Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Cover 5 Liked this more than I thought I would but still this doesn't belong on this list.
Ah, rock bottom. 0 stars. Negative stars. I was in middle school when Limp Bizkit were at their peak. Every boy in my school thought Fred Durst was the coolest guy on the planet. I can totally understand why angry suburban white teen boys worshipped this shit! Durst’s impotent, misdirected rage sounds just as stupid now as is it did in 2000. I don’t even care if there’s something musically redeemable on this dumb-ass album (there’s little here that’s worthwhile). Limp Bizkit is thong straps peeking out of low-rise jeans, it’s trucker caps, it’s velour tracksuits. Trash then, trash now. They don’t deserve a nostalgia-tinged re-evaluation, a “time heals all wounds” reconsideration. They don’t deserve my time.
This was... boring? I was expecting to really hate this thing. But I don't. It just bores me. It's just a waste of time. It wants to be seen as this abrasive, edgy, weird counterculture piece of art... but it's just not. Fred Durst wants to be polarizing. He wants you to either hate his music and think he's the devil orrrr love him and praise him for being an edgy, misunderstood, innovative outsider. Both perspectives support his narrative and relevance. But the truth is this record is far too boring for hate or love. I shrug in its general direction. The cover art and the song hot dog made me think "this thing is going to be weird as hell". Made me think "is this gonna be some wacky Mr. Bungle shit?" But then you listen to the full record and realize it's just angsty sad boy incel pop music cosplaying as edgy revolutionary rap rock. It does not upset me. I felt nothing. And that's why i'm going to give it a 2. It's not interesting enough to be a 1. It doesn't inspire enough hatred to be a 1. It's just mediocre pop music with a garish aesthetic and a few curse words. Other thoughts: Bold call referencing closer by nine inch nails in the chorus of hot dog. Closer is wayyyyy too good for durst. Also, bold call referencing my generation by The Who with the stuttering. I now hate The Who but I still respect their song more than this beige wall piece of shit. Bargain bin spy music guitar? I think limp bizkit's popularity is similar to Trump's popularity. Both say the quiet parts loud. They take the dark thoughts of their fans, the thoughts their fans would be ashamed to say out loud and broadcast them to the world and say "it's okay to feel those bad thoughts, those bad thoughts aren't actually bad and fuck anyone who tells you otherwise... don't grow, don't improve, be an asshole, be cruel, it's okay... i'm right there with you." Trump did this with racism and xenophobia. Durst did it with misogyny and incel bullshit. Rollin' is pretty fun. It works at a 90s night. I don't hate it. There are some hooks on this thing? A lot of effort was put into having this thing be catchy on some level. Again more proof of it not being this edgy album it claims to be. Hideous album cover... but i think that was intended. I think the outro proves my point about how important he thinks he is. Between his statements on starting rap metal and the choice to waste 10 minutes of his fans life with that nonsense, he is definitely one arrogant motherfucker. I swear at some point it turned into just a loop of laughing and farts. This might be the only emotion inducing track on the album... and that emotion is anger. Does that make "outro" performance art? I hope not. I don't think they created nu metal... if i'm not mistaken it was Korn who created this sound and limp bizkit just made it pop. Almost like Korn was punk and bizkit was pop punk.
God help me. Just when I thought it couldn't get any more awful, I got to the Outro.
Limp Bizkit ducking sucks!
Otra banda que tuvo su momento de gloria con el cambio de milenio, mezclando rap con metal. Nunca me gustaron ni lo van a hacer ahora, pero cierto es que arrasaron sobre todo en América. Ya los conocíamos con Nookie y su polémica actuación en la reedición de Woodstock, pero con este disco y sobre todo con del single Take a Look Around se hicieron multitudinarios. Otros temas como My way no están mal. Todo es rollo de Limp Bizkit, Korn, Eminem tuvio su momento, pero no fue el mío.
Before even listening, this might have the ugliest cover art and least professional lettering of any album so far. The album title (and artist name) are both also disgusting, but if this has a sense of fun and not taking itself seriously I might forgive it. Having listened, no it doesn't. Mostly this comes across as whiny and complaining, trying to ape Rage Against The Machine and not really understanding it. Intro sounds frankly unfinished, like every part of it is a placeholder. Hot Dog, the chorus is kind of fun, but then the Nine Inch Nails references are just bizarre? The rest of this just kind of washed over me, but I couldn't find anything of merit in it. I hope Method Man is embarrassed by his involvement. I still think this deserves its place on the list to provide context and background for other albums, although it is almost worthless as art in itself. Looking at this on Wikipedia, The Daily Telegraph gave this five stars. What!?
3,5
Eh
Well you definitely know it's them when you hear them. I'm sure it felt so edgy when it came out. Bit cringey now, but still a fun time if you can tap into it. I kept picturing Kyle Gordon singing it all
So good!
Fred Durst yells like a teenager who just found his mom’s energy drinks, the riffs sound like they were copy-pasted from a 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝟤𝟢𝟢𝟣 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴 CD, and 𝘏𝘰𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘨 drops “f**k” so often it feels like an edgy thesaurus had a breakdown. At over an hour long, it’s the aural equivalent of being locked in a locker by a dude in a backwards cap who thinks he invented anger.
"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" is the third studio album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Nu metal and rap metal are the Wiki-listed genres. Unfortunately, yes. The production and release of the album was expedited to take advantage of the success of their previous album "Significant Other." Well, it worked commercially becoming the fastest-selling rock album at the time and reaching #1 in both the UK and US and 12 other countries. I don't think any more time on this album would have helped. There is a meaning to the album's title and it involves an anus and a gas station...enough said. The album was produced by Terry Date and the bandmembers included Fred Durst (vocals), Wes Borland (guitars, vocals), DJ Lethal (turntables, samples), John Otto (drums, vocals) and Sam Rivers (bass). The album received mixed reviews. An evil electronic voice and a creeping synth open "Intro." "Who's in the house?" I really wish I wasn't. Durst introduces the album title in "Hot Dog." The song bounces between a weird guitar and the heavy metal guitar riff and pounding drums. Durst rattles off lyrics from Nine Inch Nails' "Closer," "The Perfect Drug," and "Burn." How original. Fuck is said 46 times in this song. Guitarist Wes Borland gave me hope at the start of "My Generation" with a wah-wah guitar. That shortly dissipated as he goes right back to the heavy metal riffs with the pounding drums. This time Durst references "My Generation" and "Welcome to the Jungle.' He doesn't give a fuck about what you think about his generation. "My Way" starts out slower with an echoing guitar riff. They do the soft-loud-soft dynamic. It's Durst's way or the highway. DJ Lethal makes an appearance in "Rollin (Air Raid Vehicle)" with his scratching. Annoying lyrics as Durst is going to keep on rolling. Borland loosely mimics the "Mission Impossible" theme in the first single "Take a Look Around." Echoing guitars and snapping drums. The song builds and gets loud. "Hate is all the world sees." I'm seeing hate right now. I had low expectations going into this album, hoping for fun bad. Unfortunately, it did not live up to those expectations and was just plain annoying. The music was formulaic and got old with soft starts and then straight into a heavy metal guitar riff and pounding drums. Wes Borland can play guitar and gave me glimpses of hope at times but nothing materialized to any extent. And then we have Durst's lyrics and themes: "He doesn't give a shit about your opinion on his generation," "he'll kick your ass," "His way or the highway," "He's going to keep on rollin'," " he'll knock the fuck out of you," and "he lives his life in the fast lane." The attempts at R&B and hip-hop were lame and adding insult to injury, this album is bloated at 73 minutes long. Do yourself a favor and never even think of listening to this album. I have no problem saying that the world would be a better place if this album never existed.
Hot Take: This is one of the most interesting entries on this list precisely because Limp Bizkit is such a clownish, divisive band - but one with a giant impact and surprisingly hidden genius. Indeed, no one can dispute that Limp Bizkit was part of the musical inventory of the late 90's and early 2000s. They are one of the best examples of nu-metal, a divisive genre in its own right, and embodied a feeling of a special time full of change. The internet was just out there, not in its infant days but already a toddler with a knack for doing weird stuff. Nobody embodied that better than the band. But setting aside this cultural impact, is the music any good? Well. As someone who listened to this album up and down in my early days, I'm really surprised that it holds up pretty well as I rediscovered it now after only listening to some selected songs over the years. You can't deny the immense banger qualities of "Hot Dog", "My Generation", "My Way" or of course "Rollin" with its hook, riff and that mixing. Fred Durst is a vocalist with an interesting delivery and voice. Only problem is that his lyrics are just monothematically pissed-off mode stuff. Wes Borland is the secret talent as someone who produced great stuff in his own right. Look into how he plays the guitar, he carries those songs. The other songs - darker, quieter stuff like "Boiler" but also "Hold On" have their own qualities. Here you could see that Limp Bizkit could've also been a serious band if they'd wanted to. If I had to choose an album by the band, it would've been "Significant Other" which feels less predictable. I'd still like this one here even if it's only out there to make me chuckle and nod my head. This album deserves to be on the list and a good rating because it's THE example of nu-metal (whether you like that genre or not).
