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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
SOME GOOD RIFFS BUT SEVERELEY COMPROMISED BY THE JUVENILE LYRICS, 8 Jun 2008
Limp Bizkit will never go down as one of Metal's Classic bands - but neither are they the worst either!
In Sam Rivers, there is a really good bass player -seriously, the guy is seriously underrated (I wouldn't have minded this guy replacing Jason Newsted in Metallica), DJ Lethal isn't the best DJ in the metal world (I'd go for Aaron Pause from Mordred) but he still adds texture, and Wes Borland is a strong rhythm player with some crushing riffs & a really hard tone. John Otto is a pretty average drummer, but then again I don't think Rap Metal, generally, asks a great deal from it's drummers so maybe there's more in the tank.
What often lets the band down, far more on this CD than the others is Fred Durst's childish lyrics with a ridiculous over use of the F Word!
Used properly, strong language can still make a point but come on! This is like when you were 13 years old & were out to shock! It's quite pathetic! Suicidal Tendencies made the same mistake with their 1994 album, Suicidal for Life. Seriously, does anyone REALLY swear to this extent?? (apart from anyone in an Irvine Welsh novel!)
Some of the rap artist guest appearances & mash ups here work, some often dont!
This album feels very much like an album only created to sell records and attempt to crossover more to a hip hop crowd. It lacks the musical integrity of the previous albums.
Having said that the following albums were MUCH better - 2003's Results May Vary is more or less a Durst solo album (Borland had bye-byed) and is actually a decent rock album, with less rap and much better lyrics. It's nothing at all like Chocolate Starfish (seriously??!!) and 2004's Unquestionable Truth also impresses in taking some of the new found maturity and marrying it to the aggression of Borland's guitar (a brief return for this album). Not dissimiliar to Rage Against The Machine. Both albums also really highlight that bass guitar that I've praised so highly.
What is tragic, is that Durst does show glimpses of ability and could convince as a credible artist if he cut out some of the antics and recognised that he's a man heading towards 40 - not 14!
It looks unlikely that a new album with Borland on board will ever happen as there's no love lost and maybe that's for the best.
It still chills, when the Rollin' video pops up on Satellite TV, with the band performing on the heli pad of the World Trade centre only a year or so before that fateful day....
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
The day that nu metal died, 27 Jan 2002
By A Customer
I admit to being a big fan of the bizkit. Before I heard this. Three dollar bill won me over with its pure attitude and moshability. Significant other wasn't as heavy but had an amazing sense of melody and, lo and behold, the odd good vocal. Sadly instead of this being the record that thrusts limp ahead of Korn they have instead opted to occupy shelf space between nsync, Britney, Christina and the like. This is lightweight,money grabbing guitar POP of the lowest order. Funnily enough, Wes Borland's incendiery riffing on highlights such as Take A Look Around and Rollin almost rescues this record from the bargain bins. That is, until Fred Durst decides to join in. His lyrics are cringeworthy and even the trademark swearing, which should appeal to a 15 year old like myself, seems strained and gratuitous. songs like Boiler, My Generation and Hot Dog are basically rehashed, Korn-by-numbers, desperate attempts at angsty rebellion. There is no doubt that this is a tight band with the potential to become awesome. Now all they need is a singer who actually thinks about what he's saying and how he's saying it. Dissapointing.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Limp have gone limp, 6 Jan 2001
By A Customer
Limp Bizkit's third offering is their worst yet. It's music for the masses, easy listening pop rock. Anyone who has heard Limp Bizkit's older material will know what I'm talking about. 'Three Dollar Billz y'all' had great lyrics, brilliant riffs, and fitted together perfectly. 'Significant Other' was good, more varied with a lot more melody...then we come to 'Chocolate Starfish...' The album sounds like it was written in ten minutes. Typical repeative nu metal riffs, and the worst lyrics I've ever heard. 'My Generation' is a perfect example of how Limp Bizkit are trying to be the voice of this nu metal wave. The problem is songs that summarise a generation weren't made to do so......
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