Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

First of all, I have to admit that I am very surprised that a list of best albums in history has Limp Bizkit in it. Do they deserve this award? I can respond with 100% conviction - no. LB is a product of its time. Not the best one at that, they are very generic in nu-metal scene, adding not much other than few radio hits for rebellious teenagers. And even though 70% of the album is quite incoherent, some of those hits, like Rollin' and My Way were pretty good at the time. Listening to it gives you a bit of positive vibes and good memories. It's nice to have a talented guitarist for those catchy riffs. But otherwise, it is a big mistake, this album doesn't really belong here. And if we talk about more deserving record (still not close tbh), I would suggest The Unquestionable Truth. It's a good, honest try at something more original.

Well, as this is not listed in the current issue of the book, I'll ignore it as it clearly has no place here. So, it's crap, besides Rollin'.

Finally, after 600 albums we are finally entering the territory of modern art. Some criticize Durst, calling his lyrics sophomoric, his voice agitating and inducing of intestinal distress. I for one think he is misunderstood; an angel with a poetic aptitude we were undeserving of. His voice and persona pierced through the FM radio-waves and provided a much needed beacon of hope through troubled times. Few front-men have commanded authority or rocked a red New-Era fitted quite so well. The album starts on a high note on Hot Dog, with Durst not only singing, but *also* maintaining a curse count ("if I say fuck 2 more times, that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme"). A feat of multi-tasking few have attempted, much less succeeded. We quickly detour into serious territory with My Generation (not to be confused with The Who song, though Durst cleverly borrows the stutter in subtle homage). Once again, we see Durst's clever wordplay and poetic aplomb on display "Hey kid, take my advice. You don't want to step into a big pile of shit (shh). Captain's drunk, your world is Titanic." Tracks 5 and 6 are where we start really digging into the meat of the album. My Way leads us off on a slow, but contemplative warning where Durst shirks the cultural shackles that have restrained him and cajoles that he is going to do things his way. A newly freed spirit, he won't take anyone's shit. Rollin' is a solid counterpoint upon which this newfound confidence is bottled, doused in gasoline, and light ablaze. With a propulsive beat from DJ Lethal and Sam Rivers (bass) this song bounces confidently forward. Durst drops several octaves from his usual falsetto and throws some hair on his chest as he growls. Though its worth mentioning now that the Urban Assault Vehicle variant, featuring DMX, Method Man, and Redman, really is where the track shines -- a complete re-built instrumental with Wu member Method Man commanding a solid verse and DMX adding his characteristic bite. Getcha Groove On is the first to feature some external help -- this time in the form of fellow culture warrior Xzibit. Honestly, this song is far better than it has any right to be. X gives a solid verse and Durst holds his own -- fair play. I'm left in a weird place with this album, where it forces me to ponder "what qualifies as good music." Clearly the answer is subjective, and in this case, I am forced to consider the idea that music as an art does not need to be technically qualified to form "good" music. Surely an album named after an asshole has no right to be "good," and yet it holds so much nostalgiac essence along with rip-roaring good quality fun that I am struggling here... At the same time there are literal lyrics in here about crawling up someone's butt. For that I am giving this a very confused 4 / 5.

Rage against the machine meets pissed off rappers. 3.5 stars

For all the butt rock I listened to on Likewise/iTunes/Grooveshark, I never listened to much Limp Bizkit. Thought this was going to be some hyper butt because of the name, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Impressive blend of heavy metal, rap, and pop punk that paired nicely with a freezing run. They definitely got some big names to feature on this album. Good album, cringey name.

Some of these songs are so dumb lyrically, but god damn the instruments go so hard throughout this whole album. The Rollin' at the end with all of the guests at the end was a wild song. Limp Bizkit is a band I would never listen to at all on my own time. But I would absolutely love to see them live. Their shows must be so intense. This may be the hardest album to rate cause it is stupid but I was jamming the whole entire time. So F it, it gets a 4

Oh boy this is bringing me back. Has that classic early 2000's nu-metal sound. Hot Dog FUCKin rules I don't care what anyone says. A little long for my taste but I actually really enjoyed most of this. Got me super hype. I can see why people don't like it but it give me a certain aspect of nostalgia that you just don't see anymore. Might not be the highest of 4's but it's a 4 nonetheless.

Yikes.

I hated this band in high school/college but taking this and nu metal from a neutral perspective given years of distance from it, this isn’t bad. Durst even sings decently on “hold on.” It’s fairly cohesive and ends on a weird outro of Ben stiller laughing and basically making fun of them. Why not.

I see a lot of people hating on this, which is fine, not everyone can limp with the bizkit

Crunchy guitars and loud swearing.

In 2000, I was 12. This was so fucking cool to listen to and to have someone really speak to all that 12 year old suburban rage. But now I’m 36, and by god are the lyrics childish and terrible, the music boring, and everything about it a joke. Fred Durst is and has always been a malignant twat and this is such a boring way to be “edgy.”

This made me laugh out loud quite a few times. And I enjoyed the Method/Red/DMX version of Rollin'. So I suppose I can't rate this a one.

This was like "Appetite For Destruction" by Guns N' Roses, but, like, for millennials. Fred Durst just goes for it, man! Feels extremely representative of the era, for better or worse... well, okay, worse. The turn of the millennium was a bad time!! We deserved this; we thirsted for it!! Anyways I'm giving this 3 stars, no I will not be taking any questions.

I’m a product of my time. I love Limp Bizkit. So I’m inherently biased, and I know I’m going to rate this 5-stars based on vibes alone, especially since this is their only album on this list. But I still have a ton of thoughts, so hear me out. I think you would be hard pressed to find a Millennial trans woman– especially one who was emo or scene during her teen years– who doesn’t have a soft spot for nü metal, and in particular Limp Bizkit. I think that’s because being forced to experience boyhood made us angry. We may have been too young to relate to the Gen X lyrics of malaise and frustration about absent parents, jobs, and being seen as losers by society, but the aggression of it all was palpable. I know that’s why I latched onto it, and while I think you could make a valid critique that Durst’s lyrics are a product of toxic masculinity, I also think, as someone who grew up angry that she had to adhere to any element of masculinity whatsoever, Bizkit’s songs also unintentionally reject societal expectations of what it means to be a man. (Not to mention Wes Borland’s guitar tone, which sounds eerily glitch-adjacent like so much of the glitch music made by trans people today, but that’s a topic for another time.) Obviously, I didn’t get any of this when I was 7 scrolling through MTV or listening to my trailer park cousins’ CDs when they babysat me. I just liked the general vibe of Limp Bizkit: bouncing rhythms, heavy riffs, DJ scratches, and a funny loud frontman. But as I grew up and revisited those records, it became a little more obvious, particularly within the last decade or so as nü metal and Bizkit have gotten a slight critical reassessment. Bizkit crashed out hard, and burnt down their whole subgenre in the process, so I grew up loving emo and hardcore, as nü metal was dated by the time I was old enough to buy my own CDs, but a lot of my initial seedling love for heavy music came from Limp Bizkit, and I can be honest about it while also appreciating them today, because I can now relate heavily to the anger that drives most of their records. But how do I feel about Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water? That’s a little more complicated. Superficially, this is a good metal album. If you can meet Bizkit on their rap-metal terms, I think you have to appreciate their talents as musicians. Without looking at the lyrics, just tonally-speaking, they are a consistent band, and this album is no exception. These are song you can bob your head to, rock out to, etc. Minus the “Intro,” which is fine but an intro nevertheless, the first 7 songs are perfect pre-9/11 era heavy music. I’ll admit, “The One” throws off the vibe a lot, but “Getcha Groove On” brings it back pretty quickly. While the rest of the album takes a half-step down in quality, it makes for an overall consistent if front-loaded experience. The biggest offense here is the “Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle)” reprise, which has a god awful beat but is saved just enough by the guest verses, and of course, the Gen X obnoxiousness of the outro, which is, again, an outro. Yet, when I do listen to the lyrics…it’s hard to argue that Chocolate Starfish is a substantive record. Lyrically, it’s as deep as a clogged shower filled with your ex-girlfriend’s hair you haven’t cleaned out since you broke up three weeks ago. Throughout Chocolate Starfish, Durst sings anthems about nothing. Suck my asshole; you don’t care about my generation, old man; keep rollin’ (come on!); everything sucks; I hate you and everyone and myself; fuck me, baby; fuck me, I’m sad. It’s all 5th grade journal bullshit, and thin as hell. And that’s the joke about Limp Bizkit and nü metal– it was never that deep, and the angst was a passing fade before these boiz grew up and got real jobs. But if you go through Limp Bizkit’s back catalog, in particular Significant Other, yes, you’ll find songs about these exact same themes, but lyrically, they are not only explored with more depth emotionally, but also explored with more literal depth, aka the writing is fleshed out to make a real cohesive point. This is not the case on Chocolate Starfish, and of the 3 good Bizkit records, it is obviously the worst one because it is lyrically superficial. Aesthetically and culturally speaking, though, I love Chocolate Starfish. If I want to just vibe out to aggressive but fun metal, Chocolate Starfish is the way to go. It’s not a record I need to listen to when I’m pissed off, or want actual depth. It’s kind of a brain-dead album, one that is enjoyable mainly for the vibe, not the material substance. That reflects the times it was released, and therefore, is a fun historical artifact, too. Does Significant Other do all that while also providing the listener with depth and complexity, making it more deserving of a spot on this list and sincere praise? Yes, 100%. But what can I say, I’m down with the Bizkit, even when it means loving a bimbofication metal record about being mad but being so ADHD that you forget what you’re mad at half way through the song. And honestly? That’s hot, and I relate to that.

Fred Durst is just embarrassing. Some decent instrumentation from It'll Be Ok to Hold On though.

Wigger

this shit is way too corny. In the words of Zakk Wylde, "Limp Bizkit sucks cock"

Listenable. Slightly embarrassed to admit that Results May Very was the first album I bought with my own money, so I have a small soft spot for Limp Bizkit.

Remarkably I really enjoyed this. Again one of those US bands that passed me by but it’s a good consistent album. I was expecting to hate it but there’s a reason it sold so many copies.

Why? WHY? So you can hear what crap sounds like? With this album/band this whole project lost the tiniest thread of credibility that it was holding on to for dear life. I'm going to go as a far as to say Robert Dimery is a hack. That's what backing Limp Bizkit does. It ruins you.

Hey kids, we made you an album about willies and bums and lots of swear words so you can feel badass around the bigger boys and cosplay at metal. Tragically, there are a handful of semi-decent tunes but they’re all ruined by ridiculous lyrics when all Fred Durst really has to say 90% of the time is fuck you because fuck you. It’s one star for The One and another star for the other 70 minutes.

