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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
Music for morons
One of the first albums I ever bought. The nostalgia is strong and it still stands up to the test, providing you're in the mood for some angry, angsty music. The Rollin' remix and nine-minute outro are unnecessary, though.
When this came out I remember seeing the posters all over London Underground and thinking WTF, that is lame. This album reaks of teenage boy's bedroom... Fred Durst can kiss my chocolate starfish, but then as we have learned he wouldn't give a fuck. Some of Wes Borland's playing is genuinely great, but it isn't enough to compensate for all the other things that are completely lame about this album. It's The Eagles for teenage boys who hate their step-dads
I love this album. I remember whne this got released. I was stoked they were album to follow up Significant Other with this banger. Almost as good as it's predecessor.
The worst of both rap and metal
i don't feel like listening to this one
It's a funny album. 3.5
I have always hated the intro. It actually pushed me away from the album as a college kid. Still I skipped and listened to the first song that I liked and then the singles. This album doesnt get enough credit (minus tje stupid intro) as ground breaking for the nu-metal genere and a whole generation. Its a really good aalbum and ai was surprised I can still love it as a grown as man. Its kind of a childish teen rant music but its still fun although rebellious at the same time.
I love this and I apologise for anyone else who will read it but it’s FUCKING GREAT Fred dunks on Trent in Hotdog baby This was one of the first albums I ever owned!!! Love LB fat Fred and fat wes
Great album all the way through. 5/5
I always said that I don't like this group, but having heard this album with open mind I have to say that I loved it! I was so wrong.
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.
lite kul men också alldeles för långt och ganska dåligt egentligen
Terrible, terrible music.
Anyone older than 15 who didn't give this a single star needs to have a serious think about themselves.
Listen, I'm unironically a Limp Bizkit fan but this isn't the album to include here. Durst is well into his Flanderization at this point. Three Dollar Bill should be here first because it is much better and second it was much more groundbreaking. Even Significant Other should be here instead. Who knows, maybe they are on the list. 3.57.
Some of the reviews are a bit overly harsh, there's some good stuff to be found. It just drags on.
Meh. Couple popular songs but overall bland.
puberal music & humor not bad, not great
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My expectations were pretty low for this album, but it's actually good? The rock parts go hard, and the rap parts really bring out those nu-metal vibes. Actually, the lyrics aren't even that crazy for the most part - they sometimes sound like they belong in a sad grunge song rather than a messed-up rap-rock song. Also, I thought the 80s New Wave-style guitars they have during the verse parts and in the slower songs were a nice touch.
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
A very cool album from the year we were birthed!
This was surprisingly good! His voice is weird and there’s some strange lyrics but I like the instrumental parts
It's awful but a guilty pleasure. I can't explain or defend it, I just like the sound.
Such an important album for it's time
Brings back SO many memories! Classic. 5/5
Ein ikonisches Album, das mit energiegeladenem Nu Metal und provokativen Texten polarisiert. Ein markantes Werk der Ära.
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
Listening to this I realised I really like Rollin’ I mean really like It’s a great song So it’s a testament to how dreadfully unlistenable the rest of this is that I have no choice but to put it to one side and score this an emphatic 1 Wish I could score it lower than that
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.
“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.
bad but not even in a fun way. deserves the rating for the title alone.
2 stars. maybe.
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.
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
Me sorprendió. Tiene temas muy buenos y no es taaan pesado. Igualmente me aburre bastante.
It's as mediocre today as it was when it came out.
It is what it is. Nostalgic as hell though and you can’t deny you listened to Rollin’ a bunch in its day.
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.
Way too clean for me but a fun one. Rapping is cringe of course but come on... way too many 1 star reviews. At least this one isn't the same old 70s dad rock or brit-pop record that makes up half of this list. This one is fun.
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
Want *that* bad, come on!
fuck off.
The music is great, the vocals are not. This holds a place of nostalgia for me, so it's hard to be entirely objective here. I think there are much better nu-metal albums that could've been on here in its place, though.
I listened to most of it. Still dont like it. Wes can play guitar though.
Ugh. Why is this bullshit on this list? It's way too long, incredibly derivative, uninteresting, childish, simplistic. 1/5
Nothing redeeming.
8/10 lots of bangers on here
It’s like Eminem mixed with Korn. 4/10
no
Crap when it was new. It has aged like milk.
I don't care what anyone says, Limp Bizkit is a ton of fun. Are they high art? Absolutely not, they're goofy as shit, and thats the main part of their appeal. If you dont understand that, you can kiss my Chicolate Starfish.
Too many F bombs, good rage album.
