Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

I have a lot of nostalgia for this album and I love it, but it does NOT deserve to be on this list in any capacity haha. Probably the most conflicted I've felt about how to rate something so far.

a few sparks of good music but overall meh also way too edgy

My wife doesn't let me listen to this type of music

As bonkers as it sounds, a band called Limp Bizkit releasing an album called Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water is not actually parody. This is, as far as I can tell, an actual serious album. Limp Bizkit definitely get a lot of flack for being a cringey band, but I have to admit that if you remove the vocals, the music here is genuinely pretty good. It’s the funny-sounding rapping and the lyrics that sound like they were written by an angsty 12 year old that brings the album down. Don't hate me, I'm just an alien. With thirty seven tons of new millennium. Dum-diddie-dum, where's it coming from?

Limp Bizkit’s greatest contribution to pop culture is My Way being used in the promo video before Rock vs Austin at WM 17.

Not as terrible as I was expecting.

Dude sounds like shaggy from scooby doo

Actually a lot of fun! Little more startling than fucking Ben Stiller showing up to deliver a monologue in an album.

Not really my jam

Never really listened to this band. They could be good if they didn't have Fred Durst Will I listen to again: 10%

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01) Intro - 1,0 02) Hot Dog - 5,0 03) My Generation - 6,0 04) Full Nelson - 5,0 05) My Way - 7,5 06) Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) - 7,5 07) Livin' It Up - 5,5 08) The One - 6,0 09) Getcha Groove On (Dirt Road Mix) - 5,5 10) Take a Look Around - 7,5 11) It'll Be OK - 5,5 12) Boiler - 5,5 13) Hold On - 5,5 14) Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) - 5,0 15) Outro - 1,0 TOTAL: 5,27 (53/100) Current ranking: 417/465 Thanks to the singles this chocolate (star)shit gets two stars from me. That laugh at the end is diabolical. I think that's what they use for torturing people...

JC what is this shit

The title is more than a metaphor

not for me

Groupe connu de nom uniquement. J'apprécie la section rythmique, très efficace (+1), et la guitare plutôt variée. Par contre le DJ, de mon point de vue, ne se marie pas très bien avec ces instrumentaux très métal. Une guitare en plus et le DJ en moins aurait été une bien meilleure configuration, j'aurais bien aimé des chorus de guitare plutôt que du scratch ... et j'aurais préféré un chant métal plutôt que ce simili rap pas très intéressant. Du vrai nu-métal quoi, plutôt que ce mélange contre nature. Et dans quelques pistes à partir du morceau 8 (exemples : "the one", "getcha groove on", "Hold on", "Rollin'" --- une vraie purge) le son métal a disparu ... dommage. L'album parait interminable, il aurait pu être amputé de 30 bonnes minutes. Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5

This album is too long. The songs need to be trimmed back, and the outro should be cut altogether.

Just discover that "Hot Dog" has verses stolen from NiN "Closer" and also "Take a look around" has underlying "Mission Impossible" theme; I'm really surprised how these guys didn't suffer consequences as, for example, De La Soul, one of my rap favorites band, whicj were one of the most sued bands for sampling :-( Unbelivable! And they went to become nu-metal heros?! Wtf... I can listen to My Way, Rollin and such but on a second listening they're not so great anthems, after all. A 2, just for their effort and fame :-/

Kind of blending hip hop and punk rock, not quite as harsh as I expected

There is maybe 15 minutes of decent music here. Problem is there is an hour of garbage surrrounding it. 2 stars or D-.

So many thoughts... Yes, I did listen to Limp Bizkit when I was in college. I don't know if I ever "liked" them but when playing PlayStation games with my roommates there was only a few things we could all agree on. Plus, we probably liked the anger of it all. If Limp Bizkit were the Talking Heads then they would have called this album "Songs about Grievances and Choruses that Contain Threats." If meth had a soundtrack, this would be it. I can't believe I lumped Limp Bizkit in with Linkin Park and some of the other rap-rock albums of the time. Limp Bizkit is very different. I would have put Significant Other in this album over this one. Also, it's not a shock this album was removed from future releases of the book. There are other bands that better capture what Limp Bizkit was trying to do. Some of the song titles (My Generation & My Way) are famous songs by other bands just sort of re-written for by Limp Bizkit. The intro and the outro are totally unnecessary and the first four songs are basically just Fred Durst threatening people and saying he does not care...which is why he wrote 7-8 songs about not caring. The red backwards hat man doth protest too much. There isn't a ton of depth here, obviously, and most of the choruses are just Durst yelling angrily, almost like he knew he had to sell albums so he needed a hook somewhere to achieve that goal. The ridiculousness is catchy at times though. Fred Durst says it well on The One. "Understanding everything has never been my deal." It's not a bad song but is another song where Fred Durst doesn't care if he finds someone to love him. He cares so little he wrote a song about it with a false ending where he wants this woman to stay. This one runs out of steam at the end with a lot of the rage gone, which is why we get two versions of "Rollin'." Like a car crash, I don't know if I would avoid recommending this album to others, just so they can hate/love as they see fit. I think it's best left out of this book but I still can play PlayStation and listen to it in the background.

The term "so bad it's good" isn't usually used to describe music, but this is an exception. This is objectively a very bad album. Its raunchy, its juvenile, Fred Durst's vocals are pretty annoying, but god damnit its fun. I don't know man, I don't mind it. Its sort of a guilty pleasure of mine I guess. It's certainly not a very good album but compared to that Kid Rock album this might as well be nu metal gold. I mean what other band has dedicated a song to Ben Stiller? Only the brilliant Mr. Durst would do that. Favorite track: My Way

I like enough of the singles, as my buddies enjoy it or at least have fun with it. But I don't need to hear a full album by Limp Bizkit, especially when it is 75 minutes long. The song with XZBit wasn't bad though, and the references/samples to the Eagles and the Who are coolish. Also who doesn't hate DMX! 2

Rather juvenile, and proud of themselves for it.

2/5 det er lidt for hårdt til mig tbh, men det er nu-rock forefather som har inspireret bands som papa roach, linkin park etc som jeg godt kan lide. Men teksterne er lidt cringe? Ved ikke. Det faldt ikke i min smag. Men det er nogle af de første til at blande en masse genre på den måde. Stor kommerciel og kulturel succes kæmpe Critic flop

Backing Tracks: + 3 stars Fred Durst: - 2 stars Inspiration for Some of the Funniest Reviews: + 1 star A band who had perfected its sound, recorded well. A frontman every bit as bad as everyone says. His anti-contribution to each recording is astonishing.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Had some catchy notable tunes

...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

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.

