Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
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Free Music Review: The beginning of the end...
Hit: 3 Stars
Limp Bizkit's third album; "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" marks both an apex and a turning point in the band's career. While the album did give the band huge commercial success, it also caused a serious backlash. With the release of "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" (2000) it was the beginning of the end.
It may be hard to believe now, but when Limp Bizkit first broke through in the late `90s with "Three Dollar Bill Y' All" (1997) and "Significant Other," (1999) they were a pretty cool band. In the late `90s, in the wake of post-grunge, before AOR was saturated with Nu-Metal, Limp Bizkit had something to offer. They had good groves, catchy riffs, infectious sing/rap-along lyrics, and plenty of attitude. Those first two albums may not exactly be timeless classics, but they were cool back in the day.
Upon its release in the fall of 2000, "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" shot right to the top of the charts. In late 2000 it was Bizkit Mania. Right before the decline, they were at the zenith of their popularity.
For their third release, Limp Bizkit opted for a more MTV/radio friendly sound. As a result, these are the band's catchiest, most assessable songs. Guitarist Wes Borland, the band's most creative member, is reasonable for making the album work. With his creativity and direction, the album is well paced and has a lot to offer-a good mix of metal, pop, and hip-hop. Musically, "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" has more to offer its listener than its predecessors. So at the very least, musically, it's a fun and entertaining album.
But alas, we have Fred Durst to contend with. If Limp Bizkit had broken up after "Significant Other," Fred Durst would be nowhere near as reviled as he is. Although never a great rapper/singer/frontman, Mr. Durst did a satisfactory job on the first two Limp Bizkit albums. More than anything, his enthusiasm and charisma was his saving grace. On the first two Bizkit albums, although Durst's lyrics were sophomoric, they were something you could relate to.
Unfortunately, with "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" the band becomes a parody of themselves with Fred's inane lyrics. From his parody of Nine Inch Nails in "Hot Dog" (where he uses the "F" word 500 times), throughout most of the CD, his lyrics are totally idiotic and sophomoric. Unlike the first two Bizkit albums, Fred is no longer the misunderstood underdog. Throughout this CD, Fred Durst comes across as an ignorant, mean-spirited baboon. He reminds me of that 200-pound jock that would punch you in the stomach in the locker room and take your lunch money. Although the worst was yet to come with "Results May Vary" (2003).
The album's highlights and two of the band's best songs are the cool and spacey "The One" and the forlorn "Hold On." On these tracks Durst is far less obnoxious and actually comes across as sincere. He doesn't act like a thug. Scott Weiland's (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver) duet with Durst works well on "Hold On."
Although "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" was a huge hit, it marked the beginning of the end. The album was too huge for the bands own good. They became way overexposed. Everywhere you'd look you'd see Fred Durst posing all tough and saying stupid things. Later on, his very public infatuation with Brittany Spears didn't help the bands cause. Starting with "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water," the band started to loose all their street-cred. In the rock community they because an embarrassment. The name "Limp Bizkit" because synonymous with "sucks."
Things just got worse and worse for the Bizkit. While a good follow-up album could have redeemed the band, they instead released the awful "Results May Vary" which sealed the band's fate and torpedoed their career.
While the band did make a good EP with their most recent effort "The Unquestionable Truth: Part I," (2005) they have never really recovered from the backlash set upon them by the release of "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water."
In conclusion, if you are a fan of the first two Limp Bizkit albums, you'll find some value in "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water." Musically, it has a lot to offer. If you can get past Fred Durst's stupidity, you can hopefully still enjoy these songs.
Free Music Review: Okay, lets try something new
Hit: 1 Stars
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Free Music Review: I remember when I had this..
Hit: 1 Stars
I remember I was in the 9th grade I walked all the way to Bestbuy just to buy this album which the distance from Bestbuy to my place at the time was a very long walk. I was a big Limp Bizkit fan in my 8th grade year thought they were the best band out there. Now that I have grown up and look back it's like man how in the world can you like this stuff? It's just terrible.. I threw away this cd along with all my other Limp Bizkit cd's awhile back ago. Now I still like alittle bit of material off there first 2 albums I'm not going to lie there good songs when you want to listen to something just for the kick and that don't really mean anything. But the lyrics on most Limp Bizkit songs are just pointless and real childish it is pathetic. Well I didn't want to give this cd 1 star but I had to. to Do not get this CD if you must get something Limp Bizkit get Three Dollar Bill Or Significant Other but even those albums after awhile will start to become pointless.Free Music Review: Good Music, Bad Singer
Hit: 3 Stars
People are giving this album a one star rating simply because of lead singer Fred Durst. Look beyond the singer people! There are talented musicians behind the oddball frontman. Wes Borland and Sam Rivers churn out heavy, head banging riffs while the drummer lays down the heavy beat.
However, this was not a top notch album. He did take famous melodies from classic bands, change the lyrics, and call it his own. This is disgraceful, a true indication of a lack of creativity and imagination. That made me angry, and no song with different lyrics to classic melodies is classified as a good song.
Fred Durst needs to change his singing, or rather "yelling" habits. Dropping the F-bomb every 5 seconds is pretty pathetic, especially for a band who was supposed to have a great future. What I mean by this is that you don't need to cuss extensively to have a good record.
Then again, this is not a one star album. The guitar flawlessly produces a quality melody and the rhythm section keeps the pace of the song rather fast, and intense. This band is not a talentless group of musicians, but rather 3 guys with a hard working attitude towards music with a frontman who could change his songwriting habits.
Free Music Review: Awesome
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are one of the people that gave Bizkit one star just cos of your hatred for Durst then you really are a moron, I think this is great but that's just me
I'm not a kid but I can't be bothered to maje an account