Taproot

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Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Taproot formed in late 1997, and has toured with Deftones, Sevendust, Incubus, and KoЯn. Taproot’s album “Blue Sky Research” was released on 16 August 2005. Their song “Calling” was the official theme song of WWE’s Unforgiven pay-per-view event in September 2005. The second single from the album, “Birthday,” received minimal radio airtime on the East Coast.

Taproot originally sent a demo to Limp Bizkit frontman and businessman/entrepreneur/producer Fred Durst in 1998. He promised the four-piece band the world on a silver platter, but never followed-through. Taproot landed a deal with Atlantic Records soon after. Durst felt betrayed by this and ignited a hilarious one-sided rivalry with the band even as Limp Bizkit’s star was fading, the culmination of which was a ridiculous answering machine message from Durst which has circulated download sites ever since. He also laid blame on System of a Down, who had apparently assisted Taproot in inking their deal. Their Velvet Hammer Atlantic debut, “gift,” (yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a…) was released in June 2000. Thanks to the liking of Ozzy Osbourne’s son, Jack, Taproot scored a spot at the second stage at the 2000 OzzFest tour. Two years later, Rolling Stone hailed Taproot as the “next contenders for the new-metal crown.” Taproot then spent seven months in Los Angeles recording a follow-up to “Gift.

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comastar wrote:
9 days ago

love them! i wish they'd make it to europe again

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crossou7 wrote:
9 days ago

Blue Sky Research is their best album!

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lowriderpl wrote:
23 days ago

new album "Our Long Road Home" is very good ;)

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DrEverette wrote:
23 days ago

I like music and am not quick to hate a band that I've liked for many years.

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darshun wrote:
27 days ago

Happy Holidays, here's the extended version of the segue, "Blue-Sky Research:" http://el1011.com/Tap/Blue-SkyResearchExperimentsV0.zip I was bored tonight, so I decided to do this once more.

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pombel wrote:
November 2009

Amazing band!

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DetoxScission wrote:
November 2009

Our Long Road Home wasn't bad. It is probably my least favorite thus far (Unless I count Something More Than Nothing, which [even with my rapcore enjoyment] have trouble getting into). Gift is my favorite, with Blue-Sky Research a close second and the a back and forth toss-up between Welcome and the aforementioned new release.

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MoKaS wrote:
October 2009

only Gift is good unfortunally :|

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Zach216 wrote:
October 2009

Yes but Our Long Road Home sucked, it wasn't a progression at all... it was generic, had shitty riffs, no structure, predictable melodies and again it sucked. There are far better bands who play this kind of music.

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acurion wrote:
October 2009

These guys are pretty amazing - they have progressed very nicely throughout the years - people expecting the same ol same ol, need to get over it - people change, sounds alter, emotions die, new ones are created - each album is it's own album.

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FeAr_pAiN wrote:
October 2009

They are seriously underrated. Totally awesome band!

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Capanos wrote:
October 2009

the singers voice annoys me if i listen to "welcome" all the way through...

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BlackberryMint wrote:
October 2009

You're and always have been awesome, but I miss the Gift-sounding Taproot...

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hammerstrikebg wrote:
October 2009

THey are very underrated :/

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muffin_magic wrote:
September 2009

poem =D

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glassjaw02 wrote:
September 2009

The show last night brought me back to 2000 and my senior year of high school. haha. Great show by Taproot. I need to start listening to Taproot more often. Love that Stephen Richards is a Blackhawks fan

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archange08 wrote:
September 2009

THK!! super!!!

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Jeeenyus wrote:
September 2009

Just saw these guys live tonight, and WOW they were good. What a great band.

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trybeee wrote:
August 2009

Gift is very awesome album and it blows my mind many times ago..

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lpholman wrote:
August 2009

If you like Taproot, then you will LOVE Chevelle! Check out their new album titled "Sci-Fi Crimes" which comes out 8/31!! Listen to them, and you won't be disappointed!! http://chevelle.skyroo.com

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