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…what am I even listening to? These lyrics are painful.
Why is this so long?? We needed the 20 mins of the annoying laugh at the end. This is so ugly in every way and very little redeeming about it
I did actually listen to this, and I'm sad that it will mess up my algorithm. It's utter shit. I don't find much of anything redeeming here. If anything, I'd say Wes Borland is a talented guitarist. But the songwriting and Durst's singing are just intolerably bad. He's insufferable, and the lyrics are filled with the same toxic masculine persecution complex that persists into 2025. The Woodstock 99 documentary does a great job capturing the gross culture that this album embodies, and I wish it would just die off. Why is this on the list? Because it sold a lot of copies? It's a bad inclusion.
In what world is this an album that everyone needs to hear? This is like a nine year old boy who just found out about porn and also realized that he can curse without repercussions. This is quite possibly the worst album I've ever heard. To think that this album took up space on the list that could have been taken by so many others who are vastly more deserving. It’s not right. It's just disappointing. 1/5 and dear god please take this one out.
I don’ty likey
This is on the 1001 list and not Voodoo from D'Angelo. 1
Förlåt men det går inte.
True, it's awfully long, music and lyrics are shite, and the voice of what-the-fuck-is-his-name is outrageous... but look at the cover art!
Here we go, over 70s albums in and it's finally time. I've been dreading this since day one of starting this project and today is the day. I actually feel relief more than anything, I don't have to wake up every day dreading this album anymore. But enough about that, let's talk about the awful music on this thing. Man this is a mess, it's frustrating because there are just a handful of moments that do have a genuinely killer guitar riff, but they are so few and far between that it's barely worth acknowledging. 99% of this is just cringe lyrics and musical clichés that were even predictable at the time.
Went in with some preconceived notices, and it pretty much met them all. Cheesy, one note, and uninspired. Im not a Nu Metal fan to begin with, and this was bad even for Nu Metal. It tried really hard to be edgy and cool, and it didnt land for me. One the plus- the instrumentation was energetic and sometimes enjoyable Overall- 1.5/5, definitely not a 2
Sonofabitch.
I found it difficult (but not impossible) to finish to this.
Not a fan
Aged about as well as a hot dog.
This was even worse than I expected it to be.
Bruh
Limp Bizkit is actually a very talented band, but Fred Durst is the Fred Wurst. Looking at the lyrics, Fred just comes off as some sort of cringy edgelord literally saying the word "fuck" 50 times in the song Hot Dog alone. Considering this album to be one you have to listen to before you die is just ridiculous...
I think a lot of people can collectively agree this is where Limp Bizkit's ego got to their head. I mean did you expect an album that disses Nine Inch Nails and interpolates a song about using sex as a substitute so the main character doesn't kill himself in the first song would be any good? It shows how surface level they are and that is painfully obvious by the horrible aging this album has gone through in the last 23 years. I could deal with Fred Durst on the last two albums but now he sounds obnoxious and annoying, almost like a prepubescent 13 year old with how squeaky his voice is at times. Can we also mention how terrible this album cover is and was even for 2000? Like I've seen way better usages of the stock text, color, and font on a high school powerpoint presentation. I can't lie the music here isn't bad, I mean the production is pretty solid but it is a matter of how wimpy Fred Durst sounds that holds this project back. The mission impossible sample on Take a Look Around was actually pretty cool but that's easily the best thing to come out of this album by a long shot. I just wish this album didn't try being so mean because it just comes off so laughable in every way, again I can understand it for the time but again this album shows just how childish the band can be at times in the worst ways. It's again not as bad as people say but you can also very much see the downfall in quality start picking up here, and it'll only get worse the more we go on... This album solidified Limp Bizkit as the secretly racist, homophobic, etc. person's favorite rap group.
If Nu-Metal had to have some representation of this list, this was a poor choice.....
What a shit band
Did not realize I opened up the spin-off: 1001 Albums You Should Listen to Before You Turn 14
Absolute and utter garbage! It has absolutely no business on this list! Hey Fred what rhymes with f*ck? Oh yeah F*ck ….. did I mention that it is garbage?? Really wish I could click Zero stars … I will click 1 start because I have to but just know that it’s a “negative 1” rating! Only a real chocolate starfish would put this trash on a this list!
Is this the worst album I’ve heard on this list yet? No. Would I ever listen to it again? Also no. I was going to be generous with 2 stars until the absolutely insanely long outro that brought it back down
The Intro, The Outro and Hot Dog sealed the 1 star rating for this album. There were a few songs in the middle that could have gotten a 3 star if they were standalone songs or on an EP but to start and end ann album with such garbage is unforgivable.
No.
Really really struggled with this album. Just really not a fan of this type of music.
Sometimes in life, we’re going to have moments where we do things we don’t want to do. I refer to these as “vegetable moments”, as much like eating your veggies as a child, you’re going to come out the other side with the experience under your belt. While eating your veggies is beneficial for you in the long run, listening to this album is not going to provide you with the same health benefits. It’s loud, it’s crass, and it KNOWS it’s both of these things while going out of the way to give nu metal a bad name. There’s one song I adore on here, and that’s Rollin’. Everything else was good to listen to in the sense that I gained exposure to new things, and am now glad to say I don’t have to listen to Fred Durst again.
