If you’ve been staring at your calendar and refreshing the Limp Bizkit official website (opens in new tab) for a decade in anticipation for Stampede Of The Disco Elephants, then 32 minutes of often silly, often misguided but often very catchy rap-rock might not be enough to satisfy you. Neither are terrible, but, much like a lot of this record, it’s hard to know how it took them this long to come up with something so oddly goofy.īut, again, this comes down to expectations. Love The Hate is a hater-embracing version of Eminem and Dr Dre’s Guilty Conscience without the lyrical dexterity, and the closing Goodbye sounds a bit like a Justin Timberlake b-side from 2005. Meanwhile, You Bring Out The Worst In Me is the broadest use of the classic build-and-boom dynamics of classic nu metal on the record. Snacky Poo is classic Durst bravado and self-aggrandising – not really making any sense but being super-catchy all the same. Pill Popper is arguably as heavy as they’ve sounded since their debut album. It’s certainly better to hear Limp Bizkit embrace their most primal and unsavoury elements. But to their credit they do a decent job of it, only to lose you once again when the acoustic guitars come out on the plodding Empty Hole. Durst also sounds like he’s trying to do his own version of Bleach-era Nirvana on Barnacle, which, again, isn’t really what you come to Limp Bizkit for. Taking songs from world-class bands and trying to ape their craft and gravitas couldn’t be any further from their strong point. The acoustic cover of INXS’s Don’t Change falls into the same trap as Bizkit’s version of The Who’s Behind Blue Eyes. It’s only really when Durst gets a little too serious for his own good that things take a turn for the worse. The Cypress Hill-isms of Turn It Up, Bitch are perfectly adequate as well. Dad Vibes is a slightly more relaxed tune, feeling like it’s cut from the same cloth as 90s one-hit wonders like Len’s Steal My Sunshine or Brann Van 3000’s Drinking In LA, albeit in a Limp Bizkit style. Out Of Style and the following Dirty Rotten Bizkit are both massive rock songs that will fit snugly in amongst Nookie and Rollin’ in the Bizkit live set. There's plenty on Still Sucks to placate anyone who just wants to nod their head and idly goof along with them. From the opening Out Of Style, where Durst describes his style as ‘fresh’ over the most clichéd of scratches from DJ Lethal, and a great Borland riff, you’ll know if you’re onboard. I hope LB can get back to the way they were, but like i said earlier, i think they've had their time.The success and your enjoyment of Still Sucks will definitely depend on your mindset going in. The latest offerings have been somewhat disappointing. It's basically "$3 bill" re riffed, but that itself is a good album. Personally for me though, "Significant Other" is the killer LP. It really kicks hard and has a great crunchy sound. I must say though, the production on "Chocolate Starfish" is absolutely superb, it's incredibly well mastered too. Obviously "Rollin" getting to number one here in the UK damaged their cred somewhat but hey, it is a good tune. I think "Chocolate Starfish" is the one most people will know as it was the big one. They're still good but lose some of the impact listening back to them now. LB's albums are however, very "sign-o-the-times". It's easy to see why "Nu-Metal" became as big as what it did. It works extremely well, the hip-hop inspired beats and bounce with metal riffs. This is simply metal with a very big hip-hop influence. This usually happens when one member leaves a group - the chemistry changes and usually, not for the better. I feel that when Wes Borland left, they lost some of their edge. I somewhat agree with the other reviewer about Limp Bizkit. Leor Dimant (DJ Lethal) – Turntables, Sampling, Programming (1996–2012, 2018-present)įranko Carino (DJ SK3元TOR) – Sampling, Programming, Backing Vocals (2013–2017) Sam Rivers (2) - Bass, Backing Vocals (1994-present) Their work is marked by Durst's abrasive, angry lyrics and Borland's sonic experimentation and elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks and uniforms, as well as the band's elaborate live shows. In 1996 they changed the spelling of the name to "Limp Bizkut", and again later that year to "Limp Bizkit" (though some concert flyers would continue to credit them as "Limp Bizkut" well into late 1997). Limp Bizkit formed in 1994 under the name "Limp Biscut". Rap-Rock / Nu-Metal (Modern Rock) band from Jacksonville, Florida (USA).
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