Lost a star with Outro. That’s 10 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back.

I don‘t know. Does not hurt as much as these teenage rampagers were intending and is in this time not historically relevant. I am not a hater - just bored and not touched at all.

Had some catchy notable tunes

I like the quirky start to this on the intro, but jeez... going into Hot Dog makes me feel so embarrassed for them, it's absolutely terrible. I had this album back in the day as an angsty teenager, and even then I was cringing and making fun of that track. That said, even though this album is completely juvenile, with utterly dreadful lyrics, there's still plenty that I like about it. A lot of the riffs go really hard and you best believe I'm head banging and rollin' along with Fred when that beat drops. Nostalgia plays a part of course, but I think there's still a bunch of songs on here I would enjoy fresh today. Some of these tracks I would rock out to back in the day down the rock club. 'Take A Look Around' was just about the most aggressive mosh pit I ever saw, even more so than Slipknot. I do like those heavy guitars when they kick in across this album, it's just that there's a lot of juvenile, awful aspects to this too.

This was an inauspicious start to this project. There were maybe 2 listenable songs, and that's mostly 90's nostalgia talking. The dumb robot voice at the beginning got my hopes up that this wouldn't take itself too seriously, but no such luck.

No.

...not great.

Godver, is er één band die zo slecht mee gaat met de tijd als Limp Bizkit? Qua genre, thema's en energie is het compleet out-dated en lijkt het een volledig ander muzikaal universum, terwijl we het hebben over muziek van deze eeuw. Een muzikaal universum dat misogyny en homofobie in de hand werkt, en zelfs omarmt. Het lijkt er soms niet op, maar als we naar het muzieklandschap van vandaag kijken en zien dat Limp Bizkit-esque bands niet meer zo'n podium hebben als deze groep, dan moeten we toch concluderen dat we enigszins progressief evolueren als maatschappij. Een reminder dat we stapjes zetten, hoe klein dan ook. Los van alles wat zo unlikable is aan deze muziek, moet ik zeggen dat een volledige luisterbeurt (!) ook nog wel wat gematigd positivisme bracht. Als de fragiel masculine Fred Durst even niet z'n veraste longen uitschreeuwt, en de ene naar de andere tenenkrommende anekdote uit de mouw schudt, is het hier en daar best aardige rock-muziek. Vele intro's beginnen met een psychedelische riff, die soms best interessant zijn, en met gecontroleerde vocalen en lyrics die de band oprecht schijn-volwassen laten lijken. Maar het duurt niet lang tot de toxische testosteron naar dat hoofdje van Fred stijgen, en het nummer gaat volledig van de rails. Haatdragend op de minst coole manier ooit, zeg maar. Rage Against The Machine zonder politieke boodschap, zonder enige vorm van spanningsopbouw, en zonder enige vorm van zelfreflectie. Er blijft niet veel over. Toch bijzonder hoe zo'n band waar velen over eens zijn dat het gewoon smakeloze bagger is, toch zo erg in ons collectieve geheugen gevestigd is. 'Take a Look Around' en 'Rollin'' is ook echt wel over komen waaien naar ons, en bestempel ik zelfs als nostalgisch, hoe erg dat ook tegen m'n principes in gaat. Het is de roekeloze puber-energie denk ik, waar je ze dan ook wel weer een compliment voor moet geven, dat ze die hebben weten te vangen. En kijk mij hier ook een woorden aan vuil maken, het is toch muziek dat beweegt schijnbaar. En wat een miskraam van een album cover. 5/10 Highlights: 'My Way' vond ik best aardig, en irriteerde me ondergemiddeld

Verschrikkelijk wat een domme muziek. Rollin' is wel soort van classic maar verder echt gewoon geen kwaliteit. 3/10 Highlights Rollin'

I assumed I was going to vote with this album with a 1 for all what it portrays. But truth be told, at least it sound powerful and has some infamous hits (Rolling, My way...) The rest of it sucks, though, garbage for mallcore American kids with a f-word overdose. Also, it's super long, which makes it even more annoying.

Great album haha! Pure teenage rage lol. Great coming across it again as I haven't listened to Limp Bizkit in at least 10 years.

While the music isn't a technical jazz marvel there's also something to be said about being to the point and coming together with the vocals and the vibe to create a bigger experience. When Limp Bizkit came up there really wasn't anything quite like them, there were obviously other nu metal acts, but none with the same juvenile, frustrated yet energetic sound and lyrics. To this day I'm not really sure if I "like" Limp Bizkit, but their tracks have a catchiness and an aggressive unwillingness to be ignored and accepting the state of things. It's music that feels like it wants you to do something about the things that frustrate you Standouts Hot Dog My Generation Full Nelson My Way Boiler 5/5

Tonal inflections Almost all are poor choices Guitar is cool though

In a nutshell: fuck this band. This album is a mashup of rap cliches, abhorrent record scratching and 'fuck you, fuck the world' lyrics. For better or worse, Limp Bizkit is part of the zeitgeist. Nu metal assisted millennial teens in finding their rage/self-loathing when Rage Against The Machine, Placebo and Korn didn't click with them. It was unpleasant listening for me then, and it remains unpleasant to hear today. Overall: 1/10

Yeah, this is awful, but you didn't need me to tell you that. But whatever you do, do not let that fact discourage you from listening to this - this is without a doubt an album you SHOULD listen to before you die. It's not just awful; it's uniquely, bewilderingly, even gloriously awful. You just can't convince anyone under the age of 25 that this was actually the real deal back in the early 00's. It's so bafflingly absurd that I cannot help but to respect it. And what better way to respect an album as raunchy and brash as this one than to give it the one star it's daring you to give it? As mr. Durst would put it: "fuck you and your fucking mum!"

ZANE.... YOUR HACKBLOOD POWER IS GROWING... BUT YOU ARE NOT QUITE READY TO YIELD ITS FULL POWER.... YET

I am embarrassed to have ever owned this

MRW looking at the cover art: https://youtu.be/wLg04uu2j2o?si=6GA_ShOtlMfaGa2Y Sounds like something a 10 year old would write. I don’t know why this album was included from an objective standpoint. It is only spared from a 1 rating since little Sean thought they were badass because they said bad words, and it does have a late 90s/very early 00s “in your face IDGAF to the EXTREEEME” feel to it that I have a nostalgic soft spot for.

Mid 20s me liked this better than 50 year old me liked it but still a nostalgic good time. 3.5

Not good

Yeah, I kinda get the hate for Fred Durst, with the whiny voice and cringe lyrics. The saving grace on this album are the instrumentals... pretty solid Nu-metal.

No.

Absolutely not. Was every singer in this genre so whiny?

This is just bad. The lyrics are terrible (honestly how many times can one man say 'fuck' on a record? This gem did make me laugh, though: "If I say "fuck" two more times / That's forty-six "fuck"s in this fucked up rhyme"). The music is also very bad. I hope this record is on here just to let other people know what they should not sound like.

I’m semi-convinced that Limp Bizkit (and specifically this album) exists as a way to show us how lucky we were to have Linkin Park, and specifically the dynamic between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda. A sort of Wario to LP’s Mario. Because nothing about this album is charismatic, but everything about this album is enigmatic. The instrumentals and compositions are so cutting-edge and clean for their time, then Fred Durst just takes the mic to spew verbal diarrhea everywhere. And at points there’s some self-awareness to it all? It feels strange giving such a polarizing album/band a 3, but here we are. The clever chorus on Full Nelson is the highlight for me

It's awful, but it's also a masterpiece of artistic vision. Could have been a 5 if it were like half as long

About what you’d expect. Next!

could only handle it til durst started puffing about writing checks yer ass cant cash…

I’ve been unironically waiting for this to pop up for months. I wanted it so bad, because I just have so much to say in regard to what is really going on here. You’d be hard pressed to find a band which gets more heavily scrutinized than Limp Bizkit. There has been a general consensus since the 2000s ended, and people moved on from nu-metal, that Limp Bizkit sucked. People decided they always have been, and always will be a shitty band. It’s interesting how similar both this band and Red Hot Chili Peppers are in this regard. Because most of the hate stems from one person, and one person only. Mr. Fred Durst himself. I mean, people blame the guy and his bandmates as the sole reason why Woodstock '99 was a complete disaster. Which most people know by now to be almost entirely incorrect. I say almost because they definitely contributed a bit. The presence of Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, which is unfortunately a real album name that’s also accompanied by possibly the most grotesque cover ever conceived, genuinely offends some people. I’ve personally never found Fred Durst all that annoying. I can tolerate his voice and antics. And he’s honestly become much cooler in recent memory than he ever was back then. Once he ditched the tough guy act and embraced how goofy their music really is, he became much more tolerable. But much like Anthony Kiedis, this album is at its best when Fred shuts up. Wes Borland and John Otto are fucking animals, and pretty much every performance they give here is top notch. Every breakdown sounds absolutely massive and kicks total ass. I’m not afraid to admit how much I like that aspect of their music. It’s hard as fuck, no doubt in my mind. Fred’s lyricism is garbage. Obviously. My personal favorite is probably “If I say fuck two more times, that’s 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme” on the first song. The Christina Aguilera and Ben Stiller name drops on Livin' It Up are also insane. Also, on the aforementioned Hot Dog, is the chorus not just completely ripped from Closer? I’ve always wondered if Trent Reznor actually signed off on that. Now, am I aware that me scoring this higher than a number of deeply loved and largely lauded albums is probably punishable by law? And that in comparison to other well known nu-metal groups, this album, and really band in general, is less impressive in almost every way? And that from an objective standpoint, this is a bad album? Absolutely. But I’m also aware of what I’m listening to, and it’s basically just a guilty pleasure at this point. There aren’t many records that capture everything wrong with the 2000s so perfectly. But if there was anyone to do it, it would be these guys. As Zakk Wylde put it, “Limp Bizkit sucks cock”. Rating: 7/10

A persistently embarrassing album. Just doesn't let up. Best Track: Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Worst Track: Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)

The singles on this album are so much better than the album tracks, which is an insane thing to say for an album where I will never revisit even the best of the singles, but it's true

This album is awful, but should be in this list because I don't think you can explain music at the turn of the millennium without this horrible piece of art.

Definitely 1 star for me. The only songs that are decent to me are the song where only Scott Weiland sings (I'd probably listen to that again) and the song with Method Man and Redman, though that isn't enough for me to actively go back to the song. Otherwise, this is too juvenile and cringe for me.

The album isn't that bad. If you are of the right age you probably heard it way to many times and don't really want to here it again. I went ahead and played it and now I don't want to here it again for 25 more years.

Crap then, crap now. If it's on CD at least you can use it as a coaster.

