Though Papa Roach may get lumped stylistically into the metal-rap category, this young quartet has more in common with the quirky, hard-edged funk-metal stylings of a Faith No More. Hailing from the Northern California bur... more »g of Vacaville, the late 1990s found Papa Roach honing their considerable songwriting skills on a plethora of previous releases prior to Infest, their major-label bow. Papa Roach cover a lot of ground on the 12 songs (including one hidden track) on Infest, both musically and lyrically. Singer-songwriter Coby Dick purveys a punk attitude in his vocal inflections, yet the lyrics to "Dead Cell" and "Broken Home" are intensely personal, intelligent, and thoughtful. From the infectious "Last Resort" to the band's trademark call to arms, "Infest," Papa Roach bring elements of rock, hip-hop, funk, metal, and reggae into their distinct, assertive, and surprisingly melodic and cohesive sound that bristles with energy and angst. --Katherine Turman« less
Though Papa Roach may get lumped stylistically into the metal-rap category, this young quartet has more in common with the quirky, hard-edged funk-metal stylings of a Faith No More. Hailing from the Northern California burg of Vacaville, the late 1990s found Papa Roach honing their considerable songwriting skills on a plethora of previous releases prior to Infest, their major-label bow. Papa Roach cover a lot of ground on the 12 songs (including one hidden track) on Infest, both musically and lyrically. Singer-songwriter Coby Dick purveys a punk attitude in his vocal inflections, yet the lyrics to "Dead Cell" and "Broken Home" are intensely personal, intelligent, and thoughtful. From the infectious "Last Resort" to the band's trademark call to arms, "Infest," Papa Roach bring elements of rock, hip-hop, funk, metal, and reggae into their distinct, assertive, and surprisingly melodic and cohesive sound that bristles with energy and angst. --Katherine Turman
"I heard about this cd before it even came out from their music video for the song "Last Resort". Immediately, the band caught my attention. I used Napster to search for mp3s and got even more awesome songs. I bought the cd the day it came out and it is great! The rap undertones in the singing mixed with the heavy edge of rock make for an amazing team. There is nothing original about this rock/rap band but it has earned a high ranking on my band list."
Classic CD, real rap metal for a generation lost!
Robert C Reifsnyder | 09/10/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"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! ..."
Editing is really good!
Connor L. Gibson | Cambridge, VT United States | 08/24/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is cool, I wish I had gotten the regular version, but Oh well. The music is awsome! The singing is great! The editing: the best I have ever heard. There is only 1 part in the whole CD where the editing cuts into the next word, but thats it! You hear the words before the curse and the words after the curse, but none of the swear itself, it's amazing! The music in this CD is the best, and track 2, Last Resort, is my current favorite song. There is nothing like it! Coby was a genius when he thought up that one. Also, tracks 1, 5 and 3 are really good, but the rest of the CD isn't that great. There are some other catchy songs, but I'll leave it to you to determine what songs you like."
Papa Roach Rules!
ORBJ | 07/04/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"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 InsectsIf you want, go to [the website] and click on "Multimedia" if you want to see some music videos :)..."