Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

If I say fuck one more time, that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme, he says, as he basically shows the chasm between Limp Bizkit and NIN. I mean, the rapping is terrible, and a lot of the songs sound very similar. Dmx, Meth and Red should be ashamed! But yet, there is a certain childish charm to the whole affair.

3.0 - This record seems to channels the spirit of that dude who's always hanging around the gas station mart of his podunk town. He's got a cigarette hanging out the side of his baseball cap, and is often shirtless. His swings his gangly arms menacingly as he ambles around the parking lot, hyped up on Monster Energy. You keep him in your peripheral vision as you gas up your car in case he tries to pull some shit. After a final quick scan of his surroundings, he jumps in his Chevy Monte Carlo, revs the engine aggressively. As his car fades into the horizon, you hear "rollin' rollin' rollin'" tailing off from his speakers.

notes - boy oh boy - this album really starts in a way thats like “if you dont like this, you wont like the rest of it” - i have a soft spot for nu metal - the riffs on this album are SO GOOD - but fred durst just comes in to be a goof on it which works some of the time - and if you listen to ben stiller laugh for 5 minutes you get to hear a hidden track wooooow fav - my way - good blend of funny and hard hitting, chord progression in the chorus is so good least fav - the one - chiller vibe was cool but out of the quiter songs it was my least favourite enjoyed this more than i expected, if freds vocals were more serious i could see myself returning to it 3/5

Dug out a mini disc for this, therefore familiarity bias. The riffs save it over 'singing' or lyrics

Lol I don’t remember this record being this long, it is a fun record but that’s it. Not a good effort in anyway. Third star only due nostalgia for that my way song

I did find the music catchy...the tone and content of the lyrics, not so much.

Loads of songs with samples from famous other song and new lyrics. As much as I like nu metal this is a bit of a hit and miss album for me with exception of select songs. Still, would give it a go again

Not quite sure what's going on with the reviews and whether or not this is in the 1001 at all but I quite enjoyed it. I initially took one look at the album cover and groaned but there are a few tracks i've heard before and it actually helps knowing nothing about them or the genre. But you need to be in the mood for loud music........

New metal… one of those that was good for its time, but it’s had a time. Load of nonsense but I do kinda love its punchy drums those guitar riffs, the lyrics are all bollocks but, production and style, yeah I have a soft spot…. Low 3 or high 2 just because everyone was trying to play it at high school

Lost in the conversation about how bad this album is, is the fact that the track Livin It Up is dedicated to Ben Stiller for some reason. That's a fun fact I hope I never have to bust out. Two stars for nostaligia's sake, since I listened to this a lot when I was 16. But it's bad. Real bad.

if i say fuck 2 more times thats 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme 5/10 best song - my way

Why? Why would you make me listen to this? Ok. This is... not good. But it's not as bad as I assumed it would be. It's more embarrassing than anything else. I made it four songs before turning it off.

Intro N/A Hot Dog 2.3 My Generation 2.3 Full Nelson 2.4 My Way 2.5 Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) 2.7 Livin' It Up 2.2 The One 2.2 Getcha Groove On 2 Take a Look Around 2.4 It'll Be OK 2.2 Boiler 2.1 Hold On 2 Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) 2.2 Outro 1 Score: 2.178571429

Unapologetic mediocrity

Oh the poetry of the lyrics, oh the beauty of the voice... probably the most hated album on here, I've heard ones that bothered me more, but it's still bad.

I don’t think I can give this one star. It’s the least shit of the 2000 nu metal. It doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously and it made me laugh a couple of times (probably not in the way they intended). Don’t get me wrong. It’s really not good. But it’s far from the worst thing I’ve listened to on the list.

Better than any metal I’ve listened to on here.

- 2.5 starts because he was mean to his kid in "I Saw the TV Glow" 2.5/5

The instrumental bits were really good, decent guitar and drumming, then the vocal, bloody awful, the style, bloody awful. Had to hurry the tracks along in places. Lyrics were shit. Not quite Paul McCartney bad but nearly.

Overproduced, but overproduced well in some parts. And also it’s bad.

This album has not aged well.

75 minutes was a slog, though to be fair, not as miserable as I thought it would be. I can see how angsty teens might have gravitated to this—it has huge riffs and huge feelings.

Really hilarious, can someone understand what I mean

Listening to this in public as an adult felt as illicit as having a butt plug in me

what a weird experiment in music this era was

I don't like hot dog flavoured anything...except actual hotdogs.

Brings back memories of borrowing the album as a 12 year old. One listen through is probably enough for another 25 years though. See you when I'm 60

Move over, Eddie Murphy. Stand aside, Richard Pryor. Fred Durst has created the greatest Comedy album of all time.

How the fuck did this make it on the list. #7 As the album went on, so did the quality decline. This whole mess screams "I'm emo and the whole fucking world hates me". Luckily you can sniff out a few highlights when the energy and the performances click better than in the rest of the album.

L...ol? On the plus side, it's a band I know, but I can't help think there MUST be better options. And 'Nookie' isn't even on this album! Though on the plus side, neither is 'Behind Blue Eyes'. Instead they're taunting me with the idea I could be listening to Nine Inch Nails instead. :< Apparently 'Take a Look Around' was in Mission Impossible 2, which is appropriate because that's one of the 2 movies I've fallen asleep in the theater for. The second version of 'Rollin' (the OG one, I guess) is better than the first one, but both are bad. Slur count = 12. Highlights: Dated 00s shoutouts to "Shockwave" (that's pre-Adobe Flash!), Xtina, Fight Club, and BSB; "Every single second I'm alive, I'm a mess" (me too Freddy) Lowlights: (gestures expansively)

Wes Borland didn't deserve this.

Private session used for Spotify. It took several sessions to get through this 74 minute crap show. I have trouble thinking of anyone who has accomplished so much in music with so little talent than Fred Durst, I mean that as a compliment, don't over think it. I don't think Limp Bizkit is a top tier Nu Metal band, but their association with label did sour it.

I think a lot of the reviews for this were people listening to one song and writing it off. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty terrible, but not nearly as bad as I was prepared for. Mostly, it's boring and way too one dimensional, with Durst whining like a little bitch. Towards the end of the album there's actually a really good song, "Hold On" (though it's sung by Scott Weiland). There are a lot worse albums on this list.

Imagine you're a guy in 1900 who time travels a century ahead, expecting flying cars and colonies in space and encountering Chocolate Starfish and the Hot dog flavored water instead. In all seriousness, I think it's funny that Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is sitting at like 3.4 stars on here; I find that one pretty indistinguishable from this and honestly might have preferred this one. Like this is pretty shit, but it's really no worse than other 00s numetal sludge. Has comical moments too, kind of entertaining, like watching schlock horror films

the riffs are pretty nice but the vocals are annoying and the lyrics are just terrible. The lead singer just sounds wimpy. The only track I like for the moment is "The one". I think the album gets good when the lead singer stops his irritating screams. These mfs remixed the laughter to make the outro 9 fucking minutes long.

I like Rollin' Not really a fan 2 star for me

Extremely outdated and objectively bad, but still some fun to be had

So not interested in this...

Even as an unashamed Limp Bizkit fan, I am completely baffled by the inclusion of Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water on this list. This isn't the first band I've seen included as a sort of participation trophy entry and paired with their most commercially successful album... While it was a massive success in 2000, selling records does not equate to their best work, as both Significant Other and 3 Dollar Bill Y'all are magnitudes better. Aside from "My Way", which only was elevated for me because of its unforgettable soundtrack role in the WrestleMania 17 main event video package, this album is just the drizzling shits.

You know, I was almost enjoying the first half in a “this isn’t as bad as I thought it would be” (I don’t mind Limp Bizkit, I’d say I “tolerate” them). But then the second half fucking draaaaaaaaaaaaaagged. And then they didn’t even have the decency to just end it! They made me listen to like 5 minutes of some tool chuckling on a loop before hearing some random convo that didn’t need to be included. Man, I don’t hate all of it, but I have a real distaste for a majority of the album.

