Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the new musical stylings of the one, the only Li... ok, well you get the point. Never mind the cheesy Durst intro, two weeks ago saw the release of the band you love to hate’s fourth album, Limp Bizkit’s Results May Vary, hitting store shelves with what the band hopes to be yet another hit record.
Being an old school Limp fan myself, catching MTV’s album launch with Limp Bizkit along with hearing the single “Eat you Alive” a few times, I decided to invest in this venture.
However, I remained skeptical of the product as it is a CD recorded with new Limp guitarist, Mike Smith, in a time span of only about two months with 15 all new fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants tracks.
It was hard to see how the band expected to churn out another ticket selling, hard hitting funk-meets-rap-meets-metal album with such a rush job in the studio, and I was more than interested to see if they could pull it off.
After hearing the first three tracks, and skipping the intro, I was thinking that the Limp boys had done it again, amazing. The songs were heavy, the bass deep, the drums clean, the lyrics fast, things were looking good.
However, the magic didn’t last, and as I found out, most of the songs on the new album are extremely mellow, fronting a pure rock feeling, not in the style which the Limp is famous for.
Not all is lost, though; they do manage to sneak a few other nice hard funk rock songs towards the end, where they were needed after the five track easy listening showcase.
Lyrically, for the most part, Durst has strayed from his rap roots and tried his red cap at singing, which is significantly less impressive than his previous expressions.
The album’s lyrical messages are concerned mostly with the never ending perils of being a rockstar: the labels, sex, drugs, fame—such a tough life.
Although new guitarist Smith definitely has his Ph.D. in some awesome thrash guitar, the riffs get repetitive, and the creativity that Wes Borland brought to the first three Limp albums is definitely missed.
Without a doubt, Wes is the king of extremely catchy yet creative guitar parts, and when you added in his eccentric stage presence and amazing performance antics, he leaves a hole that nobody but himself could fill.
The album also features a lot of acoustic guitar parts, something Wes would have quit the band over...wait..?
Anyways, the other musicians in the band are better than ever. Drummer John Otto, one of my idols, introduces rhythms and fills that make you want to wet yourself.
The same goes for bassist Sam Rivers and spinner DJ Lethal. There’s no doubt that on the album’s five to six songs written in Limp’s old form, these guys do a great job of bringing down the hammer.
Some definite pluses of the album: The CD hosts an impressive 16 total songs, which shows that even if Durst did “sell out” to anything and everything media related, he still truly cares about giving his fans plenty of new music. The CD also includes a very entertaining 30 minute preview DVD of the Full Feature Limp Bizkit DVD titled Poop coming out to stores soon.
Overall, for $13, you get a 16 song CD with a slightly off balance blend of mellow decent tracks and rippin’ awesome tracks and a nice 30 minute DVD, which isn’t bad at all. And did I mention the albums’ rap track features the man himself, Snoop Dogg. Everyone loves a lil’ Snoop Dogg.
So, if you’re willing to hear a little change in the old Limp attitude and not afraid to admit to your roommate that you still like the music these amazing musicians turn out, buy the CD.
You won’t be head banging to every song, but it’s worth the price.