This album would be okay if all lyrics were taken out. What a dogshit name and album cover. Have never liked how the vocalist sings. This whole album was unpleasant to listen to and needlessly crass and angry. I will admit that there are glimpses of things I like about it, namely some of the instrumentals, but there is not much I did like. There are no standouts.
Don´t know what to think of this album, one moment its annoying the other moment its rollin' So let me stay in the middle and blame it on the nookie.
I expected this album to nothing but annoy me, but man, does it groove. Toward the end it did get increasingly annoying, but overall this was pretty good.
It's not unlistenable and I might have awarded two stars if the album had been restricted to 40 minutes and the horrible outro had been skipped.
Yes dude yes
Loud screaming and banging… equals loss of vocal cords eventually and nails in the chalk board, no thanks…
They didn't do anything that hadn't been done like 5 years before on the Judgement Night soundtrack or by Korn. The singer doesn't sing with conviction and his voice cracks a lot when he's rapping. That's annoying. The lyrics are cringe. The riffs are catchy as hell though. They had lots of friends all across the music biz. Some of them are featured on the album. That was the main key to their success. And they had a mysterious weird looking guitar player. Favorite song: the one.
Fred Durst wants you to know he’s angry, misunderstood, horny, and kinda famous now, bro. And if you’re a 14-year-old boy with a locker full of Mountain Dew, Monster logos, and vague resentment toward gym class, maybe that’s enough. But for the rest of us, enduring his off-key crooning, sub-par rhymes, and endless stream of adolescent vulgarity feels more like detention than catharsis. Wes Borland, the band’s masked MVP, occasionally colors outside the nu-metal lines with eerie guitar textures and oddball tunings, and the rhythm section’s not asleep either. But Durst’s juvenile worldview and cringe-worthy lyrics reduce even the better tracks to guilty pleasures—"My Way" has some interesting sonic moves, and "Hold On" gestures at emotional growth but gets lost in the fog of the album’s own overblown bravado. Could this be satire? Brilliant performance art? That’d be giving it way too much credit.
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.
God saw that I was thankful that I had gotten listening to The Doors albums out of the way and said “hold my beer.”
Wow, is this the best we had back then? No wonder I was so fucking miserable!
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.
Nostalgia bias for me. Listened to this hundreds of times when I was younger.
NO!
I like bizkit, their early work is so good, but this is not a good album
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.
Enérgico. 3/5.
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.
Early teens nostalgia. There are some catchy tunes on here and reminds me why Fred Durst was such a polarizing star back in the day
This album mostly sucks other than the Rollin’ songs - which it’s hilarious to have 2 different versions of the same song on one album. Those songs kind of suck too, but can be partially enjoyed. It’s overly long for how similar the songs are - maybe this would be tolerable at half the length. I don’t vibe with Durst’s tough guy schtick, and his melodic range is severely limited…but not like his rhythm or lyrics are more impressive. He’s the worst aspect of this band, as some of the music is decent and Wes Borland’s guitar parts are occasionally interesting. There’s much better nu-metal out there.
This album is just hilarious and brings me back to my highschool years.
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"
No
Love this album, not sure why it’s on this list
No
fuck this band
Too long and not very intelligent, but very fun
frankly a small thing
Enjoyed it way more than i thought - outro pushed it to a 4
"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.
better than expected
Is this the worst titled album and album cover of all time, most likely. However as a fan of my metal and alternative rock music like this, I don’t hate this album. I totally understand why people do but some of the songs on this are fun to listen to. Overall it’s nothing amazing but it’s pretty good for my tastes. 5.9/10
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
Man this album brings me back to my youth!
extra skeptican na pocetku, ali mi je preeeeejeben album
ugodno iznenadena, neki hard punk rock i malo rap mozda bi inace bilo 4, al nekak mi je sjelo u voznji bas dobro
It's not as bad as some people have wrote, some ok tracks, some not so good ones and it's far too long
"Soggy biscuit (also known as ookie cookie, limp biscuit, wet biscuit, shoot the cookie, jizzcuit, or cum on a cookie) is a male group masturbation activity in which the participants stand around a biscuit (UK) or cookie (US) masturbating and ejaculating onto it; the last person to do so must eat the biscuit." Brought to you by Wikipedia!
ok this is it, this is the album that officially ends any pretense that this list contains albums you "must" listen to. it's so, so bad and not in any sort of entertaining way.
