Limp Bizkit
Three Dollar Bill Y'all (1997)
I remember being at my grandparents house in Buenos Aires and watching
TV and the Counterfeit video pop on the screen and after it ended immediately
hit the streets trying to find a record store to so I could get my hand on this
band's first album, the thing was that I didn't catch the band's name so it
took me forever to find this gem.
Vocals and Lyric: This is Fred's best vocal performance on a album he
sound pist and unfiltered, it like a life full of frustration is vomited on
tape, jajajaja, and his rapping is much better than some of the stuff we get in
the future. 10
Instrumentation:
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| Wes 1997 |
Guitar: Wes just attacks with super heavy riff, he's the principal vehicle of this
pretty aggressive album
Bass: Sam
Rivers has some really good bass line, but my favorite is his funky work on Counterfeit.
Drums: John Otto is drummer that has a wide arsenal of
drum styles that he applies very well in this album
DJ: This is the first time the I actually hear a DJ
actually playing a relevant role in a band not just doing some ornamental scratching,
Lethal does some super cool stuff. 7.5
Melody and/or
Structure: The songs are interesting and the band play a little with song structure 10
Sound, Production and Feeling: Some of
the sickest guitar distortions that I ever heard are on this album, this is
Ross Robinson's best album 10
Songs: Album packs a punch from front to back, but George Michaels Faith is the best track from the album, its so stupid it genius, one of my first band use to have this song in our set list and the `place would explode when we played it. 12
The Bad:
Originality: These guys with Korn
are the harbingers of Nu Metal. 12
Overall:61.5
Significant Other (1999)
Genre: Nu Metal
When I first heard to this album I thought to myself holy crap these guys
totally sold out, but over time I've learned to love this album.
Vocals and Lyric: Fred is one relatable guy he sings about some normal mundane
stuff, that seems to get him mad. There are a couple of guest on this album
Johnthan Davis, Scott Weiland, Method Man, Aaron Kewis and Les Claypool, but I
most mention Scott's participation on
the track "Nobody Like You" the dude reaches some insanely high notes.
10
Instrumentation:
Guitar: Wes is secretly doing some interesting stuff and
even though it's not as heavy sounding
his riffs a great.
Bass: Sam again
lands a couple of fantastic bass lines, but the best one is
"Rearrange", I remember when that song came out just about every bass
player used that song to warm up too.
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| Wes Woodstock 1999 |
DJ: Lethal does his thing with turn tables, but Wes's
brother Scott Borland is credited for
using Keyboards and these actual make a nice difference on a couple of track. 7.5
Melody and/or
Structure: The band does trade off heaviness for a growth in their song
writing, Rearrange is a big step forward in their composition skills, but on
the other hand you have Break Stuff which is Neanderthal stupid song but it
also works. 10
Sound, Production and Feeling: A complete 180 in sound compared to their last
album, it has a clean and les aggressive mix, it's much more radio friendly. 10
Songs: One can forgive the band for selling out because
the songs in general a really good, they score a couple big hits with Nookie,
Break Stuff and Reaarrange 13
The Bad: My god Show Me What You got is terrible why
did Durst change it from its original version Cambodia that kicked ass I'll
never know. -1
Originality: This album pushed Nu Metal to the mainstream pretty much hijacking the moment
from Korn 12
Overall: 61.5
Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water (2000)
Genre: Nu Metal, Rap Metal, Rap
The album is very similar to Significant other, mostly
a progression from that album, but what is totally surprising is that the band steals from themselves on some of the stuff that they do on this album
are copies of stuff that they had already done on their last albums like the
chorus to Full Nelson is almost exactly the same to the chorus to Stuck on
Three dollar bill, then you have Fred just over using his catch phrases from Significant
Other and finally why does Otto do the
same drum break on just about every track, that he started to do that on
Significant Other.
Vocals and Lyric: As I said in
the intro Fred repeats himself, just over using old ideas, now he basically he
saves the album lyrical with Hot Dog the best F U song ever. And personally the
guest rappers Xibit and DMX are not able
to land a second rap hit like the one that Limp Bizkit made with Method Man. 6
Instrumentation:
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| Wes 2000 |
Bass: Sam uses a bass arrangement just one too many
times
Drums: Rant aside because of the drum brakes, My Generation
just has a mind blow groove.
DJ: Lethal is starting to get annoying with the same
scratch solos over and over again. 7
Melody and/or
Structure: Limp Bizkit are starting to get a little to predictable in their song structures . 7
Sound, Production and Feeling: This album
centers a bit more around the band, the production isn't as heavy, and it slightly
more heavy than Significant Other 8
Songs: This album has 5 fantastic song and a couple of
Ok songs that add bolk to the band catalogue
8
The Bad: Well
as I said before the reuse of some ideas just kills me and sadly the song with Scott Wieland just doesn't fit in on this album. -2
Originality: This album is good
for one thing to pluck the good tracks out to make a greatest hit album 6
Overall: 42
Oh boy the existence of this album just start to make
it hard to be a Limp Bizkit album most
of the remixs just don't work, it a desperate attempt of Durst to be more
relevant with mainstream audience, ticking off his fan base. You have tons of
guest producers like Pharrell Williams, Bubba Spraxx and Butch Vig just to name
a few, but only good track on this album
is a reworked Faith and Fame mash up ,
guest vocalist Everlast.