I refuse to believe that this is an essential album for anyone. Thankfully, even Robert Dimery came around to the same opinion and removed the album. Don't get me wrong, Blur and Oasis are British blinders bullshit, as well. And yet again, here is the proof that the 00's were the worst decade of Western Popular Music. Least annoying: "The One" (enjoyed the Borland's nice jazz guitar licks and getting to hear John Otto explore more of his jazz drumming)

No. Definitely not. I added “Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)” to my playlist. It is the shortest track.

Very weird; Take a Look Around is the only good song I knew.

It opens with "This is not a test", but my oh my it was a test. This is what happens when you ask a 12 year old boy to make music that sounds tough enough for a WWE walk on. Some decent riffs.

Tf w this album cover not Rollin' 😭😭😭 (idk why that song makes me giggle) Uhhhh idk, 2

Fred Durst may be in the bottom 5 worst singers on this project. Without him, this might be a decent record. It’s like I said before with the Red Hot Chili Peppers: without Anthony Kiedis they are a great band. Same thing applies here. The lyrics are inane at best and the vocals are wretched. This is easier to listen to than Throbbing Gristle, who I heard just yesterday, but much less interesting and will likely get the same rating. 1.5 stars

I respect Fred Durst but this man never should've been given a mic. Wes Borland saves this.

Come on Limp Bizkit fans, in their OWN outro, they diss themselves. Who needs rap battles, and rivalries when you make a diss track about yourself? Then, frontman Fred Durst is just hated. The poor man has been twelve years old for over 40 years now. I was dead set on giving this album a one star for obvious reasons(the title of the album itself tells us the nonsense we're getting into), but the riffs actually had me banging my head at times. Favorite Track: "Rollin'(Air Raid Vehicle)".

Even as a kid and a fan of the prior album I thought this was crap. A handful of decent songs but overall pretty terrible 1.5+

There were much better bands in this scene. Album starts off poor (too many Mutha Fu**ers in the lyrics for my liking, but gets better once it hits My Way. Has a few decent songs but overall not a great album. A 2.5/5 for me

Incredibly embarrassing

The famous songs are good and they saved this album from 1* because Christ the rest of it is so annoying, and why is this over an hour long?

the fred durst of it all

I suppose this is here to remind us of those 5 minutes when Nu_metal was about. Aged really badly. There is some nice use of sampling /other peoples tunes. Suffers from CD bloat though. The last two tracks could definitely be missed off.

This was kinda fine as sound but whenever i started to listen to it as music it was pretty eh.

On the whole, not for me, but I did like it more than expected. Obvi Rollin’ is where it’s at but I cannot place where in my childhood it exists

So… the song I actually know off this album - Hot Dog - really owes more to Trent Reznor for its hook than anyone, for which he’s given songwriting credit, as another reviewer pointed out. Coming up with over 50 ways to say f* is just about what it sounds like. But the crazy thing is, Limp Bizkit DOES have musical talent. Somehow they turn that Mission Impossible theme into something far more interesting with Take a Look Around. But… yeah, they’re generally happy just being a bunch of idiots for entertainment. So… 2 Boolean: very hard to say. ———— probably false

When this popped up on my screen, I audibly laughed. This is borderline a so bad it's good movie in music form. There are some catchy musical pieces, but the album does get pretty repetitive and the lyrics are mostly bad. One of the songs rhymes here with here, which is just so so bad. 2/5 Might listen again

The whiplash going from Sgt. Pepper to this has my neck fucked up. I cannot believe both this album and Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause made at least one version of the book, but somehow Evanescence' Fallen (which was nominated for AotY at the Grammys!) couldn't make the cut. Another sun rises on another day where this author doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to music. But I digress, let's get to the actual album: outside of the three hits, it's garbage, and even those hits aren't particularly great. The best thing to ever come out of Limp Bizkit's music was the WWF hype video for The Rock vs Stone Cold at WrestleMania 17. 2/5, enjoy the vid:

Another "not really my thing" artist and album. I'd heard the more well-known tracks a few times down the years. but that's about it. I did make it all the way through without ever really considering turning it off. There were a couple of decent tracks, but all-in-all it was just repetitive and boring.

Iconic Limp Bizkit with the infamous Rollin' - the beginning of the album was weak but it got better. Intro/Outro were weird.

Overall Rating - 2.19/5 (4.38/10). Unpleasant post-grunge, 2000s noise.

Has a couple of listenable songs, pretty bad, better than Moby though.

*Wes' bass is great and the guitar tone is cool and unique *These lyrics do NOT stand up 26 years later and seem very cheesy....its hard to believe albums like these were "tough". *Their first albums were great and notable entries into rap/rock/nu-metal...but this album jumps the shark and they start to become a meme of themselves. My Way and Rollin' are great singles, but not nearly as strong as the ones from earlier albums.

2.2

Intro - 2/5 Hot Dog - 1/5 My Generation - 2/5 Full Nelson - 2/5 My Way - 3/5 Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) - 3.5/5 Livin' It Up - 2.5/5 The One - 2.5/5 Getcha Groove On - 2/5 Take a Look Around - 3/5 It'll Be OK - 2.5/5 Boiler - 2/5 Hold On - 2/5 Rollin (Urban Assault Vehicle) - 1.5/5 Outro - 2/5 I can finally feel validated for why I always disliked Limp Bizkit for some reason. The riffs on the some of the songs are actually somewhat decent. Then Fred Durst opens his mouth and it instantly becomes worse. It just sounds like a bratty teenager who's upset that his mom took away his Xbox privileges for the week because he foulmouthed her. I knew I was in a rough spot when they essentially ripped off Nine Inch Nails in the first track, and Trent Reznor reasonably hated it. Some of this is like junk food, you know it's bad for you but still consume it anyway. Rollin' fits in with this criteria, being just good enough for something on this be decent. This would be so much better if Durst just shut up and they made this way shorter than 75 minutes. No one deserves to suffer for that long. Overall: 2/5 Favorites: Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)

Not my music, not my metal

Not for me, but they were doing something different at least

This is music for adolescents - nothing wrong with that but I'm in my 50s.

Not quite sure what to make of this one, quite a strange collection of songs. Probably never going to win many songwriting awards. Doubt I’ll ever listen to it again.

I liked some of the hits but generally this is a weak album.

Everyone hates on it, but it's no worse than any other nu metal. I'm giving it a 2 even though I'll hopefully never listen to it again.

Very nearly skipped the whole album as my patience for this project wanes. Scrubbed through a lot of songs. Rollin still tickles some nostalgia but it’s pretty painful overall. RYM: N Saved a song: N

5/10 - it's a lot more vulgar than I remember but there are some good beats here

Take a look around... TOP! lo demás no hay x donde cogerlo

Wasn’t good back in the day and isn’t good today

Meeeeeh

I don’t know how I feel about this.

Esse álbum grita uma americanidade branca dos anos 2000, quase como uma cápsula do auge do nu metal. Eu esperava odia-lo do começo ao fim, mas fui surpreendido por algumas faixas realmente boas. Instrumentalmente, funciona muito bem dentro da proposta e entrega aquele peso acessível que dominava o gênero na época. O problema, para mim, está nas letras: comparado a contemporâneos como System of a Down e Deftones, o conteúdo soa muito raso e repetitivo (um show de “i don’t give a fuck”, “shit” “Fuck you” “motherfucker”) preso à caricatura do adolescente revoltado. Ainda assim, seria injusto chamar o disco de lixo. Entre excessos e clichês, há boas músicas o suficiente para torná-lo uma experiência apenas mediana, mas longe de ser descartável.

Nu metal, doesn't know what it wants to be My way

No. God. Please god no. Update: didn’t absolutely hate this. Suffers from what I call RHCP syndrome where there’s good musicians with pretty decent production and just the worse front man you’ve ever heard in your life

Derivative and douchey.

Lots of screaming but some interesting cool sounding stuff

What a 2000s throwback! I wouldn't call this album one of the greatest or one of the most creative, but it definitely was influential and one of the faces of the pop-metal era. And yet, although I do like the hits because I grew up hearing them on radio and music channels, the album itself falls flat for me a bit.

