Taproot Songs Ranked

Taproot is an American alternative metal band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, formed in 1997. They are best known for their hit single “Poem”, which peaked at #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart in 2002, as well as a number of other singles from 2000 on. Taproot was formed in 1997 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by vocalist Stephen Richards, guitarist Mike DeWolf, bassist Phil Lipscomb, and drummer Jarrod Montague. The band earned a following with their live performances. In 1998, Taproot sent their demo to Limp Bizkit frontman, Fred Durst, after seeing a request for demos on their first album. Impressed with the material, Durst offered to get Taproot a recording contract through Interscope Records. However, after extended negotiations, Taproot decided to look elsewhere and finally landed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Durst heavily cursed the band on vocalist Stephen Richards’ answering machine. Here are all of Taproot songs ranked.

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10. Believed (Upon Us, 1999)

“The original lineup was so great. DeWolf was always so chunky in his sound. Very underrated guitar player. And jarrod montague! Very underrated drummer!”

9. Release Me (Plead the Fifth, 2010)

“Release Me” is arguably the strongest on the album with a great hook and awesome combination of heavy riffs against Stephen’s excellent singing. This song feels like a throwback to the “Welcome” years but 10 times better. This is one of the best tracks I have heard from them.”

8. Mirror’s Reflection (…Something More Than Nothing, 1998)

“About my spiritual belief in that the way you treat others is truly how you should be treating yourself because your projecting all your energy on them as a reflection of yourself”

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7. Mine (Welcome, 2002)

“Great harmony in the vocals. I loved this song after the first few seconds of listening. I also really enjoy the drum beat, it’s quite catchy. The drums backing the vocals just make this song true ear-candy”

6. Calling (Blue-Sky Research, 2005)

“I revisited this song & I haven’t grown out of it one-bit, I serves as a reminder to myself, if I ever get into a relationship where my partner has a child, & the relationship becomes a toxic one, I will remove myself for the sake of making a toxic free environment for the child, I never want to participate in making a kid go through with what I went through.”

5. No Surrender (The Episodes, 2012)

“‘No Surrender’, the single, has a great pace to the verses but as a whole it doesn’t sound quite as good as a lot of there previous singles. This sort of track they can usually DO. Well. This seems slightly lacklustre, although it is not bad at all, just could have been much better in my opinion.”

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4. I (Gift, 2000)

“This is a good gym motivation song, have been listening to it since it came out, still a top song. This is easily my favorite song by Taproot… Still love this song after all these years.”

3. Fractured (Everything I Said Was True) (Plead the Fifth, 2010)

“”Fractured” returns to the “Welcome/Blue Sky Research” years, and is the album’s first single. This song rivals “Poem” as one of the catchiest choruses I have heard them pull off. One thing that bothered me at first was the shouted vocals in the verses (like in “Take It” from OLRH) that seem to be a new style for Steve, but they’ve kind of grown on me. Overall, this track is probably the most accessible mainstream track.”

2. Again & Again (Upon Us, 1999)

“I just love listening to this song! It has an excellent beat and great lyrics. This band should have more songs that are like this one. Wow! Amazing lyrics and meaning. I’m not big on rock like this, but this song is truly amazing.”

1. Poem (Welcome, 2002)

“Poem” is among one of the biggest highlights of the record, with a very catchy chorus, and is an overall blast to listen to. The song that everybody has heard by now. Starts out fast, stays fast. It is extremely catchy, and the bridge on this song is just cool.”