This is what happens when toxic masculinity goes unchecked.
Are you kidding?! Everyone back in the day knew this was their worst album. I remember they tried to hype it up like it was their Sgt. Pepper. Rollin' was so weak. Take A Look Around was the best track and that's only because of the Mission: Impossible riff.
Almost every song shares its title with a better song. I can only assume this is so when kids were downloading the better songs off Napster they might accidentally download these and inadvertently spread this garbage.
Helt grusomt
An heinous situation
Bad start taking the biscuit out of NIN, and it got worse! It's fun and maybe would've been more fun in 2000
It’s just absolutely awful.
Fred durst can suck my
crap
Shite.
I remembered not liking this album when it came out, and it's actually worse than I remember. Fred Durst might be the cringiest frontman in history. How did I used to be a fan of this group?!
I'm guessing this really appeals to 14-year olds, because it sounds like it was written. by 14-year olds. Also, a 9 minute outro is bollocks, particularly when 4 minutes of it is a loop of somebody laughing.
This doesnt even have break stuff or nookie which are least fun terrible. This is all just terrible.
I tried to come to this with an open mind. I failed.
1/10
Aged absolutely horrendously. I could be listening to Linkin Park, Slipknot, or System of a Down. Perfectly fine until the moment he starts rapping with his annoying ass voice. Also really appreciated the 3 minutes of looped laughter on the Outro. Hot Dog references nine inch nails and I was enjoying it until I realized that I could just be listening to that. This deserves its spot here, but it sucks.
Nope
Sorry.
Screetch from Saved by the Bell is all grown up, and not taking your shit anymore, so you better check yourself before you wreck yourself!
Just awful. Rollin' is semi fun though (get's the extra 0.5) 1.5/5
Why am I wavering so much on this one? It's not a good album. It's not groundbreaking in any way. The lyrics are dumbfoundingly bad. But I have a hard time giving it a one, mainly because "Take A Look Around" is actually decent and I made it through the whole album (okay, I quit 2 minutes into Outro, but really, was there something amazing in the last 7 minutes?). On a 1-10 scale this would be a solid two. There are worse. There are much, much - much - better. I guess I'll go with 1 here. But really it's like a 1.5. Only saved by "Take a Look Around".
Now that I have heard this album, I need to go and wash my ears out with GOOD music. Holy cow, this album is bad except for the ONE song that was a hit somehow. The Outro track is just them attempting to justify their band's existence. I quit listening after they started saying no one else but themselves could take rock and rap and make an album that didn't sound like crap. They lied. Plenty have done it FAR BETTER than them.
I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where Limp Bizkit originates, in the 90's and early 00's. I went to school with second cousins of Fred Durst. In my early formative years I experienced the pop culture saturation of Limp Bizkit in real-time. "Rollin'" and "My Way" were inescapable. (Even "Weird Al" Yankovic had "My Way" in his "Angry White Boy Polka" medley from Poodle Hat (2003).) It was never really my thing. So today, 1001 Albums Generator wants me to listen to this album even though it's no longer technically on the list. Thoughts before I listened: This feels like it was included on the list for historical context (late 90's/early 00's white boy nu metal / rap metal) rather than as an example for an incredible album. I don't have any of the books, so I don't know the write-up. I also don't really like Nu Metal. It was such a Thing when I was growing up, but any nostalgia I may have for it is laced in irony. But surely there must be better examples of early 00's Nu Metal to go on the list. Is Hybrid Theory on the list? Also, I am so reluctant to listen to this album on my streaming services out of worry it will fuck up my algorithm. (I know how pretentious that sounds.) "Intro": Feels like an OutKast rip-off. "Hot Dog": Tidal doesn't have this uncensored. There's almost no lyrics without the expletives. I had to seek out the uncensored version elsewhere. I was absolutely shocked that the chorus is shoplifted from NIN's "Closer". Absolutely egregious. "My Generation": Are we invoking The Who with this? Begins with a Jax, FL reference with the Matthews Bridge, which connects Arlington to Downtown over the St. John's River. I do not like driving over this bridge. The turntable riff is monotonous. "Full Nelson": The lyrical perspective is defensive, prosecuted. The vocal delivery is smarmy and then angsty. It posits both that the narrator will physically assault their enemies for verbal harrassment, but the bridge pleads for everyone to get along (and that people are awful). "My Way": The most successful song with lyrical consistency and a solid hook in the chorus. Except the post-chorus guitar riff feels way too close to "What It's Like" by Everlast to be considered original (in my book). "Rollin'": Absolutely crazy how popular this song was. Designed to be a Wrestler intro song. (It was The Undertaker's entrance theme from 2000 to 2002.) "Livin' It Up": Sampling the Eagles. Lame. Imitating Cyprus Hill. Weird. "I'm the starfish." So you're the... asshole? "The One": I don't really care for Durst's singing, but the guitar tone is nice and the bass line and drums are funky. Is this secretly the best song on the album? I do not like Fred whispering in my ear. "Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit): The synth sample is so unusual compared to the rest of the album. Turns out it was sampled from a Cirque du Soleil trapeze act. They sued Limp Bizkit for using the sample. Even French Clowns are out to get Fred! "Take a Look Around": No one else would be brave enough to do a Mission Impossible Nu-Metal song. John Woo, what hell hath you wrought? So strange that this was made for the film when it's so lyrically