This is the second album by Limp Bizkit I've listened to. It us relentless and takes no prisoners and I think I prefer this to Metallica. Not my cup of tea but listening to this kind of album is the point of this project I suppose.
this sounded like how hot dog water tastes....
genuinely horrible
:(
Kom op nou. Gelukkig ooit eens gehoord, dus hoeft niet nog eens.
I just can't deal with Fred....
What can you say about this album that hasn't already been said about the Mona Lisa?
The fact that people actually like this band is absurd. Its like you gave the mic to an edgy 13 year old and told him to say whats on his mind while everyone else in the band wonders what they did wrong to end up in Limp Bizkit. Why this is on the 1001 albums to listen to before you die list is absolutely beyond me. I definetly couldve died happy having never listened to this pile of garbage. 2/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: Hot Dog
For the most part it was a good album what took it way down for me was the Outro. If I wanted to go listen to a pointless stoner conversation i would go ride a city bus. If they stuck to thier music this would have probably gotten a 5 or at least a 4.
I liked it more than I thought I would
Thought it might be a guilty pleasure. It has it's charms but it's too long and a lot of the songs sound alike. Also that cover must be in the running for worst album cover.
Without even listening to a note I find the album’s title annoying. It reeks with the stench of attempting to be cute and trying way too hard. The music is much too angry and full of profanities and is not my thing but it’s better than 1 star.
I mean, nostalgia for sure.
Super noisy!
Nu metal is division of rock that I like to a point. I was more interested in the bands which nu metal spawned from - I.e. Faith No More - vs the bands that are really in the genre at its height in the late 90s / early 2000s. Sure, bands like Linkin Park, Deftones, and Evanescence are excellent, very talented artists with really interesting mixes. Staind has some cool music and even Korn was a decent band for me in pockets, I just never listened to any of them on repeat back in the day. And on the less talented, less listened to side comes Limp Bizkit. Where to start? Maybe here: I’m still scratching my head about how Hot Dog ended up with an explicit rating. Were there any bad words in it? There were some ok songs - My Way is well constructed even if it is somewhat basic in the lyrics. But more often than not, they steal from better bands. Beyond this, when you are limited in the musicality, you really need something important to say or sing about, and LB fails massively on this front. In listening to this, three words come to mind: derivative, unoriginal, and uncool. Swearing has never bothered me in songs, I listened to plenty of metal, hard rock, and rap back in the day. But I much prefer when it is used limitedly and, more importantly, for a purpose. These guys just throw it around aimlessly and because they think it makes them seem hard. Instead, it just makes them hard to listen to.
Are you fucking kidding me? This is bullshit then now and forever. Hard pass. I might be out on this whole thing. You got some ICP up next? Maybe GG Allin ? Fuck off. I would like an apology.
What a terrible day to have ears.
Hoo boy. Well, guess I'm glad I'm getting this out of the way early??? I've never listened to Limp Bizkit before outside of whatever songs I ended up hearing inadvertently out in the wild, but I've basically made it a point to avoid listening to them like the plague. So while I'm giving this album the best shot, I can't avoid the fact that it's basically impossible to be objective, especially with how this album has basically been built up as a legendarily bad album. That said, I'll start with the good. The music itself isn't offensive. It ranges from bad in an average way, to fairly solid, backed up with Wes Borland's guitar playing, which is easily the best thing about it. Some really cool sounding guitar parts, particularly in songs like It'll Be OK (probably the best track on the record music wise, very P.O.D. sounding but yeah), with the melodic parts. Boiler sits in the same kinda P.O.D./Tool lane, which is solid. Otherwise, the music just kinda sits in a fairly repetitive and derivative space. Songs like Rollin' just repeat the same parts over and over again, and its not good. Lots of stuff aping off of bands like Incubus, Tool, and their other contemporaries. But now for the bad, and what's bad is, yeah, shockingly bad. Firstly, I don't typically remark on this, but my God the artwork and the name of this record. I'd be embarrassed if I ever bought this. But what honestly does this album in is Durst's lyrics and vocals. The lyrics can be embarrassingly bad/cringe at times, and it's not helped by the high pitched, whiney vocals. The terrible interpolation of Nine Inch Nails in the first song proper was not a great introduction to what this album has to offer, and a lot of the lyrics on the first half of this album continue to just be awful. To be honest, second half I stopped paying attention to the lyrics, partly because there's only so much I can take, and partly because the music generally improved and gave me something positive to focus on. Also, what's with that awful sample of The Eagles? I don't even like The Eagles that much, and I'm offended for them. The whiny/high pitched vocals though are the real killer of this album. You know those memes where someone posts a photo of a celebrity, and then photoshop a short version of them with the caption "Don't talk to me or my son ever again"? Yeah, that meme is Fred Durst on this record. Regular Durst is normal with the harsher, shouted vocals, while high pitched Durst is the tiny Mini-Me. Which is a hilarious image, but for the music itself sucks. Basically, he's trying to sound imposing and angry, but what it ends up accomplishing is him sounding small and whiney. Like if he got into a fight, he'd just end up doing the "I'm just a little guy, it's my birthday" routine, haha. Lastly, this thing does not need to be an hour and fifteen minutes long. It doesnt *feel* that long, but it would have done the band better to release it as two separate LPs. So yeah. Hard to be objective with this one, and yeah, it's bad, but with the music being passable to halfway decent, kinda surprised I'll be giving this a 2 instead of a 1. I can imagine a world where if they had a better vocalist/lyricist, they'd actually be a pretty decent band. On the other hand, without Durst's genius ability to brand, most likely wouldn't be anywhere near as popular as they were.
I really liked the silent bits between the songs.
Why is it so long? Just straight up rubbish.
It’s mostly a fun album but I question how it got on this list.
3,5
What’s so funny, Ben Stiller?
Alright if the third Limp Bizkit album is on this list what other nonsense is lurking in here. This isn't even their best album, and I've only listened to their first three. I looked this is the only Limp Bizkit album on the list. I now question the author of the books mental state. I think he's trolling us with this one. Turns out this was removed in later editions. Yeah that tracks. I could see their second album Significant Other being on the list, every young white guy had a copy of it. Yes Limp had cultural relevance in the time they played in, but there are better Nu-Metal bands, My Generation is the stand out on this album. Rollin makes me want to mosh my head into a wall and My Way makes him sound like a spoiled entitled child.
I don't like nu metal, I don't like rap metal. The lyrics are just about nothing at all. The instrumental is still kicking tho
Far from my favourite Nu Metal band, but you can't deny the contribution they had to making metal appeal to the masses. And this album has a lot of the hits. The album cover is absolutely hideous though. One of the worst album covers.
Oh, Limp Bizkit. Man, these guys were at their peak when I was in late middle school and early high school. I wanted to listen to them back then, but there was no way in hell that my parents would have let me watch them on MTV or buy one of their albums. I only know a handful of Limp Bizkit songs, but I'll admit that I really like listening to "Rearranged" and "Take A Look Around." I think I recognize four songs on here, and I'm honestly a little excited to check this album out today. I'm not a big nu metal guy, but I honestly don't mine Fred Durst's voice, and I think Wes Borland is a pretty good guitar player. Let's let 'er rip! Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (CS&HDFW from here on out) exceeded my expectations a little bit. I mentioned earlier that I’m not a big nu metal guy, and this album didn’t do anything to change that, but I had a fairly good time listening to this. I enjoyed this more than I did the Korn album on the list, and I think it’s because I enjoyed Limp Bizkit’s guitar playing, turntables, and sample usage more than Korn’s. Also, I like Fred Durst’s vocals more than Jonathan Davies’s, and I’m not sure what that says about me as a person. Overall, I think Limp Bizkit’s song structure is a bit more accessible to me, and their songs tend to have more melodic elements during the verses, before descending into chaos during the chorus. “Livin’ It Up,” “It’ll Be OK,” “Boiler,” and “Hold On” had some of my favorite guitar playing on the album. I wasn’t familiar with those songs at all before listening to this album, and I was a bit surprised that I enjoyed some ‘new to me’ songs on this album. There was also some keyboard playing that I liked on this album as well, like on “Rollin’” and “The One.” The latter of those two reminded be a bit of Hawkwind, and I liked the psychedelic elements that “The One” brought to the album. The guest vocals by Scott Weiland on “It’ll Be OK” were great, but I can’t say the same about the other guest vocalists on this album. I really didn’t care Xzibit’s part on “Getcha Groove On,” and I really hated “Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle).” Neither one of those songs added anything to the album, and honestly, they took away from it, especially the latter of the two. Speaking of “Rollin’,” it’s just a really fun song in my opinion. The guitars are great and loud, and Durst’s vocal refrain of the song title is great. “My Way” is great too; Durst’s whiny vocals are perfect for the lyrics, and I love the vocal effects as well. The main guitar riff is great too. My favorite song on the album though is “Take A Look Around,” which didn’t surprise me at all. I love Limp Bizkit’s interpretation of the classic Mission Impossible theme is awesome. The slower pace of the verses and the more manic choruses work really together to create a really fun song. Also, the lyric “I don't even know what I should say, Cause I'm an idiot, a loser, a microphone abuser. I analyze every second I exist, Beatin' up my mind every second with my fist” is pure poetry. That line hits like crack every time I hear it. While I liked this album more than I was expecting to, I thought it was fine overall. The best parts of it were a bit too few and far between, and the worst parts of it really sucked. But when it comes to Limp Bizkit, if you’re of a certain age, you pretty much know what you’re going to get. I think if you’re willing to let go of your inhibitions and have some fun, this album can be fairly enjoyable.