11/30/2024 How the fuck did I get this record as my first record!?? I’m truly blessed and I’m excited to “GET THE FUCK UP” hold the hot dog water pls. Lmaooo

Representative of a pretty dark time in rock music. I really do want to like at least some of it (and to an extent I do) but I just can’t help but cringe at it.

Well... At least now I can say my Limp Bizkit hatred is justified and that I've given them a fair shot, not just because most people hate them. Sorry, but this was unlistenable at times. 1/10

B-puolen alku tuo todellakin uuden suunnan levylle, jotta se ei käy tylsäksi räime-nu metaliksi. Lopusta olisi kyllä voinut ottaa haahuilua pois. Myös liikaa kiroilua mun makuun. Aivan hirvee kansi mut niinhän se haluaakin olla. Muuten oikein kelpo!

En ehkä kuuntele tätä enää koskaan, mutta milloinkohan olen saanut musiikista näin hyvät naurut? Itse asiassa nyökytin myös päätä melko usein. Kuulemisen arvoinen LP mammuttimaisesta pituudestaan huolimatta. Matala 3

I liked this when I was a teen. It's rating is bumped up because of nostalgia but damn, this is one bug cringefest

Fred Durst is, was and will always be hilariously lame.

worst exeprience ever

Oh boy, I like this one. Grew up with it and it is still a banger. Sadly, the political views from Fred Durst are not so much a banger...

In the late 90’s, attending Ozzfest was a rite of passage for a teenage metalhead. The Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, was throwing a massive party and you were invited. If it came to town, you did everything in your power to go, because a.) it’s Ozzy Fuckin’ Osbourne and b.) it was going to be awesome. I first went to Ozzfest in 1998 in Holmdel, NJ at what was then called the Garden State Arts Center. 25 years later, my memory of that show is fuzzy to say the least. But, there is one performance that stands out, clear as day: Limp Bizkit. They had a giant dirty toilet bowl on stage that must have been 20-30 feet tall and at the start of the show, members would emerge from it and jump down on to the stage. Fred Durst even sang a few songs from the rim of the bowl. It was ridiculous. To this day, I’m not sure if it was the most or least self-aware performance I’ve even seen.

Fav: The One Least Fav: Hot Dog I hate everything about this, and it’s confirmed that nu-metal was a mistake

I swithered about giving this a 1. That title and cover art alone, the swearing, the excessive length, that annoying laughing that goes on and on. But in the end there are some half decent tunes here. It’s all very puerile though, I kept thinking Beavis and Butthead

I got half way through this before giving up; I can't face an hour and a quarter of it. This is pretty awful to listen to, and the album cover is one of the worst I've seen.

I really wonder how this crap made it to the list. This is self- indulgent miss of any talent.

I in fact do not be lovin this shit right here

No

Get rid of Durst and you probably have a better album.

Bad luck for the band that their stars got hitched to Durst. The music would consistently engage me, until Durst started singing. The band was good, the Durst was suck.

Okay, so we're being intentionally disgusting. And I hate that I like it. Musically it's aggressive and abrasive in exactly the way to revert me an angry middle schooler. It's not good. But somehow it's also brilliant.

Ain’t never been shit, ain’t gon be shit. That’s why I take shit, whenever I see shit. Fred convinced Red, Meth, and DMX to collab on a rock/hip hop masterpiece. That alone gives some credibility to the gravity of this album. Yes it’s long and at times unpolished, but the blend of metal, anger and hip hop is unmatched and the bangers bang.

Atrociously bad, this guy is so annoying...BUT I can't give it a 1 because it gave me a good laugh, and it is somehow still better than so many of the 80s synth pop, British, new wave trash that I've been subjected to with this list.

Is it stupid and in-your-face macho bullshit? Yes, but thats why its so much fun. I had a great time revisiting this album and I remembered why I loved it so much. So many hits, and so many f-bombs and similar sounding songs at points, but you can take me to the Matthews Bridge, great addition. 4.5 if I could.

Cannot believe this is getting a 5 but here we are. This album bops so hard. People criticize Fred but I can’t imagine anyone else selling it as hard as he is. Just silly masculinity at max volume. Unrelenting. And all the slow songs sound exactly the same. Echoey guitar and soft voice. But overall it’s fun to listen to by yourself while doing dishes. Outro is awful as well. Still a 5 star experience!

You slog through one of the worst albums ever made only to be rewarded with a final, 10-minute track of farts. Epic.

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Dit is mijn grootste nachtmerrie, fucking Limp Bizkit... Ik mag Fucking zeggen, want 3kwart van hun teksten bestaan uit dit woord. Een deel van hun hele appeal is "KIJK ONS FUCK ZEGGEN WE ZIJN ZO EDGY YEAH FUCK FUCK" Eerlijk, Intro begint best wel vet, beetje acid achtige muziek, trippy begin enzo. Ik ging er echt voor zitten, want als dit de muziek is, misschien valt het dan wel mee? Nope. Wat een kutmuziek. Zonde dat dit op de lijst staat, neemt de plek in van daadwerkelijk getalenteerde muzikanten. En het feit dat dit er wel op staat boven vele sterke elektronische albums(Freek Funk - Luke Slater??? Children - Robert Miles????) Laat maar weer eens zien dat als je iets van Rock of metal maakt je eigenlijk automatisch op deze lijst komt. Dit is troep, voor edgy verwende witte tieners die om 10 uur s avonds thuis moeten zijn maar dat niet willen en dan besluiten dit heel hard op te zetten want kijk dan hoe depressief ze zijn en fuck de wereld niemand begrijpt meeeee!!!!1!!! Hoe je bek Boudewijn, je bent niet zo zielig.

Corniest lyrics ever written or said, the instrumentals are great but the fred durst shouldve been fired and sho

Led Zeppelin 4? Dark Side of the Moon? Hell , Graceland? They all bow down to the power of the Hot Dog Flavored Water

4-

Ganska arga killar. Starka texter. Skulle inte säga att jag uppskattade detta.

Fred Durst sjunger, "its my way or the highway". Jag ligger i 240 på motorvägen! Jag förstår musiken. Men ofantligt infantil och musikaliskt saknas det. Men attityden och stilen. Jag förstår. Men gud, det är inte bra.

Det är ju pubertalt förstås och bitvis lite jobbigt, men jag tycker fan det här också har något, kanske för att jag lyssnade på det en del när det begav sig. Fick upp ögonen för Fred Durst som ”rappare” efter låten N 2 Gether Now som han gjorde med Method Man på skivan innan denna. Lyssnade på den här skivan med rätt stor behållning, så det blir en stark trea.

not listening to this because i’ve been grossed out by the fucking stupid title since it came out

Ok fred, you like to say f$ck. We get it. Late 90s attempt at rap metal falls flat 24 years later. Can’t believe I actually own this CD. Does not hold up and it’s a shame because Wes is actually a really good axeman.

Some great tunes!

Very nice

Nö!

Album 579 of 1001 Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) Rating : 3 / 5 Not really my thing. Don't know how it rates within its own genre because I don't go there very often. I suppose it doesn't suck.

Musically good for rap but lyrics, hm

Aggressive

Didn’t realize almost every chorus was a ripoff of a prior hit. Do I give them credit for that? No. No I don’t

Limp Bizkit all over. OK, showing its age though

You know what, it was good. Fred Durst really beloved he was the voice of the generation recording this.

What a blunder this was. Screaming, slapping instruments, needlessly cursing and crudeness. This is why 9/11 happened.

Terrible

Why anyone would listen to this in a world where we have Rage Against the Machine boggles my mind. If you like LB and you aren't an angry teenager I'm sorry.

So angry these boys! There's plenty of musical talent on here (a lot less writing talent!) but it's all rather wasted on inexplicable rage. There's a whole genre of this junk out there. And it's an hour and a quarter! Difficult listen. And just when you think it's irredeemable, there's a decent track or two. Not nearly enough.

Nah, fuck all of you pretentious douchebags. Limp Bizkit fucking slaps, and no amount of fucking Captain Beefharts and Talking Timbuktús will deny it. I used to listen to this album on my way to work on the night shifts and I felt cool as fuck. Alongside Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park, Mezzanine by Massive Attack and Wither Blister Burn + Peel by Stabbing Westward.

Oh fuck yeah, it’s Limp Bizkit baby! I would have a really hard time honestly saying that Limp Bizkit is a guilty pleasure of mine. But that’s only the case because I feel absolutely no guilt! Like a lot of their records, this one kicks off with a weiiird intro. Not much to say about that one. But then we immediately drop into “Hot Dog” which is an impressive lyrical exercise on using the word “fuck”. It’s also a delightful little shot at Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, so much so that Trent was actually given a writing credit on the song. Wes Borlands signature guitar tone absolutely shreds this tune, and the rest of the album for that matter. It’s hard not to bob your head along with this one. “My Generation” starts a little slow, but pretty quickly slams into that classic Nu Metal sound that we all know and love. Later in the song we get some DJ lethal scratching, which is just delightful. “Full Nelson” is a pretty standard Nu Metal track. I’m not a huge fan of Fred Durts lyrics on this one, almost a hair too self pity for me, but the chorus is catchy as hell. “My Way” is my favourite song on the record. The post grunge vibes hit hard, and you can see the inspiration Fred drew from Aaron Lewis in the verses on this one. Sam Rivers bassline really makes this song what it is, and its further proof of my long held belief that he’s severely underrated as a bass player, far more talented than most root note kings of the era. “Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)” holds a special place in my heart as it was used as an entrance theme for the Undertaker during his American Badass era in the WWE. 10 year old me loved this song, and 30 year old me loves it just as much. “Livin’ it up” makes use of a sample of the Eagles “Life in the Fast Lane” and it’s just objectively fun. Another excellent example of Wes Borland’s punishing guitar tone here. “The One” is a bit of a strange track, not much to write home about, perhaps more of a space filler than anything. “Gotcha Groove On” may be one of the most 2000 things I’ve ever heard. Xzibit doing a feature with Limp Bizkit was a bit mind blowing to me the first time I heard this record, decades ago. Yo dawg we heard you liked gettin’ your groove on. “Take a Look Around” is a sleeper pick on this album, super catchy bassline and the little guitar hook throughout is such an ear worm, it’s hard to ignore. “I know why you wanna hate me, ‘cause hate is all the world has seen lately” is one of those lines that ain’t remotely profound, but it’s just as true now as it was then. “It’ll Be Ok” is perhaps a great example of Fred Durst’s more emotional side, it’s a pretty song with a banger of a chorus. Wes Borland’s clean guitar playing here is technically challenging as it is beautiful. “Boiler” is almost haunting, another pretty classic Limp Bizkit track. More DJ Lethal is always more better. “Hold On” is one of my favourite LB tracks, Scott Weiland (RIP) bares his soul here, and the duet between him and Fred Durst is shockingly great. The harmonizing really does it for me. Then we’ve got the most ridiculous remix of “Rollin’” with Method Man, Redman, and DMX. What an insane thing to even exist. We are truly blessed by the nu metal/hip hop gods. The outro is far weirder than you’d expect, which is saying something. Not worth talkin’ about. This album is just absolutely bonkers and I’m so glad it exists. I have heard and I even understand every criticism of Limp Bizkit, and I just don’t care. It’s a fun nu metal album and no one can stop me from loving it. 5 stars.