irrelevant to the subject and themes. This song had a Grammy nom, but it lost to RAtM's "Guerilla Radio", which we can all agree is a better song. "It'll Be Okay": The guitar tone reminds me of going to Guitar Center and hearing people fuck around with too many pedals. Part of the guitar riff in the chorus sounds like the guitar riff from "Swamp Thing" by the Chameleons, a song I love. "Boiler": Has anyone ever written an essay on Limp Bizkit's lyrical anal fixation? I'd read that. "Hold On": The musical equivalent of someone grabbing you when you're trying to walk away from a conversation. "Rollin'" (featuring DMX, Method Man & Redman): It is very nice of three legitimately good rappers to just let Fred Durst do his silly shit before they eclipse him with their verses. "Outro": You know, this vocoder is also a rip-off of "Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys. "This is a Phat Beat...by DJ Lethal." No arguments here, it is a nice little beat. Shame it's spent on...this. Overall Impression: This debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Sold over a million copies in the first week. Eventually certified platinum. Pretty much all of the best choices on this album are taken from better songs with more sincere intelligence and creativity. The term "shoplifted" kept coming to mind. It's 75 minutes, and that's just stupidly long for what's on offer. I think the band--Wes Borland on guitar, John Otto on drums and Sam Rivers on bass--are technically competent but uninspired. It's interesting that a band with such influence and popularity had such short staying power. My conclusion is they never fully had their own identity, something that couldn't easily be traced as being lifted from another artist. Every artist learns from their heroes and influences, but good artists distort it through their own taste and interests into something unique. I don't think Limp Bizkit ever wholly became their own, and so there was nothing for the mainstream to hold onto once the shine of the pop culture spotlight burned out. Considering the artist behind the art, Fred Durst seems like a dick. For everyone who likes this album, I am so happy for you. This isn't my genre. I would rather hear the bands they're lifting inspiration from than this.
Ugh. So happy I missed this the first time around
Hate that this is culturally relevant.
Just plain stupid
A 75 minute musical interpretation of 2 drunk douchebags who bump into one another at the bar, and then puff up real big. "Hold me back...I ain't the one...dont disrespect me...imma knock you out!"...All that unimaginative bluster and you know they aren't really going to inflict any damage.
After I heard the first song on the album, where the singer keeps singing (or should I say shouting) “fuck me like an animal”, I just knew this was going to be a poetic masterpiece. If I took a shot every time they said “fuck” (or some variation like “fucking” or “motherfucker”), I’d be dead from alcohol poisoning by the second track. But to put it in the words of the ever-creative and oh-so-poetic Fred Durst (or whoever came up with these impeccable lyrics): fuck this album and fuck Limp Bizkit.
русню не слухаю
i was considering making a list of all the very y2k elements of this album but then in the first three tracks they mention downloading Shockwave and so i just considered my list complete and left it there. generic whiny lyrics abound. main adversary seems to be people "talking shit" which is too vague to be concerned about. 1.5
I got through about four songs. This stupid fucking thing is 75 minutes long! Zero stars. The thing about the "no redeeming qualities" charm of punk rock is that there actually are a lot of redeeming qualities, they just fly in the face of conventional taste, and appear juvenile to those outside the target audience. If this has any redeeming qualities I couldn't begin to tell you what they are... and I was young when this came out, so I feel entirely qualified to say that this sucks ass.
God awful. I love life too much to take this album seriously
nah
Rotten. And far too long, including a 9 minute outro just to make sure every second of the CD is packed with their malodorous tosh. It would be slightly less rotten if it was trimmed to 45 minutes, but - to be clear - would still be rotten. Blustering, belligerent, whiny, tiresome, puerile tosh
Poltifact Truth-O-Meter Statement: “I'm just a crazy motherfucker livin' it up - Not giving a fuck” Exhibit A: “Why is everybody always picking on me? - Full Nelson Exhibit B: I can see it when you laugh at me, look down on me - My Way Exhibit C: “And now you wanna hate me! - Take A Look Around Exhibit D: “Now who's the star sucker? I'm the Starfish. You silly motherfucker.” Fact check ruling: Pants on Fire - Fred Durst very much does give a fuck and this album is pretty much only that. It may also be relevant to know that the man who wrote these "lyrics" was 30 years old at the time.
Completely average weiner mall-ninja rage extract with decorative foil skulls allllll over the thing and the tags still attached.
herrie. minder dan 1 ster
Limp Bizkit is music for people who think society is mean to them just because they are misunderstood... but who society is actually.mean to because they are intellectually uninterested, self-absorbed, misanthropic assholes (or chocolate starfishes in Fred's parlance). Its easy to make fun of Limp Bizkit, so you don't really have an excuse not to. They probably thought it was a win getting DMX, Redman and Method Man to perform on the second version of "Rollin'" but their presence only makes me A) doubt their judgement and B) drives home Durst's lack of talent through direct comparison.
This album is bad in so many ways. Boring and repetitive. Unimaginative lyrics when the lyrics aren't simply copying better songwriters ('Closer' and Nine Inch Nails are so far above Durst & this band that they might as well be on another planet.) Too long. And ultimately a reflection of white dudes who feel put upon when they have to treat women and minorities like people.