New Old Songs ( 2001)
Genre: Hip Hop, Alternative Metal
Oh boy the existence of this album just start to make
it hard to be a Limp Bizkit album most
of the remixs just don't work, it a desperate attempt of Durst to be more
relevant with mainstream audience, ticking off his fan base. You have tons of
guest producers like Pharrell Williams, Bubba Spraxx and Butch Vig just to name
a few, but only good track on this album
is a reworked Faith and Fame mash up ,
guest vocalist Everlast.
Overall: 34.5
Big Dumb Face
Duke Lion Fights the Terror!!
(2001)
Genre: Comedy Metal, Thrash
Metal, Death Metal
Wes left Limp Bizkit, for some reason that I don't
know of, and formed this band, the thing
was that its shockingly a Ween rip off, instead of trying to make a straight up alternative
metal album, Borland lets out his inner Ween free and makes a pretty bizarre
album. Lyrically it's very Ween really funny and crazy, but the pitch shifter
does tier after awhile. The album is
pretty enjoyable, it's a goof off album. Overall: 51.6
Results May Vary (2003)
Genre: Nu Metal, Rap Metal/Rock
With a title like this, it really lowers your
expectation for this album. plus the fact that Wes had left the band by this
time, but I must say if you listen to this album with an open mind it's pretty
good.
Vocals and Lyric: He's trying,
jajajaja, by now most fans have come to accept he's not the greatest lyricist,
things seem ride on his charisma. 8
Instrumentation:
Guitar: Mike Smith ex Snot (Note if you haven't listen
to that band stop what ever you are doing and get their first album), brings a
more straight foward metal aproch, and Head guest on Building Bridge 7
Bass/ Drums: finally get back to business and do a
great job.
DJ: Lethal progressively becomes more redundant to the
band 7.5
Melody and/or
Structure: They try to mix
it up a little adding some metal arrangements here and there, and the band
tries to work more with melody. 9
Sound, Production and Feeling: A much heavier album, that most de appreciated.
9
Songs: In general album track list is pretty enjoyable,
now can someone explain to me why this album has two introductions, oh and I like the Who cover "Behind Blues Eye" 14
The Bad: Red Light-Green Light track with Snoop Dogg
sucks -1
Originality: Band trying to
redefine itself trying new stuff, nailing on some tracks and not so much on
others but you got to give them credit, and personally it a much more solid
album than Chocolate 8
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Overall: 54
The Unquestionable Truth (Part I) (2005)
Genre: Rap Metal, Alternative Metal
Wes is back and the band sounds great super heavy,
hungry and energetic, now the only bad thing of this album is that Fred tries
to pull off a Zack de la Rocha, trying to be serious and talk about social
issues, but his lyrics fall flat. It's valid experiment to make a serious
concept album but it just doesn't gel, with a band that is known not to take it's
self to seriously. It's pretty short
album that never had a part II, but it's pretty enjoyable if you forget the
concept and lyrics.
Note DJ lethal doesn't do much on the album and John
Otto play on only one track, the rest of the album is played by Sammy Siegler.
Overall: 44.5
Black light Burns
Cruel Melody (2007)
Genre: Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal
This is another band that Wes Borland creates during
the mid 2000's that has been pretty consistent with good material and having a
more serious in tone than Big Dumb Face or Limp Bizkit, this is pretty much
Wes's first solo album, the band actually forms after touring, Happily this is
a great album and it's good from front to back. Boland's vocals are much better
than I anticipated and Wes's guitar work
is much more refined, plus a couple of solos and some sick riffs. You have two
Nine Inch Nails/ A Perfect Circle associates playing on this album with Danny Lohner adding some
additional guitars and bass, and Josh Freese on drums. As a guest vocalist on
one track you have Sonny More better known as Skrillex. Sam Rivers all is on
one track playing the bass.
Overall: 55.5
Gold Cobra (2011)
Genre: Nu Metal, Rap Metal, Alternative Metal
In this album we have a band finally getting its act
together making a super solid album and with the highlight
letting Wes rip a couple of killer solos.
They do play it safe they don't break new ground, but Fred vocally is more
aggressive reminiscent to Three Dollar Bill Y'all, finally. This album really
raises my expectation for their next album.
Overall: 55.5
The Moment you Realize You're Going to Fall (2012)
Genre: Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock,
Experimental Rock, Industrial Rock
This is more a band affair than the previous album
Cruel Melody, and the band does
establishes its own sound and
style. You can describe this album as dark, artsy and with lots of texture, breaking
away completely from Wes's Nu Metal
origin. This is one of those albums that you like more and more with each
listen, you always discover something new on it, I recommend it.
Overall: 56.4
Lotus Island (2013)
Genre:
Industrial Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative Metal/Rock
Dark and experimental concept album inspired by Alejandros Jorodowky's movie Holy
Mountain, it takes a couple of listens to dig this album it pretty abstract at
moments but it becomes a rewarding experience overall, it's a weird mix of Nine
Inch Nail and Manson Mechaical Animals at moments, the album has interesting
production and has some nice details.
Overall: 50
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