Gift (Taproot album)

Taproot singer Stephen Richards told CMJ New Music Report that the songs on Gift were written in 1997, playing the songs for a few years. He claimed that "Dragged Down" and "Now" were the only songs written specifically for Gift. Taproot spent six weeks working on Gift.[10]

Described as a nu metal album,[10][11] the album's lyrical themes are primarily about topics such as depression and disliking life.[2][10] 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.[2][8][10] The album consists of vocal styles such as singing, rapping, growling and screaming.[2][4][10]

• 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.[12]

• Stephen Richards - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
• Mike DeWolf - Lead Guitar
• Phil Lipscomb - Bass
• Jared Montague - Drums

• Tom Baker - Digital editing, mastering[13]
• Frank Gryner - Assistant engineer[13]
• Scott Humphrey - Mixing[13]
• Ted Reiger - Assistant engineer[13]
• Stephen Richards - Programming, vocals[13]
• Edward Smith - Photography[13]
• Ulrich Wild - Engineer, mixing, producer[13]

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