I can imagine the acne-riddled boys that related to this shite.
Nu metal continues to haunt me. It's just so so lame. Rating: 1.3
If you like a rapper doing his thing over heavy metal guitar riffs and thunderous drums, you'll love this. Not my thing.
No thanks.
why is this here
ugh. unlistenable.
I only know My Way because of Weird Al's Angry White Boy Polka. Honestly, I went into this expecting to hate it, and whilst I still don't overly like it, it exceeded my low expectations (partly formed from whatever that cover is). Still gets 1 star though.
00f. (1/100)
Total garbage. Next.
shit
Bara för att det är amerikanskt så verkar författaren acceptera vad skit som helst.
1.0 / 5.0 ughhh
This is the first time I've ever listened to Limp Bizkit. I definitely wasn't missing anything. The music is fine, but the potty mouth lyrics and the whining and fake anger is just all so over the top it ruins everything.
This seriously sucks.
How the hell can anyone justify THIS being on a list of must-hear albums? There are no words strong enough to describe just how bad this is.
I have not given up on any of these albums ... but I was close so many times on this one. Pretty much every track I wanted to turn it off. This would be that situation, where your buddy pops in a Limp Bizkit tape into your car, and without thought, you hit the eject button and whip the tape out the window.
It’s an odd sensation to listen to something and feel your brain cells dying as it happens. This album is so frustrating because there is some musicality and genuine hook to the songs, but the extremely juvenile nature and the constant feeling of impotent rage makes it impossible to care. I had almost considered giving this two stars before being forced to endure the outro track and minutes of the same laughing sample. Maybe I’m jealous because I wish I could equally rich and famous by being a useless, vile, lazy person.
Horrible band name, ridiculous album title, ugly cover art, terrible music. The best moments were when the music became so stupid that I started laughing. Thank you so much for making 75 minutes of hot dog flavored water. I’d pay money to guarantee that I never encounter any of this again.
The last song on this album was so pretentious I couldn’t handle it. I see why this album was removed from the list in later versions. Good thing it was over an hour long
Year 2000 can keep this one...
From Wikipedia: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book. I wasn't even going to bother listening, but then I thought, what the heck, it might not even deserve the default 3 stars I was going to give it. It might deserve a 1 or 2. So I listened. How the hell was this ever included in the 1001 book?? Did Fred Durst do favors for the author? 1 star
DNF...epic album title tho
I didnt like it, and didn't think it was objectively any good either.
I have too many brain cells for this shit.
This is something I need to hear before I die??? - My favourite fact related to this album was that Rollin' was the final music video shot at the World Trade Center in NY. They sent Limp Bizkit a thank-you fruit basket...on September 10, 2001.
Didn’t like it at all. Cookie cutter crap.
Nah.
Im impressed i made it through so you dont have tio. Trash
Hallo, wij zijn hele stoute jongetjes, wij zeggen lekker poep en pies. En dat dan keihard. Na vier nummers was ik deze Kreupele Kaakjes al spuugzat. Wat een treurige sukkels.
New Metal is bockmist
Wow, even worse than I remembered.
Holy shit did I hate this. The intro was terrible. This sounds like an old man writing for teenagers. If I had to write lyrics for kids now I’d say a bunch of cuss words, cap and bet. It would be just as shitty as this.
Some albums I just don't understand, but see why folks might like it.....some I get mad at after the final track finishes. This is the latter - and yes, I listened to the ENTIRE thing. I called the self-titled Slipknot album as the peak of nu-metal...this has to be the nadir. From Wikipedia: "The band initially hired Rick Rubin to produce the record, though creative differences culminated in him abandoning the project after less than a week,..." Jeez, I wonder why. 🙄 Two versions of "Rollin'"....a 10 minute outro....a Mission Impossible theme interpolation (I think?)....a Life in the Fast Lane drop....47 f-bombs in that fucked up song - I really hope Trent Reznor got royalties for this garbage selling millions and millions of albums. The only saving grace is the features by the rappers, especially DMX. If this piece of shit is on this list, but Significant Other isn't....I'm just gonna lose it.
Too many parts. Some of the parts are ok, specifically the metal choruses. Top marks for derivativeness. Cut every song's time in half. Pretty tired of poor widdle soooo angry boys.
Absolutely horrible. Not only bad, but really bad enough to sink the entirety of the Nu Metal scene on its own, which is a shame in a way.
This album is awful. I’m not a heavy metal fan so I wasn’t going into it expecting to love it, but I also wasn’t expecting to hate it this much. The lyrics…are awful. There’s very little content in the lyrics, just repetitive swearing and simple rhyming schemes someone in elementary school can come up with. I mainly listen to hip-hop but even most hip-hop artists don’t just swear in their lyrics to “sound cool”, they use them for other purposes like to add emotion. I think I lost brain cells listening to Limp Bizkit. The only decent parts of the album was the first half of “the one” and DMX’s verse. Now I have to listen to some Lupe Fiasco to regain those lost brain cells.
Fred Durst has negative charisma Not interesting enough to justify all of Fred Durst’s “get a load of me” posturing
I get why this resonated with pre-teens
Now I know why I want to hate them.
