Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

Energizing

L...ol?

On the plus side, it's a band I know, but I can't help think there MUST be better options. And 'Nookie' isn't even on this album! Though on the plus side, neither is 'Behind Blue Eyes'. Instead they're taunting me with the idea I could be listening to Nine Inch Nails instead. :<

Apparently 'Take a Look Around' was in Mission Impossible 2, which is appropriate because that's one of the 2 movies I've fallen asleep in the theater for. The second version of 'Rollin' (the OG one, I guess) is better than the first one, but both are bad.

Slur count = 12.

Highlights: Dated 00s shoutouts to "Shockwave" (that's pre-Adobe Flash!), Xtina, Fight Club, and BSB; "Every single second I'm alive, I'm a mess" (me too Freddy)

Lowlights: (gestures expansively)

Even as an unashamed Limp Bizkit fan, I am completely baffled by the inclusion of Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water on this list. This isn't the first band I've seen included as a sort of participation trophy entry and paired with their most commercially successful album... While it was a massive success in 2000, selling records does not equate to their best work, as both Significant Other and 3 Dollar Bill Y'all are magnitudes better. Aside from "My Way", which only was elevated for me because of its unforgettable soundtrack role in the WrestleMania 17 main event video package, this album is just the drizzling shits.

The Good: We know we are getting nourished!
The Bad: Turns out we are allergic to shell-fish...
The Ugly: Barfing up the Hot Dog water...

Fuck me, and Fuck this, and Fuck that!
Loved it!
Oddly enough, did not love it when it came out back in the day... but now, older me, the angsty Gen-X'er, well, I got nothing but pumped.

Yes, I know that Fred D has the label of douchebag wrapped all around him... but damnit, there he is, knowing just what to say in case I want to break shit... which was the only song I was missing here...

Then there is mr guitar jingle-jangle man, who is one of the greatest showman on that instrument of his generation, as far as I'm concerned.

This album was generated on my list on August 17 2026, and I've played it about 5-6 times since then... and today, just to refresh my memory, I played it again and just smiled.

Well deserved you fuckers!!!
5*

If you knocked 35 minutes off the catchy singles would make it not seem so heinous.

I really thought I was going to hate this album. Hot Dog is genuinely one of the worst songs I've ever heard in my entire life, and it was about to set the record up for failure. But after My Generation proceeded it, the whole thing did a 180 and blew me away. This album is so fucking good. Fred Durst is definitely an awful lyricist, but on some tracks there are some decent stuff. Something I do want to focus on is the incredible instrumentation. At the end of the day, this is a metal album, and holy shit does it rip. Some of these riffs are so nasty and the added FX from the rap aspects bring it to a new level. I was shocked when they started playing in 5/8 on Take a Look Around, which definitely added some brownie points to my prog ears. Bizkit's blend of metal and rap is just perfect. I also love the continuous announcer dude throughout the record, making it sound more cohesive. This album is also very consistent track for track with only 2 or 3 misses with the rest being absolute bangers. I thought the extensive runtime would make the music stale or repetitive, but each song really has something fun to offer the entire ride. The drum sound is great, Fred Durst's energy is infectious, I just really like this album way more than I thought.

After reading the Wikipedia write up on this album, I almost didn’t listen to it. I don’t know how I miss Limp Bizkit when I was listening to the chili peppers and other groups like that.

The famous songs are good and they saved this album from 1* because Christ the rest of it is so annoying, and why is this over an hour long?

I have absolutely no idea who Fred Durst is.
On his Wikipedia page he looks like an accountant in a baseball cap.
So anyway my listening isn't clouded by an opinion about him personally. Although he seems to clearly divide opinion (and I totally respect people who want to put personality before music - I mean I myself wonder how anybody still listens to Michael Jackson)

The album title and art is completely lame, and the posturing lyrics are clearly more targetted towards adolescent incels than anyone else. The final track, 'Outro', is a long boring early podcast which I gave up on.

But... I quite enjoyed the music.

And since I wasn't praying for it to end then it must have been ok - though it won't be going on my playlist.

Not horrible, some dumb lyrics. Nobody cares how many tunes you say f*ck. But I appreciate the overall energy.

Just got to the outro and I am now tempted to take every star away from them.

I suppose this is here to remind us of those 5 minutes when Nu_metal was about. Aged really badly. There is some nice use of sampling /other peoples tunes. Suffers from CD bloat though. The last two tracks could definitely be missed off.

*Wes' bass is great and the guitar tone is cool and unique
*These lyrics do NOT stand up 26 years later and seem very cheesy....its hard to believe albums like these were "tough".
*Their first albums were great and notable entries into rap/rock/nu-metal...but this album jumps the shark and they start to become a meme of themselves. My Way and Rollin' are great singles, but not nearly as strong as the ones from earlier albums.

Silly. Silly silly silly. (Rollin' is an absolutely monster track though isn't it)

Probably the most "junk food" album on the list. It's not good for you, but when you're in the mood for it, oh boy does it hit the spot.

Not quite sure what to make of this one, quite a strange collection of songs. Probably never going to win many songwriting awards. Doubt I’ll ever listen to it again.

I don’t understand how this made it on the list. Their first record was at least somewhat innovative, but this is completely insipid, boneheaded, self-congratulatory bs from the first song which is apparently some sort of diss track against Trent Reznor. The best that can be said about this is that it produced at least two memorable pro-wrestling themes and that it has Method Man, Redman, and DMX on one track. The saddest part is that without Fred Durst, the music really wouldn’t be that bad. There are moments where I couldn’t help headbanging a bit, but they’re quickly ruined by his obnoxiousness. The 9 minute outro of that idiot laughing was no more endearing.

I dont mind a lit of the crunching guitars, but Durst is not w vocalist and the lyrics ate just purile. It all feels manufactured to appeal to immature boys.
‘Take a Look Around’ and ‘Rollin’ are at least reasonably enjoyable, but that isn't enough to lift this from the garbage heap of history.

I think Fred sums my feelings up perfectly on ‘Boiler’. “Wwwwwhhhhhhyyyyyyyy?”

Why the fuck is it so long?!

As I have very little to say about this disaster, I'm going to recommend the Todd In The Shadows Trainwreckords video about "Results May Vary", Limp Bizkit's next album. It's a genuinely enjoyable look at a band in it's death throws (at least in terms of commercial success). Todd's genuine appreciation of Wes Borland's guitar playing combined with his enjoyment at exactly how much Wes Borland hated his own band, makes it a good watch. Well that, and all the footage of a 2 hour MTV documentary on the making of the album where none of them look like they want to be there and Fred Durst is trying to learn how to play guitar. Excellent stuff.

Back to the album, the lyrics are dreadful and Fred Durst can't sing. And it's far far far too long.

1/5

Love to see that this album is slowly gaining points now that we're 2 or 3 years removed from this site being overrun with Brit Wankers during COVID who heaped praise on derivative dogshit like Blur and boring Proto-EDM like Kraftwerk while shitting on this because the frontman is a bit of a douche.

I wont sit here and say it's a 5, or even LB's best album, but it had broad appeal at the height of nu-metal music and for that it has value.

Average nu-metal decimated by Fred Durst, very generous 2

Combing the funk metal stylings and anger of rage against the machine or claw finger, the punk ( modern American flavor) attitude of green day , some musical influences of nine inch Nails … all the elements to be great album , just feels a tad puerile.

Loaded magazine as an album or the sound of booming from a 13 year old boys bedroom .