like "scars". This album went platinum so i guess they accomplished their goal. I'm just sad they had to sacrifice what made them unique and brought great music. Jacoby says the next album will go back to more straightforward rock and will be less emo influenced. Hopefully we'll see the return of the true papa roach. I still listen to this album, though i skip through only to listen to "blood", "not listening", "getting away with murder", and "tyrrany normality" - which are the only ones i like, and some remind me of old papa roach.

lovehatetragedy is completely amazing! For me, the dynamic guitar work really stands out in this album. It feels like it takes each song by the hair and throws them against a wall. It's just pure, fierce power. born with nothing, die with everything is my favorite. The melodies are mysterious and entrancing. Jacoby is brilliant as always on vocals and the lyrics are thought-provoking. Papa Roach just keeps getting more and more awesome.

Bought it rite after infest, and my god this is their worse. Buy gettting away with murder or the paramour sessions...this cd is awful except she loves me not. a few others are OK but thats it. don't bother-download them
bye

This album is great. I love the last album, and hate the new album. I like this album alot. Don't take it from me im only 23 with 2000 or more CD's . Buy this album.

You know, I really liked the rap/rock.

It had vigor, strong emotion, hard beat, you could feel the strength of it. How is not doing that anymore supposed to be an improvement? Since when is not making it onto the top 40 with anything "better". They are becoming a better band because now they put out songs that fewer people like? What kind of thinking is that?

Those 90s rap/rock songs so many of the other reviewers say they don't like are the songs this band will be remembered for. The songs that made the charts, got the airplay, are the ones people may still be aware of 20 years from now. Not the songs these reviewers like so much because they have "moved away" from that sound.

Were Elvis's greatest hits the songs a lot of people really liked or the songs a few reviewers liked? The songs that "dropped" that chart making style?

Everything about Papa Roach is cliche. The lyrics most of the times are tired and tried, the riffs sound used, the melodies are only halfway respectable, and very rarely does this band surprise. Despite all that, Lovehatetragedy is a good CD. Papa Roach don't really build from where we saw them with Infest, nor do they decline. Basically, Lovehatetragedy is a continuation of Infest, an Infest Pt. 2 if you will.

Infest was a great rap/rock record, this I will acknowledge, and it would've been immature to think they would top that with this release. They didn't, and I don't mind one bit because I've enjoyed this CD on many ocassions. What is different with this CD is that there are more melodic moments scattered throughout. Decompression Period features great singing from Jacoby, as does Black Clouds. On the other side though, the heaviness is still there. M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement) is probably among one of the band's heaviest songs. Life Is A Bullet and Time And Time Again follow somewhat in the same vein, with Life Is A Bullet no doubt coming out the winner.

Of the two 'bonus' tracks, Never Said It is much better than Gauge Away. Gauge Away seems even below Papa Roach's standards quite frankly. Never Said It features a great opening riff accompanied by great vocal execution, a nice closer really.

My favorite songs are Life Is A Bullet, Decompression Period, She Loves Me Not, Singular Indestructible Droid, and Never Said It. With as cheap as this CD is now there's no doubt that it's worth the money. And besides, the baby on the cover alone is worth the price. If you liked Papa Roach before this CD, this won't change your mind, good or bad. Sounds like Infest, flows like Infest, it's just a good CD.

As I started off with, this is a great album. It has rocking riffs with a softer underfeel, which layers the songs so that they rock, but you can mellow out with them as well.
My only issue with this product is that, while Amazon doesn't list it anywhere, I received the edited, or clean, version of the album via this product page. While this may be good for some people, when "heroine" gets edited out because it sounds similar to "heroin", I have issue with it. There are multiple versions of this album: regular, edited, with and without the bonus materials. If you want other than the clean with bonus materials version, you'll need to go elsewhere.

This CD is just what you would expect from Papa Roach. Fun to listening too and upbeat. You won't be disapointed.

Amazing guitar hooks and moving lyrics, what more can one want? A wee bit more... Welcome to the world of Colby Dick where white boy rap rules the scene. Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and Papa Roach's Colby dick. A classis way to ruin a perfectly good rock album. My advice is to forget this cd ever happened and pick up Getting Away With Murder and Lovehatetravedy.

This is an awesome cd. I used to not like them cause their cds were wierd looking but i finally came around and bought a cd, infested. Of course i bought the clean version, since im mormon, but overall, its still a cool cd. Last Resort is the best song on here, but the songs are all good. I just ordered Getting away with murder, and i cant wait for it to arrive.