Jesus Christ. It’s like Godsmack and Insane Clown Posse collaborated to make a way-too-long album inspired by all the worst songs from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtracks. The intro and the first 40 seconds of “Take a Look Around” are the only okay parts of this album. This is so goddamn bad. I struggle to articulate how much I don’t like it. If I ran Guantanamo Bay, this is the album I’d play on repeat to push inmates to their psychological breaking point and coerce confessions. 1/10

1.5

Utter irritating tripe with possibly the worst album cover I've ever seen. Limp Bizkit's vocals have always been an annoying shrill noise, with the unimaginiative lyrics to match. The only good thing was the brief bit he stole from Nine Inch Nails' Closer.

This album was great outside of the context of Fred Durst's personality. Having been around during the rise and fall of Limp Bizkit, I feel strongly that their music would have had a much greater impact on the early aughts if Durst had not been such an insufferable douche canoe.

Surely, for the average music fan that is also knowledgeable, the very thought of Fred Durst breathing onto a microphone is your ear is a thought so odious it makes you want to vomit suddenly. Limp Bizkit was, and is to a somewhat lesser degree, a polarizing proposition. The most testicular fortitude addled rock group of their time, with a lack of regard for common decency towards all things man and woman kind. Nothin screams this out quite like the title of this album, which combines in-jokes involving a human body part and some other yet to be disclosed thing. A hour and fifteen minutes of impending debauchery itching to explode out of the speakers/headphones. And allow me to say that the majority of this album is brilliant. This is a band doubling down on the at times justified/at time unfair vilification lobbied on them in the wake of the Woodstock '99 fiasco and other trivial reasons pertaining to their existence. While not nü-metal personified, this is one of the defining albums of that genre. If only I have enough space in this review to say the word fuck. Favorites: Intro, Hot Dog, My Generation, Full Nelson, My Way, Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle), The One, Take a Look Around, It'll Be OK, Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle).

I wish I could give this negative stars. What a steaming pile of shit!

I've been dreading this one since I started this challenge. The brief period of Nu Metal produced some truly cringeworthy artists, but none were obnoxious than Fred Durst. Like an entitled frat boy, he just always seemed like such a toxic human being. To my surprise, I didn't hate quite as much as I'd thought. 'The One' was actually a decent track reminded me a little of New Order. But that's about where my positive comments end. It's an embarrassingly juvenile effort where Durst likes to show off how many times he can say 'fuck' in one song, while also dissing Trent Reznor. The album seems to get worse as it goes on, culminating in the unlistenable 'Outro', which features someone laughing at his own joke for a full few minutes with no music. Why on earth anyone would want to listen to this, I don't know. The album was extremely successful on its release. Though it obviously aged extremely poorly, it's interesting to try to imagine who this massive audience was. It's definitely not me.

3.25

On the "outro" Ben Stiller laughs for about 3 minutes solid, it felt like he was laughing at me for listening to this rubbish.

Shortly after this album was released Eddie Van Halen put a gun to Fred Durst's head. From article: Eddie drove that assault vehicle through L.A., into Beverly Hills, then parked and left it running on the front lawn of the house Limp Bizkit was rehearsing in. He got out wearing no shirt, his hair in a Samurai bun on top of his head, his jeans held up with a strand of rope and combat boots held together by duct tape. And he had a gun in his hand.” “That asshole answered the door,\" Bennett recalled Van Halen explaining. \"I put my gun to that stupid fucking red hat of his, and I said, ‘Where’s my shit, motherfucker?’ That fucking guy just turned to one of his employees and starts yelling at him to grab my shit. ... Eddie Van Halen stood on the front lawn of a residential home in Beverly Hills in broad daylight, smoking a cigarette while holding a gun on Fred Durst as he went back and forth from the house to the assault vehicle, lugging amps and guitars.”

instrumentals were mostly spectacular, not a fan of the vocals. lyrics were mid overall

I didn't hate this but Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory was released at more or less the same time and absolutely dwarfs it in every way. Now wonder its wiki notes that it has since been dropped from more recent versions of 1001 albums to listen to.

When I started this project, I intended to give every album I encountered a fair shot, which is what I thought they all deserved. I'm about 60 albums in now, and... you know what? This is my project and I can do whatever I want. And I'm deciding that this album doesn't deserve a listen. Fuck you, Fred Durst.

I like that the linked Wikipedia review acknowledges that later versions of 1001 Albums removed this album. Hilarious that it was included at all. Fred Durst can choke on a hot dog. On a more serious note…Kid Rock, Linkin Park, and now this. I’m sure more than one person contributes the albums to this book. But good lord - talk about questionable decisions. 0 stars.

Nostalgic excellence

You know what? Fuck you. It's a great album.

There's a lot of things you can say about Limp Bizkit. It's pretty shocking how popular they were, looking back on their legacy and retrospective feelings on them. They caused a fucking RIOT at a few of their shows! As a certified, card-carrying member of the angsty white-boy club, I can say a few nice things about this: Wes Borland's guitar riffs continue to tap into the "rage" button that's in my brain, and the remainder of the musicians are solid enough. I really enjoy the drums too. Now, the main attraction (and detraction) is the incarnation of Jacksonville, FL himself: Fred Durst. Fred Durst comes across as corny, annoying, and juvenile, sometimes in the same breath. Look at the album title. Listen to "Hot Dog", how many times does the man drop the word "fuck"? How about the "I'm going to kill you, but peace and love" anthem of "Full Nelson"? Fred's rapping is somehow more competent than his singing. There's the "worst song Linkin Park never wrote" in "The One", which also has touches of, dare I say, Tears For Fears? I don't think anyone can deny Limp Bizkit an album on this list, but I think another one of them would've sufficed, not the one that has fucking "Rollin'". Favorite track: "The One"

No thanks

There were a few good songs. Overall it was ok. Nothing special though.

What was that? Couldn't they think of any more lyrics? The instruments are played decently and the instrumental arrangements are the type of stuff I like but nothing else. The uninspired lyrics weren't delivered very well either.

I tried, I heard, I left to wash my ears out.

This should not be on this list. I did not enjoy being cussed at for an hour plus. Who has a ten minute “song” of someone talking about nothing and laughing.

Should not be on the list and Limp Bizkit needs to reevaluate their style of music

Sigh. There's so much potential in this band and they just squander it. Wes Borland is a great guitarist and has great stage costumes and looks super freaky with his contacts. John Otto is a great drummer, sounded really good on this album. DJ Lethal is incredible as always (thank you for "Jump Around" btw). I really don't mind Fred Durst's voice. But the lyrics. Good Lord they range from trash (which is the vast majority of their stuff) to meh to actually a couple good songs. On this album there's like two songs that I would listen to again. That's not great for an album thats an hour and 15 minutes long. I mean come on guys. Not a big fan of the Bizkit but they are still better than Korn in my opinion.

the positive-musicians can play (do I care for that style-no, but they can play). the negatives-75 minutes is entirely too long and to have several tracks drone on & on & on just gets repetitive. lyrics-ugh. you know when you're a kid and you say the same word over & over until it looses its meaning? felt like he did that on several tracks. case in point "Hot Dog". and why was it necessary to include 10 minute long "Outro"??? that was painful. 1.5 stars

Wow, my jaw dropped when this album came up for me today. I was in college when this came out. There was a big push at that time from MTV to anoint these guys as the leaders of some kind of nu-metal revolution that would take over from grunge as the 'cool' music. Epic fail. This album was bad then, and it hasn't aged well. The only thing it did was inspire a whole bunch of guys at my college to wear white t-shirts, backwards baseball hats, puka shells and bleach their hair. And that album cover - yikes. You can just imagine Fred D crying while laughing while saying 'do you get it?? chocolate starfish??" Ridiculous.

I just love the dichotomy of Fred telling me he’s going to kick my pussy ass, but delivering these obviously empty threats sounding the most whiny little bitch to ever touch a mic. How the fuck this shit hit the zeitgeist and become incredibly popular is a real mystery. It’s funny.

It's not good music, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy some of it.

Everything I expected it to be, both good and bad.

This has not aged well, and that's an understatement. Fred is pretty much unlistenable at this point. That said, there are at least a couple of bangers here. Favourite tracks: My Way, Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle), Tkae A Look Around.

BOOORING

Nothing groundbreaking. It's Limp Bizkit, 13-year-old-me loved this album.

Fred Durst was 30 years old when this album was released. Let that sink in for a bit. I managed to avoid listening to this album for my whole life up to this point, despite being 10 when it came out and surrounded with Limp Bizkit superfans in my school, just at the cusp of the target demographic. There's a few almost passable songs on here (My Way, The One, Hold On), but even those are tainted (pun intended) in some way; terrible singing, too long, derivative, or a mixture of all 3. To the 5-star reviewers: it's not that we "don't get it", it's just fucking terrible.

Bonus star(fish) for nostalgia’s sake

This was actually not as bad as I anticipated, though the outro was horrible, which keeps it from getting 4 stars.

Overall liked the sound. Kind of rap rock and would listen more but the lyrics are bad

By all rights should be 1 star, but "Rolllin' " and the Mission: Impossible theme are just too much stupid fun. Also, it is hilarious in retrospect that "My Generation" is about Generation X.

I'm 80% sure I owned this CD. Am I embarrassed about it? Yes. Do I still know the lyrics? Yes. Did I have a good time revisiting this album. Also yes. I'm pretty sure everyone of a certain age had a Limp Bizkit phase.