Bad music but good music? If that makes sense. Seeing them open up for Metallica in concert on Friday so I could not be any more pleased for this to have come up when it did Song: Rollin' Rating: 6/10 (Decent) Stars: 3/5
"all around us hangs an air of darkest doom, and it flows out my longs as it slowly fills the room. i open up my heart and stick my fingers in, but you will never want what i have to give"
Ik vind het wel een leuke vibe maar zou er niet dagen naar luisteren
Monotonous and self-absorbed. You do not need to listen to this before you die.
Garbage frat-rock, but representative of a whole genre. Only so many times you can rhyme "fuck" with "fuck" before it gets old.
Is this a joke? I thought this list would have good music on it. This is objectify bad, even within in it's genre. Why would they put it on the list ?
Feeling embarrassed to give this anything higher than a 1, but this is a bit of a guilty pleasure.
Not bad but not my thing Metal, rap and hip hop so pretty cool in terms of genre Best songs- outro, rollin, hold on For me it’s a 4/10
Some undeniable bangers even if it’s about 20 minutes too long. Don't think we needed two versions of Rollin' or a 7 minute long track.
2/10 Really bad. The guitar riffs almost boosted it to 2 stars, but lyrically it is just awful. And then the Outro track had to be skipped, which is an automatic point deduction.
This album is like junk food that doesn’t necessarily taste good, but you still feel compelled to eat it (and then regret it once again when you're quickly running to the toilet in a few hours pushing out liquid lava through your chocolate starfish). I didn’t hate it, and I knew more off this album than I thought I would, but the running time is rather bloated. Fred Durst’s whiny sing-songie-rapping contributions to this album is shit garbage, per usual (as is the album artwork). Was this the peak of the nu metal mountain range? Maybe in popularity, but not necessarily in originality. And I still don’t understand how *this album* made the 1001 list, but others did not.
I've always enjoyed the music of Limp Bizkit, but as soon as you hear that high whiny Fred Durst bullshit it just makes it shit garbage.
It still sucks
Late teens Favourite... 40 year's old favourite. Its a Great album and ahead of its time. Commercial yes.. but not as approachable given the hard edge and volumes of swearing. I actually wondered how someone who enjoyed Miles Davis would go listening to this or if they would just skip it? Hmm
No, nu-metal is not for me
2/5
Not my genre but it's good.
Overall, without a doubt, this album is a huge waste of time. When this came out, I was in the eighth grade, and everyone was listening to nu metal and hip hop, spiking their hair with like a tube of gel a day. But, there were the kids who knew Limp Bizkit were stupid, and there were the kids who thought Limp Bizkit were the coolest shits in the world. I belonged to the group who thought they were stupid, and some of my best friends praised them. This division literally tore my eighth grade friend group apart. For a while, I was adrift, without friends, because I couldn’t limp with the Bizkit. All of those in the LB fan group however had a lot of trouble ‘launching’ after high school, so… funny how that worked out. I can admit that this album is pretty hilarious sometimes, and there are head-bangable moments. Just like, that’s maybe two minutes out of the hour or so run time. Stay in school kids, and don’t listen to the limpy biscuits.
Heard the name Limp Bizkit, but couldn't have told you what genre. A mixed bag for me - at best it was okay, at worst I nearly switched away.
ja, der mit dem roten Cappy oder halt jetzt nicht mehr
I had this album released on a tape cassette! Absolute classic of new metal and my favourite band, along with Korn. Never was a fan of Linkin Park :-)
This was a snapshot of a certain time, a time that I remember, and this was not the best of what humanity has to offer.
Woof. Another album I thought nostalgia would buoy up at least a little bit, but no...this was awful.
I do not like this
Sensational
Lmao this was a wild ride This is my type of music, but I only ever listen to a few Limp Bizkit songs - I never really got into them Now I understand why. Every song sounded the same and the album was way too long. A few standout songs here but if you've heard one, then you've heard them all I've seen reviews where people are getting riled up about the language and lyrics, but I thought it was quite funny. Its a perfect example of the stupid shit we listened to in the 2000s. So its a shame it was so repetitive because I would have scored it higher Keep rollin rollin rollin rollin 3 ⭐️
Not to my liking. Not awful, but nothing particular to catch my interest as some other adjacent bands can.
Wasn’t for me but respect the craft
Definitely pulling it out when im in a certain mood but not an always album
J’adore !! Un côté rap qui contraste avec un côté métal, rock et presque rétro futuriste. C’est vraiment fun, cohérent mais varié d’un son à l’autre. Une touche d’humour que j’aime bien même si c’est parfois un peu lourd. Ça me donne la pêche et envie de foncer!!
This album and band were so popular, mostly because it was the last gasp of record labels and MTV pushing an artist as “cool.” So egregiously bad that, often enough, it wraps around to being funny. Made even worse/funnier that sometimes the riffs are actually good until Fred Durst opens his mouth. 2⭐️
Har mange elementer jeg liker veldig godt, rytmisk og melodisk, men det raser som oftest sammen i fantasifattige refrenger som bare blir pur energi og musikalsk blodfattig.
I love this album and am not ashamed to admit it. It still bangs to this day.
I can’t get that hour back. This album is horrible, unlistenable, ridiculous. Wish I could give it no stars
And now you wanna hate me because hate is all the world has ever seen lately!! 🖕🏻
Una clásica representación de los años 2000 en Estados Unidos. Un grupo de gente blanca haciendo una combinación de hip hop, rock, metal y música electrónica. Explotando el consumo de la generación que se nutrió de Rage Against The Machine y banda afines, pero sin ofrecer contenido político. Es el equivalente de la comida rápida: Basada en comidas clásicas, pero armada industrialmente para vender, llena de calorías huecas, generando y alimentándose del hate como medio publicitario. Cuando era más jóven me gustaba, pero fue mi adolescencia. Puedo destacar "Gecha Groove On" porque al menos suena distinto, más moderno. "Take A Look Around" todavía me sigue pareciendo una buena adaptación del tema de Misión Imposible. El álbum completo me resulta demasiado largo
Nope, awful
Take a Look Around, Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle), My Generation, Livin' It Up
Fun album name
These guys took the torch from Kid Rock and went absolutely nowhere with it. To sum up, they are confident enough to know they like what they like, but insecure enough to feel like you hate them for liking what they like, but immature enough to tell you they don’t care if you like what they like and they’ll fight you over it. Now repeat that theme for an hour, and you have an album!
Perhaps because everyone was saying I’d hate it, but really because it was fun to listen to I can easily forgive the length and round up.
OK, there's a couple songs on here that I liked. And I like Wes' guitar work quite a bit. This project has given me ample comparison for Fred's lyrical abilities, too. He's pretty OK, when compared to a lot of the hip-hoppers and such. His lyrics are sophomoric, but no more so than a lot of others I've heard on this odyssey.
Yeah, I'm limpin' with the Bizkit. A great refresher on my metal and what early-2000s alt was. Some songs are quite good and technically proficient, others, are meh. Overall quite enjoyable.
Loved this one, not every song but most of them. Atmosphere and sound are amazing, highlights are Boiler, Take a look around (duh), My Way... Easy 5 stars.