Album completes the holy trilogy of truly shit name, truly shit album cover and truly shit music. Possibly the worst album I have heard so far on this list. Only positive are the opening bars of Take a Look Around prior to Fred opening his mouth and ruining it. Utter dogshit.
You swore! Cool! Durst's absolutely terrible lyrics barrage you at every turn. How 'Hot Dog' is not a Lonely Island parody is one of the wonders of the modern world. He sounds like a whining toddler with an ADHD energy, who's confused his meds with a can of Monster - delighting in saying the word 'fuck' like it's the most counter-cultural and rebellious thing that you could ever do. The one small positive holding all this together is Wes Borland who is a cut above any other 'nu metal' guitarist. The poor lad has fallen in with the wrong group of friends, and I can only lament what would have been had he associated with a more talented rock crowd. Ultimately, it's music for Americans who think wrestling is real.
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary release this year - somewhere. A first listen for me, although aware of some of the songs at the time. Downhill from the Intro, which was actually quite good but was probably a piss take of LFOs 1991 album opener of the same name, or something of that genre. My first 1-star rating, and that for an album no longer in the 1001 list, so presumably some agreement there.
Ah, rock bottom. 0 stars. Negative stars. I was in middle school when Limp Bizkit were at their peak. Every boy in my school thought Fred Durst was the coolest guy on the planet. I can totally understand why angry suburban white teen boys worshipped this shit! Durst’s impotent, misdirected rage sounds just as stupid now as is it did in 2000. I don’t even care if there’s something musically redeemable on this dumb-ass album (there’s little here that’s worthwhile). Limp Bizkit is thong straps peeking out of low-rise jeans, it’s trucker caps, it’s velour tracksuits. Trash then, trash now. They don’t deserve a nostalgia-tinged re-evaluation, a “time heals all wounds” reconsideration. They don’t deserve my time.
God help me. Just when I thought it couldn't get any more awful, I got to the Outro.
Limp Bizkit ducking sucks!
Before even listening, this might have the ugliest cover art and least professional lettering of any album so far. The album title (and artist name) are both also disgusting, but if this has a sense of fun and not taking itself seriously I might forgive it. Having listened, no it doesn't. Mostly this comes across as whiny and complaining, trying to ape Rage Against The Machine and not really understanding it. Intro sounds frankly unfinished, like every part of it is a placeholder. Hot Dog, the chorus is kind of fun, but then the Nine Inch Nails references are just bizarre? The rest of this just kind of washed over me, but I couldn't find anything of merit in it. I hope Method Man is embarrassed by his involvement. I still think this deserves its place on the list to provide context and background for other albums, although it is almost worthless as art in itself. Looking at this on Wikipedia, The Daily Telegraph gave this five stars. What!?
Fred Durst yells like a teenager who just found his mom’s energy drinks, the riffs sound like they were copy-pasted from a 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝟤𝟢𝟢𝟣 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴 CD, and 𝘏𝘰𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘨 drops “f**k” so often it feels like an edgy thesaurus had a breakdown. At over an hour long, it’s the aural equivalent of being locked in a locker by a dude in a backwards cap who thinks he invented anger.
"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" is the third studio album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Nu metal and rap metal are the Wiki-listed genres. Unfortunately, yes. The production and release of the album was expedited to take advantage of the success of their previous album "Significant Other." Well, it worked commercially becoming the fastest-selling rock album at the time and reaching #1 in both the UK and US and 12 other countries. I don't think any more time on this album would have helped. There is a meaning to the album's title and it involves an anus and a gas station...enough said. The album was produced by Terry Date and the bandmembers included Fred Durst (vocals), Wes Borland (guitars, vocals), DJ Lethal (turntables, samples), John Otto (drums, vocals) and Sam Rivers (bass). The album received mixed reviews. An evil electronic voice and a creeping synth open "Intro." "Who's in the house?" I really wish I wasn't. Durst introduces the album title in "Hot Dog." The song bounces between a weird guitar and the heavy metal guitar riff and pounding drums. Durst rattles off lyrics from Nine Inch Nails' "Closer," "The Perfect Drug," and "Burn." How original. Fuck is said 46 times in this song. Guitarist Wes Borland gave me hope at the start of "My Generation" with a wah-wah guitar. That shortly dissipated as he goes right back to the heavy metal riffs with the pounding drums. This time Durst references "My Generation" and "Welcome to the Jungle.' He doesn't give a fuck about what you think about his generation. "My Way" starts out slower with an echoing guitar riff. They do the soft-loud-soft dynamic. It's Durst's way or the highway. DJ Lethal makes an appearance in "Rollin (Air Raid Vehicle)" with his scratching. Annoying lyrics as Durst is going to keep on rolling. Borland loosely mimics the "Mission Impossible" theme in the first single "Take a Look Around." Echoing guitars and snapping drums. The song builds and gets loud. "Hate is all the world sees." I'm seeing hate right now. I had low expectations going into this album, hoping for fun bad. Unfortunately, it did not live up to those expectations and was just plain annoying. The music was formulaic and got old with soft starts and then straight into a heavy metal guitar riff and pounding drums. Wes Borland can play guitar and gave me glimpses of hope at times but nothing materialized to any extent. And then we have Durst's lyrics and themes: "He doesn't give a shit about your opinion on his generation," "he'll kick your ass," "His way or the highway," "He's going to keep on rollin'," " he'll knock the fuck out of you," and "he lives his life in the fast lane." The attempts at R&B and hip-hop were lame and adding insult to injury, this album is bloated at 73 minutes long. Do yourself a favor and never even think of listening to this album. I have no problem saying that the world would be a better place if this album never existed.
this sounded like how hot dog water tastes....
genuinely horrible
:(
Kom op nou. Gelukkig ooit eens gehoord, dus hoeft niet nog eens.
