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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 06/19/2007
Having long ago dumped the tired
rap-rock format of their early work,
Papa Roach continues attempting to reinvent the
hard rock wheel on 2006's
The Paramour Sessions. Unfortunately, while the band seems to be aiming for
Mötley Crüe's
Theatre of Pain, the results sound something more akin to a
nu-metal version of
Loverboy's
Keep It Up. These are boisterous, brash, and in-yo-face tracks that really want to convince you they have the goods. And sure, the band does evince a kind of Technicolor, Sunset Strip club, cocaine-line-on-a-Marshall-stack vibe, but mostly the songs just ain't there. Admittedly,
"The World Around You" has a catchy chorus and
"Time Is Running Out" is a suitably anthemic
pop tune. However, while
Papa Roach makes a lot of gestures toward
rock & roll suicide on
The Paramour Sessions, the album ends up being a lot like lead singer
Jacoby Shaddix's confession of "I've got a jet black heart, it's all f*cked up and it's falling apart" on
"...To Be Loved." It sounds a lot cooler than it actually is.
~Matt Collar, All Music Guide
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A Must Own
The Paramour Sessions from Papa Roach in 2006 was one of the best for the year. After making getting away with murder you figure how could they possible top that great album. There Are Some fast and heavy tunes on here examples are Track 1-To Be Loved Track 2-Alive (N' Out Of Control) and of course Track 6-I Devise My Own Demise. Also It has some softer tunes if you like that for example Track 5-Forever Track 8 What Do You Do And Of course the last track on this record, Track 13-Roses On My Grave.
This Is a very balanced album with a mix of heavy fast tunes and slow and soft tunes. I highly recommend this album to anybody that has just heard 1 or 2 radio songs cause you wont be disapointed.
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