I’m split on this one. Honestly, the music overall gets four stars, but the vocals and lyrics are a distracting one or two stars. Sorry, Fred. You’re not my cup of hot dog flavored water.
Hey. Hey list. Uh, yeah, hey list. There’s no way in hell I needed to hear this before I died. I mean, maybe as the last thing I hear, so at least as I’m dying I can be thankful I’ll never hear it again.
…goddammit. I didn’t hate this as much as I thought I would. It was still pretty bad and I honestly don’t know why it was on this list.
this album slaps i don't know what you guys are talking about
Now That's What I Call Crap!
5.5/10 I know its terrible, but I enjoyed it anyway. At least the first half. It should have stopped after Take a Look Around Highlights: My Way Rollin (Air Raid Vehicle)
Fred Durst is a massive shit heel. That said, 3.5 for nostalgia.
Some great dark tunes and plus the singles but some not so good tunes. Love the production and the guitar work from Wes
I don’t even have words. This guy out here sounded like a whiny Shaggy, complaining about how nobody likes him and trying to seem edgy by seeing how many times he can say “fuck” and “chocolate starfish”. Grow up.
It comes with too much you-had-to-be-thereism to be an album one "must hear", but if you were there you know. A quick watch of the "Break Stuff" video from the horrific Woodstock '99 will give you a glimpse at the hype they had at the time. These guys along with Korn ushered in the mercilous but (thankfully) short-lived Nu Metal scene. Victims of their own success, they drowned in a deluge of imitators.
One of the worst hours of my life. However, I understand why it is on the list. To fully appreciate the beauty of life, you must glimpse the deepest depths of despair.
Limp Biscuit has a weird way of getting so much right. Lyrics are on point, music slaps....
The instrumentals are actually pretty good but they can’t overcome the Curse of the Durst.
Rollin, take a look
Look, it's a 1 from me. But a 5 from angsty teen me, who had this cranked up to 11 for a year straight
Not listened to this album since being a teenager. My Way, Rollin’ as good as ever. Hot dog is a sentiment that teenagers need to hear.
Wore a red new era cap backwards for the whole album.
I liked LB back in the day, sort of. I never bought this album, but I liked (and still enjoy) its predecessors (Significant Other & Three Dollar Bill, Y’all). Yeah, there are some decent songs here, but seriously, why is this on the list?
I really don't think that this is an important album or it needs to be heard (don't think it should be part of this list which also goes for a lot more albums). But I like the music and simply find it very nice.
Limp bizkit!! 90s kid
Pas pour moi
Having this album right after BB Kings is like a cruel prank. Why is it a 75 minute album??! And you finally are basically at the end and they punish you one more time with a TEN MINUTE OUTRO. Jfc.
Not a fan
Gen X never get scolded in the generation wars - I think they need to answer for their crimes of making this fuckass album popular.
Fun. Nostalgic in a good way.
Can't stand the vocals
Yeah…Limp Bizkit sucks.
Awesome!
Huh - I thought this was gonna be the one with rearranged and nookie. It was not. Really a rush job as it was accused of being. Fred's lyrics and rapping are pretty silly. The band actually goes pretty hard. Somehow got some real rappers to guest, and particularly the wutangs, but even DMX sounds electrifying next to big FD's persistent whining. Anyway, if you went to an american high school c. 1999 you'll understand why they are on the list. But maybe there was a better album. This one's not without worth, but its far from good.
I get this albums place in time. But hard to separate Fred Durst and all that comes with him from the few decent songs.
I had a suspicion I might not love this from the start. Musically it's OK. Ish. But it's clearly too long - laboured towards the end - and there's just too much of the same old shite. The Outro by itself almost relegated this to 1 star - whichever record exec Okayed that deserves firing. But at least I was tapping away on the steering wheel on my commute, so there are worse albums.
Limp Bizkit's music carries with it a preconceived notion and bias since they've been a sorta punching bag for heavy metal fans. Musically this was good, Wes Borland in particular is an interesting player. Lyrically its mainly whiny, juvenile and corny, coupled with Fred Durst' whiny voice, its definitely a chore. most likely won't revisit.
Wow. Nu metal rap. It was pretty bad. There were instances where it threatened to actually be dumb fun to listen to but then the lyrics and the vocals just killed it. This feels like an album I would’ve made in middle school when it was cool to say fuck. The best song was the one where they brought in actual rappers.
This was so terrible it brings the whole list into dispute. Just because a bunch of angry dudes bought the album doesn't make it great. There isn't a single great thing about this
Didn't like having to relive when this was popular. It was definitely a sound that worked for a minute but that minute has left.
These guys were 20 years ahead of their time. Unfortunately for them, that means 'their time' would be smack-dab in the middle of T***p's twisted idiocracy. This is the sound of wilfully ignorant douchebags living high on the hog. Not a single thought in their heads that isn't some variant of whiny, victim-mentality, navel-gazing, peurile, hubristic, bullshit. Thanks for making me listen to it: Mr Durst, now indeed I know precisely why I wanna hate thee. Wack sauce rock/rap crossover attempt. Shit by any measure.
7/10. Good album and certain songs are keepers.
Did this guy pay to be on the list?
I loved Limp Bizkit in high school. No seriously. I wanted to perform "Take A Look Around" in the talent show. I can escape into moments of nostalgia, but I haven't revisited this album since high school. It's probably best left in the past. Getcha Groove On had a better beat on the original album, but the version on Spotify is a remix. I'm assuming that is a sample clearance issue. Not great at the time, not great now. 2/5
Not great. Annoying and mediocre. Highlights: Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle), Track 12 (Hidden Track) Interlude Will not return.
It’s hard not to feel like I’m being punished with this today.
goat
Phew, what can I say? The excessive use of the words fuck and shit suggests a severely disturbed sex life and perhaps an STD. Still, there were a few moments on the album that I liked and reminded me positively of other bands. For the most part, it seemed as if the band was playing at full speed the whole time. The whole thing turned into a single droning mash without any real highlights. I had noticed the cover earlier, but was afraid to take a closer look at it. Now I know I haven't really missed anything. 3/5
The One wasn't that bad, but overall I could not stand this album.
The only thing interesting about this album is the guitar playing. Outside of that, it's a steaming pile of the stuff that comes out of the titular "chocolate starfish." 1 star.
For all the previous albums I always tried to revisit so I can enjoy them from a different perspective. Not this one though
Gotta give it 3* for the sound of my teenage years but that voice stresses me out so much over an album length...
Like yeah I get it, that first few songs is pretty awful. But after that there’s quite a lot of good stuff going on and I kinda liked it. 3 stars
Garbage
4/5
Limp Bizkit = poop
Perfect for white suburban 13 year olds who want to rebel against their parents.
In reality it's a 3, but compared to some of the rubbish this usually generates me...
Gutes Album, hab ich früher viel gehört!
This album contains some of the worst, most putrid, and vile music ever created. I can't be too surprised it got so popular, as appeals to the lowest common demoninator, lizard-brain, teen boy sensibilities. Still, everything about it awful. The music is awful, the lyrics are awful, the rapping is awful, the album title and artwork are awful, even the songs the I (ahem) like are not very good either. And the album is so long too. I can't, for the life of me, figure out why the authors of the book felt this was essential over Deftones. Key tracks: My Generation Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
I really did not want to listen to this album but I made a commitment, so here I go. How anyone can listen to Hot Dog and keep listening stuns me. But I did. Limpy sings, “Fucked up Aids from fucked up sex” and follows up with “kiss my starfish”, an apparent contradiction. I don’t mind questionable lyrics, I listen to gangster rap, but this has no charm, cleverness or a friggin melody. No musicality. Check out Ten Inch Nails, they show how it’s done.
1. intro - 0 2. hot - 1.5 3. generation - 1.5 4. nelzon - 1.5 5. uuay - 2 6. rollin - 2 7. living - 1.5 8. one - 1.5 9. groove - 1 10. around - 2 11. ok - 1.5 12. boiler - 1 13. hold - 1 14. rollin - 1 15. outro - 2
2 - I'm 14 and this is deep
I'm not really the target demographic for Limp Bizkit, but I respect the range of sound in this album.
When I started this journey, I wanted to make it a point to listen to the whole album. Unfortunately, every now and then, I get an album that I just can’t do that with. This was one of them. I never cared for Limp Bizkit and having now listened to the first three songs on this album, I realised I fucking hate them.
Yeah! So the lyrics are inane and crude. The album title is an abomination, and the artwork makes me want to yak. But listening is such GOOOD FUN! And sometimes I just want my music to be fun - so this is getting five stars and a place in my Tidal library.
Yeah, this is awful. Fuck Fred Durst. Why is this on this list ??? I thought we all agreed as a society that Limp Bizkit sucks.