Tonal inflections Almost all are poor choices Guitar is cool though

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

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.

About what you’d expect. Next!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

1.5

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

bully rock <<< bullied rock 4/10

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.

Not really my thing

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)

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

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

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

1/2

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.

I'm not down with the bizkit

This, really?

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

CHOCOLATE STARFISH!!!!!!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

obviously this is absolute bollocks but I think people give it too much of a kicking. Rollin and the Mission Impossible one are good

It is very dumb and a bit fun but ultimately I would never like to listen again

-1 for the title. I really don't need music to make me think about sausage boiling water. Disgusting.

Cet album a mieux vieilli que je l'aurais pensé, mais considérant que ça reste du nu metal très moche, ça reste que c'est un album qui est plus ou moins oubliable. J'imagine que si l'on regarde ça du point de vue que "rappelons nous de tout ce qui a marqué la scène musicale, le bon comme le mauvais" alors on doit lui donner une chance. Mais c'est vraiment quétaine, try hard, très "oh je suis un dur de dur qui écoute de la musique explicite". 4/10

Not really my thing. It started off well with the intro, but the mix of metal guitars, cringe juvenile references to themselves and hip hop doesn't work. Shame as when it was more mellow it was getting somewhere.

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Meh. Couple popular songs but overall bland.

Was not looking forward to reviewing this. The site paused me a couple times while I had it in my queue and I finally decided to bite the bullet. Now don't get me wrong... it's pretty bad, but the generic beats and and guitars aren't overly offensive and can be catchy at times. The angst-ridden lyrics are not good but I could see teenage me being into it. His whiny voice is probably the worst part. Anyway, everyone knows what they are getting into with this but it's probably not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. 2.5 stars

“Look at me! Look at how I say ‘fuck’ all the time. Isn’t it amazing how edgy I am?!” - Fred Durst (probably). Swearing, cliches, and rhyming words with themselves - the album. The sad part is, the instrumentals are actually okay, bordering on good. Nothing about this is offensive to the ears, which keeps it from getting a 1. It’s just that the vocals are So. Effing. Stupid. Being on the same track as DMX and Xzibit (far from the GOAT) doesn't help matters for Mr. Durst. It’s also kind of funny how much better the production values are on “My Way” than the rest of the album.

Well, that certainly was an album. So many cringe bars and lyrics. It has a few good moments but those are once in a blue moon. Don’t think I’ll be returning to this any time soon.

2 stars. maybe.

Limp Bizkit want you to know they don’t care so much that they wrote a whole album about it. Firstly I felt they were ripping off Beastie Boys, other times Incubus and god knows who else. I don’t get the NIN diss track, especially considering Trent Reznor is vastly more talented. I honestly always thought Limp Bizkit were more of a joke band but now I’m wondering if they take themselves seriously? My favourite “Limp Bizkit” song is Cookie by Cookie Monster followed by their section of Angry White Boy Polka by Weird Al. Actual Limp Bizkit…? Ah - no thanks. There were some songs I didn’t mind but the irritating moments outweighed them. This is the first album which I am absolutely perplexed is on this list. Listens: 1 Fave Track: Getcha Groove On - Dirt Road Mix made it into my running playlist because of those basslines Rating: 2

I suppose "1001 albums to listen to" is not exactly a promise that every album will be good. Fred Durst has such a goofy ass flow. The album cover is HIDEOUS. On "Getcha Groove On," the beat is pretty catchy, and Xzibit starts the track off well, and then Durst's chorus is soo underwhelming. Lots of the instrumentals aren't half bad, but the lyrics are not impressive and rather corny. Maybe in 2000 this was really revolutionary stuff. I can see how songs like "My Way" and "Rollin" could get a group of people going. The aesthetic is clear throughout most of the album, but does stray to a more sensitive approach with a few songs. "The One" is very boring, but I appreciate it and a few other songs for showcasing a perspective other than "kiss my chocolate starFISH" The slow songs do exemplify that the band is not very engaging without all the heavy guitars and big drums, as they can feel like they drag on. Though don't get me wrong, the fast songs can drag on too. Also, you could cut about 4 or 5 songs from the album. But good for them for getting Method Man, Red Man, and DMX for another version of their most popular song. "The Outro" is cute. Would be a lot better if it weren't 10 minutes long

It’s like Eminem mixed with Korn. 4/10

Too many F bombs, good rage album.

This is objectively an awful album. Like real fuckin bad, pure dogshit level. The production is shit, it's a solid 15-20 minutes too long, Fred Durst is a wack vocalist and an even worse lyricist etc. Honestly I could go on for quite a bit. The one saving grace is that the riffs are sometimes pretty decent. But. BUT. It's such a fuckin stupid album all the way through that it actually becomes really entertaining and funny. Like, it totally fails at everything it sets out to do but, by sheer luck, Limp Bizkit fluked their way into this album not being a chore to listen to.

This album objectively sucks. Too long, musically it's a clown show, the lyrics are shit, and it just feels like a pointless record. But it's not completely shit, because it somehow gets entertaining. It has 'Rollin'', which is a fun and nostalgic song for me, acting as a bit of a saving grace for this one.

meh.

🍫 ⭐️ 🐟. NOW LISTEN. THAT'S CALLED MOTHERFUCKING BARS, FELLA. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT!!!! Honestly though, it would be a one, but it does have Rollin' which is defiantly one of my most guilty pleasure songs. But this a really bad album.

I love RATM, but it makes me sad that they influenced stuff like this. Xzibit was the highlight of the album. Listened to the whole album, and still not quite sure if Fred Durst "gives a fuck". 2 stars because I actually like the music. If they got better lyrics, and got rid of Fred Durst, it might actually be decent.

Writing this on my phone cause I don’t have much to say. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Their Spotify profile says “Limp Bizkit is an infectious spirit.” True! But I didn’t get infected and I’ll probably never listen to this again.

I thought there was no way I could listen to the entire album.....I did. I will never listen to it again, but I did finish it. Some decent beats, but the lyrics are terrible. FUCK went through my head for 4 hours.

