Every Papa Roach Album Ranked From Worst To Best

12. Old Friends From Young Years

A mere handful of physical copies remain of this obscure and overlooked record, by the then no-name self-recording rap rock band, Papa Roach. Despite forming in the deceptively early year of 1993, Papa Roach didn't get round to releasing their first full length studio album until 1997, titled 'Old Friends From Young Years'.

The album was released via the band's own label, Onion Hardcore, and hardly made a splash against the surface of the American rock scene. In truth, 'Old Friends From Young Years' was a rough cut DIY release which did little to showcase the stardom Papa Roach would achieve in the decades to come. Yet, odd sparks of quality arise here and there, giving you a sense of the untapped potential which existed within the band.

Due to its self-release status and low sales, original CD copies of this album are like gold dust. The few 'Old Friends From Young Years' CD's available usually fetch prices upwards of £75 ($86), with some collectors willing to pay much more. On top of this, the majority of the songs which feature aren't available on YouTube, while the entire album is absent from Spotify.