Just stupid lyrics so far. Making fun on Nine Inch Nails's Closer... hmm, Life in the Fast Lane, My Generation, and shitty clichés. They needed to change their lyricist - oh, they don't have one. That's the problem.
One Limp Bizkit song is all you need. Not an album. Apparently this album was removed in later versions of the 1001 list. Can we have one of those versions, please? As much as this deserves 1 star, I don't want to see this album cover on my summary page. I can rationalize that there are some decent riffs, Take a Look Around is catchy, and it's exceptionally ridiculous in it's juvenile rage. But no, that would be a disservice to much better albums. One star
Does this sooound the SAme? Is this the same fuuuCKIng SOng? Do you wann-a KNO-ow? Can you fucking TEE-eell? I WROTE THEM ALL THE SAME! SO FUCK YOU IF YOU CARE! I DONT GIVE A SHIT 'CAUSE I'M NOT FUCKING SCARED of you so screw you too Does this sooound the SAme? Is this the same fuuuCKIng SOng? Do you wann-a KNO-ow? Can you fucking TEE-eell? [repeat above] I just wrote another song you f'ing pussies. I know Nookie was great, so these should be great, too. . -F. Durst
Had very low expectations. Liked it better than I expected, but still just ok.
The riffs go surprisingly hard, but Fred Durst sings like he's about to break out in tears. The lyrics are outstandingly cringe, but in a so bad it's almost good way. Any truly objective review of this would be 1 star, but the unintended comedy of it raises it to a 2.
was really feeling that 9 minute outro
Pretty long and not great. The mission impossible sample was funny. Very 2000s.
4/10 -it was a little all over the place and not in a great way. I’m not a huge fan of this style of music and really did not enjoy the last “song” although it was decent for the gym.
Really really bad
Fred Durst is an idiot, but not idiot enough to not listen to this. I have to admit, this hip-hop/nu metal fusion is actually good, at least melodically. Because yeah, most lyrics are shit. My Way and Take a Look Around (with the MI riff) are my soft spots.
This album was surprisingly better than expected. Nu Metal passed me by but I can understand it's popularity with albums like this.
💩-1*
Makes a mockery of the genre despite how well it did commercially. Cringy.
Why did I like this so much in high school?
Lololololololol hot garbage!
Listen, there are so many ways to go with this album, Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst and all that jazz. This is a picture of a moment in time where they were kings and people appreciated that. I don't but that's ok.
Three stars for Rollin and My Way
Yeah, no. 1/5
Rating: 5.5/10 Instrumentally this album is very good, the problem with it is Fred Durst. His softer delivery is pretty good but his more aggressive style is so obnoxious, the lyrics are consistently awful as well. Despite this, still a somewhat enjoyable listen from start to finish.
Does anyone like this album?? Like why is this on the list?? Everything about this is awful. The title alone is revolting, as is the album artwork. And the music is this garbage nu metal with nothing to say. They also keep saying chocolate starfish which is just gross and reminded me of each painful moment I spent listening to this. I really should have just not done it. The only silver lining is getting this album so early as opposed to having to deal with it toward the end of my list. 0/5
This is the worst piece of shit in the history of recorded music. Don’t be friends with people who like this. Severance isn’t enough to redeem Ben Stiller for participating.
Ugh. After 20+ albums this is the first one I couldn't get all the way through. I tired but everything about it screams: Florida man.
Well, this certainly was better than I had expected. But there's a reason why that kind of music only lasted for a few years.
Hahahahahahahaha no.
Wow, it's like Linkin Park but worse.
Cant’t give it no stars.
People should give me five stars for listening to this.
I really can’t stand Limp Bizkit. I really really can’t stand Fred Durst. Even moreso, I can’t stand that I actually don’t hate “My Way,” “Rollin’,” and “Take a Look Around.” I understand why they were popular. Now, the rest of the album is insufferable. From the ridiculous title (and every time Durst references the chocolate starfish) to the weird Nine Inch Nails mash-up, from some of the cringiest writing to setting the template for edgelords for the next two decades, Limp Bizkit for a full album is insufferable. But Limp Bizkit is so very 2000. As much as I hate it, I absolutely think they are important enough to warrant inclusion on the list. Like “Break Stuff” on their breakout album, they’re at their best when they stop overdoing the edginess and whining and declare the need for some cathartic destruction.
In Clueless, one of Cher's main gripes about Josh is that he listens to "complaint rock" (aka Radiohead), but I have never heard a band complain more than Limp Bizkit. While Radiohead may complain about how they don't fit in because they aren't good enough for the world, Limp Bizkit act like they don't fit in because the world isn't good enough for them. I love a good "angry at the world" song (Break Stuff might be their most tolerable and relatable song but it is unfortunately not on this album) but dude, the world doesn't owe you shit. The entitlement is annoying and exhausting. Also the music is tedious and repetitive, the songs mostly sound the same with a lot of f-bombs thrown in.
Whew boy! I dub thee dirtbag rock. The early 2000s were tough. I was there and I didn’t remember it being this bad. Limp Bizkit were all over MTV. It’s astonishing how popular they were. But, Fred Durst is the worst. He doesn’t give a shit, but he’ll fuck you up because…?…he cares so little. Yeah OK, Fred, keep rollin’.
Kids, THIS IS NOT how you mix hip hop and rock. The only redeemable track is 'Hold On' with the only non-insufferable feature on the record in Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots. But that song is maybe a 3 or 4 star track lasting 348 seconds on an album lasting 4,502 seconds (yes, I counted). This leads to an average album rating of 1.15, which is, in all honesty, a higher rating than I had anticipated.
Fred Durst is lucky that he has such great musicians behind him. The drums are tight, the bass playful and Borland’s guitar playing is quite creative. It ends up making this a somewhat enjoyable listen - I’m more surprised than you are. But whenever Durst opens his mouth I lose hope. There are times when I amaze myself and actually get the overall idea of Limp Bizkit, like on “Boiler”, but I can’t get over the awfulness of Durst’s vocal, inane humor and his edgy political statements of how everything sucks and should be destroyed - very profound. There’s a part of me that would like Limp Bizkit were they not Limp Bizkit. But alas, they are.
I'm definitely not a fan of Nu-metal. Especially Limp Bizkit. I have a very funny memory of a show they did in São Paulo - Brazil, where they decided to play a Nirvana cover, and ended up playing probably the worst version of Smells Like Teen Spirit ever recorded. I burst out laughing when Fred Durst said "Load up on guns..." and let the audience continue the song. Anyway. Leaving that aside, when the band isn't playing their usual nu-metal mixed with hip-hop, which works as well with Fred's voice as a mix of pistachio ice cream and couscous, I've heard some good songs there, you know, in the brief moments when they did something that didn't follow the cliché. I'm going to give it 2 stars today, and I think that's a lot.
Better than I expected but it sounds pretty dated now and was far too long. Favourite tracks: Full Nelson & Take a Look Around Probably not one to revisit. 2/5
I had low expectations for this album but HOLY SHIT did it surpass every expectation for just how terrible it would be. This is music made for simpletons by simpletons. This is music made for people who think Kid Rock is a real musician. This is music for Florida Man. How did America elect Donald Trump twice? Because millions and millions of them are so stupid they think this is good music. I feel dumber for having listened to this album. I feel outraged that this even exists.
Most diabolical Album cover and name but I can’t deny this album FUCKS pretty hard.
Me when I fw Limp Bizkit now
Nope. I disliked this in the same way I disliked the Korn album, and this was worse and longer with obnoxious vocals. There’s a time and a place for this kind of music - outside of the soundtrack of some 2000s shovelware BMX game, I don’t wanna hear it.
I quite liked LB when I was 13 but this has not aged well. Saying "fuck" and "shit" repeatedly is not particularly clever. And the title is a reference to an asshole, haha, great stuff. There isn't a great deal of substance beyond that either tbh. The hits like My Generation, Rollin' and the Mission Impossible one provide a bit of dumb fun but that's the only good thing I have to say about it I almost leant towards giving this 2* but it's too long, and what the hell are the last two songs which are apparently part of the album proper? A remix of a track that's already earlier in the album? And then a 9 minute outro that's mostly talking?? They annoyed me enough to relegate it to a 1 and not even Method Man can save it
6/10 fave: hold on
I thought this was going to be a lot worse than it was. If you stopped after the second song like I almost did, you would have missed some decent tracks.
Fake-angry, self-important, and humorless. Oh, and repetitive.
A guilty pleasure. Did not like the NIN redo but I liked the other redos. Not something I would listen to in public but a nice revisit.
For me, someone who stocked this album on the shelf when it came out, it hasn't gotten any better with age.