Elke keer dat ik dacht dat "oeh dit klinkt nice" werd het verpest. Stoor me ook heel erg aan de titel en cover, ze zijn veel te veel "oehh look at us we don't care we maken het lelijk oehhh"

frankly a small thing

"Go ahead and talk shit/talk shit about me." The problem with referencing other bands so heavily, especially in the opening moments of your record, is that it reminds the audience they could be listening to those other artists instead. Why would I listen to "Hot Dog" ever again when I could just listen to NIN's "Closer"? Durst seems to want me to. I was relieved to get to "My Generation" and discover that it's not a cover. Instead it's another numetal song filled with more sloppy references. It isn't top to bottom dog shit. I came close a couple of times to having the kind of dumb fun that (I think) is intended here, like on "Full Nelson." I liked the instrumentals for "My Way" and "Hold On" a fair amount. The sample and interpolation work is a mixed bag. "Take A Look Around" interpolates the Mission Impossible theme is overwrought, but in a way that's fun to listen to. On the other hand, the interaction between the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" sample and the hook on "Livin' It Up" is unforgivably corny. I'd be more forgiving of this album if it was a reasonable length. I'm already embarrassed by the amount I've written about 'Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water.' I admire the audacity of including "Outro." If you tapped out on this album after the first couple of songs or didn't listen at all out of "principle," you're a coward and being silly. Highlights: My Way, Getcha Groove On, Take A Look Around, Rollin'

Wow la pochette est vraiment affreuse! Parodie ou effort d'hommage ou de répartie? On trouve nombre de références à d'autres pièces connues. Je ne sais pas pourquoi je me suis infligée ça, on dirait un groupe qui a composé 2 chansons et a essayé de trouver quoi dire d'autre autour pour faire un album.

I hated this when I was young and, if I am honest, I still do now. For me this is full on wrestling entrance music. Loud, brash and completely over the top. That said, listening to it again did bring back memories. I had a mate, Crowton, who absolutely loved this album back in the day. Hearing it now takes me straight back to those times, and that nostalgia is the only reason it scrapes a two out of five. Sadly Crowton has since passed away, so in a strange way this record now feels tied to those memories of him. Musically, there are a couple of tracks that still have some energy. My Generation and My Way are probably the highlights for me. Beyond the first few songs though, there is a lot of filler and it quickly becomes repetitive. Favourite songs: My Generation and My Way Least favourite: After track six it really drags Album artwork: Completely mental. Definitely not something you would frame and hang on your wall Not an album I enjoy, but one that now carries personal memories that mean more than the music itself

It's not as bad as some people have wrote, some ok tracks, some not so good ones and it's far too long

A blast from the past that was not as good as I remembered it.

I mean the sound is cool and there are some real good damn the man songs. For angry rock it is not bad. But seriously why you so angry...you grew up middle, white class males in Jacksonville, Florida! You say you were bullied (which can be traumatic, no denying that) but you have spent the rest of your life spewing anger and hatred at everyone else. You have even said Putin is a nice guy...WTF. I want to believe your life was really that bad and that you are trying to share those feelings through art, but in today's climate this album gives real white privy incel vibes

Some Bangers, but let's be honest, it's mostly shit :)

There are waaaay better Nu Metal albums than this one, even from Limp Bizkit.

This one does trigger some amount of nostalgia for me, but that's not quite enough to overcome the vibe that most tracks on this album are sub-par. Fred's lyrics have always struck me as a little too angsty and immature, like a tweenager adult who never grew up. Listen, I'd like being in a mosh pit for some of these songs in a live concert, but as an album I will probably never willingly listen to this one again.

Oh Jr high nostalgia- this album was miserable to re-listen to

Loved this one in middle school

I rolled my eyes when I saw this was the album of the day. All I remember from them is the song Nookie from the late 90s, which got way overplayed. But when the album started, I found myself grooving to their intro and the first song with the NIN mashups made me laugh. Then all the songs started to blend together a bit. Has an immature kind of feel to it but it did kind of make me nostalgic for that era of weird pop culture yell rock. I dunno. I’m all over the place with feelings on this one lol. It’s fun for what it is, but it’s lacking some serious depth. Dude laughing in the outro was so annoying. That outro put a bad taste in my mouth. I thought this had potential in the beginning but damn.

LB gets a lot of hate, especially this album. I didn't think it was bad, but I can agree that the lyrical content is meh. I dig the overall sound of it though.

I'm not angry, just very, very disappointed. I was in my mid teens when this came out and hanging with a crowd who were really into this (I wasn't), so any enjoyment was largely as a result of nostalgia, rather than excessive quality. The tracks I didn't hate were The One, My Way, Rollin', Take A Look Around and Hold On. Some of those had catchy hooks or half decent tunes. The album as a whole was far too bloody long, Fred Durst's whiny, posing anger is laughable and I didn't think much to the production. And I listened to it in full, so the final track with its looping laughter made me righteously angry. Still not the worst album from this project that I've endured, so I can't rate it 1 star.

Absolutely awful. Setting this made me question the whole process but I listened dutifully. They do what they do well I guess, but what they do is knucklehead music completely devious of substance. Does Durst consider himself a rapper? He had no good lives whatsoever and the best verse on the record was from Xzibit.

Good god nu-metal is just the worst shit ever. I really wanted to give it 1 star because of how up-it’s-own-ass the final song is, but the rest of the album wasn’t absolutely atrocious, more just annoying. 3/10

Wow, this album is so much worse than I remembered it. Mundane and uninspiring music coupled with foul language for the sake of foul language, there’s little to redeem this turd. This album should only be listened to by those seeking to worsen their condition.

Some songs from my youth but honestly didn't love it

i honestly have never understood how this genre became so popular. “nu metal” was everywhere from the mid 90’s to the early 2000’s. after hearing this album, i have come to the conclusion that fred durst is playing a character, in that nobody is this obnoxious in real life. he comes across as a douchey college frat boy, and his use of the word “fuck” is as if he is a middle schooler that just learned the word. it is literally on this album dozens of times. *so edgy* anyways, this album is not good. apparently durst had some sort of “beef” with trent reznor in the late 90’s, so of course there is a diss track in which durst sings about how much better he is than reznor (spoiler alert: he isn’t). and the album doesn’t get any better from there. when he is not talking about how much of a badass he thinks he is, he sings about how he doesn’t understand why people don’t like him. this proves that he has never listened to this album, for if he had, he would understand why people don’t like him.

Hip-hop mosh rock for angry 13-year-old boys. Except for Hold On which he actually sang in and was actually pretty good.

I didn't like this group when they were popular and I still don't. I'm not sure what's so great about this.

Probably should be more embarrassing than it actually was listening back. Durst’s vocals are easily the worst part.

