Gold Cobra

Limp Bizkit | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B0050LJIRK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,439 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2011 release, the sixth studio album by the American Alt-Rock knucklheads led by Fred Durst. Includes guest appearances from Mathematics, Raekwon, Gene Simmons, Paul Wall and Lil Wayne.

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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars LIMP BIZKIT "GOLD COBRA" June 28, 2011

By nin/ja77

Format:Audio CD

For a while back at the turn of the century Limp Bizkit could do no wrong, their first 3 studio albums all selling millions of copies. It seemed the more negative press they got especially front man Fred Durst the more records they ended up selling. That would all change by late 2001/early 2002 as a new wave of guitar bands namely The Strokes and The White Stripes would change the course of The music landscape at the time. Also the departure of guitarist Wes Borland would also deliver a blow to Limp Bizkit. They continued on with 2003's "Results May Vary" a record which divided fans and didn't sell in the numbers the previous albums had. A brief return in 2005 with original guitarist Wes Borland yielded the ep "The Unquestionable Truth Part 1" which saw the band adopt a much heavier sound. By 2006 it was all over Borland had departed again to work on his own band Black Light Burns debut album. Red baseball caps were becoming an endangered item, that was until 2009 when they got back together and started touring and promised a new album which is what we have now in "Gold Cobra".

It's their first full length album With Wes Borland since 2000's "Chocolate Starfish and Hot Dog flavored Water" and his presence does make a difference, you will recognise his familiar riff on "Bring It Back"(following intro opener "Introbra") which bursts into life before the minute mark when Drummer John Otto unleashes his heavy sound. The title track "Gold Cobra" sound like it wouldn't be out of place on first album "Three Dollar Bill Y'All" and features some great bass work by Sam Rivers as well as some great rhymes from Durst the track even changes a bit towards the end, kinda like the breakdown used in "Eat You alive". As always Rivers Bass and Otto's drums are real tight.... A track that has got all the trademark Bizkit features is "Douchebag" as it features a killer Borland riff and has the usual quiet/loud breakdown, it's a song made for playing live. It's also got a simple chorus that won't be to hard to remember. "Get A Life" is up there as one of the heaviest Limp Bizkit tracks and has a Borland solo to back it up.

On the second half of the album "Walking Away" has a bass intro that sounds not unlike "Take A Look Around" or "Re-Arranged", it's one of the more mellow tracks on the album and wouldn't have sounded out of place on "Results May Vary". "Loser" is again on the lighter side and is surely one of those songs used to give the listener a chance to catch their breath after the non stop all assault of the first part of the album, the intro also sounds a lot like "My Way". "Autotunage" has Fred using auto tune and it doesn't sound great and sounds more like a gimmick than anything else, it's a song thats unlikely to get many plays. It also goes way over long. The only real highlight to "90.2.10" is that it's got a trash riff going on. Thankfully the album finishes strong with "Why Try" and "Killer In You" two tracks that never stray too far from the Limp Bizkit formula.

Limp Bizkit will continue to divide people. Fred Durst will continue to irritate people. But it's good to hear Limp Bizkit playing to their strengths and not straying too far from what them such a big name in the first place. It's great to have Wes Borland back in the band. Many people have given up on them long ago and it's unlikely they will ever enjoy their early success again but throw this album on and turn it up loud after all Limp Bizkit were always meant to sound like this and if you didn't like them before this is unlikely to change your opinion. Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Another Hollywood ending July 1, 2011

By Shadowrun

Format:Audio CD

So, Limp's first studio album since 2005 started out firing on all 16 cylinders. It was like taking a trip back into my 20s when Korn was still relevant, Britney was still every man's fantasy and rock had a rosy future. The first five tracks on Gold Cobra remind me of classic Bizkit, yet it doesn't sound dated. The second half isn't terrible, but I felt a gnawing sensation mounting from the pit of my stomach as though I was watching the latest Michael Bay summer blockbuster; a great beginning to grab your attention, a mediocre middle that is just intruguing enough to hold your attention and a disappointing 3rd act. It's not that the album is a letdown. Overall, I'm thrilled to add this to my collection, but I personally felt the novelty wearing thin as the album progressed.

Aside from tracks 8 and 13, the remaining singles on the second half of the record are so-so, but probably forgettable. Fortunately, the final track (Killer in You) is a very solid single as is "Walking Away", which appears in the eigth slot, and the two break up what is an otherwise average second half. Overall, I don't like giving the album only 3 stars, but I feel giving it 4 would be pushing it.

It's good to have LB back, and this album is good enough to where I'll look forward to the next.

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars I wanted this to be Amazing.... June 28, 2011

By A. Dettorre

Format:Audio CD

I've been on board since Limp Bizkit decided to get back together. After years apart and a new level of maturity, I was hoping this cd would blow me away. Are there good songs? Yes. Are there catchy songs we love? Yes. However, it's just not that memorable. I listened to the album and there was no song I went back to hear again. There just wasn't that wow factor. It's not a bad cd, it's just not great. However Borland's guitar playing really shines through on most of the tracks, an aspect I was very impressed with. It's not just Durst rapping over a live band playing a track anymore. The instrumentals are pretty good. It just didn't hit that amazing factor for me. If you're bikzit fan, you better get this. If you're a hater then this will just fuel the fire

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Gold Cobra (Standard Edition) [explicit] October 25, 2011

By Matt Z.