Just like the title of this album, this music is absolute dog water.
Removing the pre-teen angst and nostalgia this album held, it’s not terrible. But it’s not good. Rollin remix with Method Man Redman and DMX is what gained two of these three stars. I can appreciate that Durst doesn't take himself too seriously. Also I didn’t realize what chocolate starfish was until well into adulthood so bonus points for creativity Fred.
Yeah, I think I'm good. It was as bad as I expected it to be. Any decent or passable production moment here (I didn't despise it on 'Take a Look Around') is soiled by the rapping. Durst is a YouTube rapper years before the fact. He is the most intolerable thing here. Yes, the production is tacky, messy, and all over the place - but what could've been a charming, aged, so-bad-it’s-good quirk is ruined by Durst and his whiny voice. I can't stand it.
This must be the least intelligent record on this list. 1,5 stars for the catchyness of some singles
Ugh I have absolutely no idea how to rate this. The instrumentals are AMAZING. Also, HOT TAKE... I don't think Fred Durst is THAT bad of a vocalist. He just can't sing pretty. However, the lyrics are TERRIBLE and so fucking dumb and sometimes it sounds like he just does not give a fuck. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Hot Dog" , "My Generation" , "Full Nelson" , "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" , "Livin' It Up" , "Take A Look Around" , "Hold On"
liked songs: Boiler if there were no vocals Per Wikipedia: "The song "Hot Dog" features the word "fuck" 47 times; Durst points out in the lyrics "If I say "fuck" two more times, that's forty-six "fuck"s in this fucked up rhyme"" "...Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book." It's a shame that Fred Durst is the worst fucking vocalist/lyricist ever, because the instrumentals on this album are decent. Otherwise, this is just Korn at home. LAdiEs AnD geNtLEmeN... 2.25
My nu-metal phase didn't really extend to Limp Bizkit - I was more into Linkin Park. I do vaguely remember all the worst people at school liking LB though... It’s a tricky one to judge because as irritating as Fred Durst is when he does his whiny little yelps and juvenile rhymes, I don’t find the album unlistenable at all. I think My Way and Take a Look Around sound great, and hold their own against other classic singles in this genre. It’s more that across the other 13 tracks they rarely hit that sweet spot. When they lean into a more earnest, ‘classic’ rock sound the results are a bit dull and their weak songwriting is exposed, but when they lean into full annoying brat mode, well… yeah. 2.5
Everyone loves to hate limp bizkit, but I grew up with this trash. These are gonna be nostalgia ratings. It hasn’t aged well, feels like Bush-era music, and I wouldn’t like it if I heard it fresh now. For nostalgia alone: 4*, otherwise a 1*. So edgy, he says fuck so much! Highlights: my way, rollin, my generation, take a look around
Not too bad
Yeah, no.
Nope!
I have a lot of nostalgia for this album and I love it, but it does NOT deserve to be on this list in any capacity haha. Probably the most conflicted I've felt about how to rate something so far.
It’s hard to pin point when it all went so wrong. Houmous & Chutney tried to do it with their satirical 71st studio album ‘We Know When It All Went Wrong’ but in fact you can pin point it to the year 2000. When an outrageously irresponsible person thought it would be a good idea to let the general public listen to this. Lo and behold 25 years later and we’ve spawned a generation willing to vote Donald Trump in as President, not once but twice. I hold this album entirely responsible. It’s unfair to allow idiots to listen to this! 0.3
Initially this was pretty hard to listen to but I start to understand why they have a following, not my jam but I get it.
This is horrible.
This band and album get a lot of hate but it's really pretty entertaining mostly. It does get cringy though.
a few sparks of good music but overall meh also way too edgy
My wife doesn't let me listen to this type of music
Blend of metal and hip hop, different and innovative at the time, not my cup of tea. I like the flow, the energy, groove and riffing, however, not the singing, which often turns into angry shouting. Overall, the record is too long. Fewer songs would have been more and better. Only one stand out track, „Take a Look Around“, using the motive of „Mission Impossible“ - or was it the other way round?
HAHAHAHA. They said 'chocolate starfish'! HAHAHAHA that's rude. The perfect album for a 13 year old boy who hates his parents and is excited by swearing.
As bonkers as it sounds, a band called Limp Bizkit releasing an album called Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water is not actually parody. This is, as far as I can tell, an actual serious album. Limp Bizkit definitely get a lot of flack for being a cringey band, but I have to admit that if you remove the vocals, the music here is genuinely pretty good. It’s the funny-sounding rapping and the lyrics that sound like they were written by an angsty 12 year old that brings the album down. Don't hate me, I'm just an alien. With thirty seven tons of new millennium. Dum-diddie-dum, where's it coming from?
Limp Bizkit are an infectious spirit. Everything else is just salad dressing.
Limp Bizkit’s greatest contribution to pop culture is My Way being used in the promo video before Rock vs Austin at WM 17.
4.5
Never listened to Limp Bizkit and now feel like I missed out. This was fun, and I’m tempted to give it a 4 for the energy and not wearing me out like most bands and albums in this genre. 3+++
Hi What’s up
Five stars to counteract the haters lol
I enjoy this album purely for some of the laughs I get from how ridiculous it is.
Not as terrible as I was expecting.
3.7 2x actually liked this more than i thought i would. Fred Durst is a chode but a lot of the songs are bumping
Dude sounds like shaggy from scooby doo
I actually liked this more than I thought I would. Several tracks were familiar to me, despite the fact that I could not name a single Limp Bizkit song before listening to this. However, there was some harshness, so while I would listen to this again, I will have to be in the mood for it.
ugh
Truly one of the worst albums ever made. If I could rate it 0 stars, I would
Nah man fuck this
"Rollin" is a great song. I remember it being The Undertaker's entrance music in WWE from 2000 - 2002. Limp Bizkit performed the song live at WrestleMania 19.
Actually a lot of fun! Little more startling than fucking Ben Stiller showing up to deliver a monologue in an album.
Over compressed vocals and a lot of rage. Decent overall, just not my taste.
Not really my jam
Ah so that’s who inspired Eminem … Metal meets hip hop? I really enjoyed my first nu metal … why didn’t anyone tell me about this ?
One of the great dumb albums
Never really listened to this band. They could be good if they didn't have Fred Durst Will I listen to again: 10%
Limp Bizkit? More like Limp Dizckit, am I right??… No??? I’ll see myself out.
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This album 100% deserves to be on this list. There are so many good albums that i've already got to listen to through this generator, that I needed to reset my expectations of music can sound like. And this steaming pile of dogshit what exactly the palate cleanser I needed. I will treasure all the actually good music I listen to in my life so much more now I had had to force myself through this audio torture. Fuck you, and thank you Fred Durst. 1 Star.
01) Intro - 1,0 02) Hot Dog - 5,0 03) My Generation - 6,0 04) Full Nelson - 5,0 05) My Way - 7,5 06) Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) - 7,5 07) Livin' It Up - 5,5 08) The One - 6,0 09) Getcha Groove On (Dirt Road Mix) - 5,5 10) Take a Look Around - 7,5 11) It'll Be OK - 5,5 12) Boiler - 5,5 13) Hold On - 5,5 14) Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) - 5,0 15) Outro - 1,0 TOTAL: 5,27 (53/100) Current ranking: 417/465 Thanks to the singles this chocolate (star)shit gets two stars from me. That laugh at the end is diabolical. I think that's what they use for torturing people...
This list has lost all credibility with this selection.
JC what is this shit
It was one of the first CDs I owned, and I also played it until it was almost see-through. I loved it and still do.
What can I say about this album. Its the sound of a generation of angry angst ridden kids. Rollin was the undertakers intro music and was possibly the most overplayed song that year. Fred is an awful human, but the rest of the bad is incredibly talented (especially Wes Borland). I know it's a biased scored but that's the fun of this project
The title is more than a metaphor
not for me
Groupe connu de nom uniquement. J'apprécie la section rythmique, très efficace (+1), et la guitare plutôt variée. Par contre le DJ, de mon point de vue, ne se marie pas très bien avec ces instrumentaux très métal. Une guitare en plus et le DJ en moins aurait été une bien meilleure configuration, j'aurais bien aimé des chorus de guitare plutôt que du scratch ... et j'aurais préféré un chant métal plutôt que ce simili rap pas très intéressant. Du vrai nu-métal quoi, plutôt que ce mélange contre nature. Et dans quelques pistes à partir du morceau 8 (exemples : "the one", "getcha groove on", "Hold on", "Rollin'" --- une vraie purge) le son métal a disparu ... dommage. L'album parait interminable, il aurait pu être amputé de 30 bonnes minutes. Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5
Es hätte so viel besser sein können. Die Melodien sind schön und viele verschiedene Musikstile werden miteinander verbunden. Aber bei den Liedern fehlt immer irgendetwas, was es so gut macht, dass ich sie erneut hören möchte.