This band has a song or two that I can appreciate off of the album. I respect that he was able to call in heavy-hitting artists to feature on a track but it doesn’t change the fact that he can’t sing and his lyrics are pretty one-dimensional.

Pretty dire in places, but with recognisable bigger hits mixed in. So a real mixed bag, but stays at 2* due to the other parts of the album.

Hmm not a huge fan

Obviously some people like this, but I don't. I'll give it two stars but man that wasn't pleasant for my ears.

There are some good guitar riffs in there, but the whiny self referential lyrics just suck. It also gets repetitive the longer you listen to it. Could have done with 5 fewer songs on the album. At least the outro is kind of self aware.

Not my fav of theirs but a couple good hits.

Where you at? Enough said....

- Vocals are annoying. - It's quite repetitive. - There's some nostalgia thinking back on the edgy videos and 2000s vibe that prevents me from giving this a lower grade.

Rollin is still a banger

Doing a crunchy riff and screaming fuck doesn't make you Rage Against the Machine. I really don't know which is worse, Durst's voice or the lyrics. Why did they hire angry 14 year olds to write them? Seriously, sometimes they sound OK but most of it is poor.

too long. rollin is a classic but most the songs just sound the same. the outro is too long too. 10 minutes of shit talk🤷‍♂️

Irytujący wokal

Okay as a first draft. Cut half the material, revise the other half, and resubmit.

Woo. I fucking liked this band as a 13/14 year old. I distinctly remember this coming out and being hugely disappointed. Was their other stuff better? Because this is awful

Oh so much worse than I remembered. I liked this! How? It’s bad. It has moments I’ll always be fond of but as an album, this just sucks.

stolen from another review: Chocolate Starfish is a messy, vulgar piece of work that isn't worth anybody's time but will still be remembered for it's moment.

I've never actually listened to this band before and honestly it was better than I expected (which isn't saying that much as my expectations were catastrophically low). A lot of it is just so dumb though.

franchement je met 2 et c'est bcp pour cette énorme merde mais bon comme je l'avais emprunté à la médiathèque et que je kiffais à l'époque ... le feat avec DMX Methodman Redman sauve l'album

Fred durst is a douchebag, that’s certainly true but my actual problem with the album is first it’s length and how much the singing kinda sounds like shaggy off scooby doo. Some songs are okay though so I don’t think it’s a 1 but it’s not very good 2/5

It's dumbfounding that Limp Bizkit became any sort of cultural force, because it's so damn dumb. Most of the personality of Limp Bizkit comes from frontman Fred Durst, who is only ever obnoxious in his delivery. Whiny vocals, repetitively crass vocals, all overpowering the mix so the only thing you can think about is whatever garbage Durst is spewing at any given time. The first actual song, Hot Dog, is this odd diss track that riffs on Nine Inch Nails' Closer. It sucks because it's reminding me of a much better song. Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water (quick sidebar, does not need to be said but terrible album title and cover) has moments that I would actually consider to be good. The rest of the band brings unmatched nu metal riffs that feel like the peak of the genre. Dynamics are used to great affect and I'm consistently impressed by everyone except Durst. There are two notable exceptions where everything falls into place and you get the best of Limp Bizkit: the first is My Way, which is incredibly hype and utilized in the greatest video package ever made, promoting the all-timer WrestleMania 17 match of The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship. Hearing that outro over the quote "I need to beat you, Rock. I need it more than anything that you could ever imagine" gives me chills. Masterpiece. The second exception is the immediate follow-up Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle), where the band manages to completely make up Durst's shortcomings as a vocalist. It was also used as an entrance theme for the Undertaker during his biker era. I'm noticing a trend here. At the top I questioned how Limp Bizkit became a cultural force. I guess the answer is that the culture preceded the band. Professional wrestling (only one part of the puzzle, but still) had hit a fever pitch in the late 90's and was only going to get dumber. Spectacle had become the game and it was bombastic in every way. Limp Bizkit was more than happy to be a part of that spectacle. Fred Durst is the perfect in-your-face guy to bring the energy. People wanted that sort of unfiltered, unpretentious music that you could break stuff to. Chocolate Starfish is a messy, vulgar piece of work that isn't worth anybody's time but will still be remembered for it's moment.

Having recently blustered to Linkin Park, this “rap”/metal/electronica was a good comparison. Musically I think it might be slightly better produced than Linkin Park. Lyrically it is not as intense “emo” although covering similar themes, but with an incredible puerile tongue-in-cheek tone. The swearing is world record level! With a little more seriousness this could have been improved, but nothing here helps me think that Fred Durst is not a pollock.

Les gens qui note 1, on probablement acheté l'album dans le années 2000. comme tout les jeunes de 12 ans a cette époque. C'est devenu un meme band donc c'est nice de détester, mais c'est vraiment pas si mal. Si on compare avec ce que les jeunes écoute comme rap aujourd'hui, c'équivalent. Juste un band moyen dans un genre qui a existé au début des années 2000 et qui a peaké dans ces années là avant de sombrer dans l'oubli. C'Est vrai que Fred durst est une bitch mais bon il es quand meme pas tout seul dans le band... C'est quand meme drole que la meilleur partie du CD soit le verse the METHOD après 1h00 d'écoute... sauf que l'outro est vraiment la pire toune que j'ai entendu de ma vie j'ai le gout de descendre la note a cause de cela. 2.50

Why Limp Bizkit, but even more importantly, why this one? I guess this one got removed, which is good. I kind of do like the intro to Take a Look Around. It’s not the worst thing in the world but definitely not required listening. 2/5

Incredibly juvenile and far too long? Oh undoubtedly. But are there moments of genuine dumb fun and some good riffs? Shockingly yes.

So Limp Bizkit is like a dirtbag Rage Against the Machine? I never thought of that before but they sound like they're explicitly imitating Rage's musical style on a lot of these songs. But Fred Durst is no Zach de la Rocha, and without the latter's political lyrics, Limp Bizkit's anger sounds performative rather than righteous. It's just an act. Most of the time, Durst directs his anger at critics who don't like Limp Bizkit. His rage doesn't have a higher cause; it's self-indulgent. But I can't get too mad at some of these dumb lyrics. I just roll my eyes. And even a watered-down version of RATM rocks pretty hard. I found myself banging my head from time to time. I also find it charming how much Limp Bizkit wears their influences on their sleeves. There are interpolations of Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses right at the top of the album. Later, on the second verse of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)," Durst sounds like he's imitating Eminem. I’m surprised to hear some more emotional tracks near the end. The music gets pretty heavy. And “Hold On” is surprisingly gorgeous. The album cover is so bad that I almost kinda like it. It’s so unpleasant to look at. I remember being drawn to it and disturbed by it as a kid.