God, this was a rough listen. The spewings of an angry edgelord who thinks being shitty is cool. But what they produced is juvenile, annoying, talentless, inane drivel. "My Way" is borderline catchy at times, which had me almost considering a second star, but no. As the album continued, my dislike for Durst only grew. Some of the riffs here are ok, but the lyrics completely destroy any goodwill they'd generated. And how is this 75 minutes long?! The outro was the best part, because it clowned on the band (and clowns they are) and the idea that anyone could genuinely enjoy this music. I don't get it either.
Todo el disco, desde el título, la portada y la temática del álbum parte de algo así como un chiste de "culo y polla". Unido a su sonido, se podría afirmar que se trata de un disco de rabia juvenil generacional. La música suena monónotona, casi rutinaria, así como el permanente recurso a la palabrota (En "Hot Dog" se oye más de 50 veces "f*cking up"). Eso sí, para mojigatos se publicó una versión sin blasfemias y palabras malsonantes, pero eso ya es otro disco.
is it possible for a band to actually parody the genre that they're in simply by making an album full of horribly written songs and repetitive music? The answer is yes. This was horrible. Cannot emphasize how horrible the songwriting is. feels like this whole album was a double dare by someone to Fred durst as in. "I bet you can't put the word f*** in a song so many times it becomes ridiculous." or " I bet you can't write songs that are quite literally about nothing." Apparently Fred Durst said "Challenge accepted!"
In your face as expected with Limp Bizkit! Cool album that I did not hear before. Includes mega hit Rollin’. Xzibit is on a track which is cool! I like the mix of rock and rap. That was actually how I first heard about the band - the collab with Jay Z.
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Like most Nu Metal albums around that time, this one feels way too long with some fillers. You either hate or love Durst' lyrics, for me it's a bit too cringey. The real star here is Wes Borland and his guitarwork imo.
What a fitting name for such a disgusting group of musicians
I may only be 809 albums into this project, but I can say with relative confidence that this is by far the worst album on the list. Nu Metal was a mistake.
Boring and childish, just like some teems have learnt how to swear.
Never again...
TERRIBLE
Yeah, this is really bad. Why did I have to listen to this anyway? Why is it on this list? To show how bad some content (not music, but wastrel angst and bravado misplaced) 1 star is a bit too good for this garbage.
They like saying fuck. Not my go to but I found myself really enjoying the album! 3.5/4
To borrow from another review on here: “Crap, juvenile lyrics, crap vocals, crap guitar, crap album title and art.” The fact that the home page for this album starts out by stating this album was taken off of subsequent printings of the “1001 Abums…” book speaks volumes. I listen to some pretty questionable punk/post-punk/goth stuff, but this album is just bad. There’s nothing about it I can even begin to like. 0 stars.
This was shitty when it came out, and it's still shitty now. Why do you have to put the shame of my generation on display like this?
It makes me so angry that countless fantastic albums aren't on this list but a truly awful, horrible album like this is on it. So shameful. It is musically worthless, and just bad, and what makes it even worse is the constant swearing which makes this album insufferable (perhaps Hold On is the only song that stands out in that regard). And on top of that it is 75 minutes long, aaaand it also has one of the worst album covers on this list so far. It deserves nothing but a 1.
Love the powerful music. Disdain for the sophmoric and excessive Fbombs, like a fifth grader at his first overnight party away from home. LB had potential, but they never got there. :(
I started off by giving this the benefit of the doubt, but the sheer awfulness of this just overwhelmed me. What were they thinking ?
I remember back in 2000, Limp Bizkit was only enjoyed by morons. I see some things never change. Absolute trash.
This was just trash, this needs to keep rolling rolling rolling out to the curb. 0/5
This was rough at times. I remember liking some of these songs when I was kid, but this has not aged well. Was really surprised that this was even on this list. 1.5/5
Disgust trigger 2 Trying to be 7 inch nails But is actual shit 1
One of the albums of all time
Still full of awesome early noughties hits. I owned this album and played it regularly.
Have to be in the mood to listen to this but pretty hype listen overall.
This album was about as bad as I remember it being. I remember liking Three Dollar Bill when it came out, but everything after that has done nothing to keep my attention.
Skipped this album when it was new, and during the listen-through decided it was better than I expected, but then it just went on too long. It was probably a 3-3.5 for a bit of the album, but it's too damn long, so it's a 2.5. Wes Borland has good riffs, but the individual songs are too long, and there are too many songs. 2.5/5
Why? F
A blast from the past that was not as good as I remembered it.
Mixing it up!! And nookie.