Yes, it is a pretty terrible experience to get through a single listen of Chocolate Starfish. Though the reason I am giving it a 2 instead of the more obvious 1 is because Limp Bizkit is actually quite entertaining. I'm not saying the ENTIRETY of this record is fun because it's not. The last few tracks all run at least longer than 5 minutes and it's fucking abysmal. Their message of FUCK EVERYONE WE FUCKING RULE BRING IT ONNNN washes out half-way, so any new variation of that is met with "Ok, we get it, we'll suck your dick". Then they want to get into more personal topics and that leads to Fred Durst's uncomfortable rage on It'll Be OK and Scott Weiland holding down a confused attempt at a ballad. The last two songs are basically filler - a rap remix of Rollin' and the nine minute long outro. Swizz Beats usually has some impressive stuff up his sleeve, but this shit sucks. I know it's a remix with extra verses, but I still don't think it should be nearly 3 minutes longer than its FAR SUPERIOR counter-part. Then the outro is basically a toss-back to the robot Durst at the beginning before becoming four-ish minutes of Ben Stiller praising the band, three minutes of him laughing on a loop and then the last two featuring voicemails from Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), Rob Dyrdek (MTV King) and Mark Wahlberg (assault suspect). This brings the album's total runtime to about 75 minutes which is the length of a single compact disc. AKA it's all meant to be filler. But while I say all this negative shit about Chocolate Starfish (didn't even mention the cover), when Limp Bizkit is at their best, they provide a good time. To me, Limp isn't trying to be taken seriously. They're trying to piss you off or get you in a mood, but that mood makes me want to bob my head. I see Fred Durst's whiny vocal delivery even at its most obnoxious to be a novelty. Like him saying FUCK a bunch of times on the first real track, that's just a bit to me. Limp was for the times and their artistic statements needed to fit for a generation that justified the events of Woodstock '99 (and guess who was blamed for that). When I hear a track like Rollin', My Generation or Livin' It Up (with an Eagles authorized sample?), I know it sucks, but it's fun to listen to at times. I think what's worse is someone who actually makes a serious attempt at music and then fills it overbearingly with repetitive ideas, loud noises and a long run-time. Chocolate Starfish is all these things, but they are saved by the fact that their music garners a reaction. I'd rather hear Fred Durst whine about how I should shut the fuck up for 10 hours straight than be sucked into a vacuum of shoe-gaze emptiness with The War On Drugs - or god forbid - be in a room with the POUSSA POUSSEZ guy. In conclusion, Limp Bizkit isn't terrible. This album is pretty bad, but I choose to keep on rollin' baby (4/10, 2/5 on this scale)

Better than expected but still so long.

i HATED this when it was released. Viewing it through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia makes it more bearable. I think because at the time of its release my friends thought it was the height of artistic expression...i mean, we were, like 12, but still. Now, if I view it as junk food, rather than listening to my contemporaries view it as Michelin starred dining, I can admit there's always a time and place for Taco Bell. That being said, this does not belong on this in any way shape or form.

Super funny to see this one here, makes this book about as credible as a UFO documentary. Rollin will always be a fun listen and the drumming is pretty top notch throughout, but most songs on this album just suck and their intended audience only lives in rural America.

Average nu-metal decimated by Fred Durst, very generous 2

Combing the funk metal stylings and anger of rage against the machine or claw finger, the punk ( modern American flavor) attitude of green day , some musical influences of nine inch Nails … all the elements to be great album , just feels a tad puerile. Loaded magazine as an album or the sound of booming from a 13 year old boys bedroom .

Ugh. The first album, Three Dollar Bill, was good. It was fresh. It wasn’t a sellout album. And this is one of the biggest sellout bands ever. Not to mention how juvenile and tasteless the album name itself is. As a band, there’s a lot of good, crunchy stuff on here. I actually really like the music of about the first half of the album. The problem is that Durst is a world class D-bag and a poser, as the kids used to say. He is constantly posturing as a tough guy. I didn’t buy it, nor did I know anyone who did. Also, when he ”sings” in a higher register it comes out as whiney. The second half of the album seems to take a turn and is less heavy instrumentation and more vocal driven. The worst possible direction they could have gone. It’s also possible I was just over Durst by that point. Admittedly, I liked this more than I expected, again, mainly just the first half. And also, almost entirely just the music, as much as I could focus on it than the vocals. Also, it is a better album than their second, which I took as being more of a cash grab based off the success of their first album, which I still believe to be their best album. It was before they were noticed and before Durst seemed to think he was the best, toughest guy in the building.

Aguante Rollin'

Not a fan. Didn’t get past a few songs.

Review - I liked nü metal as a kid but even so found Limp Bizkit rough to get into. I never got on with this album, and I still don't. It's got the big singles. The Mission Impossible song isn't bad. Rollin' is a fun throwback. But I was kind of blown away at how self-pitying the lyrics are. I thought of Limp Bizkit as being at the bombastic, bro-y, hip-hop end of the nü metal spectrum, as opposed to the more proto-emo-y end of a KoRn or Papa Roach, but it turns out it was self pitying all the way down. Not a good album, doesn't hold up, but probably worth listening due to the time capsule nature of it. If you're trying to learn about rap metal you should probably listen to this piece of shit. Score - 3.5/10 Need to listen? YES

The album cover and album title and band name make me extremely uncomfortable. What is strange is that the contents are pretty standard for the genre and year.

not my fucking jam

I loved this album as a kid but listening to it now...woof. Fred had NOTHING to say and it goes on way too long. Just bottoms out near the end until the Rollin' remix. Some bangers despite the dumb shit Fred is saying but otherwise it's nothing compared to Significant Other.

Started out awful, got a bit better, 1.5 rounded up.

Full Nelson // Rollin’ // Take A Look Around //

Not a Limp Bizkit hater, but a lot of this is pretty lame. The Ben Stiller stuff is great. Livin It Up and Getcha Groove On stood out. 2/5

I appreciate that this list includes major albums from less popular, more controversial genres, but this album runs away from everything that makes nu metal good and isn't even a particularly good Limp Bizkit album. Impressively low-effort.

Hard pass. Never again. The odd moment of hey maybe then the knife gets shoved deep into my eardrums over and over.

it's like an oasis of piss on a stranded island

Some people will say "today's music is terrible" or "my generation had better music" and an album like this is a great reminder that you can find terrible music from any decade. Sometimes it was even popular at the time of its release. In all seriousness though, I typically hate metal music, but I didn't absolutely hate all of these songs. Just most of them. The One was tolerable and Hold On was actually decent. Rollin' is iconic and I couldn't listen to My Way without thinking about the Neil Cicierega song that samples it.

meh

A hilariously stupid album that captured the end of millennium zeitgeist of vague undirected being pissed. The singles aren't as good as from Significant Other where they really dialled in their signature style (swirly atmosphere then thudding thick downtuned guitar blasts) but Rollin' and My Way are quintessential dumb guy anthems. Fun riffs, extremely corny accents like the DJ scratching, and idiotic lyrics. People are mad about it, but metal has always been this dumb, this was just dumb music for especially dumb times. CD era bloat and loudness wars production make it sound bad and drag on forever. The songs are all at least a minute or two too long. Incredibly funny to be a band as huge as they were at the time and putnout that album cover that's so bad looking and not actually funny - one for all time moron mt Rushmore. Favorite: Take a look around

This would be an interesting band without Fred Durst.

I went into this with some hope because Intro had a neat beat and Fred Durst doesn't talk much over it. But then the 1-2-3-4 hit of Hot Dog, My Generation, Full Nelson, and My Way ruined that. So much of this album is just those guys in High School that you avoided because they sucked. The best part of these four songs are just taken from other songs (later in the album Take a Look Around would just straight up use the Mission Impossible theme, but at least it has the excuse of appearing in the movies first). To try and stay positive: Rollin' is still pretty great, so great that there are two versions of it on the album (I prefer Urban Assault Vehicle to Air Raid Vehicle), and Boiler was solid. Outro being a four minute sketch of Ben Stiller making fun of Limp Biskit is funny, and then they repeat his stupid laugh for 3 minutes straight before playing some messages other people have left for Limp Biskit. It's a really dumb way to end the album that fits. But, you know, "Ben Stiller makes fun of you for four minutes" isn't really a great selling point for an album.

