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Results May Vary (Bonus DVD)

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First of all, I must say that I'm not one of those elitist underground metal snobs who bash nu-metal. Sure I love the underground stuff. But, I also love many nu-metal bands. I once thought Limp Bizkit was awesome. I loved Wes Borland's interesting guitar style, Fred Durst's middle-finger-at-the-world attitude. I enjoyed the first two albums. When "Chocolate Starfish" came out I unquestioningly snatched it up. But except for a few good songs, it was a disappointment. The heaviness was reined in and it definitely seemed to be pandering to radio and eMpTV. No wonder Borland left. He was having less to do. After the guitarist search publicity stunt/fiasco and that aweful, AWEFUL song they released to radio this Spring, I was ready to declare them gone. Then, they got a guitarist and put out "Eat Me Alive," which rocks, and I was ready to give them another chance. I had heard somewhere that the new album was supposed to be really agressive. YAYYY!!!
But, then I listened to "Results May Vary." First, the positives (yes, there are positives). Durst's lyrics at times are more thoughtful, even introspective. He talks about his past more. Sure there's all the prerequisite chest-beating bragadoccio, too. On the heavy songs, the new guitarist delivers on the riffage, and the rhythm section always delivers. I also liked the Snoop Dogg cameo.
Unfortunately, this is not the roaring comeback I was hoping for. Only about three or four songs are full on rockers. Many songs lapse into dreary Staind-like crooning. There are just too many of these songs on the album. They got this good new guitarist, and they barely use him. Then, it seems like Durst can't come up with any new verse cadences. Much of Fred's rapping sounds like older songs, I just wanna tell him, "Dude come up with some new flows for your rhymes!" Finally, That cover of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes:" first the cheesy samples, them they cut out the hard rock part of the song. I was totally looking forward to hearing how they were going to do that part, and they cut it! Yuck!
Whoever said that this was going to be an aggresive album lied to all of us. That is why I will probably sell this CD soon. I am not impressed.

At least Wes Borland (probably the only one from Limp Bizkit that had any talent to begin with) had some sense when he ditched Limp Bizkit. "Results May Vary" finds this pretender band doing less of the rap rock thing that helped propel them to platinum plus status and more of a sensitive, so called "hard rock" that seems to be the current way for bands to find success today. Witness "Behind Blue Eyes" which features an acoustic guitar backing Fred "Yes, I'm still alive and more annoying than ever" Durst attempting to put some actual emotion into this stuff that they, and their few remaining fans, call music. Whichever way you cut it though, "Results May Vary" is yet another album to toss on the scrap heap. You want hard rock with real emotion, soul, and heart? Go listen to Faith No More, Biohazard, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, Audioslave, or Black Label Society, and save yourself some brain cells.

I'm a metal fan.

With that said, I don't know what to think of it. Either this could be some of their best work in a long time - or an album that's not even worth listening to.

Everyone would know of Limp Bizkit, I suppose. After all, we are talking about the band that instigated a riot at Woodstock 99 with their song "Break Stuff." The moment the song began, fans started to completely trash the ground around them, burning nearby towers and causing a huge mess for security - a huge mess, in fact, that the next few bands (Rage Against The Machine and Metallica) would have been forced to cancel their band.

It's been three years since their last release, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (retarded name for an album, BTW). Wes Borland offcially left the band, leaving the band to question their own future. Fred Durst also has his share of problems, trying to exactly figure out who the right woman is for him. Meanwhile, the other three band members (DJ Lethal, John Otto, Sam Rivers) have also undergoed through some tough times as well.

However, a new guitarist has entered the ranks of Limp Bizkit - former SNOT guitarist, Mike Smith. With a new energy and new attitude surrounding their presence, Limp Bizkit set off to create their fourth official album, Results May Vary.

What was expected to be an album filled with rage and anger (in a sense, it does) turns out to be an album that is filled with soft and quiet moments. A few songs incorporate some trademark elements that made them successful (Fred's screaming and rap, the hard, rocking riffs, John Otto's beats), but the rest yield to music that surrenders itself to the commerical side of the music business.

Lyrically, it's unfortunate to note that not that many songs can be related, unless if you are currently in the situation at this very moment. Fred Durst takes his voice to a new level, showing a completely new side of himself that hasn't been witnessed in past albums, as he sings about personal topics that he's been dealing with for the last three years. What topics, you ask? The loss of a few relationships (Most notably, Britney Spears), his past, and being alone is just a few subjects the vocalists touches on. What completely surprised me is that he didn't scream as much - he eschewed screaming for singing, which definitely gives him new range and allows him to experiment with his vocals.

Musically, expect to hear some hard riffs pumping out of the speakers, but mostly soft notes being played from acoustic guitars. The drums are given a laid-back feel, allowing the listener to get with the flow of the music easier (instead of headbanging 24/7). The bass guitar also aids the band in introducing the rhythm and flow of the songs as well. However, one question stands tall above the rest - whatever happened to the rage and anger? Perhaps trying something new is a strategy that Fred Durst hopes to rely on in his future albums.

Whatever the case may be, Fred Durst hopes for listeners to feel the "mindblowing effects" Result May Vary wields. To a certain extent, it does, but ultimately disappoints fans, like myself, in the end.

