Significant Other [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [ENHANCED]

Limp Bizkit

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Enhanced
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00000JCB2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1,403 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,914 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Florida-bred metal-rappers Limp Bizkit sold a million-plus records of their debut largely on the strength of a George Michael cover song. But the band indeed had "Faith" and the group's second outing proves that the Bizkit have the goods. Still, it seems as if boastful frontman Fred Durst is loading the band's deck again, this time by including scads of guest vocalists, such as Stone Temple Pilots' singer Scott Weiland, Method Man from Wu-Tang Clan, and Korn's Jonathan Davis. (In fact, Korn gave Limp Bizkit a leg up in the industry.) But the 16 diverse yet cohesive tracks on Significant Other don't need any help. Not as heavy as their mentors Korn--or as they are on their debut--Bizkit give Everlast a run for his money on the tuneful and appealing "Rearranged." "Just Like This" is another winning hip-hop and rock entry, while the amusing and memorable "Nookie" (as in "I did it all for the nookie") has self-deprecating lyrics not unlike the Offspring's "Self-Esteem." Bizkit segues with ease from pleasing rock and hip-hop amalgam to spooky Tool territory on "Don't Go Off Wandering" to moshable moments in the entreaty "Show Me What You Got." Significant Other may be hard to categorize, but it's easy to like. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews

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39 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almost as good as reading Seventeen magazine!, December 26, 1999

By A Customer

Oh god, I first saw limp biscuit on total request live (love ya Carson!) and they were like so cool, and I found out all the other eighth graders were listening to them so I had to get my mom to buy this CD along with a pair of tommyhilfeger jeans and Brittainy Spears CD (She is like, my idol. Her song Crazy makes me Crazy!) and this album is so cool, I haven't really listened to any of the songs but Nookie, Re-Arranged and N 2 Gether Now but if they make any more videos then I'll listen to those songs. This is such a cool CD! I like in the Nookie video when the cops come to break up the concert and the band gets mad at them, that is just so cool! I've never really listened to rap before but I really like the way that Fred Durst raps on the CD, it just sounds so cool! Hes the best rapper in the world, along with Kid Rock. Korn, The Backstreet Boys, Kid Rock, Brittainy Spears, and limp biscuit all rock!

If you have cotton for brains, that is.

59 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sorry You Fans...This is Drivel With a Groove (sometimes), June 11, 2000

By	Ockham's Razor (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

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.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars (In)Significant Other, December 14, 1999

By	Mark Macdonald (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews

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