5/10

Wasn't a fan then, and not a fan now

Obviously this is pure garbage musically. But in a hilarious way. Which is what earned the second star

This is rough to get through. The instrumental is actually pretty good on a lot of these songs. Shame how the vocal and writing don't keep up 1.7/5

What an album cover... What an intro... Absolute craziness that this is on the list to us. The second version of Rolling - urban assault vehicle - is an utterly bizarre remix that felt incredibly random. Overall, desperately not our vibe.

Was Rollin' a modern American line dance when it came out? This is like if you reduced Cheez Whiz to make a concentrate. 10/10 of what it is but it's dumb as the day is line. It feels like Fred Durst was a hype man and the singer was late so he ran onto stage and kind of kept going. It also explains the album length; it's like if he stops then he knows he'll be done and replaced so while he has your ears he's holding on. No one who would be annoyed that this review isn't a five can't read.

The album cover art is awful. There are a handful of well crafted songs, it makes sense that they were so popular, but it's all wrapped up in dumb. Fred Durst's charisma seemed to have an effect on people back then, but he is not good. A better version of Limp Bizkit, would be Limp Bizkit being a project where instead of Fred Durst they use a different rapper on every track. I think it's disingenuous to give this a 1, but it could have dropped some tracks to be a better album. It does seem odd that it wasn't Significant Other instead, but maybe this being a British list is the issue. I see it got kicked off the list anyway. I'm just going to round down to a 2.

metal

Well, it wasn't terrible, but being constantly reminded in the lyrics that they decided to name their album with a euphemism for butthole. Seemed like every song reminds you, butthole butthole. Juvenile idiots.

It should be noted that later releases of this record replace the original version of "Getcha Groove On" with the "Dirt Road Mix" version from their New Old Songs remix album, due to sample clearance issues. I'll be honest, I did not have an "angry white boy" phase growing up, and I attribute that to the generational gap. I was four years old when Limp Bizkit saw their mainstream breakthrough with Significant Other, followed by even more publicity for taking the heat with what happened at Woodstock '99, albeit unfairly. By the time I reached an adolescent age and formally got into rock and metal music, the band went on hiatus as the first wave of nu metal had died off. Then, by the time they came back with Gold Cobra, I was already into nu metal acts that had more longevity than them, some of which were also included in the 1001 Albums books and will be addressed later in my journey. Suffice it to say, I didn't have much in the way of nostalgia or expectations for Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, an album in which the band sought to capitalize on their then-recent attention. So after giving this album a listen, I can comfortably say that it's not good. But before I get too deep into why I don't like it, I want to at least mention the elements of this record that keep it from being outright terrible. In particular, the instrumentation on this record was rather decent. There's a solid beat from John Otto on some of these tracks, Wes Borland seems to be an underrated guitarist, and the sampling and record-scratching from DJ Lethal was reasonably good outside of the egregious flip of the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" on "Livin' It Up". Probably the most notable example on here from an instrumental standpoint is "Take a Look Around", which is pretty much a nu-metal rendition of Lalo Schifrin's theme for the Mission: Impossible franchise, but I can also appreciate the few attempts at atmosphere building on "The One" and "Hold On". Couple the instrumentation with solid production from Terry Date, and this makes for a reasonable foundation for a competent rapper or singer to jump on. Of course, if you know this band, you know exactly where I'm going with this... Let's talk about Fred Durst. Now, it's not new for a decent band to be hampered by their frontman; I've seen it happen multiple times on my album journey thus far. But Fred Durst certainly did his best to make an impression. You know exactly what you're getting into from the get-go with "Hot Dog", where he takes some gleeful pride in dropping an f-bomb or two in every line of his verses while taking the cheapest of pot shots at Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, though Trent does get the last laugh by getting a sampling credit. At best, Fred's lyrics and performance are meme-able, as is the case with most of the singles. At worst, they're some of the most egregious whinging and lame duck non-rhyming from a man who seems to want to put up a front to hide his insecurities. Even for what should have been a more serious song with "Boiler", he can't help but take me out of it with such mindless nagging and talking about "crawling up your butt". Similar case with "It'll Be OK", where it's admittedly hard to accept him trying to move on from a toxic relationship. The only reprieves I have from Fred Durst's faux-rapping getting in the way are "The One" and "Hold On", where he takes on a more limited singing role, and "Take a Look Around," which, again, is the Mission: Impossible theme. You'd have to try really hard to make me hate that rendition. Oh, but it doesn't stop here, for Fred Durst also can't help but flaunt the industry connections that he built up. Not only does Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots show up to duet on "Hold On" and prove to be a better singer than Fred, but Xzibit on "Getcha Groove On", and DMX, Redman, and Method Man on "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" all proved to be better rappers than Fred, and they weren't even trying that hard. Also, I may have buried the lede here, but there are two versions of "Rollin'" on this album when there didn't need to be. Of course, if you want a more notable example of how needlessly long this album is, check out the nearly ten-minute outro track. It starts with the robot voice from the intro track signing off, followed by comedian/actor Ben Stiller making attempts at humor on Fred Durst in the studio. This is then followed by three goddamn minutes of looping on Ben Stiller laughing, then a phone call between Fred and Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins, and we finally wrap it up with two voicemails from skateboarding/TV personality Rob Dyrdek and actor Mark Wahlberg. I don't think I need to elaborate any more than I need to. I did not enjoy Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. I may not have that much vitriol for Limp Bizkit these days, as they've largely mellowed out and firmly established themselves as a nostalgia act for the festival circuits. I also know this is not the worst album in their discography, as that would be the next record, Results May Vary, which doesn't have the luxury of Wes Borland on guitar. But I cannot in good conscience say this album has aged well.

A few decent moments but overwhelmingly hard to listen to in 2026.

Didn't like it then, don't like it now.

I used to really love this band, but I’m giving 2 stars because of their political stance. Russian prostitutes

Shouldn't be on the list

I grew up in the 90s and I have never heard this album. I wish I could still say the same. How in the unholy FUCK does this project not have a single Deftones album, but I've been subjected to Kid Rock and now this. I now understand why "nu-metal" has a bad reputation.

Simply a relic of its era - couldn't help but giggle at times but due to its absurdity not its comedic value. The music was pretty horrible. My Way was the only one that makes this a 2 instead of a 1.

Insane. This is my first go of this album, I will be honest. First song sucks ass, not even a passable nine inch nails homage. Very funny though, the comedy makes it almost worth it. My generation is like every bad 2000s Christian metal bands blueprint I guess. Let’s do it, this is not an entirely bad album. I do not like it but I see how important it is/how much it influenced in the alt rock radio space. I also think it’s easy to write them off as all the worst parts of their contemporaries, especially the now infamous far right-leaning contemporaries, but Fred and co have to the best of my knowledge kept it pretty left of center despite their main demographic. Admirable. But back to the music, it’s still bad. There are some riffs here but ultimately I agree with one of top reviews: not enough to say politically/socially other than fuck you, not enough musical prowess/vocal ability, not catchy enough songs. At least they are funny and that works well for them. I will not be returning to the bizkit, I will not be rating them favorably, but know that it was sometimes funny. This 10 minute outro was the largest waste of my time ever.

Nu-Metal in the 1001 list! I did prefer Significant Other, but this one is okay

The OG douchebag in a red hat. Gets 2 stars purely for nostalgia's sake and actually nothing to do with the music. Songs from this album were in the background in middle/high school, and those memories happen to be pleasant ones. To be fair, though, they were a joke to us then too. 2/5

Hlustaði á hana alla í gegn mér til lítillar gleði. Ekki fyrir mig. En óþroskaðir unglingsstrákar þurfa víst sína tónlist. Álitið jókst nú ekki þegar ég las að Fred elskað Pútin.

Occasionally tolerable but some of it is just so rough

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So the singles are pleasant(minus Boiler, which is dog shit) if you tune out Fred Durst voice. The lyrics are abysmal, and having a cowrite with Trent Reznor because Fred used way too many NIN references is hilariously funny. But as a whole it is not a project I would be willingly coming back to.