Oooohhhh boy... I have a lot to say about this album. First of all, this album name and artwork is disgusting. Just absolutely gross. I don't like looking at it or hearing the album name. Of course, one could also say that about the name Limp Bizkit, but I've gotten kind of numb to that. Anyways, Limp Bizkit, am I right? They're certainly a band that exists. Now, Limp Bizkit was very culturally relevant in the late 90s and early 2000s, so there is an argument for this album's inclusion, especially considering that this is their best selling album at over 10 million copies. But is the album good? Uhh... no. Admittedly, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is not a very good album. However, it's not like there aren't good things in here. Limp Bizkit is a band with 4 very talented musicians... and Fred Durst, but we'll get to him in a bit. For now, I have to give the instrumentalists some credit here, especially guitarist Wes Borland. Though he is responsible for the horrendous cover art, the riffs that he plays are actually really good at times. Limp Bizkit's sound is certainly unique. I have to give them credit for that. The genre blend is commendable. There are some genuine bangers in here. I unironically really love "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)." The other big single, "My Way" is also pretty good. They're guilty pleasures, sure, but I still like them. Now, let's talk about the bad. First of all, this album is long. 75 minutes is a lot of time to listen to any band for in one sitting. Secondly, the writing is just awful at times. The first actual song, "Hot Dog" is probably the worst offender here. Let's talk about Fred now. His vocals are kind of annoying. I can handle it for a little bit, but as I stated earlier, 75 minutes is a lot to handle. I've seen a lot of people just hate on Limp Bizkit relentlessly. Here's the thing. While I do get it, I can't say that I'm upset I listened to this album. While there are some awful songs here, the fun ones that I mentioned earlier honestly are worth it for me. This album is just dumb fun. Is it painful at times? Yes. However, I had a big smile on my face for a large chunk of the album. It's kind of like (hear me out on this one) Duck Stab by the Residents in that regard. They're not good (in my opinion), but I had too much pleasure to give this a 1. Still, this thing does have some major issues that make this an album that I'm not comfortable calling good. Still, I guess I kind of had fun during some parts. I don't hate Limp Bizkit. High 2/5.

Took me back to my youth. A pretty daft album but very enjoyable if you're in the right mood.

bully rock <<< bullied rock 4/10

Made my finger less prone to hitting the skip button than most in this genre. Still not a fan.

Stretching myself to a 4 here just because the global rating is too low. I enjoyed it.

One, maybe 2 songs worth my time here. Had to skip through a bunch. Outro said it best ... fu*k Limp Bizkit, man ...

When I decided to commit to listening to all the albums on this list from start to finish, I was fully aware that there would be some releases I’d find challenging and others for which I’m simply not the intended audience. What I didn’t anticipate, however, was encountering a Limp Bizkit album—let alone this one. Let’s get the album title out of the way first: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. It’s based on a joke so puerile that even Beavis & Butt-Head might roll their eyes. As for the cover art, it baffles me to this day how no one in the band’s immediate orbit—whether management, the label, or even the guy selling t-shirts—pulled Fred Durst aside and said, “Look, man, this is embarrassing. Maybe we can put some of the 'Significant Other' dollars towards something a little less... awful.” But as the old saying goes, "Don’t judge an album by its questionable cover." So let’s talk about the music. Nu-metal was a curious phenomenon of the early 2000s, and to be fair, this music was everywhere for a while. I was once an angry teen too and while the music doesn’t speak to me as much today, there are a few releases from the likes of Deftones or System of a Down that I’d gladly revisit. Unfortunately, this isn’t the album that best represents the genre—or even this band. Let’s highlight the high points: "My Generation" (not a Who cover), "My Way" (not a Frank Sinatra cover), "Take a Look Around" (not a Temptations cover), and "Rollin’" (not a Tina Turner cover). These singles were omnipresent in 2000, so I had some ingrained familiarity, and I was surprised to find them still enjoyable. They showcase some unexpectedly strong songwriting, great musicianship, and some of Durst's most memorable deliveries. But beyond these hits, the rest of the album is a mixed bag. Tracks like "Hot Dog" and "Full Nelson" lean heavily into aggression but feel repetitive after the initial shock value wears off. "Livin' It Up" lacks the cohesion of more successful genre crossovers, and "Getcha Groove On" sees the band experimenting with hip-hop elements, though the result feels more like a novelty than a serious blend of genres. "Boiler" stands out with a darker, more brooding tone, showcasing a more introspective side, while "Hold On" provides a rare moment of restraint, even if it doesn’t quite stick the landing. Tracks like "The One" offer some variety, but they ultimately get lost in the album’s overwhelming reliance on loud, chaotic energy. The band's tendency to crank everything up to eleven often detracts from the overall experience, making some tracks feel exhausting rather than engaging. By the album's end, the lack of dynamic range makes it difficult to remember any one individual track. The riffs blend into one another, and the reliance on copy-paste distorted guitar tones feels extremely dated today. Then there’s Fred Durst. Lyrically, he operates in three modes: pissed off, really pissed off, and really really pissed off. This would be fine if the words or music were particularly memorable, but too often it comes across as whiny self-agrandization. While I believe Durst’s delivery, vocal timbre, and sheer exuberance actually suit the genre, the problem is that he rarely has much to say on this release. The now infamous (over)use of the F-word becomes numbing after a while, its impact diluted to the point of irrelevance. Now that I’ve sat through all 74 minutes of this album, I’ll admit I didn’t hate it as much as I expected. It’s certainly not the worst album I’ve encountered on this list. I suspect it was hastily included out of fear of missing out on a cultural phenomenon during Limp Bizkit’s peak, suggesting Dimery and his team are not immune to passing cultural fads. But it raises a bigger question: what was the purpose of this album in 2000 beyond cashing in on the success of 'Significant Other'? And perhaps more importantly, why would anyone listen to it now? If you’re after nu-metal anthems or crunchy riffs with real bite, there are far better options from this era that have stood the test of time. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your viewpoint, *Chocolate Starfish* just isn’t one of them. Did/Do I own this release? No Does this release belong on the list? No Would this release make my personal list? Never Will I be listening to it again? Hopefully not

Really really hate these guys

I see why it was removed fron the list. Best listened to on headphones at work while concetrating on spreadsheets or something so you can ignore the lyrics.

Good album. But not ever song hit but most did.

+-: Intro, My generation, Full Nelson, My Way, Livin' It Up, The One, Take a Look Around, It'll Be OK, Boiler, Hold On -: Hot Dog, Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle), Getcha Groove On --: Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle), Outro 2,5/10

What's up with the fun police in the reviews? This album is banger after banger

Better than most mainstream hip-hop, worse than most metal. Still... No. However, I understand that this hit home with angsty white teens in Y2K.

Words cannot describe just how bad this is, so I am not going to try…

Not really my thing

Is dit een goed album? Nee, niet echt. Is dit een wijs album? Ja, zeker wel. En daarvoor geef ik het toch een 3.6. Limp Bizkit is het soort muziek dat je opzet bij het koken of als ge in de file staat op de E17. Heerlijk dus en ook een beetje fout, maar soms mag dat.

Not sure if it’s the nostalgia of loving this album as a kid but I think it holds up extremely well and loved it.

Fun to listen to for nostalgia. The first half are bangers in terms of nu metal classics but it fizzles out in the second half. This CD was permanently in my stereo for about 8 months of my high school years.

First off, we all get it, Limp Bizkit sucks, but that's more due to Fred Durst than anything. His rhymes are wack and his voice sounds whiny and petulant unless he's screaming or growling. It's hard to even really call their music "rap-rock", because DJ Lethal is barely phoning it in with some weak samples and scratches. With that said, Wes Borland rules, his guitar riffs rip, and he's the only thing that really carries this band. Anyways, onto this album: First off, it doesn't have Break Stuff, which is easily their best song and unironically rocks some serious cock. The intro and outro are wastes of time and basically just filler. The lyrics are so bad it's comical, but they're so comical it becomes pretty fun to listen to, especially after the gas you huff kicks in and your brain shuts down a little bit. The ad libs that Fred Durst does are funny, but not in a hilarious and clever Eminem kind of way. This album is definitely a product of its time, and I'm glad that time is in the past. After listening to the three punch combo of My Generation, Full Nelson and My Way, I just feel like yelling at someone to shut up as I punch a hole in something. If not a face, then I guess a wall will do. Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) goes hard and is the best song on the album. I unironically love it but it's no Break Stuff. Also, the opening intro to it makes me giggle a little bit before I start headbanging myself into a seizure. You can't help but do so! Wes Borland tears shit up on guitar and those riffs get stuck in your head. I love the part where Fred Durst rhymes the words "I know you be lovin' this shit RIGHT HERE" with "L-I-M-P Bizkit is RIGHT HERE". It's incredible. As a person who don't give a fuck, this track is for me. I gotta wonder how much they had to pay in royalties to the Eagles for that weak ass Life In The Fast Lane sample. Getcha Groove On has the best beats on the album but that's due to the legendary DJ Premier being on the track (probably a serious low point in his career that I hope he got paid well for). Xzibit carries the track as Fred Durst takes a backseat, but it's hard to ignore how corny that chorus is. The Rollin' remix at the end with Method Man, Redman and DMX also goes hard but it's hard to not be a dope track with those heavy hitters on it. All in all, I have to acknowledge that the music of Limp Bizkit may suck, the stupid absurdity that is Fred Durst probably makes you dumber by listening to him, but the sick Wes Borland guitar riffs kind of make up for it and generally I had more fun listening to this than I did not, so I have to keep my score on the positive side, even just barely so. It's definitely music for when you're bro-ing down with your bro-est of bros and becoming the lowest common denominator possible.

wtf

Never got into nu-metal and this won't change it

I really enjoyed limp bizkit up until this album. I also turned 18 in 2000. Knowing both of these facts, I have two options: 1. I just grew out of them. 2. The album is absolute shite. (I'm going with 2)

This is a joke, right?

This album would have been the worst on this list if it were not for the one redeeming song near the end, "Boiler." This song stands out with its catchy hook, proper bassline, and riff. It raises the question: why is the rest of the album of such garbage quality, with its lyrical dribble?

They seem like they could make decent music if they tried, but OMG this might be the most pretentious group I've ever had to suffer through

My head really can't comprehend such garbage. IT IS HORRIBLE. It's bad in every aspect. Horrible vocals, simplistic production, terribly bad lyrics (There are 46 fucks in 'Hot Dog') and on top of that, BADLY USED deluxe collaborations. He criticizes every single thing you can't understand. He takes the luxury of criticizing Nine Inch Nails when they are not even a toe nail of theirs. He has a horrifying cover. There is no good thing I can find on this. Awful.

lol trent was right, throw this one in the toilet too

Scratching my head on this one. It really doesn't hold up well and to be honest even when it was released it was the same formula of the previous albums. At least pick Three Dollar Bill when it had a semi novel sound.

Wow, this is not good. Durst has an annoying affect on his vocals. The guitar and music is generally good and keep the record from going completely under.

... So much worse then i was expecting. The best track is Method Man and Redman. Just listen to one of their songs and save yourself from the misery.

There are times listening to Bizkit that, had my late teens or early 20s gone a slightly different way, I might've found something to latch onto here. Thankfully, that didn't happen. I've never heard a song that makes fuck boring by the end of it. When it's used as a comma, it loses all meaning, which is maybe the point, but then it's hard to say it's powerful or has anything to say at all so I don't know what the point is. That said, as bad as it is, and it is bad, at no point did I really reach for a skip button like I have other albums on this list. So it gets a 2 star, it's not good, and I'll probably never listen to it again. But it's not the worst thing on here. I will say, though, that the inclusion of the remix of Rollin' with talented rappers really did shine just how bad at this Durst is.

