Old Friends from Young Years

Old Friends from Young Years
Studio album by
Papa Roach
ReleasedFebruary 4, 1997
Recorded1996
Studio
Genre
Length49:04
LabelOnion Hardcore
ProducerPapa Roach
Papa Roach chronology
Caca Bonita
(1995) 		Old Friends from Young Years
(1997) 		5 Tracks Deep
(1998)
Alternative cover
Fan club edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
ThePRP[2]

Old Friends from Young Years is the debut studio album by American rock band Papa Roach, self-produced and released on February 4, 1997. This album, along with their other independent demos, were released on the band's now defunct indie label, Onion Hardcore,[3] so named because onion farming is a staple of Papa Roach's hometown, Vacaville, California. The album was co-produced by bassist Tobin Esperance's father, who included an audio recording of Tobin as a child as a bonus track on the album.

Fan club edition

In 2005, Papa Roach re-released the album exclusively to new members to their fan club, P-Roach Riot!.[4] The fan club edition had a new cover and included a sticker and an official membership card to the fan club. The first 2,000 copies were signed by all four members of the band. The tracks "Thanx" and "Happy Birthday" are excluded from the re-release. The track "Grrbrr" is not listed on the back cover, but the song is on the CD. There is a hidden track at the end of the album, the rock demo of "Tightrope", previously only available on the EP Let 'Em Know.}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Papa Roach

No.TitleLength
1."intro"0:28
2."Orange Drive Palms"4:53
3."Liquid Diet"4:19
4."GrrBrr"4:14
5."iSEDuF**nDie"4:16
6."DIRTYcutFREAK"2:45
7."Living Room"4:14
8."829"4:35
9."Peewagon"4:43
10."hedake"5:20
11."Shut Up N Die (reprise)"2:33
12."Thanx"4:50
13."Happy Birthday"1:54
Total length:49:04

Fan club edition

No.TitleLength
1."intro"0:27
2."Orange Drive Palms"4:54
3."Liquid Diet"4:22
4."GrrBrr"4:14
5."iSEDuF**nDie"4:16
6."DIRTYcutFREAK"2:46
7."Living Room"3:59
8."829"4:34
9."Peewagon"4:43
10."hedake"5:22
11."Shut Up N Die (reprise)"2:36
12."Tightrope (Rock Demo)"3:33
Total length:45:46

Personnel

  • Jacoby Shaddix – lead vocals
  • Jerry Horton – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tobin Esperance – guitar
  • Will James – bass
  • Ryan Brown – drums
  • Dave Buckner – percussion

References

  1. ^ Jason D. Taylor. "Old Friends from Young Years - Papa Roach". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Papa Roach - Old Friends From Young Years". ThePRP. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Papa Roach returns to rock roots in new album". CTV.com. 2002-09-25. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05.
  4. ^ "Papa Roach Audiences Vote With Their Vocals, Say 'Take Me'". MTV.com. 2005-04-27. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-01-03.