Limp Bizkit's sound is much more polished sound than I had realized. Maybe too polished.

Kept me awake while driving. Why so angry tho?

Just didn’t hate, didn’t love, didn’t even like really

Rollin is a great track, but I didn’t enjoy much else

A timely reminder that the death of nu-metal should be celebrated, not mourned

The music is pretty decent, but the lyrics are just eh

There were moments but my overall reaction: please make it stop!

fuckin weird

This album can be cleanly separated into three sections even only after one listen. First, you have absolute garbage. We're talking the first 5 tracks on the album. This is the 2000s nu metal aggressive rap trash that deserves 0 stars bc the bars are so weak it's embarrassing to be paying 0.000001 cents to the artist through my Spotify play. And how much $ did they pay Method Man and DMX to be on the alt version of Rollin'? Bc it wasn't worth it, their version was way worse. Second, you have your uninspired/boring nu metal that could be enjoyed by someone other than me. This is your Boiler and co. where the lyrics aren't overly insulting but also aren't inspired or original. Finally, you have a these unexpected songs that diverge from the nu metal genre that gives this album a lot of variety. Songs like The One, Getcha Groove On, and Take A Look Around are unexpected and aren't bad. Getcha Groove On even has DJ Premier on it. Plus, Rollin' had a pretty catchy intro, and I unashamedly really enjoy the line "I know why you wanna hate me because hate is all the world has seen lately" and the fact that they repeat it so many times isn't even bothering me because it's something that I've read in 1950s newspapers and has been repeated ever since with no change in how society treats itself. Plus the dual strike of a steel drum to drop the beat around 4:14 on the song was genius imo. I was fully expecting to give this 1 stars after the first 90 seconds, esp. when I noticed that album is >75min. But there was enough here to bump it to a 2 star.

1,5

The first few songs had me wondering how I would ever make it through the album. Then there were a few good songs I recognized from my youth (My Way, Rollin', Take a Look Around). It definitely feels like they think saying the F-word makes them edgy or important. Parts of this album are embarrassing and I am surprised it made this list. Why does it have to be so long?

A bit try hard

No nostalgic feelings toward this. Music is solid at times, the lyrics are silly. I could write a lot more about it but I’d rather just take a shower and move on.

A very noisy album. There are elements in there that are done better by other bands eg. Linkin Park. I would have given it 1 star but it does have Take A Look Around on it so I'm giving it 2 stars.

2 stars for My Way and Wrestlemania X7. Durst’s vocals are annoying after a while

Boy howdy, what a slog this was. You tell 'em Fred. You're a tough dude in a red hat who likes to yell about how angry you are. Honestly, though -- if you squint, there's some pretty solid musicianship behind a lot of the Durstian bellowing. Sure, it's sludgy nu-metal, but it's *tight* sludgy nu-metal. Wes Borland and Sam Rivers are actual killers in this genre. But it's all just so *lazy* lyricswise. Probably the worst-written raps outside of a middle school lunchroom. When Xzibit shows up on one track to do a verse, what he throws down is so much more, well, interesting than anything Durst does. Back in the day, there were a couple of Biskit tunes I actually kinda liked. Those days are thankfully past.

Bon, ce matin, j'étais un peu dégoûté de voir que j'allais avoir à écouter Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water, de Limp Bizkit, aujourd'hui. Cela dit, à l'écoute, c'est pas aussi mauvais que ce que je m'en souvenais. C'est vrai que c'est très très couillon, mais d'un autre côté, c'est très assumé et je suis persuadé que Fred Durst est moins bête qu'il n'en a l'air et qu'il flirte juste comme il faut entre la stupidité assumée et la provocation de ceux qui le détestent. Musicalement, c'est vrai que c'est pas foufou, les titres tirent trop en longueur et l'espèce d'outro infinie qui consiste à 90 % de gens qui causent, c'est pas très intéressant, mais il faut aussi admettre que le groupe a de la personnalité. Et après m'être farci des tonnes de niaiseries et de groupes de rock des années 70 de seconde zone, passer à du néo metal pas foufou, mais un peu rigolo, ben ça soulage un peu, on va pas se mentir. Même si, encore une fois, j'aimerais bien savoir quels autres albums de metal des années 2000 ont été écartés au profit de celui-là ? Est-ce qu'il a seulement inclus Blackwater Park, tiens ?

I hate this band's sophomoric name, and their even more sophomoric album title. I was all prepared to slap a 1 on this, but the issue with that is it's not actually as bad as I expected! I mean, it's not *good*, and it's way too long, but there's some songs on here I actually thought were kind of fun! Still never listening to it again after this though.

woof

There are few good things I am capable of saying about this band, or this genre in general. There is some decent musical compositions at points of this. And then, Fred Durst's whiny fuckin voice hits and I'm done

Kan vi ikke alle blive enige om, at det er rigtig sjovt, at en af 90'ernes top 5 guitarister var ham fra Limp Bizkit. Bedst tænkelige eksempel på "[dum kunst] didn't have to go this hard". Jeg tænkte i hvert fald den tanke ved hver eneste sang

Nu-Metal, Rap, 2000 -> 2

Rolling' (Air Raid Vehicle)

Would argue the musicianship here is actually really good, but then Fred Durst opens his month and ruins it 2.5*

Nu-metal was the scourge of the early 2000s, and Limp Bizkit were the scourge of the nu-metal scene. These guys were parcelled up and shoved down our throats in the noughties by MTV, and there was no escape. There's so much to hate here. Fred's double-tracked, high-pitched, whingey voice grates on a part of my brain I didn't even know existed. Wes Morland's stupid attempts at being edgy involved everything from horror masks to creepy contact lenses. The definition of style over substance. The temperament, bravado and aggressive juvenile boastfulness of the lyrical content is loud and in your face. The over-polished, over-produced instrumentation only highlights the lack of substance. The bastardization of The Who, Frank Sinatra and the Mission: Impossible theme song is criminal. Repetitive melodies mix the absolute worst parts of white rap, dance music and rock into something that's lingers like a bad smell. It's music for frat boys to frat to. Let me be fair. As fair as I can be when talking about Limp Bizkit. If I squint my ears, some parts sound alright. There, I said it. Songs like "My Way", "Hold On" or "Full Nelson" for example. But when I listen closer, everything starts to get on my nerves again.

This album doesn’t belong anywhere near this project. Most of the album is near-unlistenable: jangly, un-musical, repetitive. And it’s far too long. A decent editor might’ve removed 30 minutes or so? Is “My Way” the only thing keeping this from a one-star rating?

How do you even begin to evaluate this? Is it good? Is it really really bad? Is it responsible for some of the worst music ever? Are little bits of it good and its marred by what it is? If we are talking actual "good music" I would say My Way is definitely the best song. The One is okay, the ballad towards the end is fine. Boiler is fine. Mission Impossible is okay. I was gonna go for a 3 to be kind, but the remix of rollin and then awful unfunny skit that lasts 9 mins, I'll go 2

Fred Durst knows the f word. One of the most disturbing titles and pieces of album artwork. I was expecting to hate this, but it was a modicum more interesting than I expected. Extremely juvenile with little to say, but the nu metal riffs were heavy. Like a trailer park rage against the machine. 1.5/5 -> 2/5

I enjoy a lot of nu metal music but not Limp Bizkit. I'm not sure who the intended audience is, but this band is so big. Is it the name and accompanying implied game? It's not a particular musicianship or clever lyrics or a charismatic lead singer. It's perplexed me since this album came out. The one song I can tolerate is the James Bond theme remix. That and it's cultural impact are the only things keeping this from being only 1 star. The best thing you can say about this album is that if you meet someone who names Limp Bizkit as their favorite band or this album as their favorite album, you can immediately treat that as a red flag for that person.

Way too long and not what I’d call good, but it can be silly fun at times. And shoutout to ben stiller

Didn't expect to see this one on here. It takes me back to when I was like 12. This album is completely insane though.