Format:Audio CD

I purchased LB's last album The Undisputed Truth, and largely like that album the riffage on here is courtesy of Wes Borland.

Let me "break it down"

THE GOOD: The album is mostly consistent, the riffs are hot, dirty and UGLY..(in a good way)

The bass drops and contemporary influences don't completely mar what the band is and does

THE BAD:
The absence of rock bass grooves in place of bass traps (low frequency dives)
DJ Lethal doesn't rip any wicked club grooves
Fred's insistence on nursery rhyming some songs. The dubious reference to himself as "the polar bear".... (being neither imposing nor an albino) -_-

No dynamics in much of the mix. Something tells me a different mixer worked on this album than on priors. He doesn't do justice to the elements he's working with. The mix "feels" flat.

However, I believe the songs here would be AWESOME live

Song Breakdown:

Introbra: Humorous Title, unnecessary song, just some intro music without the usual Durstivities

Bring it Back: Pretty Good song, attempts to draw on club music style: dry drums

Gold Cobra: Although the chorus gets dull over a while, i thought this was the best track of the album upon first listening. Good flow, nice eeriness courtesy of DJ Lethal

Shark Attack: AWESOME music... Pretty good song, reminds me of THREE DOLLAR BILL songs, except that it has a throwback early hip hop groove... "cause it's like that...and that's the way it is!!" styley which is kinda corny, but hell, this is Limp Bizkit

Get A Life: BY FAR... the best song on the album. Blisteringly angry cut, like the prior reference Fred goes crazy on the vocal, which is great. Strangely this one is lyrically good as well.... Maybe its cause of all the nay sayers that this song had good inspiration. It also has an interesting LB style outro.

ShotGun: Great Music, a great rolling rhythm, has all the elements of a memorable song except the corny chorus. Mixing could have used more dynamics to keep it from being static.

Douchebag: Sure to be a hit with young little douchebags... or the ones who survived the wash. Immature, angry, crazy
Chorus :"F-- you up, F-- you up, Imma F--- you up!" There's a pretty good structure to the song though. It builds to a point. Only the repetitive chorus is odd...another song where a more dynamic mix would make this track stand out

The outro is actually sorta progressive for a Limp Bizkit song. A vocal canon almost sounds like a post "Tiny Music..." grungy STP song but that only lasts 35 seconds (2:15-2:50) I found that whole part really interesting

Walking Away: Sounded like a weak song when i first heard the "leak" ...i'm starting to think that was only in terms of anticipating a wicked sick song, instead of a mourner. The song isn't bad. As a LB slow song it would rank below
some of the great ones like "underneath the gun" but FAR above the filler songs they've had before. It's definitely one of the better tunes.

Loser: CLASSIC Limp Bizkit... ALL the members of the band make a significant contribution here. Great guitar harmonies, sometimes sounding like seagulls. Great chord modulations, selection. The lyrics focus on what characterized "SIGNIFICANT OTHER", leaving a dead end relationship. Great song, should be a single. Wes does an uncharacteristic harmonized solo

Autotunage: the first minute is an HILARIOUS good knock on auto tuning, too bad they decided to try out the crowd chant "party" style song... It doesn't work for me. Kinda catchy though.

90.2.10: Great Song, IMO should have been one of the leader tracks in the arrangement. the music opens to riffage... and a punk rock (too bad it doesn't come back)...It's strong, irreverent and about the ratio of chicks to guys. Could have used a more dynamic mix again.

Why Try: a knock on "sucka mc's" again: people have frequently called Durst one... but compared to contemporaries he's like a sonnet writer.
sorry to say it kids... DO BETTER your generation's music sucks. this song should have been another leader on the track list. It's message hints at LB's return, so THEMATICALLY it should have been an opener.

Killer In You: Weak sauce. Even if the riff starts great... there's a reason this tails off the album and NO, and it's not for a great exit.
The introduction falls off into something dull. This is the kind of a song to make a band lose credibility. Luckily... RESULTS MAY VARY also had onesuch...and they band survived. This should have been in the garbage bin.

All in all, i thoroughly enjoyed the album. It's best listened to loud and alone for a listen (like in the old days) There IS a lot of creativity there. Even on the Killer In You. Wes throws in a guitar harmony, sounding like some electric
sicilian picking. I like the notion of "finding the killer in you".. it's clever to consider that through kicks and aims that you may one day have to rise up and beat back. Too bad the song sucks

The pros will outweigh the cons for a Limp Bizkit fan.
The album art is pretty cool. reminds me of something I'd done before. This time not necessarily "Cobra Kai- Never Die".

Added bonus: You get an interpretative painting of Shakespeare flipping you the bird with purchase of a CD. (I L'dMAO)
Ah... :*)

U know u missed em ... just a little. Read more ›