Customer Reviews

Significant Other

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4 star:		(208)
3 star:		(78)
2 star:		(75)
1 star:		(323)

 

 

This is just my opinion, and I must be honest as my conscience dictates...if you're reading this I hope you're mature enough to respect that.

Ok, forget the comparisons to earlier albums, the debate on combining genres like rap and metal, or how "hot" the band members are...and let's evaluate what we're all here for...the MUSIC.

People, dress it up however you want with scratching, great production values, studio effects and trickery and tons of guest appearances...two chords and superficial music can't be disguised. And that's exactly what this is. Downtune the guitars and write threatening, bad-boy lyrics...it does wonders for your image but can't save the music.

The music on this album is elementary, basic and lacking substance. You have 2-3 chords in each song and endless variations of the same song structure or musical (?) idea and rhythm over and over. The songs are, for the most part, tuneless and lacking song structure beyond the now hugely-popular "breakdown soft verse followed by a wall-of-noise chorus". No key changes, no meaningful progressions, no emotion or expressions (beyond rage and testosterone) or significant technical ability. I just don't hear it.

And I hate to say this...but Fred Durst cannot rap. I won't go into his singing -- it's immensely lacking but that's accepted nowadays as long as you can whisper and then scream -- but Fred's rapping is inane and for the most part shows his lack of experience, wit or depth. Method Man completely blasts Fred off the map. It's a noble idea to want to combine genres -- we need more of that type of experimentation -- but you'd better make sure you excel - or are at least PROFICIENT - in all the genres you try your hand at.

The only salvageable thing about this band is the rhythm section...the bassist has good melodic ideas and holds down a pulsing meter...and John Otto, while not a genius, puts out a strong groove, displays a knack for tasty fills and good syncopations, and carries this band at times.

Why two stars? Well, some of the songs do groove...and are an adequate channel for expressing rage, frustration or angst. The problem is the WHOLE album is like this...and it sounds contrived and pretentious. ANd when it's not that, it's testosterone-drenched lyrical drivel about sexual exploits or wanting to hurt someone, or how the band is "da bomb"...all immature, superficial, and worse...unoriginal. It's been done before.

Kudos, at least, for getting some grooves right...and daring to experiment with songs like "Rearranged" and "Don't Go Off Wandering".

I do like some funk/rap/metal...when it's done right (I've been a fan since the Faith No More days, for all you kiddies). I also am into hardcore (Earth Crisis, No Innocent Victim, Vision of Disorder, Madball, etc.). I'm pretty open-minded on genres and styles....but unfortunately, Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" doesn't deliver on either.

Let me tell you a story. It's about a band that becomes a megamillion dollar commercial success, using only a mangled cover of a George Michael song and some whiny, childish, badly-mixed wanna-be rap tracks. Sound like a fairy tale?

Sorry. It's Significant Other from Florida's very own Limp Bizkit.
Yeah, I respect everybody else's tastes, but the lyrics really aren't clever or profound like I've heard some people say, and Limp Bizkit could use a good, old-fashioned dose of talent. Just my thoughts. +=SrCosmo

Absolutely, positively NO, you should not buy this awful piece of trash! The success of this CD was pure hype and marketing, because the music alone is enough to make you want to vomit. It seems they just built up their "cool" image, and now everyone wants to join the laughable "heavy revolution" of Korn, LB, Kid Rock, and other pretenders. And contrary to popular belief, Limp is not "here to stay", because the majority of their fanbase is into the newest, shiniest thing on the market (which they are right now), and when rap-metal becomes passé, "fans" will leave this quartet out to dry. It's the same pitfall many pop groups have fallen into: when's the next Spice Girls album coming out? Or the new Hanson? Anyway, back to the actual album: it blows. Hard. The songs are all very repetitive, with little, if any, musical talent being displayed by the bandmates. The poor playing is complimented perfectly with Durst's trite, unimaginitive lyrics and cheesy delivery thereof. The only possible saving grace of this CD is that it's catchy, but that just doesn't cut it for me. There is no depth of lyrics or complexity of music that makes me want to come back for more. Ever.

i didnt think limp bizkit could do any more to destroy rock, or music in general, but with this album, they have obtained the ample achievment of makeing 3 of the worst cds in history....in a row. this is probably the most unwanted birthday present available. the best song on this cd is break stuff, i took its advice, and this cd is no longer in one peice. maybe if LB one day grow up and stop pretending to be depressed and get a real job AND STOP WEARING HATS and start makeing clever music, they will one day make a cd that is listenable, until then, stick with other bands.