I just can't deal with Fred....
The fact that people actually like this band is absurd. Its like you gave the mic to an edgy 13 year old and told him to say whats on his mind while everyone else in the band wonders what they did wrong to end up in Limp Bizkit. Why this is on the 1001 albums to listen to before you die list is absolutely beyond me. I definetly couldve died happy having never listened to this pile of garbage. 2/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: Hot Dog
Nu metal is division of rock that I like to a point. I was more interested in the bands which nu metal spawned from - I.e. Faith No More - vs the bands that are really in the genre at its height in the late 90s / early 2000s. Sure, bands like Linkin Park, Deftones, and Evanescence are excellent, very talented artists with really interesting mixes. Staind has some cool music and even Korn was a decent band for me in pockets, I just never listened to any of them on repeat back in the day. And on the less talented, less listened to side comes Limp Bizkit. Where to start? Maybe here: I’m still scratching my head about how Hot Dog ended up with an explicit rating. Were there any bad words in it? There were some ok songs - My Way is well constructed even if it is somewhat basic in the lyrics. But more often than not, they steal from better bands. Beyond this, when you are limited in the musicality, you really need something important to say or sing about, and LB fails massively on this front. In listening to this, three words come to mind: derivative, unoriginal, and uncool. Swearing has never bothered me in songs, I listened to plenty of metal, hard rock, and rap back in the day. But I much prefer when it is used limitedly and, more importantly, for a purpose. These guys just throw it around aimlessly and because they think it makes them seem hard. Instead, it just makes them hard to listen to.
Are you fucking kidding me? This is bullshit then now and forever. Hard pass. I might be out on this whole thing. You got some ICP up next? Maybe GG Allin ? Fuck off. I would like an apology.
What a terrible day to have ears.
I really liked the silent bits between the songs.
Why is it so long? Just straight up rubbish.
Alright if the third Limp Bizkit album is on this list what other nonsense is lurking in here. This isn't even their best album, and I've only listened to their first three. I looked this is the only Limp Bizkit album on the list. I now question the author of the books mental state. I think he's trolling us with this one. Turns out this was removed in later editions. Yeah that tracks. I could see their second album Significant Other being on the list, every young white guy had a copy of it. Yes Limp had cultural relevance in the time they played in, but there are better Nu-Metal bands, My Generation is the stand out on this album. Rollin makes me want to mosh my head into a wall and My Way makes him sound like a spoiled entitled child.
Monotonous and self-absorbed. You do not need to listen to this before you die.
Is this a joke? I thought this list would have good music on it. This is objectify bad, even within in it's genre. Why would they put it on the list ?
2/10 Really bad. The guitar riffs almost boosted it to 2 stars, but lyrically it is just awful. And then the Outro track had to be skipped, which is an automatic point deduction.
It still sucks
No, nu-metal is not for me
Overall, without a doubt, this album is a huge waste of time. When this came out, I was in the eighth grade, and everyone was listening to nu metal and hip hop, spiking their hair with like a tube of gel a day. But, there were the kids who knew Limp Bizkit were stupid, and there were the kids who thought Limp Bizkit were the coolest shits in the world. I belonged to the group who thought they were stupid, and some of my best friends praised them. This division literally tore my eighth grade friend group apart. For a while, I was adrift, without friends, because I couldn’t limp with the Bizkit. All of those in the LB fan group however had a lot of trouble ‘launching’ after high school, so… funny how that worked out. I can admit that this album is pretty hilarious sometimes, and there are head-bangable moments. Just like, that’s maybe two minutes out of the hour or so run time. Stay in school kids, and don’t listen to the limpy biscuits.
Woof. Another album I thought nostalgia would buoy up at least a little bit, but no...this was awful.
I do not like this
Sensational
I can’t get that hour back. This album is horrible, unlistenable, ridiculous. Wish I could give it no stars
Nope, awful
Hey. Hey list. Uh, yeah, hey list. There’s no way in hell I needed to hear this before I died. I mean, maybe as the last thing I hear, so at least as I’m dying I can be thankful I’ll never hear it again.
Now That's What I Call Crap!
I don’t even have words. This guy out here sounded like a whiny Shaggy, complaining about how nobody likes him and trying to seem edgy by seeing how many times he can say “fuck” and “chocolate starfish”. Grow up.
One of the worst hours of my life. However, I understand why it is on the list. To fully appreciate the beauty of life, you must glimpse the deepest depths of despair.
Look, it's a 1 from me. But a 5 from angsty teen me, who had this cranked up to 11 for a year straight
Having this album right after BB Kings is like a cruel prank. Why is it a 75 minute album??! And you finally are basically at the end and they punish you one more time with a TEN MINUTE OUTRO. Jfc.