Fucking hell

I've definitely heard this group's name before but I have no recollection of having heard any of their music, so this is all new to me. They play very well and this is some impressively tight work. Stylistically, it's not what I am usually drawn to but I can easily see why a lot of people like it. And there are definitely moments that I enjoy.

Hmm

I am not ashamed to admit that I was a big fan of theirs when their music first came out. I was a teenager so I was naturally drawn to the high energy and rebellious nature of their music. Going into this I am suspecting that this music won't hold up very well at all. It's probably been 15 or 20 years since I've actively sought out to listen to their music. And my prediction totally holds up, the music is just not good. Sure the big hits might have brought back some fun memories and nostalgia, but the fake tough guy routine got stale real quick. The filler songs were awful. I'll give it 1 star for quality and 1 for nostalgia, but I won't be revisiting this album any time soon.

Tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au métal est ignoble, vise un peu les bébés-cadavres.

For all the hate I give the author(s) of the list about being so biased of 90s/00s UK unoriginal pop, I'd easily swap any of those albums for this. This is the example of Limp Bizkit they chose warranted inclusion? Must be a must-listen so you know how bad it was in the 90s. 2/5.

Is it metal, punk, or rap or some combination of all three? They can't seem to make up their mind and neither can I - some tracks are boring, and some are meh, but nothing really grabs me.

C Intro - 3 Hot Dog - 2 My Generation - 2 Full Nelson - 2 My Way - 4 Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle) - 2 Levin’ It Up - 2 The One - 3 Getcha Groove On (Dirt Road Mix) - 2 Take a Look Around - 3 It’ll Be OK - 3 Boiler - 3 Hold On - 3 Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle) - 2 Outro - 1, this has to be Ben Stiller. I love Ben Stiller. He’s one of my favorite actors. Definitely in my top 5. While we’re on the subject, my top 5 are Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Jason Bateman, and idk who’s fifth. I’m just going off the top of my head. Also, if this isn’t Ben Stiller, idk what tf I’m hearing. IT HAS TO BE HIM. I’m now listening to a never-ending loop of Stiller’s laugh. Similar to Kid Rock's album, I had zero expectation to like this, and it took me by surprise. Limp Bizkit is more than screamy BS. They had some real musical quality.

Really makes you feel like you're in the 6th grade. Fred Durst has a fun personality, with vocals and delivery clearly inspired by Korn, NiN, and Eminem. The alt metal components are generic guitar work with distortion and chorus to the max. But compared to other nu metal works, he places a greater emphasis on the chill funky hip hop components which make it a bit more captivating and diverse. There's a lot of trash on this album, and certainly doesn't warrant the exhausting double album length. But a lot of it is just ok and bearable, with some decent hits. Significant Other had better songs and was more consistent, but this one isn't so bad either. If it cut a lot of the trash and unnecessary outro, I'd upgrade this by a star.

A little bit too heavy for me

Not as good as Significant Other Mostly nostalgia stars for being young and dumb

This is in no way as bad as the reviews here suggest - I mean, "outro" is legitimately one of the most obnoxious tracks to ever have sullied my Tidal account, and there's nothing which even slightly tempts me, on a day to day basis, to think "I know, I'll play this again", but we can't argue that numetal wasn't something that happened, and we can't argue that it dominated music for a few years. Coincidentally, around the early 2000s when music was utterly, utterly awful. Give me a choice between this and Bob Dylan, it'll be this literally every single time.

Het gitaargeweld kan ik nog wel waarderen, maar die stem is niet om aan te horen en de teksten zijn verschrikkelijk.

Wel lekker, maar ik trek die arrogante stem van Durst echt heel slecht.

Die teksten!

Stopppp

Sure, it's mediocre, but at least it is unbearably long!

Ugh. Why are there two versions of Rolling? Why is this album 75 minutes long? There were a couple recognizable songs but not really good songs. I really did not care for it. It is better than a one but not really a two. I will round up.

Meh it's alright. I want to rate it higher because I love Numetal but I also want to rate it lower because it's Limp Bizkit.

Pretty forgettable for me. I don't know Limp Bizkit really, I think of them as Green Day-ish, or Linkin Park-ish, but at least this album feels pretty vapid. Like it has the sound but not the emotion. Maybe it's just Durst's voice that lends a different feel. But anyway, for me this is a nothingburger.

Even as a teenager who loved Limp Bizkit knowing it wasn’t great stuff lyrically, the music was good behind it. Today, it’s hard to listen to and not laugh at how silly it is today. Definitely hasn’t aged well and wasn’t great to begin with.

It's hard to put this into words. This doesn't belong on the list, unless the goal of the list is to give a spectrum of significant albums regardless of quality. Even if the idea was to represent rap rock, or 2000s post grunge alternative, this isn't the album to do it. Taproot, Deftones, something. Not this. This is objectively awful. It's a whiner whining for 75 minutes, yipping like a puppy with empty and stupid insults. With that said, it sure is nostalgic.

I was about three years too old when Limp Bizkit hit the scene. It was the first music scene I didn’t enjoy. When this came up I thought hey it’s been 20 odd years let’s give it a go. I think the back half was better than the first. However that opening group of songs sounded juvenile. Third album rage I just wasn’t buying. They probably all rolled up to the recording studio in fancy cars and said ok guys time for us to complain about the world.

Yeah, this obviously isn't here for the musical quality, or lyrical dexterity, but it does have something about it. It's mostly either incoherent, unpleasant or both, but I guess you could say that about a lot of punk? Appealed to me to an extent when it came out (I was at an age when I didn't appreciate nuance quite as much as I do now), My Way / Rollin / Take A Look Around still great songs, but they are surrounded by total dross. 2/5.

Rather bracing

Couple of tracks that take me back to my youth, but the album hasn’t aged well and the schtick wears thin pretty quickly.

angry

Wouldn't say I hated it, and it did have potential, but overall just sounds like Fred Durst had some unresolved mommy issues and was angry at the world, with a bit too much time on his hands. 2/5

Honestly? Not that bad. The core band can come up with some killer grooves. No comment on Fred Durst’s vocal performance.

