themusicaddict's Review of Papa Roach's "Crooked Teeth" (Deluxe Edition)

Hello,

This is my review of Papa Roach's "Crooked Teeth (Deluxe Edition)". Along with the 13 new songs, there's also a recorded concert from Detroit.

This CD starts off with a solid 1 2 punch of "Break The Fall" and even more potent title track. Papa Roach keeps the foot on the gas with the f-bomb spewing "My Medication", which is followed by another firebomb "Born For Greatness". This is a great song with a bit of a poppier feel.  It's followed by the solid "American Dream" and "Periscope". "Periscope" is strengthened by the vocals of Skylar Grey. Three more highlights are up next "Help", "Sunrise Trailer Park" and "Traumatic". "Sunrise Trailer Park" is the best song on the CD, although it incorporates too much Hollywood Undead. I realize that Papa Roach came first and maybe Hollywood Undead originally incorporated from Papa Roach. The number in parenthesis is the songs' ranking from 1 to 10, with 10 being the best. The three best songs are "Sunrise Trailer Park", "Traumatic" and "None of The Above".  The album then closes out with three more good/great songs "Ricochet", "Nothing" and "Bleeding Through".

1) "Break The Fall"(6.0):

2) "Crooked Teeth" (7.0):

3) "My Medication" (8.0):

4) "Born For Greatness" (great song) (9.0):

5) "American Dreams" (8.0):

6) "Periscope (feat. Skylar Grey)" (8.0):

7) "Help" (9.0):

8) "Sunrise Trailer Park (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)" (10.0):

9) "Traumatic" (9.5):

10) "None of The Above" (10.0):

11) "Ricochet" (9.0):

12) "Nothing" (9.0):

13) "Bleeding Through" (8.5):

Honestly I wasn't expecting much from this CD, but this is a lot better than I expected. I would like to see them if they come to Salt Lake on concert. After a slow start, "Teeth" picks up speed with the third song "My Medication". The next several songs are firebombs highlighted by the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth songs. The CD was released on May 19th, but has yet to make cultural impact. But that's to be expected with more rock oriented music (or as Google Play labels it Alt Metal- what the hell does that even mean?). But for those rock music fans that discover this CD will be very pleased. It's nowhere near the top of pile of all-time rock releases. But in the year of 2017, in the midst of pop and hip hop music dominance, this is a very solid CD. It will fit in with a rocker's music library very well.

Overall I would give "Crooked Teeth" a solid 8. The live CD is good also, I would give it a 7. I wish more of Jacoby's talk was edited out. Talking with the audience works great live, but it loses most of it's appeal on CD. That's especially after repeated listenings. Also telling the crowd to repeatedly "jump" is also a non-starter. The highlights of the CD include "Getting Away With Murder", "Between Angels and Insects" and the always angry masterpiece "Last Resort". 

themusicaddict