LIMP BIZKIT — Significant Other (review)

LIMP BIZKIT — Significant Other album cover Album · 1999 · Nu Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
Unitron
Limp Bizkit is one of those bands that everyone loves to hate, and it was real easy to hop on the bandwagon in my early days of browsing internet music sites before my love of music became what it is now. They went from one of the biggest metal bands of the late 90's/early 00's to one of the most hated, but along with the nu metal revival has come a slow but noticeable reversal of general opinion. I've since given them an actual chance without bias, and Significant Other is a great late 90's metal album.

It's a lot of fun and even funny sometimes, but it's metal, not classical music. It's not supposed to be pretentious or refined, at least not with my tastes. I just want well-written songs with great playing, hooks, and grooves, and Bizkit certainly delivers. Fred Durst's hilariously blunt lyrics just add to the whole badass party vibe of the whole thing. As much as I love lyrical poets like Neil Fallon, Spider One, and Karl Hyde, often a simple commanding performance can be just as good.

The two most memorable songs are definitely the classic singles Nookie and Break Stuff, and they weren't so popular for no reason. Nookie is a perfect combination of the funk metal and hip hop sides of nu metal, and Break Stuff is just a song that has to really be heard. Few songs get me as pumped, there's just so much charisma and personality in Durst's vocals and Wes Borland's riffs have such force. 9 Teen 90 Nine, the pure hip hop of N 2 Gether Now, and Trust? are a few more favorites.

Classic stuff, Jumpdafuckup and have some fun.
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Tupan wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Only passing by to reunite with my fellow limp bizkit haters... ;)
Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Hey, to each their own. Were you two who voted them most overrated band in a 2000 issue of Metal Edge? ;^)

That sure sounds like a Fred Durst thing to say lol. Though to be fair, I think heaviness can be subjective to a certain extent. I've always considered Obituary to probably be the heaviest band overall that I've listened to.
Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Proud to say I'm an old school hater of this particular band. ;-)
First I ever came across them was on MTV and my stepson's friend had said they were the heaviest band in the world. I was doubtful, and rightly so. Then I later found out the band had made the claim themselves (well, Fred Durst anyway), so the kid was excused but Fred wasn't.
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
There are very few bands i hate but i join the masses with this one. They just plain suck! And i'm not a nu metal hater at all :)

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