If it weren't for this website, I'd never be listening to a full Limp Bizkit album all the way til the end. I would be lying if I said I didn't get any enjoyment out of it: it's definitely fun and makes me think of the '99 Woodstock performance the year before this came out. Lyrics are awful but I think that's part of the charm. I won't be listening to it again though! Difficult to pick favourites because most of the tracks all sound the same to me - but I would highlight Boiler as somewhat of a standout track.

1/15, 6%

I am a brave boy who is open minded enough about music for this and not linkin park specifically. That is my mantra before I listen to this album. A friend of mine suggested "don't think too deep and let your white boy fly". I will do that, maybe snort some glue while we're at it. I don't want to comment on album covers but it's definitely not the best look. Given the name of the album, I don't think I should have expected some minimalist bullshit or something half decent. I do respect that limp bizkit/suprisingly not a horrible person Fred Durst will do things their way and not give a fuck about what other people think. I'll also say this list has too much nu metal to actual metal on the list. They could've at least included Deftones' White Pony if they wanted a strong album in that field. We have Kid Rock, KoRn, and Limp Bizkit. I think I'd rather keep that one KoRn album over either of those three, but White Pony is a better album than those bands. Anyways to the actual music Even giving this album a chance, it hasn't really impressed me. It's clear to hear the music that influenced Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit, but it feels like conflicting styles and not really fully blended together, a staple of many a nu metal sound. There's some CD era-itis with having hidden songs on a few tracks and songs that feel a bit too much longer than they need to be. These problems would continue to many other albums over the span of the next few years, and this is merely a sympton of the problem rather than case zero. Rolling is good. Hot Dog is probably the one song I can't tell if I hate or like, but very much resembles that "conflicting of styles without being sure which lane to stay in works best" problem I mentioned earlier. Uniqueness isn't inherently good, because you can still produce unique shitty ideas. Look at Silicon Valley and their start-up company cults that get propped around there hundreds of times a day. Limp Bizkit were certainly, for their time, a unique band that blended rap and metal/rock differently from earlier attempts with a more pop focus that would inspire a bunch of mainly shitty bands in the 2000s. Some of this was "nu metal" and the tamer for non-edgelord people was "postgrunge". Neither of which helped rock and roll's popularity to continue past the 2000s with the further rise of Hip Hop overshadowing the genre and the groove of Electronic music would later blend to pop music and still be pushing on forward with EDM/dubstep and influence hip hop with drill/100 gecs shit. And so on, and so forth. I'd rather not get into high and low culture (let some shitty silicon valley startup company using mechanical turk-ass AI to get someone from southeast asia to answer your question about that instead of using wikipedia), but Limp Bizkit and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water were certainly kings of low culture along with Insane Clown Posse. I mean no offense to this, but that is a legacy to have and behold. You gotta remember that this sold very well. It's not necessarily like TV where you appeal directly to the lowest common denominator for ratings, but it appealed to enough lower/middle class white people who could relate to Fred Durst's problems of being a working class Floridian. There's a lot of people in that market. Honestly many of the songs are fairly similar: the guitar riffs/tone, Fred's shockingly honest lyrics about being a melancholic white boy with some mild form of being bipolar, the bass somehow being out of the recording because it's not the lead guitar, and the drums are okay, if lackluster. Some songs stick out: The One is a bit more Incubus sounding on the guitar and mid-song tempo shift, and isn't really that typical 'limp bizkit' stereotype. Getcha Groove On (Xzibit version, which seems to be the new main version of that song) is palatable. Boiler has different riffs and more annoying screams. Hold On doesn't screech my ears and I actually appreciate or enjoy it similar to The One. Maybe Fred Durst could have tried doing post-rock, would have been much more interesting than this album. I can say now that I don't completely hate limp bizkit, but it's hard to find a reason to like this band as someone that really does not like to test the waters of a genre that sturgeon's law couldn't even defend. It's not even formally in the list anymore. It has a purpose and some legacy, not necessarily the most positive but not all negative either. It's like the famous metaphor of the Grateful Dead and black licorice. A lot of people really don't like black licorice, but the people that love black licorice really love black licorice. If you really like this sort of sound in music (record sales don't like unlike the music charts these days with streaming), it's a great record. But who am I to say, I've been to over two dozen Phish shows. People hate on them and their sound, and like Limp Bizkit haters, probably don't really know what the band actually sounds like other than memes and outbursts (Phish has significantly fewer mainstream memes than limp Bizkit/Fred Durst have). Now I can say that I have listened to Limp Bizkit, and still don't really care for them. I won't say I'm a hater, but I'll keep rolling rolling rolling rolling rolling my eyes whenever I hear the name.

I'm pretty sure I bought this album at the time. Most of it doesn't hold up. It's no wonder it was removed from the list. Favorite song: "Take a Look Around"

Lumpy biscuits are back in vogue at the moment, and I need to say that my high school self would’ve joined the ‘Nu Metal’ club on campus…but time makes us wiser and more discerning so now I just have to smile knowingly and shake my head when my kids join the Not Nu Metal club on campus

ehhh really not for me. The vocals were grating and the topics were immature in a way I couldn't identify with. What I mean is that if I had been an angry angsty teenage boy this album would slap hard, but I never was and never plan to be so... That being said, some of the instrumentation and beats were catchy and I get why people like this band, which saved this album from being a 1/5

I’m so conflicted on this one. On the one hand, Limp Bizkit is a crime against music. I never listened to them when I was 13; I was not nearly angry enough, I guess. About a decade ago, I started listening to Limp Bizkit ironically, usually pretending my cat was singing the songs (I think cats have the impotent rage that Limp Bizkit is known for). This developed into an unintentional appreciation for this nonsense and Numetal on the whole. Then I moved to Jacksonville FL and Fred Durst’s mom was a regular at the restaurant I worked at during COVID and she is a lovely woman. LB is not good music, but I appreciate them for what they are.

When I was 10 I thought this was great, it's catchy and heavy in parts but it's very immature, lyrically not good, and far too long. Cut out half the songs and it might be better.

Title and album artwork are offensive to music as art but there’s some high points here. I see why they were so popular for a brief period despite some pretty questionable lyrics.

It was fine, just not my style.

This band did nothing musically for me way back when. Knew nothing about this record until this listen…and I still know nothing.

Heard Rollin' before and I'm sorry but I love this song. In general when it comes to the music itself it's not that bad. But the lyrics... they really can help you assess Fred Durst's IQ score 2/5

Wow fred durst sucks.

2,5 - Die wenigen guten Lieder können nicht über den Durchschnitt hinwegtäuschen. Und dann gibt es immer wieder schreckliche Abschnitte, die den Eindruck final schmälern. Highlights: My Generation, My Way

It was poor when it came out and hasn't aged well

I kinda like the multiple references to other artists lyrics. And that's about it. It's marginally better than the awful cover and title suggest it's going to be, but it's mostly cringeworthy. I get why it appealed to angry teenagers, but hopefully they've grown up enough for this to be relegated to a guilty pleasure for them.

Löjligt, kasst, men också ganska kul

Pendlar mellan lite tufft och bara wannabe-tufft. Vissa segment är jättebra, men också mycket oljud. Uselt outro.

Not that bad, tbh, but it's also too juvenile (or I too old) to really hit home.

Not as bad as I thought but still sophomoric spew.

lol

I usually don't care about lyrics because music should be about the music, but the lyrics on this album really drag it down in Kid Rock-esque fashion. The music is actually pretty innovative. There's a lot of really cool things going on with the guitars, but those cringey, cringey, lyrics (and the half-baked vocal delivery) crush any chance this had of being good. Also, the album is about twice as long as it should be. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing

man fred really doesnt know when to quit does he? this couldve been a decent album; not a good album but a listenable one at least. the musics ok but the lyrics and vocal delivery bring the quality down significantly. then there is the issue of the length. that couldve been partially fixed by removing the last two tracks, the first of which was just a remix of another song from the same album and second of which was mostly just ben stiller laughing for nine minutes.