This is the BEST cd from Limp Bizkit yet! YOu can't even tell that they cuss they did such a good job on bleeping out. IF you are one of those parents who don't want there kids listening to bad music this cd is ok. I am a parent of a teenager, and this Cd is apropriate.

This cd rocked. It cusses alot so I would get the edited version. My favorites are Nookie and N 2 gether now. They are 2 sweet songs. I would get this cd. If you liked the 1st cd, u will love this cd. Peace

This is one great cd the pure mix of rock and rap is only matched by Rage aginst the machine.The music on this cd that makes you want turn it up and hear the bass and the words of the songs go along with every day life.

Wow....Limp Bizkit. How the mighty have fallen. Remember when "Nookie" was all you would ever hear on MTV? Now Fred Durst would probably give his left nut just to be mentioned on VH1, let alone MTV. The musical times have changed. The rap-rock genre that LB sold millions of records doing business in is over. Back then, hardcore music fans hated LB for doing what was trendy. Now LB's hated for not doing what's trendy. With the hardcore / screamo / emo movement at rock's forefront, bands like LB will soon "too outdated". And that's a bit of a shame.

While LB definitely aren't as talented as some of today's "in" bands like Unearth or Avenged Sevenfold, that's not to say that the guys didn't have a knack for writing amazing catchy, and sometimes even beautiful songs. While Durst's useless chants of "c'mon!" and "it's Limp Bizkit baby!" don't plague this album as much as they do Bizkit's newer releases, they're still hear and still rather silly. But look past that, and you'll find that Limp Bizkit is a bunch of young, energetic musicians, fronted by an equally young and energetic, but cocky, vocalist, and all they wanted to do was make some hard rock music.

Now, I just listened to this album again recently, and it was the first time in a long, long while. The track "Nookie" still pumps me up, even though I now realize how ridiculous lyrics like "So you can take that cookie / And stick it up your...", I still found the track powerful. The bass grooves, the drums are slamming, and the guitars, while not amazing, complex or really all that creative, were really catchy. Keep in mind that Limp Bizkit was my favorite band from the Significant Other-CSATHFW era, in which I was aged 9-late 11 or early 12, before I really knew much about lyrics or music. It was just catchy pop-rock. Now it's still catchy pop-rock, but man, I really see that there's some underrated music on here. "Rearranged" is still a beautiful song, with actually decent lyrics by Durst. "Trust?" is the heaviest track here, and it will no doubt pump you up, that is if you'll allow yourself to be pumped up to a Bizkit tune. "No Sex" is a beautiful song, despite the lyrics which could ruin it, if it wasn't for the beautiful way it was sung by fellow-nu-metal has been band Staind's vocalist Aaron Lewis.

Listening to this album from an older point of view, I can see that Limp Bizkit were definitely deserving of the popularity they got. A talented band, that's the bottom line, who wrote really, really catchy radio-rock songs. Now that bands like My Chemical Romance and The Used are what you see when MTV actually decides to play a rock video, I really begin to miss what we used to get with LB. Where as MCR and TU all sound basically the same, nu-metal, at least at first, had variety. Really, I think LB sounds nothing like Korn, and no one really sounds like the Deftones. It really is a shame to see a band that used to be on top of the world be hard pressed to find any publicity at all for their new album (the seemingly horrible Unquestionable Truth, Pt. 1), but we do have remnants of their reign, and I, with tongue in cheek, listen to them, and enjoy them thoroughly. It was nice knowing you, Limp Bizkit.

Limp Bizkit have definatly gone in the right direction with Significant other, over 3 dolar bill y'all$. EVERY song on this album rocks, besides the opening intro, and the last song, A lesson learned.

I have owned this album since the day it came out, know all the lyrics to each song, and know each song in and out, but still listen to it. I only now write this review because now I feel I "know" the album best.

Each song is different in it's own right, and although some of the intro's to some songs are rather annoying, it's lucky you can skip these minor inconveniances. Although Fed Durst is a big arsed "wigger", he's a very cool guy, and knows how to write lyrics abouyt his life, troubles, girlfriends, friends, and even has a thank-you song, called Show me what you got.

Overall, Significant Other is one of my all time favourite albums, and I do also own 3 dollar bill, and will say that Significant Other is better.

Limp Bizkit will rock on!

I never listened to any hard metal or rock music...this is my very first. I've always had the notion that rock music is just about drugs, sex and all other stupid or weird things. This album has well written creative songs that speak to your soul. I love the beat of every song, that I actually listen to it everytime I workout at the gym. FRED DURST is the man!Very talented, very smart and knows exactly what good music is all about. I don't have a copy of their first album <$3 dollar) yet, but I'm definitely going to get one. GET THE CD and you won't regret it!