This CD should be in the Hall of Fame because it is a classic CD that even though it is almost 4 years old is still great. But the genre is old and tired and butchered. Soon emo will be that way that's why I am enjoying it while I still can. Anyway, Papa Roach while much better on this album than on Lovehatetragedy, rock anyway. I have the edited version because I loathe explicit lyrics so I got this one, but there is one thing I like about the explicit which is the song not included on here known as Blood Brothers. If you've played the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games then you know what song I am referring to. On the clean version the song is replaced (why?!?) with a pretty good track called Legacy. All 11 songs rock hard! ...

This CD is definately a must-buy. The editing is perfect, and Last Resort is actually a bit funny because the editing makes it sound like Jacoby (Coby) is spitting. The songs actually mean something, unlike most bands. The definate must buy songs (if you just want to get singles) are:

Last Resort
Broken Home
Between Angels and Insects

If you want, go to [the website] and click on "Multimedia" if you want to see some music videos :)...

The cd is great but it's better regular.I wish they kept blood brothers on it. But still it's a really good cd.

As most people know Papa Roach's best CD is Infest, but this is the seocnd best one by far. Now people I've seen on here who were giving it a 1 lack the knowledge of what this CD is actually about. It's not about how hard the songs are it's about the emotion of death. Then there are people complaining about the little CD inserts oh man guess what it's not like Papa Roach is the only band doing it and it has nothing to do with the price of the CD.
The cd is about death and how it effects you. Some people go to the darkside others find a way to come out of the darkness. The song Roses On My Grave was written for a girl named Rachel Davis who died in 2005 in a car accident and it also has been dedicated to Jacoby's step-grandfather who committed suicide. So, you want to call them emo becuase they wrong lyrics about death and how it makes people feel then call them Emo. There's nothing wrong with letting your feelings out in music especially after a death of a person. So, if you don't like it that's your own perogative, but don't judge the band because you can't handle the fact that the bands sound is a little different.

I was impressed with the CD because they were emphasizing Jacoby's voice. The best songs on the CD are Forever, Roses On My Grave, Sometimes, and ...To Be Loved. Yes, the CD is a little bit more about playing with emotions but then again that's what you're supposed to do is let everything out that you're feeling when someone dies. Sometimes it takes a longer period of time then others such as with Disturbed and the song Inside The Fire. Papa Roach is a very underrated band and if you're looking for some good music I suggest purchasing this album.

I only liked 3 songs on this album and that was tracks 1 2 and 6 the rest was okay. So this was an okay CD and those three songs are the best songs on this album.

R U Kidding me? Is this the same band? This is an amazing CD that is about as far removed from that 'stuff' they released as the first CD.....just blazing rock/metal....no rap or pop stuff on this folks.
If you dig this new heavier melodic Roach, check out the new Fozzy All That Remains Reloaded CD....SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This cd is excellant. I bougt it 2 weeks before I saw them in concert. I won the tickets. The whole cd is great. Buy it and you wont regret it. By the way they were really good in concert. They said they were coming back next year.I would love to see them again.

Don't love the name of this band but they rock. I relate to some of there songs. Some songs get stuck in your head.

I thought that this was a really good album. The single "Scars" was the reason that I bought it. However good it is, there is this one line that drives me crazy how dumb it is "I'm a man that's not afraid of danger". That bothers me a lot. Anyway, there aren't any bad songs and the best ones are "Blood(Empty Promises)", "Not Listening", "Scars", and "Do or Die". The reason I give it four stars is because sometimes the songs start to sound the same, but I would recommend this album.

ok, this is my first review.bear with me.this is the first papa roach album ive bought, but it wont be the last.anyways, i was watching mtv on spring break when i saw 'scars'.i instantly knew i had to get the cd.so i searched mylocal targets and kmarts, but all i could find was the explicit version.i knew my parents wouldnt let me get it unles it was edited.finally, i found the edited version at fye for 9.99!!!anyways,this is my favorite album ever!i havent listened to all the songs yet, but 'blood','getting away with murder', 'scars','take me', 'not listening','done with you', and 'do or die' are my favorites.i love the upbeat tempo of 'blood'.scars as i said is awesome.getting away with murder is one of the best title tracks ive ever heard. do or die is also like 'blood' because of its flowing sounds.'take me' and 'scars' are definately the gems of the cd.the other good songs, 'done with you', 'do or die', etc... are all great backup songs. all in all, GAWM is the best album this year.i also reccomend breaking benjamin's 'we are not alone' and three days grace's album. i've reviewed them also.

1 Listin to this CD once and you'll instantly love Papa Roach. I first heard this at a lock in my school had, and even at 4:36 in the morning I relized that I would end up buying the Cd. I have memorized GAWM and there are no rappish lyrics, no launguage, and no bad songs. My favorite is "Take Me" by far. BUY THIS!

