Getting Away With Murder - Papa Roach
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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27

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  1. Eposivia
    Mar 11, 2005
    10
    Papa roach keep getting me going, The voice of Jacoby is sooo strong, the bass talent of Tobin is also amazing, and Jerry and Dave, play sooo well, This album is about rythem, feelings, agression etc. I was quite suprised first time I heard it, was this really Papa Roach, Only thing I can say The growed, after infest, the already did a really great job on Lovehatetragedy were they also growed, But GAWN is so strong... It really get you trilled and listen it over and over again... YEAH VIVA LA CUCKARACHA… Expand
  2. AlyssaF
    Mar 22, 2005
    10
    i think this cd was good. some songs are a different side of papa roach, but i like the lyrics. They have some feelings and i believe that it's the best cd i've bought all year.
  3. MIKE
    May 6, 2005
    10
    i lit my pain on fire and i watched it all burn down, now im dancing in the ashes and there's no pone else around... fucking awesome
  4. yrvyu
    Sep 19, 2004
    10
    incredible`
  5. EliJ
    Jan 28, 2005
    10
    It is not what you would expect when you put it in the first time but listen to it a few times, i found my self really liking it. Allittle less crazy, but still now whimpy, nice chill album.
  6. JohnH
    Jan 16, 2005
    8
    Well im from Mexico so my english may not be very good. anyway I think this album is not even close to Infest thats for sure but is better than the last one, when it looked like the end of P.Roach. This is harder and agressive, and for the people who thought paparoach was dead well this is a prove that is not even close. The only problem for the fans of PR is that the band we knew, might never come back. Lets see what hapen.… Expand
  7. robt
    Mar 13, 2005
    8
    Infest was a 10. LHT was a 5. GAWM is somewhere in the middle. Papa Roach stuck with the singing over the rapping agenda as expressed by Coby Dick (yes P. Roach was the shit when he went by that name so im going to use it) before the relase of LHT. This time it went over much better than before. Personally, I was highly pissed off when I bought LHT and stuck it in for the first time because of the change in style. It grew on me somewhat but never caught on totally. I still sometimes listen to Infest like I bought it yesterday. GAWM was an entirely different inception for me over LHT. I expected it to be singing and less rappibng (or in this case none), albeit i wanted to hear more rapping and less singing. However, the end result is a completely different sounding Papa Roach. Die hard fans will like, and fair weather ones will not. They did a better job this time, but I'm sure all of us would like to see Papa Roach return to their roots one last time before they fizzle out with the commercial world and media. One more thing does have me pissed off though: Everyone wants to see growth and change. Papa Roach tried to do that with their past two ablums and have been slapped in the face for it. I say, 'If you've got a working formula, sick with it. After all if it aint broke dont fix it.' I would have accepted a carbon copy of Infest over LHT and loved it 10 times more. Anyways, someone talk to Papa Roach and the guys and tell them to give us what we want!!!!… Expand
  8. Brian
    Sep 13, 2004
    7
    A lot better than I thought it would be. Fans who were disapointed with lovehatetragedy should give this one a try...
  9. RandyB
    Jul 28, 2006
    7
    It won't incite musical revolutions, but GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER is mostly a sucessful record of crafted heavy pop rock. Lyrically, Papa Roach is much like Linkin Park in that they seem to explore similar themes in all their songs, but Shaddix keeps from being terribly cliched by also punching out a couple of pretty good politically motivated rockers ("Not Listening", "Tyranny of Normality") and also not rhyming words like "mad" with "sad" or "bad". In the end, any flaws that might accompany MURDER (the ultra-cliche of "Scars" for example) don't matter; it's a pretty good show.… Expand
  10. TedS
    Oct 30, 2004
    6
    There's one review you didn't include on here, that I pretty much agree with. It's Revolver magazine's review, saying Papa Roach's pummeling lacks purpose.
  11. LHT'sBiggestFan
    Mar 7, 2006
    6
    I thought LHT was an awesome album, so when I heard the first 5 songs of GAWM I thought it was gonna rock. On those songs, Papa Roach took the great hard rock style of LHT and pushed it a little bit further. Then I heard the 6th song and it all went downhill, with a weak Jet rip-off followed by identikit pop and some weak rock songs for good measure. The overall impression I got was it was too light and poppy, whereas LHT was heavy and dark, and I hope that is the direction they take on their next album.… Expand
  12. AlexK
    Oct 21, 2004
    5
    The song "Getting Away With Murder" is a great song but im not really crazy about the hole album...

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Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. The New York Times
    70
    The new songs are thrashing hard rock that always pays attention to melody.
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  2. All Music Guide
    40
    With Getting Away With Murder, Papa Roach offer fans of this sound an appropriately hard punch in the face. But there's a hollow sound as the bones collapse, because all that's supporting it is expensive art direction and a big scaffold of clichés.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    30
    It seems Shaddix still writes most of his songs in purple ink in diaries with little locks on. [28 Aug 2004, p.56]
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