Oh, I am absolutely not listening to this. Rest assured, dear reader, that I have listened to this. I listened and enjoyed Limp Bizkit multiple times in my youth, but that was 25 years ago and there are not enough rose-colored glasses in the world to make me remember this fondly. And that's without adding in the context gained from watching those Woodstock 99 docs.
This album is too long. The songs need to be trimmed back, and the outro should be cut altogether.
Throw your hands up. Keep rollin rollin rollin rollin. 3/5. Here for the music, not the controversy.
Hard to listen to at work, but feel very anti establishment now
Just unbearable to listen in this reality
Just discover that "Hot Dog" has verses stolen from NiN "Closer" and also "Take a look around" has underlying "Mission Impossible" theme; I'm really surprised how these guys didn't suffer consequences as, for example, De La Soul, one of my rap favorites band, whicj were one of the most sued bands for sampling :-( Unbelivable! And they went to become nu-metal heros?! Wtf... I can listen to My Way, Rollin and such but on a second listening they're not so great anthems, after all. A 2, just for their effort and fame :-/
Loved it at the time, played it toooo much
Look is the album objectively good, no but it is fun. What a weird time in the world where this was a billboard topping album. Shout out Duval county
People saying the music is garbage, I think that was the point. To be so disgustingly ugly that it turned away the people that wouldn't appreciate them.
Kind of blending hip hop and punk rock, not quite as harsh as I expected
There is maybe 15 minutes of decent music here. Problem is there is an hour of garbage surrrounding it. 2 stars or D-.
iconic
Classic
Album with the song used in the MI-2 soundtrack. Guilty pleasure, not genre bending or anything but fun nonetheless. Favorite track: take a look around Other picks: my way, living it up, boiler
I liked it a lot more than i thought i would.
**Limp Bizkit's *Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water*** remains a polarizing landmark in nu-metal history, encapsulating the genre's early-2000s excesses. Released in 2000, the album blends rap-rock aggression with juvenile lyricism, achieving record-breaking commercial success while dividing critics. Below is a detailed analysis of its lyrical content, musical direction, production, themes, and cultural influence. --- ## **Lyrics** Fred Durst’s writing oscillates between self-aware mockery and cringe-inducing immaturity. Tracks like **“Hot Dog”** and **“Livin’ It Up”** lean heavily on bravado, profanity (122 F-words total[4]), and rebellious posturing, with lines like *“Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish”*[6] epitomizing their confrontational tone. However, **“My Generation”** offers fleeting depth, critiquing societal disdain for youth culture: *“They blame us for everything / The media’s fake, it’s all a lie”*[1]. The album’s nadir arrives in **“Getcha Groove On,”** which clumsily appropriates hip-hop tropes while mocking LGBTQ+ individuals (*“knockin’ faggots unconscious”*[4]). Conversely, **“Boiler”** and **“The One”** reveal vulnerability, exploring heartbreak and existential doubt (*“Just want to kill myself for you”*[4]). Despite occasional sincerity, the lyrics often undermine the band’s musical prowess with lazy, narcissistic themes[3][5]. --- ## **Music and Production** Limp Bizkit’s instrumental performances are paradoxically their greatest strength and weakness. Wes Borland’s guitar work shines on tracks like **“Boiler”** and **“Take a Look Around,”** blending dissonant grooves with melodic delay effects[3]. The rhythm section—John Otto (drums) and Sam Rivers (bass)—delivers tight, funk-inflected breakdowns, particularly on **“Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle)”**[1][8]. Production-wise, the album refines their earlier raw sound into a polished, arena-ready mix[7]. Tracks like **“My Way”** showcase dynamic shifts from subdued verses to explosive choruses, though the bloated 74-minute runtime tests listener patience[2][5]. Over-reliance on repetitive nu-metal tropes (e.g., downtuned riffs, DJ scratches) and filler tracks (**“Hold On”**) dilute the impact of standout moments[3][5]. --- ## **Themes** - **Rebellion and Hedonism**: Tracks like **“Full Nelson”** and **“Livin’ It Up”** glorify anarchic behavior, substance abuse, and defiance of authority[4][8]. - **Generational Conflict**: **“My Generation”** frames youth alienation as a cyclical struggle against societal scorn[1]. - **Insecurity**: Despite the swagger, **“Boiler”** and **“It’ll Be Okay”** reveal Durst’s fragility, juxtaposing bravado with self-doubt[3][4]. Themes often clash, oscillating between genuine introspection and shallow provocation. --- ## **Influence and Legacy** *Chocolate Starfish* shattered sales records, moving 1 million copies in its first week[5], and cemented nu-metal’s mainstream dominance. However, its cultural impact is double-edged: - **Commercial Peak**: The album’s success propelled rap-rock into the 2000s zeitgeist, influencing bands like Linkin Park and Papa Roach. - **Critical Backlash**: Critics derided its lyrical crassness, accelerating nu-metal’s eventual decline[7][8]. - **Enduring Polarization**: Revered by fans for its unapologetic energy, it remains a punching bag for detractors of the genre[2][7]. --- ## **Pros and Cons** | **Pros** | **Cons** | |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | Borland’s inventive guitar work[3][8] | Excessive runtime and filler tracks[1][5] | | Tight rhythm section[3] | Juvenile, offensive lyrics[4][5] | | Standout tracks (**“Rollin’,” “Boiler”**) | Repetitive musical formulas[2][7] | | Cultural significance in nu-metal history | Durst’s grating vocal delivery[2][5] | --- ## **Conclusion** *Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water* encapsulates nu-metal’s contradictions: a genre-defining yet flawed artifact. While tracks like **“Rollin’”** and **“Take a Look Around”** showcase Limp Bizkit’s crossover appeal, the album’s bloated structure and lyrical missteps prevent it from aging gracefully. Its legacy lies not in artistic refinement but in capturing the chaotic spirit of an era where rebellion and immaturity coexisted uneasily.
So many thoughts... Yes, I did listen to Limp Bizkit when I was in college. I don't know if I ever "liked" them but when playing PlayStation games with my roommates there was only a few things we could all agree on. Plus, we probably liked the anger of it all. If Limp Bizkit were the Talking Heads then they would have called this album "Songs about Grievances and Choruses that Contain Threats." If meth had a soundtrack, this would be it. I can't believe I lumped Limp Bizkit in with Linkin Park and some of the other rap-rock albums of the time. Limp Bizkit is very different. I would have put Significant Other in this album over this one. Also, it's not a shock this album was removed from future releases of the book. There are other bands that better capture what Limp Bizkit was trying to do. Some of the song titles (My Generation & My Way) are famous songs by other bands just sort of re-written for by Limp Bizkit. The intro and the outro are totally unnecessary and the first four songs are basically just Fred Durst threatening people and saying he does not care...which is why he wrote 7-8 songs about not caring. The red backwards hat man doth protest too much. There isn't a ton of depth here, obviously, and most of the choruses are just Durst yelling angrily, almost like he knew he had to sell albums so he needed a hook somewhere to achieve that goal. The ridiculousness is catchy at times though. Fred Durst says it well on The One. "Understanding everything has never been my deal." It's not a bad song but is another song where Fred Durst doesn't care if he finds someone to love him. He cares so little he wrote a song about it with a false ending where he wants this woman to stay. This one runs out of steam at the end with a lot of the rage gone, which is why we get two versions of "Rollin'." Like a car crash, I don't know if I would avoid recommending this album to others, just so they can hate/love as they see fit. I think it's best left out of this book but I still can play PlayStation and listen to it in the background.
Oh my god... Torture. How did anyone ever listen to this? It sounds like joke music. And it is extremely sad to me that 10X as many people listen to this than Belle and Sebastian.
Why is it this album? Significant Other is objectively their best album and there’s no way there’s two limp bizkit albums on this list right? Definitely too long could have cut at least 15 off if not more. I have a soft spot for My Way because I’m a wrestling fan. 3/5
Whomst among us did not have a short-lived Limp Bizkit phase? I have a vivid memory of 10-year-old me borrowing this CD from a friend and jamming to it on my Walkman while we were travelling for a ski trip. Good times... My Way was and still is my favorite song in this album. Rollin' is a close 2nd. The next few songs kind of drag (even on the Xzibit feature!) until we get to Take A Look Around, which takes its riff from the Mission Impossible theme. Forgot how much I liked that song. This is definitely a tough one to score depending on how seriously you take Limp Bizkit, but I actually thought this holds up better than I thought. It has its high points and low points, but for the most part jams fucking hard. I'd probably score it at 3.5 stars and bump it to a low 4 for nostalgia.