If you've ever wondered just why Nu Metal is practically dead, just listen to this. 1/5

This is bad.

I have a theory that every band/artist who says their own name at any point in their lyrics does not make good music. Exhibit A: DJ Khaled. Exhibit B: Limp Bizkit (Getcha Groove On).

No. 241/1001 Intro 1/5 Hot Dog 2/5 My Generation 2/5 Full Nelson 2/5 My Way 4/5 Rollin' 3/5 Livin' It Up 2/5 The One 3/5 Getcha Groove On 3/5 Take A Look Around 3/5 It'll Be OK 3/5 Boiler 3/5 Hold On 3/5 Rollin' 3/5 Outro 1/5 Average: 2,53 Really did not like the start of this album, but it really got better after some songs.

Hey, did you guys know that I don’t give a fuck? I do not give a fuck! I really don’t, I promise!!1!1!1!

Bad but probably closer to ‘So bad it’s good’ than ‘bad’ but still quite bad.

Fred Durst has the worst voice. Every Limp Bizkit song sounds like 1998. Hot Dog is an excuse to say fuck over and over again. To save time they should have just replaced all the lyrics of one of their old songs with the word fuck. Ice Cube and DAS EFX should have sued over him even saying the words "check yourself before you wreck yourself". The music sucks, the lyrics suck, by 2000 this would have sounded dated. They are like a joke band. Fred Durst saying he'd knock someone out is hilarious. They're like an ICP that takes themselves seriously. That's it, he mentions Fight Club...this went from bad to insulting. Xzibit sullied his good name doing this and he is definitely the highlight so far. Mission: Impossible too. It's hard to listen to this. People actually like Limp Bizkit, this is a band that sold millions of albums. I have to buy this book and read the batshit crazy justification of whatever critic picked this. Redman, Method Man and DMX...why? I guess people will do a lot of things for money. Having guest artists that are legitimate really showcases how awful Fred Durst is. The robot voice is stupid but is an improvement over Fred Durst. He is the fakest hard ass ever. He make Steve Seagal look like Bruce Lee. This outro skit is just the perfect ending to a truly terrible ending. Come on Ben Stiller, you too? This is awful, Ben Stiller has a truly annoying laugh and he is chuckling like a moron for almost ten minutes. This is a loop, he's not laughing like this at his own dumb Limp Bizkit burns for five minutes. I respect everyone associated with this album less now. I am literally revisiting in my mind how funny I find Ben Stiller's movies listening to this. This is such a stupid ending to a remarkably terrible album. Thank god they recorded their stupid phone calls to put at the end of the album.

I've never paid much attention ti Limp Bizkit and I'm glad. This album is just funny. Fave track: Hot Dog because it's just so stupid.

This'll be my 925th review, and only the second to get 1 star. Absolute dogshit, and the dog was unwell and is being force fed gross stuff. Not only does it have basically no redeeming features, but it goes out of its way to point out how shitty it is. The first track after the intro lifts a bunch of stuff from NIN and FUCK ME you did not want to invite that comparison, you red hat wearing fucking chump! Every time they lift a lyric from another song it rubs it in your face how utterly shite it is. Fave track..... kinda boxed myself into picking at least one per album, so let's say "Intro" as it's mercifully short and doesn't have Durst singing on it. 😒 These guys and Kid Rock deserve each other in my 1 star containment facility - may their lives be beset by tragedy and poor health.

Hated this quite a substantial amount. Annoying and lame music. Immature lyrics

Absolutely terrible. I remember having this album, or rather my brother probably had it. Absolute dross really. When people talk about pop artists being fake and produced etc blah blah, this is exactly what I think Limp Bizkit were, they were just Britney Spears but for heavy metal yoots.

ew

As a millennial, I was all too aware of Fred Durst's shenanigans in the early aughts. Then today I learned he supports Russia wholeheartedly. Putting that aside, this music isn't bad. My biggest annoyance with this music is that Limp Bizkit comes off as tryhards. The vocals are not strong, but of course that isn't the focus of the music. Their lyrics are a big reason why they come off as tryhards; there's only so much I can stand to hear about how everyone else is a mother fucker. At least other nu metal bands sang about more than that. On the bright side, there were some aspects I enjoyed. I anticipated Bizkit to go hard the entire time, and I was genuinely surprised and heartened to hear they have a softer side. I was also not expecting their music to have an experimental component. This album could've been tightened up, but I suppose that's just how experimentation comes to be. Some of the songs' musical backing were quite catchy. Also, I just love a good call back. And, you know what--for all his faults, Durst can sing coherently and clearly, which isn't nothing. 2.5

This album came out when I was in my youth, and was among my early exposure to nu metal, so some of these songs live rent free in my head and I can't help but still bop to some of them. That said, I think another reviewer hit the nail on the head when they mention that Limp Bizkit, though somewhat of an early adopter in the nu metal and rap metal space, is ultimately just a less talented and impressive band than a lot of the nu metal talent of the time. Also, Fred Durst's voice is pretty annoying throughout the majority of the album and detracts from any banger quality that the music itself might have. This album didn't really need to be included. There are other nu metal albums that would have been much more deserving of a listen.

Geebus Chris Fred, STFU! The album would be fantastic if it wasn't for the lyrics. It’s trying too hard to be edgy, and it often comes off as a parody of itself. There’s a sense of "manufactured" rebellion, lacking the sincerity found in Rage Against the Machine's work. The aggression feels forced, like a cartoonish version of what anger should sound like. It’s not unlistenable, but it’s forgettable. There are maybe two tracks Fred doesn't ruin.

Stupid fun

Welp. You know what time it is. Let's get this over with. As far as I'm concerned, there are two big "whammies" on this 1001 Albums list. Just, two albums that are "1/5" awful without a doubt, and are the only two where I legit wonder why they're here. First, there's Kid Rock's DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE. A solid hour of shitty rap rock from a complete poser wannabe-cowboy-pimp-gangsta. Completely irredeemable even if Kid Rock wasn't a MAGA shithbag. And second, there's... Well... To me, Limp Bizkit isn't a band. Literally, yes, of course, they are. But in perception, they're a joke. A meme. Completey incapable of being taken seriously. Which isn't the fault of the instrumentalists or the DJ, let's be clear. They're all great players. The instrumentals on this thing are actually kind of kick ass. Especially "Take A Look Around"—the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE theme as a metal riff? Hell yes! No, the problem is, of course, Fred Durst. I didn't wanna lay the blame entirely at his feet, but that's just the truth. He gets his Durstiness all over everything and drags whole thing. He can't rap—when he doesn't sound smarmy, he's whiny, or he's putting on that "tough guy" voice. He can't sing—he's nearly completely flat and soujds like he doesn't care. And his lyrics? Goodness, they're petulant and stupid. I'm actually kind of offended he claims OTHER PEOPLE need to "get some better rhymes." And when you put him next to actual MCs like Xzibit, Method Man and DMX, Durst's shortcomings as a rapper only become that much more evident. Believe me, I wanted to be kind to this album and give it a 2, if only for the musicianship. None of them deserve to be stuck here backing up an idiot like Fred Durst. But Durst's the face of the band. He's the only member, besidee maybe DJ Lethal, most people know by name. He's the draw. And on that basis—yeah, no, this sucks major shit. This fully deserves the 1 I was always going to give it. I'm not as mad at this album as I was at DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE, but it's a chocolate hot dog nonetheless, and neither of them should be here. Fuckin'. (Man, can you believe my group got this album back-to-back with TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY of all things? Crazy.)

Yes, it's a relic of the nu metal phenomenon of the late 90s to early 2000s, and yes, it is kind of dumb, but it's dumb in that "turn your brain off and just enjoy the music" sort of thought bubble. 4 (chocolate) stars flat.

I’m at a 2.5 that will just barely get bumped up to a 3 out of pure bias. I was really expecting a bit more slop out of this album, but listening to it in full, it’s really not that bad, it’s just painfully bland more often than it is truly entertaining. When this album hits though, I genuinely think it hits – I am kind of a sucker for some of these early 2000s nu-metal production tricks and soundscapes, and nobody was doing it like Limp Bizkit was, probably, for better or for worse. There are genuinely great instrumentals here, and Fred Durst's voice drags them down more often than not. I think Fred Durst’s goofy-ass voice is a gift from God – it is just silly enough to never once be taken seriously, it is just bad enough to hate whenever he's trying to be serious, and it is just good enough that when he’s in full-blown yell mode with guitars blaring behind him, there is an undeniable energy that fills up whatever room it’s heard in. Granted, sometimes that energy is incredible pain and suffering, but when the tracks are good, which happens maybe a grand total of 5 times, (and yes, this genuinely includes the cheesiest fucking song ever, “Rollin’”) it’s a genuinely good energy. Like I said though, this is usually more painfully bland than it is entertaining, and I think the album takes a steep drop after Track 10 in terms of actually holding my attention. It retreads a lot of the same instrumental production tricks, and they just don’t work that deep into the album – they even fucking reuse Rollin’, which is like, a cardinal sin, probably. You really shouldn’t have the remix be part of the main tracklist. Don’t even get me started on the lyrics. All of that said, I truly don’t think this is THAT bad – it’s certainly not so bad as to drop it to a 1, but it is relatively bad. I can see the appeal though; sometimes, people just want to fucking rock out without giving a shit about the actual lyrics or vocals and just go with the vibes. This could be someone else's 4 or even somehow a 5 (though if anyone thinks it's a 5, they almost certainly need to get a detox). For me, it’s truly no higher than a 3, and I’m being extremely generous to give it the bump if only because I think Limp Bizkit is a perfect encapsulation of just how over the top and silly the early 2000s were. It’s a way better Beastie Boys album than Devil Without A Cause was, that’s for sure. Hence, the 2.5 that barely gets bumped up to a 3. Please don’t give us any more Limp Bizkit albums.

A true avantgarde piece of art. Something so unbelievably shit that only a genius could come up with it. Actually belongs on this list, just like how Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" also belongs on the 1001 Movies list. 2/5, I guess? I really have no idea how to rate this. Every song made my enjoyment of the album fluctuate like a D&D dice roll.

If I see another bullshit selection on this list I am quitting.