The only objective that Fred and his band accomplished was me shaking their head at them after giving this CD a try, despite the fact that I'm a metal fan, through and through. However, one must give credit where credit is due - at least Limp Bizkit has the guts to experiment and not stay in the mold all the time. Results May Vary, in this sense, accomplishes this task.

Time for punk 10-16 year-olds to grow up. This new trash album is terrible.

I was at a store today and Results May Vary was playing.People were begging the store guy to turn it off.Just plain painful.
Atleast in the begining Freddie was funny.Now he is just pathetic.

Ahhhh Fred Durst. He just continues to get worse and worse. I heard the song Eat you Alive on the Radio and all I could do is laugh at its wretchedness. And when I heard the cover of Behind Blue Eyes I didn't even have a clue it was Limp Bizkit and I was like Wow, this is a terrible cover, who is this??? Then the song ended and the DJ said "That was Limp Bizkit with Behind Blue Eyes." I was like Ohh well that explains why it sucks so bad. Then today on the same radio station one of the DJ's was talking about how bad he hates Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst, and how he gave the new album a chance to see if Fred's song writing abiltes have matured over the years, but then he read the lyrics to Gimme a Mic, once again I burst into hysterical laughter. The lyrics to that song are absolutley pathetic, it sounded like a pissed off 5th grader wrote that song. FUNNY!! Limp Bizkit has to be the worst band of all time, and I feel bad for those of you that acually think this band is any good. But hey, if Limp Bizkit didn't exist what would us people that have good taste in music have to make fun of?? So I would just like take this moment to thank Limp Bizkit and their fans for all the laughs, and good times they've brought to me, my friends, and the rest of the world.

First off let me state that, negative reviews or positive reviews, Limp Bizkit are HUGE right now. And while I'm not overly supportive of Fred Durst or LImp Bizkit in general, I have been a fan of their music since TDBY. Now that album for the most part was a great debut minus two or three filler songs. Then came Signifigant Other, in which the group forked off into a new direction, but again, I wouldn't call it a bad thing. True some songs were way too radio friendly, and were way overplayed, but thats only bound to happen. That album had it's share of songs that I enjoyed and songs that I skipped over just to get to the ones that I did like. Then it was the Hotdog Flavored Water album which I thought was taking the previous album's sound, and progressing it rather nicely. And again, not all of that cd was all that listenable, but there were some really good songs on it. And that leads us to Results May Vary. Now everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I respect that more than anything, so that is why I base my opinions on my own taste and preferences, and I tend to let others opinions fall on deaf ears until I get to form an opinion of my own. Now I will say this, I like the cd. I mean it definitely has stuff on it that I will never listen again after the first few listens, but there are also a several songs on here worth listening to repeatedly, and make me fell like I got my $9.99 worth of new music. Like I said, I'm not a huge follower of Limp Bizkit or Fred Durst, and I'll admit, I was alittle hesitant when Wes Borland left the band, because the guitar work has always been one of the things that I enjoyed, but for te most part, the cd was a surprise to my ears.

OKay, first off, this c.d. does not suck, you want a c.d. that sucks, get THE STARTING LINE- BASED ON A TRUE STORY, anyways Eat YOu ALIVE is a killer song, probably one of my favorites by the band, gimme the mic is also killer,creamer is a great song, phenomenon is great, i'll admit though red light, green light isn't that good, but it is listenable, yah fred durst isn't the best vocalist, but he isn't trying to be, he's a rapper before anything anyways, however he screams really well though. so to sum it all up LIMP BIZKIT isn't the best band out there by far, but definently one of the better out there, this album is a mix of alot of different and good sounds. GO AND GET IT!

This album is so bad, it is idiotic
Songs are stupid, dull instrument playing, fred douchbag
is just like feminem, solos are zero and this Remake
of a classic by the who is a waste
fred durst you are finished
DJ Lethal do yourself a favor and depart this
band and go back to whitey ford aka everlast
I'm glad this album flopped BIG Time.
One Star.

Well, reviewers like weezle of dallas truly miss the point of reviewing with such lame advice as "people who don't like it, find a hobby and be useful." Such retarded advice shows why bands like Backstreet Boys and N'Sync were so popular for so long. Every viewpoint is VALID when reviewing anything submitted for public consumption (movies, books, music). So, if people don't like it... THEY have the right to say so. If one person doesn't like it, thousands won't. That's called demographics. People outside of Texas can grasp that. Weezle - get a life, learn to read and become a functioning member of society. It might be hard, you are from Texas, after all.

Now, for the album - this is pretty much what everyone expected. A new guitarist, an album that came out after live appearances that were either critically panned or were not enjoyed by a majority of fans. That said, it's a step in the right direction for establishing a new sound. It's not perfect, it's not even great, but it's worth listening to because it indicates what may become the new LB trademark - meaningful lyrics with an explosive backbeat. Yeah, some of the tracks are slower than normal, but hey - everyone has the right to make the music they feel like.

Is it worth buying? Only if you're a fan. But if you are a fan, I think you'll agree that it's an interesting album, a definite "must listen" cd.