Is nu metal the worst genre ever? Maybe. Is this the worst nu-metal album ever? No. Rollin is an absolutely large tune SoT: Hot Dog Full Nelson Rollin’ (air raid vehicle) Getcha groove on intro 2/5

Didnt age well. Even with the nostagia I cant stand it

Fred, saying fuck doesn't make you cool. I believe this genre is typically called Nu-metal? And I think it's a valid genre, even if I'm not mad about it. The problem with this isn't the grungy guitars, or the heaviness, or even the vocal style that he seems to be going for. It's the writing and the execution - his voice is terrible, the lyrics are so much worse still, and the production is mostly god awful. If I'm being generous, I think there are some cool electronic and guitar noises at points, and maybe with a bit of work, a completely new vocalist, and a rewriting of all of the lyrics, it might be okay. The second half of "The One" is one of the worst things I've ever heard. I'll give it a 2 for some of the musicianship, which is actually good at points. But the production and vocal performance is so good damned disgraceful that it nearly overrides all of that. The outro made me angry for wasting my time

It never dawned on me how bad his voice or raps were. However, it still has some good stuff on there, in amongst the cringe.

Yes, OK we get it, everything's fucked up. Can't you just choose another subject? You know, variation? This is for sad 13 year old boys only.

It's utterly overproduced (with the exception of that bizarre second half). The lyrics are vacuous when inspected. But if I'm honest those are hardly unique complaints, and I found myself shocked by how not-bad Chocolate Starfish started. As a corny white fellow myself, Durst's voice doesn't bother me so much, though the ad-libs are universally terrible. At speed at intensity, the album's not too bad. But then it extends and slows down and the long tail is appropriately underwhelming.

T3B 1. My Way 2. Take A Look Around 3. Livin’ It Up As cringy as it sounds I found myself bobbin my head while listening to this. It didn’t age well but it does have its place. 2

was expecting more

A couple of the songs sounded vaguely like music. Ones that sounded like they had a tube were ‘Ny Way’ ‘Rolling’ and ‘Hold On’. They did a really lovely cover once of ’Behind Blue Eyes’. I wanted them to go back to that style. This was just fucked up. I guess at least they’re not beige!

Not actually as bad as I expected, but not really something I see revisiting ever. It comes across as extremely juvenile, like something my 8 year old Smashing Pumpkins and The Offspring loving self would have enjoyed if I'd been allowed to listen to it. But honestly not bad musicianship. And a fuck-everything attitude that I can appreciate. But if I was in the mood for this I'd play Rage Against the Machine or something instead. 🤷

Album starts out rough, Hot Dog = hot mess, mostly the vocal style in the chorus rubs me the wrong way. Things don't really improve until My Way which actually has a nice melody. Things improve from there...Livin' It Up isn't too objectionable, The One is a good song. So bottom hit an miss sounds like 2.5 stars

The album is a mix of nu-metal, rap-rock, and funk-metal styles. Its overall quality is somewhat questionable. The lyrics are often immature and some of the songs feel repetitive and formulaic. "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water" is definitely not a masterpiece of music. This album is supposed to be fun and energetic but I just wasn't able to feel this vibe all the way through the album, I think due to its repetitiveness. Still, it can be enjoyable for some people for its catchy riffs and heavy beats, which were the best part of the songs for me.

sound like a poor mans Beastie boys

Like a crappier Linkin Park

Rapcore has its place on this list, but this is not the banner carrier that I would have picked. The Judgement Night soundtrack was the groundbreaker for me. Otherwise, you could point to some Run DMC, Beastie Boys, or Linkin Park. Even Limp Bizkit's prior album ('Significant Other') would've been more logical in my opinion. Now, with that out of my system... This is a better album that I had always assumed it was. I was completely exhausted by the celebrity drama surrounding Fred Durst at the time this album came out. Once I heard the infantile album title, I wrote the whole shebang off. The band is true to what brought them into success. Fluid energy that ebbs from chill to explosive and swaggered lyrical delivery. The tracks that show this off well (with minimal lime-light grabbing tough guy posturing from Fred) are 'The One', 'Take A Look Around', and 'Boiler'. The absolute highlights of the album 'Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)' and 'Outro' are buried way at the end. Granted the first sounds more like a DMX track than a Limp track, and the latter is made by Ben Stiller, so maybe neither should count.

Meh.

I used to like My Way but I have no idea how this got on the list.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - My Generation (3) 2 - Full Nelson (4) 3 - Take A Look Around (10)

2 I didn’t hate it as much as I expected to. But it’s too long to be as repetitive as it is and the nine minutes of laughing for an outro isn’t the best thing in the world

Oh come on, really? Durst and his limp bandmates? Pass the Kid Rock please. I mean I guess these guys were big in the nu metal movement and in 20 yr old white boys' yearning for something hip-hop(ish) that was still white (again, Kid Rock) - I know because I saw how crazy all the other white guys went at the clubs every time the rock set came on (often with a Limp Bizkit tune in there). I always felt embarrassed and usually left the floor. Just because you say f$ck 100 times a song does not make for a good album. The band is actually pretty solid. And admittedly Rollin' is a good pump up song; really, if you're looking to amp up the anger or aggression, this album is pretty good. So despite his vocals and style being annoying as hell, there's something redeeming about Durst's lyrics and energy. And there are times when I might be in the mood for this album. Still, if you're looking for nu metal, Linkin Park was far better.

A few years ago, I listened to ALL the top rock, pop, and alternative song playlists on Apple Music for every year from 1955 to 2018. It was interesting to listen to the ebb and flow of styles and genres at the top of the charts. I recall thinking that the early 2000s were a wasteland of angry frat boy rock at the top of the rock charts. This is a perfect example. It's an aural assault with coarse lyrics. I like a good heavy groove, but I just find the constant cursing and coarse lyrics tiring. I like some of the music, but the lyrics clearly bring it down to a 2. Thankfully this isn't in the 1001 albums anymore. Oh, and the outro made me regret my commitment to listen to every album on the 1001 albums entirely twice - stfu with your stupid looped laugh.

The hits are still hits. The filler is still filler.

Some interesting moments. But overall couldn't get into it.

Shit sandwich.

Possibly the worst mainstream band of this genre. Heard a couple of these "songs" overplayed back in college and god they're still just as terrible. I think I could maybe listen to them without Fred Durst or any vocals at all.

not for me

Music for people of low iq and limited vocabulary. Bloody awful in every way and moany as fuck. People glean pleasure from this ?? I played some classical music after this to detox.

Over the years I’ve developed a begrudging respect for this band. Their singles are catchy, and they know how to set a vibe. So I went into this with a cautious optimism. So after all that, this fucking sucks

Fred Durst used up all the fucks. If there were any fucks left I’m sure I’d give one about this album, alas.