Ah, nu-metal...I think we're *all* glad that wasn't a long-lived phenomenon. I'm a little surprised that we got this album from Limp Bizkit instead of their debut, since there isn't really all that much to this overly long and fairly repetitive collection of rants, and it doesn't have the freshness of being a debut album. But it's also not a horrible album, and certainly its sales record attests to their (always a bit baffling) commercial success. And while this could have been half as long and been much stronger for it, there are several solid rockin' tunes ("My generation", "Rollin'" (both versions), "Take a look around", "Boiler"), and the videos are pretty entertaining too. I'm not at all surprised, though, that the album didn't survive in later editions of the "1001 Albums" book, nor that it was generally panned by review critics. I'm not sure "Kerrang!" awards for worst album and band of the year is entirely warranted, but Fred Durst probably *did* deserve the "Arse of the Year" award....

I started listening to this and then wondered why it was included in the 1001 album list and so looked them up and then realized they have now been removed from the 1001 album list so am glad to check out. "If I say fuck two more times, that's 46 fucks in this fucked-up rhyme." = best line I heard before I stopped listening, unless you count the ones they're ripping from Nine Inch Nails. Sorry, 2 limp 4 me.

Listened to the whole thing straight through. 75 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Sure, some of the tracks are less terrible than others, but I completely fail to understand what it's doing on this list.

1/2

Only cowards who are lying to themselves give this a 1. Keep on rollin' baby.

This is one of those albums that make me wonder at its inclusion on this list. An extra point for the limp attempt to illustrate the title on the cover.

No

Why is this even on the list?

Classic Bizkit

I'm not down with the bizkit

So I got two albums back to back that both had obnoxiously long and irritating outros but the difference is that this album sucks ass. I’m a sucker for nu metal every once in a while and rollin is a guilty pleasure classic but that song is probably the only bright spot. Everything else is just so whiny and shallow to the point of parody like how does Fred durst feel this persecuted by Christina Aguilera or whatever. At least break stuff is catchy and angry, every song on this is just pure 90s white male rage and insecurity.

I like it out of nostalgia reasons, but most of this album is terrible

Didn't like it when it came out, years haven't changed that opinion How did this one make it on this list?

3/5. I understand this is not supposed to by funny, but if I view it as an R-rated Weird Al album, this is a great album. It's like a parody of linkin park, rage against the machine, and other similar bands. It's not even that the musicianship's bad, it really is the vocalist and lyrics making it hard to take seriously. Plus the use of weird sounds in each song, it feels intentional. I'm going to rate as I see it, hilarious and simple enough to enjoy. The amount of times f*** is said has to be part of the joke. Edit: After listening to the Outro, it went to 3 because they are not taking themselves seriously at all. Best Song: Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle), Full Nelson, Take A Look Around

This, really?

I really wanted to give this a 2 or 3 because I do think Rollin’ is quite fun, the Mission Impossible song is alright (despite the transition from the 5/8 section back into 4/4 sounding incredibly clunky), and My Way gave us the best wrestling promo package of all time. Unfortunately the rest of the album was so fucking bad it has to be a 1 This is the very worst of nu-metal, with lazy and juvenile lyrics and often terrible production (the irony of Durst saying ‘you better get some better beats and get some better rhymes was not missed), and it goes on for 75 minutes that I will never get back. Oh, and one of the only decent songs on the album (Rollin’) is pretty much ruined by having a significantly worse version of it at the end - not even as a bonus track, just another 6 minute song before the nearly 10 minute outro - that somehow manages to make a Swizz Beats produced track with DMX and Redman features sound bad. And the worst part is the album’s not even a fun bad listen like Angelic 2 the Core, it’s just vapid soul-sucking garbage

What a mess. Including a remix of an album track as part of the album? Talk about low on ideas.

I remember thinking I was super edgy listening to this when I was young. The vocals and songs are a bit too angsty for my liking now, but the musicianship wasn't bad. Solid 3.

CHOCOLATE STARFISH!!!!!!

I've wondered whether or not a few of these albums have been worthy of the list, but this one makes me question the validity of the list itself. Why is this anywhere near the list of albums you should have to hear before you die. Granted - I might have turned up the volume on Rollin for a little bit, but that was mostly nostalgia. This album is 75 minutes of cliches and stolen lyrics on top of garbage. I understand they were popular for 10 minutes, but there is nothing unique or interesting or worthy of attention on this one.

🤘🤘 MOTHERFUCKERS ARE YOU FUCKING READY TO READ THIS ALBUM 2/5 🤘🤘

Alright partner.... No, this album didn't age well. But the memories of young me waddling to school blasting this album are golden. Aggressive, rude, tacky lyrics mixed with heavy riffs and DJ-record scratching, I love it. Highlight: My Way, Rollin', Take a Look Around Lowlight: Rollin 2

I missed the hype-train in my teenage years that would give me nostalgia goggles, and I didn't read up on Fred Durst until after I was done with the album, so I could listen to this without any bias. Absolute cringe-fest lyrics with some really fucking catchy riffs.

Not every album on this list has a Metacritic rating, but I can't remember seeing one this low yet (49), so I probably had a bit of a negative bias coming in after seeing that. At it's best, this is basically a worse version of Linkin Park. There's a few songs on here that do a pretty good job of following the Linkin Park formula ("My Way" is the best song on here and it does a pretty good job at this). The issue is that it rarely elevates to that level. The lyrics are just really abrasive in a crude way. I feel like sometimes bands can pull off the "fuck you" type lyrics in a somewhat compelling way, but this just felt like angry people that I'd truly hate to be around. In addition to being an awful person, Fred Durst's voice is a bit whiny at times, so the whole vibe is just kind of bad. There's enough here to get 2 stars. I actually liked quite a few of the guitar riffs throughout ("Take A Look Around" has a solid one) and they do the nu-metal thing ok at times, but as a whole it was just too abrasive for me. I think this has been removed from more recent versions of the book, and I think that's a reasonable decision. Favorite song: My Way Other: My Way, Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle), Livin’ It Up, Take A Look Around, Hold On 7/23/24

The instrumentals aren't bad. It's the vocals and the lyrics that kill this album. The lyrics are made for angry 14 year olds, and Fred Durst sounds like an angry cartoon character most of the time. A couple songs are fine, but as a whole I can't endorse that you NEED to listen to this before you die. Why is the last track 9 minutes of rambling about how awful the band is? Who does that?

Alien music

Whiney and too long

An album I hated at the time, and still do! The MI:2 song was ok, and is the only reason for this nonsense scoring more than 1.

Parecía peor.

I mean not a terrible album but not the best, I liked a couple songs Top tracks: Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle), Take A Look Around

Truly awful and even worse, boring. 75 minutes of a talentless, loudmouthed crybaby whining about how misunderstood he is, backed up by the same guitar riffs over and over again. I will say that with America’s political landscape in 2024, this album is prescient. This is music for aggrieved, infantilized, white men. It’s trash music with no redeeming value.

This is my first experience with Limp Bizkit. And, wow. I didn't know what I was supposed to expect, but Hot Dog is... just... a fascinating way to start an album. It honestly does a good job of encapsulating teenagers from the turn of the millennium, in that it is as awful and unpleasant as many of them were. My Generation gave me a glimpse of hope, in that it's not complete ass and uses the anger and hard dweeb energy in a way that has a semblance of a point, but it squanders it. And then the album keeps going. Full Nelson is mean and cliched, Rollin is a failed attempt at a hype rap, Boiler is at least disjointed enough to break the monotony, and then it ends in retreads of crap we have already slogged through. Livin It Up might be the most enjoyable song, just because it's a hilariously bad attempt at going hard. Getcha Groove On might be the *best* song here, merely because Xzibit doesn't suck. He's got a couple great lines, but then the song undercuts itself by introducing him after he already had two verses. This album punches itself in the face about as often as a younger brother in the year it was released. The album in general is just full of "suburban middle class white boys who think they're gangster" energy. As a cultural relic, it's an important album. It is a record for angsty teens who who want to like rap for aesthetics, in the cultural island that is the decade between the collapse of the USSR and 9/11. As music, god I hate this.

The most 2000 album possible (he dedicates a song to Ben Stiller for fuck sakes). Limp Bizkit obviously sucks but I was trying to figure out why they were so huge. I was in Nashville a few weeks ago and saw a version of a bar band that I’ve seen a few times now. They have a charismatic lead singer who stands on the bar and gets into it with the crowd and who flips back and forth between genres and does medleys of seemingly unrelated songs. It’s a great time in a crowded bar after 9 Coor’s banquets. This should have been Fred Durst’s career. Holding down the 10-12 Saturday slot at Blake Shelton’s bar, closing with Devil Went down to Georgia with Sweet Child of Mine thrown in the middle of it. However, through some fucked up cosmic aligning of stars Limp Bizkit briefly became the biggest band in the world. I think what happened is they happened to catch the tail end of the era where people identified as fans of only one genre of music, but just as the internet was making it a lot easier to discover a much more diverse catalog. Limp Bizkit rips off/samples/interpolates Nine Inch Nails, Rakim, The Eagles, and even the Mission Impossible theme on this album. It (rightly) feels extremely derivative today but it was novel in 2000 and I think appealed to people who liked “life in the fast lane” but didn’t think it was cool to say so. Throw in the generic heavy guitars, even more generic “fuck the man” lyrics, and enough references to sex to make teenagers not want their parents to hear it and all of a sudden they’re selling out arenas. What a time to be alive.

1.9 Would have been better as an instrumental album.

Imagine some decent local musicians put an ad in the classifieds: “Hardcore/Metal band in need of vocalist/lyricist. Influences include Ministry, Anthrax, NIN, Alice In Chains. Open tryouts Saturday on the back deck of Jim’s Bar.” After a number of promising candidates, the band inexplicably hires the local angry 14 year old who’s vocals were a poor imitation of Zack de la Rocha and his best lyrics were about how hard life is since his stepdad won’t let him smoke weed in the house.

Conflicted between calling this the worst thing ever or the best thing ever. Sound is incredibly dated and that stunts it the most, but when it bangs, it bangs.

I tried. I really tried, but this was even worse than Radiohead.

Significant Other has a better flow. The cover art is sooooo creepy.... Eh, caught myself enjoying some of the songs.

I could probably list close to 200 albums with an argument to be included on this list. Albums that serve to truly enrich the life of the listener. Albums with unbelievable cultural and historical significance. Albums that speak to and/or make sense of the human experience. In lieu of those hundreds of albums, the curator of this project decided to include Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit. They made dozens of questionable decisions, but perhaps none more nonsensical than this one. It's a shame that one star is the lowest rating we're allowed here. 0/5

This album is such a fun fusion of genres. It doesn't take itself too seriously and I appreciate that. Just chaotic in your face energy. The outro was a waste of 10 mins of my life but honestly I had so much fun with the rest of the album I'm excusing it.