This should be rock album of the year.

But it wont win any awards with people like green day making songs. Not to offend green day, but they're just not that good. I like them, but papa roach is better, way better. I just wish it wasnt such a tough year to win an award in.

This latest release from Papa Roach shows how much they have grown as a band, and how tight they really are. Jacoby sounds better than he ever has, Tobin is rock solid on bass, Jerry keeps the guitars howling, and Dave keeps it all moving with his fantastic drumming. The whole Getting Away With Murder CD definitely has a more upbeat sound than what they have done in the past, but that does not mean they compromise their rock integrity. The first two singles, Getting Away With Murder and Scars, are both excellent examples of what you can expect. And that is to expect the unexpected. This is a CD that gets better every time I listen to it, and I have heard it about 500 times already. The songwriting is outstanding, and Jacoby displays a vocal range that any rock & roll frontman would kill for. This will become their defining CD. Buy it now! - Dennis Sheil

I got this album roughly three years ago, during the summer of '02... I was sixteen, I loved "Infest" (which I could also squeeze out four stars for), and I had heard that "P-Roach" was going back to their rock roots. I heard and liked "She Loves Me Not" (turns out it was an earlier version, which I still think is superior), so I figured, worth the purchase.

Upon first listening, I simply said, "meh". However, after a few additional listens, I fell in love with it. Catchy, had a nice flow, not too juvenile, and it could rock a little. To this day, the songs (my favorites being "Life Is A Bullet", "Time And Time Again", "Decompression Period", "Black Clouds", although they're all at least half-way decent) still remind me of the summer of '02: ... well, nothing you folks at home would be too familiar with, but personal memories. (Well okay, one you remember: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.)

So, these days, although I'm not huge into "nu-metal" anymore (I'm not even that into Slipknot anymore, whatever that tells you), Papa Roach's first two albums (Infest and this) are still pretty good. I may not adore them as much as I do Zep, Pantera, Tool, Hatebreed, Nirvana, Green Day, et cetera, but they're still kinda catchy and good. Check it out. You might like it, you might hate it. Whichever. I like it. It gets four stars from me. (although I would've given it an easy five, three years ago.)

By the way, ignore the Parental Advisory sticker. It's not that explicit. I've heard much worse on non-PA albums.

This album really blew me away the first
time i played it. Its definitly different
sounding from infest, but the similarities
are that they both rock. Jacoby S. steers
away from his super fast lyrics in this
album, and focuses on a more slow and
diverse style of singing. But thats the
only real change, Jerry H. & Tobin E. still
rock hard, and Dave Buckner shows large
improvements on the drums. Overall this is
a great album and I reccoment it!

After really enjoying Getting Away with murder, I thought I would pick this cd up as I was told there was no rapping on this. I found the mix to be terrible, as the instruments are hard to hear, and the band sounds very poor. Whomever the producer was should have made a clearer mix. I did like Black Clouds, and a few other tracks, but this was a very discombobulated effort that went in too many directions. Also, the lyrical writing was very poor.

First off,go read the review for Papa Roaches 1st album Infest.(It should be just above this one.)Back? Good.Notice how I described it RAPMETAL.Ussaly you would expect their follow up album to be the same style of music,right? In this case, NO!!!
Papa roach are shedding their skin and becoming an Alt. Metal Angst band, adding deeper emotional lyrics, and shedding their original identification,their rap.That doesnt mean this album is no good. Certainly not. That means that its another type of music and at its roots its still papa roaches angry metal background. You can tell in songs like code of energy and she loves me not Shaddix is showing deep emotions. In songs like Born with nothing die with everything, you can tell tobin and jerry have improved their guitar and bass skills. And songs like Singular Idestructable Droid S.I.D that David has improved upon his drumming skills aswell. Favorite Songs:Code of Energy, She Loves me Not, S.I.D,Born with nothing die with everything.

Following their first release "Infest" in 2000, produced by Dreamworks Records. They released their second cd LoveHateTragedy in June 2002, also produced by Dreamworks Records.

THis CD is awesome! It displays P-Roachs more mellow sound and feelings more openly on this CD. There's more melodic tunes, if you have "Infest", you would find this CD very different from it. There isn't much rapping, other than in the hit song "She Loves Me Not". Their first song on this album "M-80 Explosive Energy Movement", contains a really punky tune and really fast guitar playing, it still displays some power packed in their first album "Infest".
In my opinion, "Time and Time Again" "She Loves Me Not" and "Life Is A Bullet" are the best songs on the cd.
So, what are you waiting for? Go for it now!