Not a fan
Yeah…Limp Bizkit sucks.
Wow. Nu metal rap. It was pretty bad. There were instances where it threatened to actually be dumb fun to listen to but then the lyrics and the vocals just killed it. This feels like an album I would’ve made in middle school when it was cool to say fuck. The best song was the one where they brought in actual rappers.
This was so terrible it brings the whole list into dispute. Just because a bunch of angry dudes bought the album doesn't make it great. There isn't a single great thing about this
These guys were 20 years ahead of their time. Unfortunately for them, that means 'their time' would be smack-dab in the middle of T***p's twisted idiocracy. This is the sound of wilfully ignorant douchebags living high on the hog. Not a single thought in their heads that isn't some variant of whiny, victim-mentality, navel-gazing, peurile, hubristic, bullshit. Thanks for making me listen to it: Mr Durst, now indeed I know precisely why I wanna hate thee. Wack sauce rock/rap crossover attempt. Shit by any measure.
Not great. Annoying and mediocre. Highlights: Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle), Track 12 (Hidden Track) Interlude Will not return.
It’s hard not to feel like I’m being punished with this today.
The One wasn't that bad, but overall I could not stand this album.
The only thing interesting about this album is the guitar playing. Outside of that, it's a steaming pile of the stuff that comes out of the titular "chocolate starfish." 1 star.
For all the previous albums I always tried to revisit so I can enjoy them from a different perspective. Not this one though
Garbage
Limp Bizkit = poop
Perfect for white suburban 13 year olds who want to rebel against their parents.
This album contains some of the worst, most putrid, and vile music ever created. I can't be too surprised it got so popular, as appeals to the lowest common demoninator, lizard-brain, teen boy sensibilities. Still, everything about it awful. The music is awful, the lyrics are awful, the rapping is awful, the album title and artwork are awful, even the songs the I (ahem) like are not very good either. And the album is so long too. I can't, for the life of me, figure out why the authors of the book felt this was essential over Deftones. Key tracks: My Generation Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
I really did not want to listen to this album but I made a commitment, so here I go. How anyone can listen to Hot Dog and keep listening stuns me. But I did. Limpy sings, “Fucked up Aids from fucked up sex” and follows up with “kiss my starfish”, an apparent contradiction. I don’t mind questionable lyrics, I listen to gangster rap, but this has no charm, cleverness or a friggin melody. No musicality. Check out Ten Inch Nails, they show how it’s done.
When I started this journey, I wanted to make it a point to listen to the whole album. Unfortunately, every now and then, I get an album that I just can’t do that with. This was one of them. I never cared for Limp Bizkit and having now listened to the first three songs on this album, I realised I fucking hate them.
Yeah, this is awful. Fuck Fred Durst. Why is this on this list ??? I thought we all agreed as a society that Limp Bizkit sucks.
Just stupid lyrics so far. Making fun on Nine Inch Nails's Closer... hmm, Life in the Fast Lane, My Generation, and shitty clichés. They needed to change their lyricist - oh, they don't have one. That's the problem.
One Limp Bizkit song is all you need. Not an album. Apparently this album was removed in later versions of the 1001 list. Can we have one of those versions, please? As much as this deserves 1 star, I don't want to see this album cover on my summary page. I can rationalize that there are some decent riffs, Take a Look Around is catchy, and it's exceptionally ridiculous in it's juvenile rage. But no, that would be a disservice to much better albums. One star
Does this sooound the SAme? Is this the same fuuuCKIng SOng? Do you wann-a KNO-ow? Can you fucking TEE-eell? I WROTE THEM ALL THE SAME! SO FUCK YOU IF YOU CARE! I DONT GIVE A SHIT 'CAUSE I'M NOT FUCKING SCARED of you so screw you too Does this sooound the SAme? Is this the same fuuuCKIng SOng? Do you wann-a KNO-ow? Can you fucking TEE-eell? [repeat above] I just wrote another song you f'ing pussies. I know Nookie was great, so these should be great, too. . -F. Durst
was really feeling that 9 minute outro
Really really bad
Listen, there are so many ways to go with this album, Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst and all that jazz. This is a picture of a moment in time where they were kings and people appreciated that. I don't but that's ok.
People should give me five stars for listening to this.
Whew boy! I dub thee dirtbag rock. The early 2000s were tough. I was there and I didn’t remember it being this bad. Limp Bizkit were all over MTV. It’s astonishing how popular they were. But, Fred Durst is the worst. He doesn’t give a shit, but he’ll fuck you up because…?…he cares so little. Yeah OK, Fred, keep rollin’.
I had low expectations for this album but HOLY SHIT did it surpass every expectation for just how terrible it would be. This is music made for simpletons by simpletons. This is music made for people who think Kid Rock is a real musician. This is music for Florida Man. How did America elect Donald Trump twice? Because millions and millions of them are so stupid they think this is good music. I feel dumber for having listened to this album. I feel outraged that this even exists.