3.5 as someone who consistently makes fun of limp bizkit, i was annoyingly pleasantly surprised by this. i grooved to about six of the songs including two (rollin' and my generation) which i thought i found annoying but ended up being pretty fun in the context of the album. there were plenty that i didn't like and i'm obviously not a fan of how much they loved the word faggot in this era but what i liked i really quite enjoyed.

Not without skills but the anger, puerile lyrics, and approach to humor all fail for me.

The majority of this is loud, brash, and unsubstantive - particularly the first half, which seems to incorporate all of the worst and most overused elements of heavy metal, hip-hop, and alt rock into one slushy mess. One red flag was in Hot Dog with the horrendous lyric "If I say fuck two more times / That's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme". (Side note: by the end of this pair of lines, "fuck" had only been said 45 times. Points docked for inaccuracy.) The lyrics don't particularly evolve or improve over time - nor does the sound, which is often blisteringly loud, including the vocals. Yes, I could turn down the volume, but the auditory overload primarily comes from the poor, blistery production, particularly on the guitars. Distorted electric guitar can sometimes sound great (see: nearly all Led Zeppelin tracks that use it), but when you can't hear a riff anymore, a line must be drawn. There's also the issue of rapping. I'm not typically a fan of rap anyway, but add to that Fred Durst's general inability to rap (compared with popular contemporaries) and you get a pretty bad result. Had me wincing - when I was engaged enough to do so. But when Limp Bizkit avoids horrific eardrum torture and uses Durst's singing rather than his rapping, it actually produces some decent tunes. My Way, The One, Take A Look Around, and It'll Be OK are all songs that succeed because of their non-overbearing sound, fun guitar riffs, and genuinely good melodies. This is good enough reason to raise the album to a 2. Plus, as another reviewer pointed out, I can avoid having the extremely questionable album cover forever pasted onto my front page. 2/5 Key tracks: It'll Be OK, The One, My Way, Take A Look Around

It's like a 12 year old wrote these lyrics to try and piss off their parents with naughty words.

Really hope someone at Ample Music or Last FM don't think that I meant to listen to this on purpose. Typical 90's pretend-punk garbage. Edit: Worked out how to delete their listened history in Last FM. Perks of being Pro - worth it.

From the all 2000's hard rock bands I think Limp Bizkit is closest to my heart. I don't know why. They just have a lot of straight head bangers.

No, I hate this metal nonsense. No No no

Added to my library!

I shouldn't even dignify this with a review, and I'm sure as hell not going to listen to it. Dumbest band name ever. Dumbest album title ever. It should be on a list of albums to avoid at all costs. Fuck Limp Bizkit. 1. Obviously.

The only tolerable songs for me were the ones with actual rappers. The rest was cringe. Moronic lyrics.

No thank you

No

Bad screamo rock. Oof it's bad.

Really? This made the list? Well here it goes... I'm not sure if he's trying to diss Nine Inch Nails or if he's a fan of them based on Hot Dog. And then he copies Roger Daltrey's purposeful stuttering on The Who's My Generation? I completely forgot how Take a Look Around was used in Mission Impossible 2 and then I heard the opening riff. Pretty fitting that I think that movie is the worst one in the franchise. I did have a good laugh hearing DMX barking in Rollin (Urban Assault Vehicle). Including him and RedMan and Method Man makes the track less bad. I will admit when this album came out I listened to it a few times after being introduced to it by a friend, but I feel like this album is meant to only appeal to a teenager. I can't see how a grown adult would actually enjoy this.

don't get it, didn't at the time, no idea why it's on this list - I didn't hate it, but I don't get the fascination

I expected better, the only good songs were singles really, lots of filler

Sometimes in life you ask yourself, "How much worse could it get?", and then you listen to Limp Bizkit's third studio album and every day seems brighter after that.

Fred Durst has to be the biggest bonehead in the entire history of music. And that's saying something since Anthony Kiedis also exists.

This album makes me want to eat a single toast with friends.

Did I plug my headphones into a trash can without realizing it?

Not really my thing

Very much not for me :(

First off the album cover is so scary and messed up. Second I’m not sure why this album is on this list. I can’t stand FD’s annoying whinny voice, let alone for the whole. Will admit Rollin is nostalgic but I don’t actually like it, and good for him for making up a new genre. But really the language is too nasty and the songs are not good.

What other album ends with Ben Stiller making fun of it, and then laughing for 5 minutes straight, followed by a voicemail from Rob Dyrdek? Cannot give this less than a 5. Inarguably one of the most iconic albums of my lifetime.

Any album that has a song from a John Woo movie is cool by me!

Most certainly in the canon of "awesome" music... my main issues is that I felt it made mistakes that a lot of "made it" albums have where the album is too dang long and the band is attempting to show their versatility as group by making music in many styles... i think theres a really good 40min album in here without the slow songs if you just kept the rift-heavy nu-metal tracks... anyways, album is badass and these dudes rule

Удивительно, что и спустя более чем 20 лет, он слушается с таким же удовольствием как и в 2000 году. Бриджи просто ахуенные. The one и hold on в сердечке.

These guys are angry at everything

Ugh. It might have been better without the rap crap.

Þetta hlustaði maður á alltof alltof oft, því þið vitið útvarp/vinna/Xið. Þetta er ekki allt fráhrindandi, það er einstak gítarsound sem er næs og ekki allt leiðinlegt, en meirihlutinn er nú samt dead boring, bæði þá og nú. Ég myndi samt frekar hlusta á þetta en Slayer.

This album started off really energetic and caught my attention. I was born only a year after this album came out, but I understand the hip hop rock fusion. The middle to end started to die out, and that outro track was something lol. Favorite song: Rolling Rating: 3.4/5

✅ not in my edition. it's like if linkin park were bad.

OOOOH OGGI SIAMO I SOMMELIER DELLA MERDA rym 2.44 e secondo me è pure troppo gentile e dura pure un'ora e un quarto cristo dio chiudo qui perchè so benissimo che questa è merda fred durst succhiami il cazzo 1/5

Ashamed that I liked it

Makes me feel like a skater kid in 05 playing video games in his friends basement.

I'd be the first to admit this is not something I would normally choose to listen to. But it's music that would get me "moshing", so from that perspective, it is reasonably enjoyable.

Fred Durst in competition with Wade Wilson for who can drop the most F-bombs! The vocals, if you call them that, are whiny and annoying but bits of the music have a certain groove that you can’t help but nod your head too. I bet as musicians this was a whole lot of fun to play

Limp

Terrible.

Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex Surprised that this album ever made it onto the list. Fred Durst comes off as a total knobhead, so why did I rock so hard to it?! Awww... it's complicated! 🤘

Best Song: Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle). I feel like for this song, Durst just said "Fuck it, let's make the song 90% chorus", and honestly it kind of works. A song that'll leave you wondering, "why shouldn't we keep it rolling?" Worst Song: The One. Somehow, in an album called "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water", this seemingly earnest attempt at a love ballad comes off as the most pathetic. If you're looking for a song to make you cringe, this could be the one. Overall: It's just so dumb. They're clearly trying to be edgy and confrontational, but for some reason it just comes off with the energy of a golden retriever acting out. Sure he's digging a hole in the garden in a place that he shouldn't, but at the end of the day he's still just a golden retriever.

I was 12 when Limp Bizkit’s album ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water’ was released, and it became an instant hit among my classmates and me. Looking back, it seems we were the target audience for Fred Durst’s sweary angst-filled anthems. However, much like the questionable fashion trends of the early 2000s—flame-adorned shirts, baggy skater jeans, excessive hair gel, and overpowering Jupe aftershave— Limp Bizkit’s music hasn’t aged gracefully. It stands as a relic of a bygone era, lacking the timeless quality that defines truly classic albums. While there’s a certain charm in revisiting my teenage youth, this album feels more like a fleeting fad than a lasting legacy. I give it 2 stars for its nostalgic value but find it hard to recommend for fresh listening, so shouldn’t be on this list,

Why?

Don’t need to hear this sort of stuff in my own home thank you.

Ignore the hate, embrace the starfish

Nirvana goes ElektroBeastieBoys, fun

A nice trip back to my teenage years. Some good tracks but a bit cringey.

absolutely atrocious. 5 stars

Oh, this was just terrible. Horrible. Awful. Sickening. Juvenile. Loathsome. Childish. It's like the worst bits of hip hop mixed in a blender with shitty prog metal, a serving of dog poo and some too long in the back of the fridge yoghurt.

some of the songs, and only some, sounded cool but lyrically i cannot get behind it. for the time, it wss probably normal for these kind of lyrics for nu metal, but i cant help but cringe at them. some songs also drag a whole lot which did not make my listening experience much easier. the vocals didnt make it any better either. unfortunately, i couldnt find any enjoyment from listening to this. 1 personal favs:

J’ai commencé l’album avec une appréhension négative en bouche; Craquelin Insipide n’est pas réputé pour être dans les best, peu importe la catégorie. Je n’ai donc pas été surpris de découvrir que c’était effectivement de la belle grosse merde. Seulement, c’était de la merde bien pyramidal, à la manière d’un emoji caca. Les paroles, aussi dépourvu d’intérêt qu’une divagation aggressive d’un sans-abri à Berri-UQÀM, se glissent bien sur l’instrumentation mal mixé, créant un tout qui a le mérite d’être écoutable. Bref, n’écoutez pas cet album

Even before listening to the album I wanted to hate it, I don't genuinely dislike many people, but I can't stand Fred Durst! I didn't want to unfairly have any preconceived opinions, so I grudgingly listening and it justified everything I hate about Durst, Limp Bizkit and more! This is utter bullshit, the biggest piece of streaming crap I've heard (so far!) on this, "must hear before you die" list. How the f*ck is this listed and why isn't "0" rating an option? Rightfully, this album was removed in revised editions of the book, sadly, it's still included in the edition I own...ugh!

bring back old school white trash

A polarising album which is reason enough to be on the list. Also there's some absolute head-bangers on this stop worrying about the lyrics (if Hot Dog wasn't on it people would rate it higher)

★½

Angry teenage hype stuff init

Average rating of 2.45 is proof that 1001 users don't get pu$$y like me and Fred

Some good classics and bangers, overall it was okay not a huge fan of some of the slower songs and the outro was weird but the songs that stood out made up for it.

Aight

2 because there are some certified bangers in here. but including this album in this list is ridiculous.

Some absolute bangers here but also a lot of highlights of exactly what was wrong with music at the time.

Sorry but

Ah here's the definitive rap metal/nu metal from late 90s to early 00s. Both the rap and the metal are bland and a perfect example why people say they don't like nu metal after listening to this. Listen to Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, Slipknot or Linkin Park instead of this. Those bands are great.

The best part of the album is when the music stops. The songs are even cornier than the band name! What a poser band.