I don't know why this is on the list. Like a kid who discovered his first swear word. I recognized Rollin' from radio play at the time, it's just as terrible now as it was then. My generation, what a terrible ripoff of the Who. The whole thing was bad
Horrible. Even worse that YT Music has the censored version, which makes the entire first actual track sound like a stuttering mess as literally every 3rd word is cut out. The vocals are whiny & annoying, trying desperately to sound cool by pulling lyrics from much better bands like NIN, GnR & The Who (and that's just in the first 2 songs (minus "Intro" which barely even counts)). And all packaged into an album named after a slang term for "butthole" and a meat-flavored drink "joke" that was already done by Primus 7 years earlier w/ Pork Soda. Nope. If I want to listen to white-boy rap rock I'll put on Linkin Park, at least they have some decent songs & their vocals don't make me want to tear my ears off. Gave up on track 7. "Listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book" -- yeah, I can see why. One legit laugh out of the whole album (before I rage quit, at least) for the "My Way" chorus, which I recognized from Weird Al's "Angry White Boy Polka" medley. And here I'd thought Weird Al was exaggerating the ridiculousness of the delivery. Nope.
When describing the emotion for the devotion it took to get through the album, I searched “screaming frustration” gif
Sounds like someone just learned some curse words and wants everyone to know. I've never knowingly listened to Limp Bizkit before. I was 25 when this album came out, but somehow I knew I was too old for it. I'm 49 now listening to it, and I'm wayyyyy too old for this shit. Crap, juvenile lyrics, crap vocals, crap guitar, crap album title and art. Nothing on this album wasn't crap. The only people giving this more than 1 star better have some nostalgic tie to this from when they were an edgy teenager trying to rebel against society. I could not fathom someone hearing this for the first time today and think it's good. No f***ing way. I actually sat through this whole thing, by the way, even the extremely obnoxious several minute long laughing at the end. This is bottom of the barrel stuff here.
Couldn't have come across a better Friday afternoon gym album. What an absolute gee up. I could do without the serious/heartfeltish tracks though thanks.
Such a fun album, always puts me in a good mood
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
*kombucha girl meme Bts dancing to Rollin did alter my brain chemistry so
Some Bangers, but let's be honest, it's mostly shit :)
Why? Just why?
Fred Durst is a whiny bitch who can't write a decent lyric to save his life. That said, I was 23 when this came out and re-listening to it for the first time in 20 years, took me back to bouncing around my first flat after a night at the pub with the gang. So it's a 0/10 for 2024 me - but a solid 4/5 for 2001 me.
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
Eclectic, nothing too original but oddly entertaining.
This is a fantastic example of numetal at the height of it's popularity.
At first listen I didn't really care for this. Not so much my vibe. They have alot to be angry about I guess. But if you take out the intro, outro, and that Hot Dog song, it's actually not a bad album. I don't understand the Hot Dog song. Are they in a gang war with Nine Inch Nails? Cool blend of rap & rawk. Recording & instrumentation is great. And after a few listens I found myself a little less angry about being angry.
Definitely not my thing.
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.
I rated this 1, spelled o-n-e,but pronounced zero.....a total waste of vinyl
Það er margt verra til en þetta. Langar samt ekkert til að hlusta oft og mörgum sinnum.
No Durst, no Trump. I mean he did popularize the red baseball cap. Anyway I've been eagerly awaiting my chance to give this a one. No I didn't listen to it but I was around when this was big and I had a couple of misguided friends who enjoyed listening to this album so I'm sure I've heard it in its entirety and there's no chance that putting myself through a relisten is gonna change my mind. You're next Kid Rock.
This is cringe, but not as bad as I expected.
With a name and album cover like that, what could one expect? It's juvenile testosterone - the album, and I like it.
Um, no thanks.
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.
Great album, better than I remembered even outside of Rollin' being such a banger
Apparently the author corrected the egregious mistake that was the inclusion of this album on the list removing it in a later edition. This is just bad in all ways and I made it through pretty much the whole thing skipping ahead when some tracks were just unbearable. A disgrace that this ever made it on the list at all
The best Limp Bizkit album but its a Limp Bizkit album
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.
Now that's my jam!
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
In the future, I’ll tell my children that this is the reason Bin Laden attacked America. This is a strange document of pre-9/11 American zeitgeist, and is a key piece of Gen X history. Honestly the music isn't terrible, it doesn't age well considering Fred Durst is one of the most annoying vocals in popular music history (like if a snotty skateboarder in a 90s movie was given a microphone). But somehow, Limp Bizkit straddled the intersection of Rock and HIp-Hop culture, and embodied the late 90s/early 2000s excess in American culture. I had a lot of weird thought listening to this, trying to reconcile its popularity at the time. I was only in 6th grade at the time, I remember this having a ton of hits, Limp Bizkit were all over MTV, Fred Durst was considered a tastemaker and could bless an album and have it become a massive hit (Staind, Puddle of Mudd, etc.). Is this album good? No. But I think the basis for inclusion on this list has to consider history and cultural impact, and this album (I think one is enough to get the idea of Limp Bizkit) deserves a spot.