The year is 2001, I’m overweight, angry and horny. I’m a student at a house party that isn’t going anywhere. About 12 beers in, I’m talking to a girl without really being able to hear her. The snatches of conversation I can hear between the music refer to her ex-boyfriend, her dad and a fungal infection that hasn’t cleared up. The next thing I know we are making out and I’m not sure who started it. Things get out of hand and the next day I am filled with flashbacks of stink, shame and disappointment, with occasional flashes of disgusting pleasure and hedonistic debauchery. The later STD discovery just bookends the experience nicely. Having this album pop up here and listening to it again, is like finding an old photo of her down the back of a drawer. Initial revulsion followed by a need to go wash. An inspection reveals moments that appeal to the most base instincts of a man, but regardless of their pleasure, their cost on my soul are too great to bear.

just seems so immature and weird but some of the production was pretty interesting

2 out of 5. Good golly this is an album all right.

Music from probably the worst era in rock history. This is a shameful disgrace to music.

The musical equivalent of puberty voice change. Deeply cringe, but sometimes it booms.

Ridiculous.

Hey ma! I can swear!

This one just doesn’t hold up. Their first two records had a raw edge and some genuine energy - even though it was juvenile, it was at least coherent. Here, it feels like they doubled down on the chaos without any of the intention. Yes, there are a couple tracks everyone remembers, but as an album it’s scattered, uneven, and honestly feels like it was pushed out the door because the momentum was there, not because the material was ready. The title almost ends up being the most accurate summary: a silly joke wrapped around something that doesn’t quite land.

there will always be some nu-metal nostalgia festering inside of me, and while that does extend to Limp Bizkit to a certain extent, that advantage can only go so far. Fred Durst has one of the worst voices of all time, this is unbearably long, and at the end of the day, it's just not that interesting. the kind of hybridization that nu-metal and rap-rock is built on and was much maligned for will always be interesting to me, but Limp Bizkit feels like much less than the sum of its parts. practically anybody could rattle off a neverending list of better rappers, better metal bands, better hard rock, better etc etc. I can't really imagine any reason to reach for them besides nostalgia. the main appeal at the time was the kind of vaguely apolitical, directionless rage and anti-establishment sentiment, the provocativeness of it all, but in retrospect it's easy to see how other bands of every era much more genuinely, meaningfully, powerfully and most importantly entertainingly communicate anti-establishment and anti-authority ideas. Fred Durst just comes off as a whiny, effete poser when compared to the likes of Rage or Public Enemy or NWA to also briefly engage with the most common arguments in the favorable reviews here, despite my personal dislike, i do agree this deserves its spot on the list just for the cultural relevancy, how well it captured the contemporary zeitgeist. but the other thing that seems to come up is the classic bristly "you're a pussy if you don't like this" bullshit, and to ignore the obvious misogynist and nonsensical aspects, is just stupid on the face of it. this is radio friendly, super accessible rock with metal and hip hop elements where he says "fuck" a few more times than we were used to in 2000, if you think this is "abrasive" or "tough" or "confrontational" or whatever, you seriously need to broaden your horizons and listen to some Blood Incantation or Backxwash or something

2* is complimentary

Y'know I was enjoying the song Hold On and thought to myself "hmm I'm surprised Fred was able to chill out his voice for this song it actually sounds good compared to ever other song on the album. Then I look into it and it turns out it was Scott Weiland all along which makes a lot more sense". But yeah at first I saw others reviews and thought it can't be that bad. But then I listened to an 1 long hour of a man child whine into my ears. I could feel the toxic monster energy churning inside of me. Truly the lyrics and vocals on this album are just horrendous. Though I'll give them some small credit as the album did contain some decent to strong instrumentals and riffs at some point though I won't lie I was caught off guard when I suddenly entered the realm of mission impossible. There are elements of good music sprinkled in this album from time to time and if you can listen past the vocals you can sometimes spot them and that is the only thing keeping me rating above a 1.

Wow. The 2000’s were a ride 😆

It was not as bad as I would have imagined. It's fun to listen but not very interesting.

Should be in a special section of this list for teenagers. No one over the age of 17 needs to hear this. Thanks Freddy.

I tried. Not very hard, but at least as hard as they did.

Oh yeaa this is garbage. Kind of like drinking Mountain Dew, though, it is a little bubbly at first and makes you think it's kind of fun, but then you remember that, no, it's really not worth it and is probably rotting you. Only somg I knew here was Rollin', but they sure did sample or interpolate a lot of music, and make it pretty decisively worse in the process. I did enjoy My Way, but probably because of my memory of Wierd Al's polka with it. Take A Look Around was the other one I kind of liked, with its reuse of the Mission Impossible theme. But at least they aptly named their own album Dog Water.

Der anfang war gfut aber das ist organisierter krach

Would be a 1 but a few songs remind me of hockey locker rooms. Nostalgia works

There were more songs on here I liked than I feared there would be, but it’s still not an album I’d feel the need to revisit.

Oh, my, lol! I’m not sure what I was expecting, but this was interesting. Didn’t hate it, but never need to hear it again.

The album that made a generation wonder if our asses were capable of cashing the checks our mouths have written (answer: apparently not).

I sincerely believe that beneath the Fred Durst of it all there could be a halfway decent album somewhere in here

It has been a while since I listened to this and just seeing the cover art gave me a strong revulsion to engage. Not just because of its sheer ugliness but also because of the musical memories that I associated with it. And I can't say listening changed much of that. If anything, it was better as a kid when I didn't understand much of the lyrics. There are some cool musical moments here and there but to find them you need to dive deep in the giant pool of wieners and anus covered starfish they're surrounded in.

Thanks to receiving this album, I've started vaping, huffing aerosol cans, and driving a beat-up Honda Civic with no muffler. I was very relieved to find that "My Way" and "My Generation" were not cover songs. Don't get me wrong these songs and the rest of the album are straight trash, but I thought it was gonna be much worse. I did literally laugh out loud at several points of this album. It's so edge-lord cringy, and it's hard to be intimidated by someone whose voice cracks so much. 2 stars and thanks for the laughs, Fred.

Favorite: Take A Look Around Rollin' is also a good track of course As a Limp Bizkit fan who hasn't listened to this album before it was very disappointing. They seem more like a singles band than an album band... Significant Other is better

Wasn't great in 2000 and only improved marginally from nostalgia. Rollin is still a hell of a ride. Not a lot else to talk about on this one.

For me, the first couple of songs were a piece of goofy, feel good nostalgia. Then later, it began to really annoying when I realized that lyrics were just really stupid.

18 year old me had a terrible taste in music.

Not my vibe but the meth and red additions were cool

Ah. Quando eu era mais criança eu até curtia algumas canções do Limp Bizkit. Mas é aquilo, você vai crescendo e vai percebendo o quão tosco tudo isso realmente é. Recentemente eu namorei uma garota que gostava da banda, então grande parte do conteúdo deste disco ainda me é fresco e familiar. Para dar crédito, não acho todo o material da banda completamente abominável. Acho que, no todo, é um grupo tosco, datado, juvenil demais. Só que, apesar de tudo, eu até aprecio algumas das melodias deles, especialmente neste disco. A voz de Fred Durst é até boa para o que é proposto. E de vez em quando a instrumentalização te prende, te faz se mexer. Mas não dá pra salvar. É só olhar pra capa do disco, olhar pra sua duração de mais de 1 hora, e você sabe que ouvi-lo será uma experiência bem dolorosa. E foi. Mas já ouvi piores na lista até então, e certamente ouvirei piores mais pra frente também. Tipo Kid Rock. 2/5

Edgelords making noises.

Not their best.

I regret wanting to buy this album when it came out. I’m sure it would have spoken to me in 2000 and I’m glad it doesn’t anymore. To the extent that”pop nu-metal” is a genre, this is a prime example. Musically, this is interesting enough, it pulls in a lot more hip-hop than I think was normal at the time. Unfortunately, it’s not doing anything lyrically exciting. Fred seems fixated on insisting he’s misunderstood and under appreciated while also reveling in his newfound fame and privilege. It’s just not for me.

