ARTIST: Papa Roach
TITLE: The Paramour Sessions
LABEL: Geffen
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 226kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 51min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-09-12
RIP DATE: 2006-09-07

Track List

01. ...To Be Loved                  3:02
02. Alive (N' Out Of Control)       3:22
03. Crash                           3:22
04. The World Around You            4:35
05. Forever                         4:06
06. I Devise My Own Demise          3:36
07. Time Is Running Out             3:23
08. What Do You Do?                 4:22
09. My Heart Is A Fist              4:58
10. No More Secrets                 3:15
11. Reckless                        3:34
12. The Fire                        3:32
13. Roses On My Grave               3:13
14. Scars (Live & Murderous In      3:38
Chicago) (Bonus Track)

Release Notes:

The Paramour mansion has no shortage of history.

In 1933, oil heiress Daisy Canfield was on her way home from a
party when her car veered off a Mulholland Drive cliff,
plummeting 300 feet and instantly killing the wife of silent
movie star Antonio Moreno. In the decades that followed, the
couple’s 14-bedroom Hollywood Hills estate would see time as a
school for girls, then a convent before falling into disrepair,
later being devastated by a 1987 earthquake. Born again more
than a decade later, the renovated mansion has served as a
recording studio for the likes of H.I.M. and Gwen Stefani, and
recently hosted television’s "Rock Star" reality series.

It was between seasons of "Rock Star" that Papa Roach were
tenants of the historic property, writing and recording the
songs that comprise The Paramour Sessions. "We chose to move
into the Paramour so we could focus on music and not have to
deal with and be affected by the outside world," says Papa
Roach drummer Dave Buckner. Little did the band realize the
impact that the house would actually have. "We went in to the
house with the intention of writing the most savage, bad-ass
record we could write," adds frontman Jacoby Shaddix, "but when
we got there, the house had a spirit about it that was bigger
than us. We knew we were onto something the second we went into
our jam sessions, because we’d never stepped into a room and
played for six or seven hours straight, just being creative."

The results of that creative energy – whether channeled by the
band, or the product of a mysterious, more elusive energy – are
The Paramour Sessions, the fifth full-length Papa Roach release
of the past decade, and second for Geffen Records. "Living in
the house together was the best thing we could have done for
ourselves," says guitarist Jerry Horton. "It brought new life
to our writing process and helped us reconnect musically and
spiritually. The Paramour brought another level to our creative
flow and that had a major influence on the songs, as well as
how we’ll write music in the future." Details Shaddix: "There
was something about the ballroom we recorded in that made us
want to write bigger, with more open chords. Something happened
there that we wanted everyone to experience with us, and we
wanted the songs to feel as grand and over-the-top as our
experience there was."

"Every album we’ve made is a reflection of our states, both
personally and musically, and this album is no different,"
explains Buckner. "The whole property was completely fucking
haunted, and I saw it as a sanctioned opportunity for me to
lose my mind—And I did exactly that. I was visited by
inter-dimensional beings, had out-of-body sex with spirits from
old Hollywood, learned how to see specters, and now know what
it feels like to have a ghost walk through me. It’s a very
enlightening and inspiring experience, and something to check
off the list."

"There were times that I was just lyrically stuck, and I would
go down to Daisy’s grave – she was buried on the property – and
just write whatever came to me," recalls Shaddix. "I wrote
‘Forever’ down there, and also ‘My Heart Is A Fist.’ I’d just
walk around the property and find the lyrics – I’d look under
rocks, I’d trip out, I’d meditate. "Ultimately, we all needed
to face whatever our fears were on this record," the singer
continues. "We also need to be able to face the fans, face the
world, and be able to be proud of who we are and what we do.
After making this record, we couldn’t ask for anything more
than what we accomplished." "It was a pretty crazy, intense
time, and you can hear it throughout the record," sums
Esperance. "It’s a very honest and direct record, which is the
same thing that Papa Roach strive to be as a band." "In the
early days, I would obsess and worry about making our mark on
rock music, but not anymore," concludes Buckner. "In fact, I’m
not sure that’s even a worthy concern… We rock today, and
that’s what’s cool."