Nostalgia on this one for me. Pretty fun album though, although listening to it again it’s like they took some popular songs and used them in their own ways.
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.
2.5 - I feel like musically they are fucking great. However I just can't get behind the lyrics. His horrible announcer voice is so american and I feel like it's the theme song to every 15 year old bully in the early 2000's
This is horrendous. The intro has to be one of the worst things ever laid to tape. The isolated Fred Durst vocal at the start of the second track is equally awful. My Generation is at least just a boring song. This is by far the stupidest music I’ve ever heard. Its seriously so dumb. The lyrics are appalling. The singles (My Way, Rollin) are the highlights so far, if you can call them that. The Mission Impossible song is the only actually listenable song actually. 0.4/5
In the bib. 0 stars.
This album was so bad, I made sure to listen to it through New Pipe on my phone so not to get it into my Youtube algorithm.
I mean Rollin was a cool theme for the undertaker
Somewhere between skatepunk, hiphop and electropop. Up and down quite ok
The Horror! The Horror!
red hot chilli pepper ähnlicher hardrock
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.
Pay me and I’ll listen. Otherwise, fuck off.
I listened to this a couple months ago because my partner got it on the generator, and I did not like it. It's not the absolute worst thing I've listened to, but it got on my nerves and the length made it even worse. That last song with the three minutes of laughing was annoying. And did it really need two versions of Rollin'? My favourite song was maybe Hot Dog or My Generation? I didn't relisten to it, so I can't remember.
Unlistenably bad. Couldn't bear to hear more than a small portion of each song
Aus den 1001 Alben. Limp Bizkit sind ja Guilty Pleasure von mir. Cover sieht schrecklich aus. Intro ist ganz geil. Geil, die Nine Inch Nails Referenz im ersten Song („Hot Dog“). Erster kleiner Tiefpunkt: „My Way“ (Lied 5). So ein Gejaule. Aber dann Rollin, sau geil. Danach auch solide. Lied 8 („The One“) dann wieder ein Downer. „Take A Look Around“ (Lied10) wieder super, danach wieder ein belangloses Lied. Ich fürchte, dass sich das Album auf gute 45 Minuten kürzen lässt!
I loved it lol I’ve been missing out!!!
Not putting myself through that. I refuse.
noooooo
I'm having trouble processing my first impressions. This is so awful and weirdly so. Hot Dog is squarely a dis track against NIN which is charming in concept despite the actual music and lyrics being completely stupid. There is very little here that appeals to me. Limp Bizkit exist as the exception to the rule I often cite for myself: "If it's fast, loud and heavy then chances are good I'm going to like it." pee-YOO...Don't go near the Chocolate Starfish...This record is a stinker.
I'm not sure I've ever hated something so much in my life. How did anyone think this had any business being an hour and a quarter long? War crime.
Yes it drags like crazy. Yes it’s Limp Bizkit. Yes, at least 4 of the tracks on here, i unironcally love. It’s 2023. We can all finally admit to ourselves that My Way is one of the hardest songs in history.
The instrumentation brings this up from a 0, but I do think these are the worst songs I've ever heard. 3rd grader lyrics 1.5 star
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.
Didn't like limp bizkit back then still don't like them now. Obviously were socially important part of youth culture for Americans but wouldn't say they aged very well
Probably should be more embarrassing than it actually was listening back. Durst’s vocals are easily the worst part.
A fucking monstrosity of zero musicality and 100% gimmick. Couldn't make it past a few corny intros.
So here's how big Limp Bizkit was in 2000. My friends and I actually skipped school/work so we could go to Best Buy the day this album was released because it came with an exclusive extra CD featuring a remix by P. Diddy. Every track is a banger and brings back so many fond memories as I relisten. Sure, it doesn't all hold up - "That's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme!" and Durst's ode to Ben Stiller is a little strange. But as a strictly nostagia album, I can come across this every few years and be glad that I did. Keep on Rollin' Baby!
I can’t give this a 5. It’s a nostalgic album and surprisingly has some replay value, even 23 years later, but it’s so goddamn dumb. Fred is so corny, the music is so corny, but at the time, THAT SHIT SLAPPED. I can’t say I remember this album being as long as it is and some of the songs being as long as they are, but ok. Matt will give this a 5/5 rating FOR SURE
These guys are hilarious. People used to think like this.