1.5. I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. Am I not growing or is it bad?

1.8/5

I don’t like nu metal. (He waits for the screams and jeers to die down) it’s music for dirtbag cousins, sketchy weed dealers, and people who wrestle in the backyard. Unlike our good and noble indie rock, pop punk, and midwestern emo. I kid of course, but this album just sounds like it’s minutes away from calling me a slur. It’s loud, confusing, angry, and emotional. So it’s the perfect album for Limp, just not for me

Bro who hurt you. And why are you barking

This…is not good but it did take me back to a specific music moment in time. Rollin still kind of slaps but overall it’s so similar throughout, kind of drones on, is WAY too long, and just has no staying power in terms of what it brought to music.

Garbage. The songs are actually even worse than the hideous cover and idiotic title. Formulaic tedious dreck.

Found myself tapping my toes once or twice throughout this TOO LONG album but that could not outweigh the terrible music, the terrible man, and the final track of him just laughing, which irked and icked out every nerve in my body.

Oh dear. As well as the usual embarrassing spectacle of white people rapping, this album features an overload of puerile swearing, as if Beavis and Butthead decided to copy the Beastie Boys with a side order of Nine Inch Nails. They even tried to get Rick Rubin to produce this, but he lasted a week before sensibly quitting. The end result is simply tiresome, with mother-effin this and sniggering references to rude bits of anatomy-that. Even Apple Music thought that the name of this album was beyond the pale and asterisked it out. After listening to a couple of tracks, I looked up Fred Durst’s Wikipedia bio and it confirmed that he is, indeed, a massive arsehole who supports Vladimir Putin. Yikes. I prefer my biscuits crunchy.

Drit

This is corny

How many fucks does Limp Bizkit give? Quite a few, apparently. For fuck’s sake, though, I don’t give any.

Wow, they sure like to say "fuck" a lot. My god does it drag on and as the album continues the songs become longer. Unfinishable. 1/5

I have no preconceived idea coming into this, didn’t actually know what genre it was going to be. Turns out cynical corporate rock of the nu-metal variety. So after hearing, yes I listened to it all, Yeah definitely an album you need to hear, kind of like watching a Ewe Boll movie just once, how bad a thing can be. This has to be one of the lamest and most puerile records on here. Not surprised by the score distribution on here, this is truly awful. Good example of popular don’t mean shit. It’s like taking the ethos of nu- metal and making it sanitised populist friendly, like a boy band of nu metal, and that’s a truly hideous idea. Where to start; over an hour of this monotonous drivel. That the lead vocals are the poster boy for a whiny white American, who seems to want to say a lot while saying absolutely nothing, and yeah he can swear, - do you know when every other word is fuck it kind of looses any impact. I guess he don’t give a *****, his rapping is god awful. The music is repetitive, dull, and so washed out ( production?) it’s the audio equivalent of lying in a 2 inch puddle of mud for an hour. They even manage to make the glorious mission impossible theme a wash out, knew MI 2 was the worst film of the series, here is another reason why. This is one shitty album, the cover wtf is that, and limp bizkit what a crap, flaccid band name, even the urban legend around that is ass weak. My usual stance is if you like this good for you, and that still stands but if you hear this and think it’s “banging” ???? what are you hearing? are you 14yr old white American with anger at the world issues, just blame your parents. Genuinely would like to know, I mean why this band has sold the number of records it has. Bloody sheep. Shit corporate rock. 1 Star, would like to say zero as believe removed from the list now, makes the other nu-metal bands sound like genius and that’s something.

Pereza terrible, lo siento.

Take a Look Around

I forgot about this group, which is a good thing. I learned that this genre is called nu metal. Wiki states that nu metal rarely features displays of musical technique, and vocal styles include singing, rapping, screaming, and growling. This is the opposite of what I want to listen to. The album also runs pretty long. The overall rating was two stars until I heard the final track.

The pure encapsulation of a very rancid time for rock

I knew this album was on the list but nothing ever really prepares you for having bags of hot garbage that’s been baking in the sun for hours and full of liquid from old meat and chew spit being thrown at you for for SEVENTY-FIVE FUCKING MINUTES. Like seriously what was the compulsion to full an entire CDs length with this? I like the intro? But then of course here comes Fred Durst to accompany the rest of the album and sound like, in all honesty, a giant bitch. I knew of Limp Bizkit very tangentially as their sound was really never my particular thing. Someone i knew in 6th grade came to school with this in his portable CD player and i think that’s the perfect time to be interested in them. If you’re a full grown adult listening in earnest to this, i highly encourage you to broaden your horizons. Every single song save for a couple sound exactly the same. The random beep boops in Getcha Groove On sound like someone playing the only 3 notes they know. I’ve always liked the riff in Take a Look Around though! That was nice to hear. I can’t pretend to know the psychology behind putting this record here. Was it the perfect encapsulation of an era in music and pop culture? How much does the author genuinely get out of this? I can honestly say i’ve been a little in the trenches of this list now. I can’t imagine it getting MUCH worse than this.

This is just awful, annoying, cringe, too long; I hate his vocals, I hate the intro, I hate the outro. Some riffs were okay but then Fred opens his mouth.

Day961 - what a bad day to have ears

Immaturity in music can be reflective or nostalgic, or at the very least provide some cathartic fun. This immature album fits none of those categories. Fred Durst has no nuance in his aggression, lashing out at anyone and everyone with simple insults. "My Generation" kind of has a point, but it's communicated so poorly. Durst is also a terrible rapper, so it was brave of him to put real rappers on some of these songs to remind listeners what rapping is supposed to sound like. Musically most of these songs are loud and aggressive but mostly sound like other nu metal of the era. Some of them try to be atmospheric, and those are the worst songs, because they feel like nothing is happening. At least the louder tracks occasionally feel fun. And like many albums from its time, it's padded out with nonsense to fill up the CD, the final nail in the album's coffin.

this is one of the ugliest things i've ever heard

If you knocked 35 minutes off the catchy singles would make it not seem so heinous.

Vile bile from a man-child gone wild.

