Old Friends from Young Years

Old Friends from Young Years
Studio album (Demo) by Papa Roach
Released	February 4, 1997 2005 (Fan Club Edition)
Recorded	1996-1997 in Vacaville, California
Genre	Nu metal, rap metal, rapcore, hardcore punk
Length	46:24
Label	Onion Hardcore
Producer	Papa Roach
Papa Roach chronology
Old Friends from Young Years (1997) Infest (2000)
Alternative cover
Fan Club Edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
ThePRP	[2]

Old Friends from Young Years is the debut album by Californian 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 bass guitarist 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 "Unlisted" aren't included in 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 songs written and composed by Papa Roach. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:28
2.	"Orange Drive Palms"	4:53
3.	"Liquid Diet"	4:19
4.	"Grrbrr"	4:14
5.	"iSEDuFucknDie"	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.	"Unlisted"	1:54
Total length:		46:24

Fan club edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:27
2.	"Orange Drive Palms"	4:54
3.	"Liquid Diet"	4:22
4.	"Grrbrr"	4:14
5.	"iSEDuFuknDie"	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

Personnel

• Jacoby Shaddix - lead vocals
• Jerry Horton - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Will James - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Buckner - drums, percussion

References

1. ^ Jason D. Taylor. "Old Friends from Young Years - Papa Roach". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r607170. Retrieved 19 May 2007. 
2. ^ "Papa Roach - Old Friends From Young Years". ThePRP. http://web.archive.org/web/20071016182121/http://theprp.com/reviews/proach.shtml. Retrieved 30 August 2009. 
3. ^ "Papa Roach returns to rock roots in new album". CTV.com. 2002-09-25. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1032983159085_28392359/?hub=Entertainment. 
4. ^ "Papa Roach Audiences Vote With Their Vocals, Say 'Take Me'". MTV.com. 2005-04-27. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1500864/20050427/index.jhtml?headlines=true.