Review Summary: A heartfelt and emotional metal masterpiece that everyone must own
Introduction
Every decade of music had it's hero. A person who broke new ground, questioned philosophy, baffled science and religion equally. For the 50's it was Elvis. For the 60's it was frank Sinatra. For the 70's it was bono. For the 80's it was boy george. For the 90's it was the spice girls. And for the 2000s to the 2010s it was the lead singer from limp bizkit, Fred durst, that would claim the torch of these past Hero's and told the world what needed to be said. This album is limp Bizkit's third major label release, their magnum opus, their claim to fame and for me and millions of people of all ages, shapes, sizes, race, gender, occupation and hobbies, the best album ever made.
The band:
Dj leathal: limp bizkit have many suttle intellect features in their music, and one of the best is the fact that they have a dj in their band. No one else in music has ever done this and this is why it works so well. Dj leathal holds back until you least expect it. Whether it's scratching, or sampling a song written by somebody else, he shines with his immense mixmaster talent.
John Otto: john is the drummer and he is very very good. He plays using two sticks which is a skillful art form of drumming, and does very well to keep the beat throughout the songs, which must be very hard to do because of the emotion flying everywhere from the rest of the members.
Sam rivers: an excellent bass player, Sam uses his fingers and not a pick like a lot of bass players which sets him apart. Most of the time he will linger quietly but just like the dj he will emerge with a show stopping bass lick that only the most skilled finger players could play.
Wes Borland: Wes is arguably the 2nd best thing about limp bizkit. His presence on the album is colossal with his guitar playing. Some of the most original metal riffs are heard here, and he has influenced countless guitarists like dimebag Darryl, Dave mustaine and nickleback. He doesn't solo much because that has already been done by other guitarists and limp bizkit wanted to break new ground with this.
Fred durst: probably the main reason I'm writing this review. Fred durst is a leader of men, a solver of equations, a flyer of rockets, a father of society. His beautiful heart felt lyrics and emotional delivery make the album. He can sing, he can rap and he can even scream and shatter bones with his intimidating voice.
The album: this is a very complex and emotional album, thus the only way to do it justice is a track by track
Intro - this is a little intro to the album, it's kind of like when you go to the cinema and watch a few adverts before the film to get you comfy and make sure you have your drink ready and have been to the toilet. Therefor I won't give this a mark
Hotdog - the first real song of the album hits you like Fred durst has reached through your headphones with a baseball bat. Every band member goes all out as they want to show you they are here, this is what their all about and why music will now be different. Fred durst delivers some genius rap lyrics managing to make the profanity (the f word) funny again. A great song. 5/5
My generation: the lyrics get slightly deeper on this song (If only we could fly, do you think we can fly?) which makes the audience think, what if we could fly? This song has a killer guitar riff in the bridge and it's for that reason this song gets a 5, a great song 5/5
Full Nelson: now the album takes a different tone. First we had a little bit of a joke, then we got deep, and now it seems that this is Fred's personal attack on someone in his life. It takes a lot of guts to write a song like this, and Fred makes a very convincing case that he could easily knock anyone out if they called him names. I dare anybody to make fun of him after hearing this song. A great song 5/5
My way: the emotion takes another turn now, as Fred decides he's finished with a relationship. The chorus is genius (my way or the highway) and another killer bridge by Wes and Sam. A great song 5/5
Rolling: this song is one of my personal faveourites, due to the clever double meaning of the lyrics. Rolling could either mean driving a car, rolling a cigarette, making some bread, falling down a hill, trying to put yourself out when your on fire or playing zelda on the n64. Whatever the meaning I've never been able to figure it out, but still a great song 5/5
Living it up: it seems that comic actor Ben stiller has paid limp bizkit to have his name at the start of this song, and who can blame him as this is a fantastic band, album and song. Fred shows us all that he is here to have a good time. A great song 5/5
The one: this could be the one says fred, but what is he referring to? Could it be that he had foreseen the success this album will hold for the band? Sounds plausable to me and adds to his genius. Some nice music on this one by the band, a great song 5/5
Fetch a groove on: Fred gets fellow musician Xzibit on this track which is a nice idea but Fred totally outshines the poor man in every aspect so it's a shame for him really. Still though, Xzibit probably felt honored in the end to serve on such a record. A great song 5/5
Take a look around: this is THE song. The song that defined a millennia, we've all heard it, we all know how good it is, therefore I'll leave it at that, a great song 5/5
It'll be ok: ah, now then, my only complaint on the whole album is this: the song consists of an intro, a verse, a pre chorus, a verse, a fuller pre chorus, the chorus, a verse, a fuller pre chorus, a chorus, an interlude, a verse, full pre chorus, chorus then end. Now my one criticism is that on the second full prechorus, Wes plays a 13 note guitar riff over a 2 bar 4/4 beat like he does in the other full prechorus and the 7th note of the riff is a little flat, other than that a great song 5/5
Boiler: now then, just when you thought you'd heard it all, this comes along and changes your life. Fred's vocals go up another level on this great song. His screams of anguish during the closing minute are unearthly. This man is emotionally frustrated about somthing and it takes tremendous courage to commit that to record. You feel his pain throughout, music has never sounded like this. A great song 5/5
Hold on: I don't like this one, so I skip it 1/5
Rolling remix: a longer version of rolling with some musicians that have been influenced by Fred. Dmx, red man, method man to name a few. It's a nice spin on the classic song by limp bizkit, and I think it was very kind of limp bizkit to include their tribute version on this album. Fred even shows he is down to earth enough to rap a verse near the end. A great song 5/5
Outro: after the intensity if the record thus serves as a perfect come down and recovery to the beauty you just expierienced. I normally skip this though.
Conclusion: any classic album would normally take at least 5 listens before it sinks in and gets good. But, being as this is one of the best albums of all time, i recommend at least 20 listens with a good pair of headphones. All in all, a record to pave the way, a record to pass down to grandchildren, a record to be dissected and researched in labs, a record to be carved in stone, a record to be taken to new planets, a record to declare world peace, a record to show us the way, a record to be buried with. A great album 5/5