Well, not glad to say that this is my first Limp Bizdick project, and it’s absolutely horrible. Chocolate Starfish manages to have nearly nothing about it that redeems itself. That being said, theres some pretty damn decent riffs and grooves on this record, and it deserves less hate in my opinion. Fred Durst’s vocals are like horrific tragedies that you can’t bring yourself to look away from. The whole vibe of the album reminds me of a very specific time in my life, and I can’t ignore that about it. Thoughts: what the fuck Favorite songs: Take a Look Around, Rollin’, Hold On
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.
1.5 Fred Durst’s lyrics are the very definition of fragile masculinity. This band is the most juvenile band I’ve ever come across. They’re a joke. It’s a shame too because musically they aren’t horrible. But once you add the “you were mean to me so I’m going to get violent” lyrics it just turns to dog shit. I give this 1,5 instead of 1 because my wife will put on a few tracks while we work out. The rage which I feel towards this band makes me work out more intensely. That’s its only redeeming value.
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.
Can we have 3 five-stars in a row? (Checks to see Limp Bizkit is next) fuck I’m serious, if this is on the list because it’s important to early 2000s rock and sold a bajillion copies, then Nickelback’s Silver Side Up has the same right to be here Not totally unredeemable, but the best tracks were the ones that made me forget I was listening to a Limp Bizkit record HL: “My Way”, “Hold On”, “Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle)” December 5, 2023
By the time this record came out, I had move on from Limp Bizkit. The rawness of that first record wasn't there during the second for me. By this third record I thought the band wasn't going to be a thing anymore. But I was wrong. Despite the fact they make fun of my favorite band in the opening track, and despite the song Rollin', one of the dumbest lyric lines ever, this record slaps. And it's thanks to Wes. He made this record what it is. The guitars on this are fantastic. And Boiler may actually be the best Limp Bizkit song. Fred Durst couldn't ruin how good this record sounds. It's just too good. I will say in closing however that there is 16 minutes of literal wasted time at the end of this record. There is nothing of value after Hold On ends. Ben Stiller is funny but come on... Ugh. Losing a star just for that alone.
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.
Really enjoyed this one. It's just a shame it's a tad too long.
Kind of shocked how well this album holds up. Could do without the skit at the end but the music itself ripped, wall to wall bangers from a band that I shouldn't like, but somehow I do.
This 5 is dedicated to you, Ben Stiller. You are my favourite motherfucker.
Not my fav of theirs but a couple good hits.
I didn’t enjoy this as much as I expected too. The first track or two was just shouting. I enjoyed the commercial tracks that I recognised so a slightly disappointing 3*
Genuinely almost impossible to rate. On the one-hand, I was a teenager in the nu-metal period and this will always have a place in my heart for blaring it loudly from Ross's car whilst driving around the Swan Centre. Plus they are great fun live. Whilst I can freely admit that it is isn't actually any good - musically/lyrically/whatever. And I was never in to them as a teenager anyway. I'll go for a 3 but could easily be a 2 (or a 4 if I was feeling nostalgic).
Nice
Where you at? Enough said....
This album is an insult to nu-metal and I don’t like nu-metal in the slightest. Fred Durst might be the most insufferable frontman in recent memory and his lyrics are so awful that I would think the whole thing is a joke if not for the earnestness with which Durst delivers. The posturing, the comically flippant use of the word fuck, and just the overall douchey vibe make this a truly punishing experience. This world is a worse place for having Limp Bizkit in it.
- 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.
Awful band. Stupid name. Awful music. Childish album title. Immature lyrics. A fanbase of 14 year-old boys who inexplicably continue to like this puerile, juvenile dross. Is there anything about this whining, faux-outrageous dross that is, er, worth a biscuit? I hate everything about nu-metal and Durst is one of the worst exponents. Ooh, Fred, you're so ironically threatening. Twat.
It was annoyingly catchy.
Almost a 4* but not quite
High brow stuff
Awful
So bad, just so so bad.
As the outro mentioned, they’re the band that can pull off rock, pop, thrash, and rap. Again another album with lots of flavor and character.
Spending 75 minutes in an MRI machine would be better than giving one more minute to this molten dumpster fire of an album. No redeeming musical value AT ALL.
2/10. Maybe if I had lived through the nineties I would need to listen to angry music too. But I still think I could find something better than this dog shit. Rollin' was actually pretty good though, and it was thoughtful of them to put it on the album twice.