I subscribe to the idea that Limp Bizkit killed rock n roll for a couple years. I'm not totally opposed to the recent rehabilitation of a few tracks that actually do slap, but i don't think they should push their luck.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhh okay I listened to this in the car at first and I honest to god had to pause it and rub my hand over my face and ponder what I'm doing at my life because I was stopped at a red light and Fred Durst had just said the words "fucked up AIDS from fucked up sex" which, you know what, AIDS IS fucked up. He's not wrong!!!! But also this entire album is very wrong. But then again, without Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) would I have ever taken a body shot off a worker at Coyote Ugly (Austin) and gotten a bucket of water dumped on my head while a bar full of people cheered? I mean maybe they'd have just danced to a different song but that was still an excellent night out. Extremely embarrassing 2.5 because holy cow so much of this album is absolute dogwater (a term that seems to not share any etymology with "hot dog flavored water" but to be a dodge for saying "dogshit" so that you don't get banned from Fortnite you know what just shoot me I'm too ashamed of myself to even consider rounding up

I did own this album at one point having got into LB after I saw them supporting Korn in 97. My interest in them soon waned though, so much so that, despite playing this album a good amount back when it came out, I now only know the singles, and only because they get fairly regular airplay. The only ohter track I remember is _Rollin' (Urban Assualt Vehcle)_ which I used to play a lot in the car, more because it featured some really good rappers in Method Man, Redman and DMX). Sadly, Fred Durst is not a good rapper and this is not a good album.It's no surprise that the best tracks predominantly feature other people. I do like Scott Weiland's contribution to _Hold On_, it's very un-LB and had he sung the second verse, rather than Fred, this might have been my fave, but instead I'll go for the aforementioned _Rollin' (Urban Assualt Vehcle)_ as the beat and the other 3 verses are fire!

1.5

This did not age very well. It sounds better than I feared but still not great.

olen hullu ja pähee ja nuori heheh me nuoret vittu mix vihaatte muaa!! Ollakseen reilu, Limp Bizkitin kuuntelemiseen vaaditaan erittäin korkea älykkyysosamäärä. Wes Borlandin oktaavimuodot ja nykivät kahdeksasosanuottien rytmit asettavat hänet taitotasolla samalle tasolle jopa suurimpien virtuoosien kanssa. Mukana on myös Fred Durstin nihilistinen näkemys, joka on taitavasti kudottu hänen hahmoonsa. Hänen tarkoituksellisen vastenmieliset sanoituksensa ja laulunsa heijastavat hienovaraisesti ihmiskokemuksen kammottavuutta ja perimmäistä merkityksettömyyttä. JA KAIKKI MUU SANOTTAVA ON SALAATTI KASTIKETTA! rollin

The inclusion of this album very nearly undermines the whole project. It does capture some of the stupid impotent rage of the early 2000s so in that sense it is a good time capsule. Luckily, it has one good track that it has the good sense to put on the album twice (Rollin’). For that song alone I will give the album 2 stars.

some decent stuff

Interesting how big this album was - didn't expect that. Some of the grooves are pretty good, especially on Take A Look Around. But I'm not into the angst and something about the lead singer's voice is almost comical, reminds me of Flava Flav.

Not really my thing

I think I thought this was gonna be like a Kid Rock album. Idk if I was disappointed. Lots of cursing lol. I do like Xzibit!

Almost didn't listen to this one, but I gave it chance. Lots of F bombs and elementary lyrics/themes and fake rage. Takes me back to 2000, people repping the IE with Metal Militia stickers on their lifted Silverados heading to the river. I can see why it was popular 25 years ago with that new rap/rock sound but LB getting 20mil monthly plays on Spotify today is crazy. Guess there is still a lot of youth with miss placed anger towards everything, and nothing specifically?? Or maybe 20mil are just nostalgic for 2000? It was pretty sweet compared to today, even if we had to suffer through LB.

I have no idea how many more Limp Bizkit albums are on this list, so I'm just going to let this rip. I saw Limp Bizkit at the warped tour when their first album was out and I was very into that album and deftones during the summer. That album had its moments, it was uneven, yet every progressive album got... worse? Fred Durst became an even greater caricature of himself as time passed and it felt like they just stuck to a formula with diminishing returns. Wild that this album is even on here!

I could beat Fred Durst in a boxing match

Why is this on here?

Pretty cool if you're 15 years old. But also genuinely not terrible.

There’s some good stuff there

Mostly horrible but not always

Better than I expected. However, still needs only one listen.

favs: - take a look around - it’ll be ok

2.5

Where to start on this one? Fred from the 90s is annoying. Fred now is ok. I didn't find much enjoyment in the album, but Rollin' is still a banger. Wes Borland is a monster as usual.

# Album Name: Chocolate Starfish & the hotdog flavoured water # Artist: Limp Bizkit # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Wow, did this age badly. Jesus christ. Fred durst is an abomination. The lyrics and talk tracks are terrible. HOWEVER, i do remember when this came out. it absolutely EXPLODED. it was everywhere. Tbf to the band, theres 4 pretty good singles on here surrounded by absolute shite. And thats how they did it. A few solid singles and that was it. They sold a shit tonne. It blows my mind looking back. and WTF is that outro. I wish the americans would stop doing this on their albums. It ruins it. The album is way too bloated and long. # Top Tunes: My generation / My Way / Rollin / take a look around # Would I listen to it again? Singles only.

This, along with Linkin Park, was the music my peers listened to as we were approaching high school age and wanted to feel rebellious. I mean, the album title alone should make it clear that this is not an album for people over the age of 12. Unlike Linkin Park, who behind all the edge were actually a decent band, this is really bad and the only thing stopping me from giving it 1 star is I remember it being a big part of the zeitgeist of the early 2000s.

An extra star just for Hot Dog having been in Magic Mike 2. The One probably the least bad

4.5/10

I tried to be open-minded about this, but this is just so whiny and juvenile, and very over-long. A thirty-year-old bloke bragging about how many times he can say ‘fuck’ in a track, or whining about how Gen X is constantly ignored is hardly earth-shattering stuff - although from what I could stand to listen of the near 10 minute ‘Outro’ suggests maybe they do know how fucking ridiculous they are. The music is not terrible (Wes Borland deserved better than this) but the whole thing could have been 30 minutes lighter and no-one would be upset. Also, including a remix of one of the other album tracks seems lazy. A bit bollocks.

Eigentli gar nüd so schlächt. Hans vor ca. 15 Jahr live gseh. Händ permanänt s Publikum mit wüeschtischte Schlötterlig beschumpfe - das bruchi gaaar nöd. Drum sinds bi mir komplett unedure.

You add the good and the bad and you get a 2/5

Ah yes, the grand oeuvre.

Despite having a couple of catchy songs, LB is just too cringe for me.

Why

i've always assumed this would be crap, but never listened to it. nice to be right once in a while

2/5, its fine but not for me

Primeiramente, antes de qualquer coisa ser dita, é mais do que necessário ressaltar que essa é uma das capas de álbum mais feias que já vi. É tenebrosa em todos os aspectos. Ainda lembro da primeira vez que ouvi Limp Bizkit e achei completamente patéticas as letras das músicas. Esse álbum não é diferente. Além disso, é monótono e desnecessariamente longo, arrastado.

I gave this a chance, I really did. But I thought LB were bad back when I was 12 and loved Linking Park, Korn and most other nu metal popular at the time, and guess what, it's still bad in retrospect. 2 stars because it's not actually unlistenable and it does have a certain entertainment value. But yeah, it's not good. That's for sure.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What’s so funny, Ben Stiller?

"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"

Garbage frat-rock, but representative of a whole genre. Only so many times you can rhyme "fuck" with "fuck" before it gets old.

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

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.

2/5

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.

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.

Wasn’t for me but respect the craft

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.

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

…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.

The instrumentals are actually pretty good but they can’t overcome the Curse of the Durst.

Rollin, take a look

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?

Pas pour moi

Can't stand the vocals

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Why did I like this so much in high school?

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.

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

For me, someone who stocked this album on the shelf when it came out, it hasn't gotten any better with age.

This must be the least intelligent record on this list. 1,5 stars for the catchyness of some singles

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