What. The. Actual. Fuck. Faen ass! Dette 1001 album-prosjektet er ikke noe gøy lenger. Møkkaplate! Kom ett minutt utti Hot Dog før jeg bestemte meg for at dette orker jeg ikke å utsette meg for. Jævla drittband! Fred Durst har den verste stemmen i verden! Kan ikke ha sånn sytete “det er synd på meg for jeg har au-au på tåa mi”-stemme og samtidig late som om du er beintøff. Det kunne vært kjempemorsomt om det ikke var så jævlig dårlig! Dette er musikk som gjør verden til et verre sted! Man blir et dårlig menneske av denne musikken. Limp Bizkit har ikke gode låter, er et helt ok band om man trekker fra Durst, og topper det med en vokal som er så dårlig at Eilert Pilarm kunne gjort en bedre jobb på denne plata. Da hadde det i det minste blitt frivillig morsomt.

Dei spelar jo greit, og det er eit og anna riff her som har noko for seg, men altså…eg har ikkje tenkt å lata som om at Fred Durst er noko anna enn Fred Durst og Fred Durst er no eingong noko av det jævligaste som finst. Han kliner driten sin utover kvar einaste musikalske idé her. Stakkars band. Eg trur ikkje på eit kvekk av det han lirer av seg, ikkje når han vil vera sår (The One) og ikkje når han tøffar seg (alle dei andre). Det går kanskje an, om ein legg godvilja til, å ha litt omsut for ein så tossen og ubrukeleg vaksen mann som likevel bruker ein time og eit kvarter på å gni inn med utestemme kor forbanna rå han er. Men han er no eingong like tossen og ubrukeleg for det.

En musikalsk utskraping, ikke er fosteret noe å gråte over heller.

Ikkje all musikk som trenger å bli gitt ut.

Å høre gjennom en hel Limp Bizkit-plate var ikke noe jeg hadde på radaren min, men ja, her er vi. "Mission accomplished" som det heter i den avsluttende outroen. Selvsagt helt meningsløs bruk av tid. Usikker på om det er egen motstand som brytes ned eller om låtkvaliteten øker utover plata, men noterer meg at det gjorde mest vondt aller først. Tror vel helst at det er noen mer anonyme spor mot slutten, ting som ligger et stykke unna kjernen i det Durst og banden driver med. Måtte det bli lenge til vi møtes igjen.

Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And the Hot Dog Flavored Water Overraskande at denne dukka opp, men kanskje vel så interessant som å høyre “Abbey Road” nko ein gong? Limp Bizkit er som kjent ei musikkgruppe som lagar musikk midt mellom Crazy Town og Korn. Det er jammen ikkje berre kjekt å høyre den skingrande stemma til Fred Durst i over ein time. Det heile startar med Nine Inch Nails-parodien(?) “Hot Dog” som har den mest ynkelege sjå-kor-tøff-eg-er-teksten verda nokon gong har høyrt. Vidare må me gjennom velkjent eder (“My Generation”) og galle (“Rollin”) før me endeleg, når me er over på tosifra låtnummer, får Mission Impossible-songen “Take A Look Around” som er einaste her det kan være verdt å la spele ferdig. Sidan denne plata fekk plass i boka så antar eg forgjengaren, som jo er mykje betre, dukkar opp og? Berre å glede seg. Fucked up AIDS from fucked up sex Fake-ass titties on a fucked up chest Fred Durst får Bloodhound Gang til å likne på Bob Dylan. 2/10

Not without its virtues, but no thanks.

WTF? This doesn’t belong on this list. Someone lost a bet or is trolling everybody.

Not a fan of this band

You're kidding, right? I was 14 when this came out and even then it is what prompted me to move on from Limp. They were my first concert at 13. Loved the prior albums. It is trash. Nu metal and rap rock mostly does not hold up. The music was never good (not even those early albums), you were just 14.

Esta vaina es inescuchable

How are you going to throw out multiple references to incredible songs by incredible bands across the album, only to learn absolutely NOTHING from those examples and go on to make an absolutely awful album? I understand that a good listener needs to be well-rounded but removing this from the 1001 albums book is 1001% justified because it’s a bit insulting to make the average person listen to this.

How in the world is this album on this list? I read some of the lyrics to some of the songs on this album and most of these songs have disgusting, braggadocious and completely unoriginal songwriting. Could this list's curators really have not added any better artists like Florence and the Machine, Toto, Mazzy Star, Explosions in the Sky, Interpol or countless others instead of stooping to endorsing appropriately widely panned trash that only stands out for breakout shock value?

At least the record is not as bad as the cover...

Awful, truly awful.

Christ on a cracker --- this is some awful shit.

Fuck these guys

What is it with numetal bands and making albums over an hour long

Metal/Rap crossover from the biccies

What are we doing here? I would like to meet the person who thinks this is essential listening. I need to know how they live, who they are. There were a couple, I guess you could call them, classics, but so much is forgettable. The outdoor pissed me off more than anything.

It was gonna be two stars until the outdoor, then it got stupid

Shiiiite

The intros and outros are useless, the album is bloated enough without them at 74 minutes. If this stopped at like track 6 or even 11 then this would've been 3 stars because the guitarist goes hard and this is fucking dumb, funny headbang music. This is probably most entertaining bad record. Instrumentation is good. Big problem on it is Fred Durst. Lyrics and his attitude is most times shit, beside classics "Rollin'" and "Take a Look Around" . His rapping is corny and his singing is so bad. Really makes you feel like you're in the hot dog flavored water ooo Fred Durst real great immersion you got there. Literally insufferable.

I hate the vocals on this so much, the instrumentals are fine but not interesting enough to balance it out into anything good.

a lot of the same yelling and music to go along with it. Not enjoyable at all. Giving this a 1

I don't need this near my ear holes again. The looped laughter in the outro has taken years off my life. Standout Track: The chorus of Rollin'. That's all. Rating: 1

Did not enjoy this

Dans les abattoirs, à la fin d'une journée, y'a plein de marde dégueulasse par terre. C'est de ça que limp bizkit est composé.

Really not my bag

You know how the movie 'Armageddon' is in the Criterion Collection? Yeah, kinda like that.

I'll be brief. I have fonder memories of Significant Other, this album has some interesting moments but it's a mess and I feel it's aged terribly. It's an ugly album, very gringo coded. If kids are listening to this nowadays, we have serious problems as a society.

Wiki: "Readers of Kerrang! voted it as the worst album of 2000, with the band and Fred Durst also being voted the worst band of 2000 and "Arse of the Year", respectively. Even so, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book." 'bout says it all.

I went into this expecting the worst having grown up through this era and hearing all the hits on the radio. After listening all the way through it was much much worse than I expected. This is music for angry 13 year old boys who are angry and don't know why. I have never heard someone as whiny in recorded history than what I'm hearing from Fred Durst on this album.