Just horrible all around. Album cover, title, lyrics, music, really the full package. If you enjoyed this album or had a hand in its making, I don't ever want to meet you. Glad this came pretty much full circle with Korn - it put some awful nu-metal bookends on this entire project for me. 1/10
I always avoided listening to Limp Bizkit, because Fred Durst was an annoying fuck, so now, after actually listening to this album, I feel justified in my previous choice. So self pitying it’s a shame really, because some of the hooks are not bad, but ultimately it was an exhausting album to listen to.
Limp Bizkit being themselves, it's nothing amazing
Not a great collection of songs but it captures a time and there are some very good parts to it
this book has lost all credibility
5-stars. LOVE this album. It means so much to me. A really fun time of my life.
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.
This should probably be a 2 but nostalgia, eh?
The world's oldest teenager sings sweary songs for drunken frat boys in cargo pants. A fucking abysmal album.
Guilty pleasure... be Better if I was 19 years old I suppose...
Oooh! Swearing! Grow up.
Bailed less than a minute in. Appalling.
Just can’t listen to this ear torture.
Surprisingly fun and interesting
I did have this album when I was 15. I did go back in time listening to this album 23 years later and I remember which songs I liked the best: My Way, The One, Take A Look Around. This album satisfied the angst when I was a teenager and now it does nothing for me now.
Fascinating. Thought I was gonna hate it!
I do like the cover though
Nice. Not as good as a live performance, but it's still good.
Honestly kinda banger
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🤷♂️
It's really annoying that this was the popular mainstream music of my later teenage years. I really feel like I was robbed of being able to be enjoy a musical movement with my peers. For that reason I hated this then and I despise it now. Regardless of that personal context this is an objectively awful album. The band name, album title and artwork about sum up the unfunny, thick, juvenile nature of the music. Add Fred Durst's weird squeaky vocals and you quite possibly have the worst all-round album package released in my lifetime. Rating: 1/5 Playlist track: My Way Date listened: 30/10/23
not my style but the name is legendary and the songs honestly aren't bad
Irytujący wokal
would listen again if not for the reek n stank
Makes me want to break stuff
Well, that was some experience. At least I'm awake now. According to wikipedia it's genre is "rap metal". Both words make me shiver, but the combination is surprisingly enjoyable from time to time. Especially, "Take a look around" was fun, but most of this album is still a bunch of noise.
Okay as a first draft. Cut half the material, revise the other half, and resubmit.
Ok album but outro definitely didn't have to be there
Twice as long as it should be but gives me nostalgic feelings to when I listened to similar music when I was 12
One the one hand it's terrible One the other hand.. ROLLING ROLLING ROLLING
для меня слишком агрессивная музыка, но что мне нравится: сочетание хипхоп битов, брейбита и металлического звучания. Это лайк. За пару треков - точно лайк, это супер качовые вещи (rolling и take a look around) почитала хейтерские ревью - много претензий к нытью в комментариях. Я с первого раза и при фоновом прослушивании - не могу их оценить, к сожалению :(
I started this project focused on listening every single album, even the ones I really despise. But I had no idea there was this specific kind of disgusting shit on this list. Fuck Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst and everything related to this unholy piece of crap, I'm not wasting one hour of my life on this. This one should be top 3 on 1001 Albums You Shouldn't Hear Before You Die. Fuck it. I wish I could rate it -5, or at least 0.
Doesn't hold up. Obvs.
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
This is an album I do not want to hear again before I die.
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.
Lmao, come on man. What the hell are we doing here?
Did they actually hard code this album to everybody for it's...23rd anniversary? At least I got this dogshit out of the way in one fell swoop between my personal and group listens
Oh come on...really? REALLY Robert? THIS is on your list? You're gonna make me sit and listen to it so I can trash it more than it's already been trashed? Or are you just trolling us all with this one? I got two songs in before switching it to a much better nu metal album (System of a Down’s debut)
Uh, yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and take a page from the Book of Bizkit itself and keep things rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin’.
Rap metal. A ratos me ha recordado a RATM. Venga, un 4.
Parecía peor.
Some bangers on that album.
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.
Not a fan at all.
4.0
Voi juma! Tämä saattaa olla meikäläisen kaikkien aikojen eniten kuunneltu levy, tai ainakin tiukasti kärkikahinoissa. Vuosien saatossa pääsi jo hieman unohtumaankin, mutta sitten puuttui kohtalo peliin. Ostin ensimmäisen oman auton ehkä 2015 ja tämä kyseinen mestariteos oli jäänyt edelliseltä omistajlta soittimen sisään. Ei tainnu Pasuunassa juuri muu musiikki soida tämän lisäksi. Lukemattomien toistokertojen jälkeen tällä levyllä ei ole ensimmäistäkään täytebiisiä vaan kyseessä on täydellinen mestariteos. Moni ei varmasti allekirjoita, mutta IDGAF koska pikku-Timolle ei vittuilla.