The term "so bad it's good" isn't usually used to describe music, but this is an exception. This is objectively a very bad album. Its raunchy, its juvenile, Fred Durst's vocals are pretty annoying, but god damnit its fun. I don't know man, I don't mind it. Its sort of a guilty pleasure of mine I guess. It's certainly not a very good album but compared to that Kid Rock album this might as well be nu metal gold. I mean what other band has dedicated a song to Ben Stiller? Only the brilliant Mr. Durst would do that. Favorite track: My Way
oh dear god make this music stop forever
Album is fine....and I dig them. Couple of really good songs, a bunch of mediocre crap.
So damn long
Significant other le da 1000 vueltas, pero aguante Limp Bizkit y que la lloren los kukardos 3.5/5
This is like heavy metal with all the bits I like removed and replaced by all the bits of hip hop I don’t like.
Everyone knows that Fred Durst is a douche. He doesn't have the best voice in nu-metal. Fun fact: When Staind was an unknown band (also when they were fantastic), Durst was offended by the cover of their first album "Tormented". He thought Staind were Satanists, so Durst almost stopped them from performing. Well, imagine if Durst had seen any of Cannibal Corpse's album art; he might have died. The songs "Rollin'" and "My Way" are bangers. The other songs are alright but not as bad as others said. My review is longer than usual because I wanted to share that story about Durst and Stained. 3 stars for "CSatHDFW".
I like enough of the singles, as my buddies enjoy it or at least have fun with it. But I don't need to hear a full album by Limp Bizkit, especially when it is 75 minutes long. The song with XZBit wasn't bad though, and the references/samples to the Eagles and the Who are coolish. Also who doesn't hate DMX! 2
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water might be the most early-2000s album title ever, but man, Limp Bizkit delivered. Say what you want about Fred Durst and the band's image, but this album has bangers front to back. “Take a Look Around” is an all-timer — that Mission: Impossible riff hits hard every time. People love to clown on Limp Bizkit, but if you actually listen, there’s a lot to like here. It’s loud, it’s dumb, it’s catchy — and sometimes that’s exactly what you need. Favorite song: Take A Look Around Least Favorite Song: Hold On
Ok... So there are two sides to Nu Metal. There is the dark, creepy, more groovy side made by outsiders like Korn, Coal Chamber, Kittie, etc. And then there is the "dude bro" frat guy side like Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, and Trapt that feel more like they are trying to capitalize on the success of Korn. Now, I love the outsider side of Nu Metal (I gave the Korn album a 5 recently), but I can't stand this side of Nu Metal and it really gives the whole genre a bad name. I guess that's enough stalling and I should finally listen to this album. So, Fred Durst is obviously the worst part of this album. He has one of the most annoying voices in music, and his lyrics are cringe. However, the band themselves are actually pretty good (for the most part). Like if Chester Bennington was singing instead (with his own lyrics), this would probably be a top tier Linkin Park Album. I like the guitar tone, and the riffs are very interesting and have a good grove. Look I hate Fred Durst as much as the next guy, but this album is over hated, there is some decent stuff here, and I don't feel like ever one is giving it a fair shot. Also, this album is actually interesting and unique. I'd rather get 100 more albums like this than anything ever related to The Byrds ever again. I'd give this a 2 on normal circumstances, but I feel like it deserves a small bump. At least Scott Weiland appeared somewhere on this list... Low 3.
Ich wusste gar nicht, das LB mal so schlecht war.
Dead Entweder cringe, Langweilig oder schlecht Ganz selten nickt man bisschen mit aber Overall zieht es sich einfach nur
Too much wanting to be early RHCP and NIN
Rather juvenile, and proud of themselves for it.
2/5 det er lidt for hårdt til mig tbh, men det er nu-rock forefather som har inspireret bands som papa roach, linkin park etc som jeg godt kan lide. Men teksterne er lidt cringe? Ved ikke. Det faldt ikke i min smag. Men det er nogle af de første til at blande en masse genre på den måde. Stor kommerciel og kulturel succes kæmpe Critic flop
Backing Tracks: + 3 stars Fred Durst: - 2 stars Inspiration for Some of the Funniest Reviews: + 1 star A band who had perfected its sound, recorded well. A frontman every bit as bad as everyone says. His anti-contribution to each recording is astonishing.
очень смешное путешествие по вики. альбом действительно в одной тональности на одном и том же басу и у Дёрста смешной истеричный голос и сам он человек нехороший, но вайбы и воспитания норм)
Surprisingly delightful
I want to start with a confession: I have a soft spot for the god-forsaken genre known as nu-metal. The sad, grimy metal genre that came out of Bakersfield by a certain vegetable named band, it has remained a guilty pleasure of mine. From Slipknot to early Linkin Park to Deftones and Korn, I enjoyed a fair share of the metal genre that never left the late 90’s. When I was a kid, I thought Rollin’ was the coolest shit ever. It was back around 2002 when my friend who got me into wrestling showed me the Undertaker. It was during his American Badass phase where he would come out on a motorcycle with Rollin blasting all over the arena. It felt electric. I still sort of like Rollin’. It’s a fun stupid song. But in all honesty, this album being here is funny. The Wikipedia section here pretty much calls the album mid and literally states that it’s not even in the newer editions of the book. Like the authors went “What the fuck were we thinking making people listen to Limp Bizkit?” Truth be told, that’s a good point. Chocolate Starfish has nothing that qualifies as must-hear. Most of it is basic rap-metal as Fred Durst pushes the use of the word “fuck” like a tween who just started rebelling against his parents. It’s artificial edge without any purpose or visceral. I felt weird playing it in my car on the way home and I’m pretty shameless on what I play on the radio. I felt this album was drifting into a 2-score territory for me, as the Durst show was starting to wear a bit of my sanity down. Hot Dog was an affront to God especially, as Durat has nothing on Trent Reznor to riff on Closer. As least Nine Inch Nails is considered relevant. But I later reconsidered for two reasons: 1. After The One, most of the songs started to get better. There was less emphasis on “fuck everyone and everything” and more depth, which saved the album. 2. I believe there are actually worse albums on here. There have been hour-long albums and double albums that felt like a waste of time. This album is trashy, but I can’t say it was boring. There have been albums like Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper and Layla and Other Assorted Songs by Derek and the Dominoes that were so one-note, so tedious that they make this album look like Sgt. Pepper. I feel that even if you hate this, it will at least make you feel something. This album doesn’t belong here. It’s a product of its time and even back then, it wasn’t really cool. But it left an impression on stupid young me, and there are a few guilty pleasures (My Way, especially). At the very least, it gave me Rollin’ and that’s more value than most albums I’ll get. Favorite album: Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle) Other hits: My Way, The One, Hold On, Boiler, It’ll Be OK, My Generation
Absolute crap start to finish
Come on, it's not THAT bad. It's just not that great either.
When American boys reach 13 and decide this is peak maturity… yawn.
Album art: 1
I'll say one good thing. Wes Borland is a fine guitarist. OK enough with the compliments. This was fucking awful. How this tripe made this list while a phenomenal band like Tool was completely ignores is an absolute travesty. Fuck Fred Durst with a rusty rake.
From the linked Wiki page… “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book.” From the tired “look how many times we swear” fake edginess to the “borrowing” of other popular songs lyrics this album is better left in the past. Forget it.
Kinda cracked me up at some parts. Enjoyed way more than expected. Kinda captured my mood for the day, too.
I usually reserve 1 star ratings for the truly unlistenable. While this record does have a melodic and lyrical base that seems like music, it is the lowest representation of songwriting we have at our disposal. Also the art and concept
You know, I kind of like it. It is just in-your-face angry punk until it surprises you with the quite lovely and melodic "The One."
Fun album if you like angsty angry music. It reminds me of the rage I had as a teenager. Not so much made for a 40-something though.
Wikipedia says (and it is never wrong, is it?) "'Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water' was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book." I can see why. The bigger mystery is why it was included in any editions. Utter tosh. 1/5 (only because I can't give it zero).
Worth it just for Rollin alonge, though My Way and My Generation are lowkey bangers too
It’s stuff like this that makes me doubt this entire project
Never really listened to this album before, but knew the hits. This album feels like it's made for people that want other people to think that they listen to hardcore music without actually listening to hardcore music. Not a fan of the music or these type of people.
This is it — the butthole of popular music over the last 70 years. What a perfect title. All of these songs belong in the crapper.
Yesterday I got Abbey Road, arguably the best album of all time Today I get this