Nope. I disliked this in the same way I disliked the Korn album, and this was worse and longer with obnoxious vocals. There’s a time and a place for this kind of music - outside of the soundtrack of some 2000s shovelware BMX game, I don’t wanna hear it.
oh dear god make this music stop forever
So damn long
This is like heavy metal with all the bits I like removed and replaced by all the bits of hip hop I don’t like.
Ich wusste gar nicht, das LB mal so schlecht war.
Dead Entweder cringe, Langweilig oder schlecht Ganz selten nickt man bisschen mit aber Overall zieht es sich einfach nur
Absolute crap start to finish
When American boys reach 13 and decide this is peak maturity… yawn.
Album art: 1
I'll say one good thing. Wes Borland is a fine guitarist. OK enough with the compliments. This was fucking awful. How this tripe made this list while a phenomenal band like Tool was completely ignores is an absolute travesty. Fuck Fred Durst with a rusty rake.
From the linked Wiki page… “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book.” From the tired “look how many times we swear” fake edginess to the “borrowing” of other popular songs lyrics this album is better left in the past. Forget it.
I usually reserve 1 star ratings for the truly unlistenable. While this record does have a melodic and lyrical base that seems like music, it is the lowest representation of songwriting we have at our disposal. Also the art and concept
Wikipedia says (and it is never wrong, is it?) "'Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water' was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book." I can see why. The bigger mystery is why it was included in any editions. Utter tosh. 1/5 (only because I can't give it zero).
It’s stuff like this that makes me doubt this entire project
Never really listened to this album before, but knew the hits. This album feels like it's made for people that want other people to think that they listen to hardcore music without actually listening to hardcore music. Not a fan of the music or these type of people.
This is it — the butthole of popular music over the last 70 years. What a perfect title. All of these songs belong in the crapper.
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'.
Yikes.
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.”
Wigger
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.
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.
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.
Verschrikkelijk wat een domme muziek. Rollin' is wel soort van classic maar verder echt gewoon geen kwaliteit. 3/10 Highlights Rollin'
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
I am embarrassed to have ever owned this
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.
could only handle it til durst started puffing about writing checks yer ass cant cash…
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.
Crap then, crap now. If it's on CD at least you can use it as a coaster.
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
Fred Durst is, was and will always be hilariously lame.
worst exeprience ever
Fav: The One Least Fav: Hot Dog I hate everything about this, and it’s confirmed that nu-metal was a mistake
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
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.
You slog through one of the worst albums ever made only to be rewarded with a final, 10-minute track of farts. Epic.
🤮
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.
not listening to this because i’ve been grossed out by the fucking stupid title since it came out
Nö!
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
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.
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.
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.
On the "outro" Ben Stiller laughs for about 3 minutes solid, it felt like he was laughing at me for listening to this rubbish.
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.
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
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.
BOOORING
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.
One, maybe 2 songs worth my time here. Had to skip through a bunch. Outro said it best ... fu*k Limp Bizkit, man ...
Really really hate these guys
+-: 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
Words cannot describe just how bad this is, so I am not going to try…
wtf
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?
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.
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.
... 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.
If you've ever wondered just why Nu Metal is practically dead, just listen to this. 1/5
This is bad.
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!
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
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.)
If I see another bullshit selection on this list I am quitting.
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.
No
Why is this even on the list?
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.
Didn't like it when it came out, years haven't changed that opinion How did this one make it on this list?
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
I tried. I really tried, but this was even worse than Radiohead.
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.
No, I hate this metal nonsense. No No no
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Terrible.
Why?
Don’t need to hear this sort of stuff in my own home thank you.
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:
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!
★½
The best part of the album is when the music stops. The songs are even cornier than the band name! What a poser band.
The worst of both rap and metal
i don't feel like listening to this one
Terrible, terrible music.
Anyone older than 15 who didn't give this a single star needs to have a serious think about themselves.
This album is a love letter to toxic masculinity. Seriously….why? If you want early 2000s nu-metal, wouldn’t The Deftones, or Linkin Park, or Tool be a better option? Not the 3rd best album by these hacks.
Bloody awful.
Damn you - no Zero Star option This is everything that's been wrong with American music for the past 25 years - meatheads making music for other meatheads. Good luck to them and keep them and their fans as far away as possible from my children
So, opening my dishwasher and finding it full of ants was NOT the worst thing to happen to me today. Limp bizkit had I think two decent songs which were fun in the late 90s. Neither are here (Faith - Break Stuff). Now they're just irrelevant, thankfully. There was a bit of decent Nu Metal about (Deftones) but this wasn't it. Obviously having Undertaker's entrance music does tickle a few nostalgia hairs but it was also very annoying even at the time in literally any other context. In complete fairness, The One was the closest to an actual song, and wasn't horrible. And yeah alright, I still kind of like the mission impossible one. But for 75 minutes of this shit you are getting the one starfish. Made me yearn for Travis.
Not even going to listen to this shit, but I will still give it the lowest rating possible.
I have no idea how this band was as successful as it was.
bad but not even in a fun way. deserves the rating for the title alone.
It's normal for adolescents and people from Florida to be angry and confrontational and stupid but this is like if you turned doing whip-its into an album.
Holy fuck that was awful. I could feel myself losing I.Q. points the longer I listened. I am now convinced that not everyone who drinks Monster soda listens to Limp Bizkit but everyone who listens to Limp Bizkit drinks Monster.