Pari tiukkaa klassikkostygee, keskitason kokonaisuus
Has it aged well? I honestly don't know. Some songs are still bangers, some are cringe. Riffs and John Otto's drumming is superb. Fred Durst is an acquired taste. Must admit I liked this album more than I thought I would. Really well produced, good fun if you don't take it too seriously
Awful. Just awful. There's no justification for this being here. This album has some of the worst rapping you will ever hear. The singing and screaming isn't any good either. It all borders on comical, except it's too annoying to be funny. The lyrics are incredibly stupid as well.The cherry on top is that it's way too long of an album. I can't lie, I liked this a lot as a teen but unlike a lot of other artists I liked then but do not like so much now, I don't even get a slight nostalgia buzz. I just feel embarrassed and annoyed. I have no idea why I or anyone else did though. It's like millions of us were under hypnosis back then. Its crazy to think of just how HUGE this band was. I can't believe that I even took the time to say more than the 2 words that would've sufficed for this album: SHIT SANDWICH
Innovative, rap metal pop all in one
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
This project is really starting to suck
I don't Care if the lyrics are cringe,The riffs are too good are some of the songs have too strong choruses to not call this album great,Fred durst is such a good frontman and brings such an annoyingly likeable energy.It’s too long though and can be admittedly very annoying.my way and rollin are amazing.why is DMX here,Not complaining
A fun album that send you back to the early 2000s if you wanted to or not. saved a few tracks into nu-metal playlist.
I hate this album
Just gross. Granted, I don't care much for this style of music, but even still, there is nothing remotely good or interesting about this album. This does not belong on this list
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
I'm sorry, I couldn't finish this one
Not much of fan of this band. The album was pretty innovative and I did like a few songs off of it. But they really were just a one trick pony.
Man, why is this here? Like, I get this is an important part of nu-metal or whatever, but isn't that why Kid Rock is here? Or Korn? Like, I see no reason this is here if not for the author trolling everyone. The instruments suck, the lyrics are AWFUL, and the same song is on here twice, just to really say "fuck you" to your audience. Is that the point? Why would you want to listen to this if the artist hates you as the listener actively on the album? Jesus, just terrible.
Can honestly say not a fan. Best track was intro, thought "Ooh, perhaps they are not what I expected " Yes they were. Not for me.
There’s a really good album in here. It’s just been infiltrated by some absolute rubbish tracks that make me cringe and reach for the skip button. But when I find ‘Take A Look Around’ or ‘The One’, I just can’t help but turn it up and rock out! Guilty pleasure? Maybe. Credibility? Nope. Cheesey? Yup. Huge smile? Absolutely. This would have made a cracking 8 track album and preferably would have had a different title too 🤣
Saw this lot live a few years ago and were pretty good. Also I'll have to admit to owning this too. I do prefer Nu Metal to proper(?) metal as there are more layers to the sound than your standard boring Metallica et al. One you get past the first few songs, especially the piss take Hot Dog, it gets much better. My Way, Rollin, Take a Look Around and I'll Be Ok, Boiler are really good. However I can't for the life of me work out why this album is on this list! (It appears later ed's of the book thought the same 😂) a high 3 anyway.
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.
So we know Durst's a prick, and there's a lot of filler in this - it could comfortably be 25 mins shorter,but there are a couple of undisputable bangers on there. Rollin' is still great fun on beat sabre now, that's nearly 25 years on. And when Take a look around came out I remember it being one of the hardest movie soundtracks I'd ever heard and it's still up there. Gotta give it half marks overall - it's not terrible by any means but it did enable a lot of whiny white americans.
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.
I will vehemently defend this album - it's a great example of critics not knowing what they're talking about. Limp Bizkit were lightning in a bottle, and Chocolate Starfish... is their uncorking. It... Appealed to a generation of young people that were actively disenfranchised at the time (Full nelson) Spawned smash-hit singalongs that are still played in bars and clubs today (Rollin', My Way, My Generation) Captured the zeitgeist of the late 90s (Livin' It Up, Take A Look Around) and draws towards its' conclusion with a performance so heartfelt that even its' cringiest lines are forgivable-at-worst (Boiler) Whilst it's not its' generations Sticky Fingers or Blonde on Blonde it is something special that's too regularly cast off for being easy (wrong), unadventurous (wrong) or dumb (a little bit, but mostly wrong) 5 STARS