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The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
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The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
Cobra''. After signing with Cash Money Records, however, Fred Durst fired DJ Lethal and John Otto.
'''[+Former Members+]:'''
* Rob Waters - guitar
* [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]] - guitar
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-->''"[[OurProductSucks You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit]]."''
-->--'''Intro to ''Significant Other'''''
[[quoteright:330:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvt-limpbizkit_1668.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
Influences:
+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, Music/DeLaSoul, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
]
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Related Acts:
+Music/BlackLightBurns (Borland)
+Music/HouseOfPain (DJ Lethal)
+La Coka Nostra (DJ Lethal)
]
[[XtremeKoolLetterz Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a TropeCodifier of the NuMetal genre. They're also a definite case of LoveItOrHateIt, as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a {{Hatedom}} derived largely from Music/HeavyMetal fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as {{Heel}}s of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of SelfDeprecation in their lyrics and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/limp_bizkit_1195.jpg live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of StealthParody in their lyrics.
The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band Music/{{Korn}} to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
Their debut, ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' sold poorly initially, but sales increased via active touring. Participating in the Family Values and Ozzfest tours gave the band mainstream recognition. Memorably, the band's live set included a giant toilet which [[SelfDeprecation Fred Durst emerged from]] during performances. Also noteworthy was a tour in which the band allowed women to attend their concerts for free, which successfully increased their female fanbase. The band did this because their concerts were formerly attended largely by males.
The crossover hit ''Significant Other'' sold well on both rock and HipHop charts and was followed by a controversial appearance at Woodstock '99, where Limp Bizkit was blamed for the audience's bad behavior, which included sexual assaults and rapes; The Music/RedHotChiliPeppers were blamed for inciting the crowds to start fires. Durst also got into quite a few feuds with other musicians.
The band's next few albums were generally poorly received by critics and despite some media appearances (including one of their songs being used as the theme for ''Film/MissionImpossible 2''), the coverage of the band focused less on the band's music and more on controversies surrounding their concerts. A 2001 tour in which teenager Jessica Michalik was crushed in a mosh pit and died of asphyxiation during Limp Bizkit's performance was the subject of lawsuits; it was generally determined, however, that the death was the fault of poor security, and not the band.
The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
'''[+Members+]:'''
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* Fred Durst - vocals
* Wes Borland - guitar
* Sam Rivers - bass
* John Otto - drums
* DJ Lethal - turntables
'''[+Former Members+]:'''
* Rob Waters - guitar
* [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]] - guitar
'''[+Discography+]:'''
* ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' (1997)
* ''Significant Other'' (1999)
* ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000)
* ''New Old Songs'' (2001)
* ''Results May Vary'' (2003)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'' (2005)
* ''Gold Cobra'' (2011)
* ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
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* AtomicFBomb
* BreakupSong:
** Many songs from ''Significant Other'' are shots to Durst's ex-girlfriend.
** The leaked "Just Drop Dead" is a shot at Music/BritneySpears.
* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of Music/NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass".
* ClusterFBomb: "Hot Dog" is both an example and a lampshade of this.
* CorruptChurch: In "The Priest".
* CoverVersion: [[Music/GeorgeMichael "Faith"]], [[Music/{{Metallica}} "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"]], [[Music/DavidBowie "Fame"]], [[Music/HouseOfPain "Jump Around"]], [[Music/TheWho "Behind Blue Eyes"]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''. "Chocolate starfish" is a slang term for the anus.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: "Greatest [[XtremeKoolLetterz Hitz]]".
* GriefSong: Quite a few.
* IntercourseWithYou: Inverted in their cover of "Faith", about turning down sex.
* LampshadeHanging: The sample at the end of "Clunk" lampshades that Limp Bizkit plays ''louder'' than their favorite bands because they can't reproduce the sound of those bands, and that the band performs solely to entertain themselves, not for critical respect.
* ListingCities: "Show Me What You Got"
* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A Look Around]]".
* MyWayOrTheHighway
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The band's mix of NuMetal, AlternativeMetal, RapMetal, RapRock, ThrashMetal, PunkRap and FunkMetal. Some songs also dip into {{Jazz}} and PsychedelicRock influences.
* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
* NuMetal: TropeCodifier.
* OminousPipeOrgan: In "Counterfeit". It's an electric keyboard imitating an organ, but it's put to the same use.
* OurProductSucks: You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit. You wanted the best? [[TakeThat Go get the fuckin']] Music/BackstreetBoys [[TakeThat CD!]]
* OutOfGenreExperience: "Douche Bag". Not the whole song, just the random {{Jazz}} number at the end.
* ReligionRantSong: "The Priest", in response to the Catholic sex scandals.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rollin'"; it could be argued that it actually rhymes "this shit right here" with "biz-'''kit''''s right here".
* SelfDeprecation: ''Significant Other'' opens with "You wanted the worst... you got the worst."
** Durst was also amused by [[http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/12/austin-does-limp-bizkit-frontman-a-solid/ this]].
* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like Music/{{Korn}}, Music/{{Deftones}} and [[Music/HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[Music/{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
* SignatureSong: "Nookie", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" and [[Film/MissionImpossible "Take a Look Around"]].
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The jam "Everything" is slow and fairly mellow compared to the rest of ''Three Dollar Bill''. It sounds more like ProgressiveRock than NuMetal.
** "Hell of a Band", a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56umJ6i6xA Primus-style track]] with Les Claypool on vocals.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAwm2hQ95HA This tribute to]] Richard Cheese.
* StalkerWithACrush: "Eat You Alive".
* StealthParody: A lot of their songs are this.
* SubduedSection: "Eat You Alive".
* TakeThat:
** Durst, to Trent Reznor in "Hot Dog".
** [=DJ=] Lethal is guilty of this as of late. He recorded a diss track entitled "Crack Your Skull" towards Joe Hahn, [[Music/LinkinPark Linkin Park's DJ]]. This is in addition to some postings on his Soundcloud and Twitter accounts. Odd, considering he recorded "State of the Art" with Chester Bennington a few years ago. He did later recant his statements concerning the rest of the band a few weeks later.
--> "Pro Tools is my favorite member of Linkin Park"
* ThemeTuneCameo: "Rollin'" video began with BenStiller and Stephen Dorff pulling up to Fred Durst— while their car's radio plays "My Generation" (the band's previous single, not the Who song).
* UnusualEuphemism: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water''
* XtremeKoolLetterz: "N 2 Gether Now".
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* BonusMaterial:
** A special edition of ''Significant Other'' has a bonus disc with live performances.
** American limited edition of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' has a bonus track, "It's Like That Y'All", featuring Music/RunDMC. The Japanese limited edition has the rare track "Crushed", and two tracks from ''Three Dollar Bill Y'all$''.
** Deluxe edition of "New Old Songs" has three additional remixes of "My Way".
** UK edition of ''Results May Vary'' has the bonus track "Let It Go". Japan edition has this track, and one more track: "Armpit".
** Some versions of ''Greatest Hitz'' ends with "The Truth", from ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
** ''Gold Cobra'' had a Deluxe version with three extra songs ("Back Porch, "My Own Cobain", and "Angels"), a different deluxe edition which had an extra song along with the three others depending on where you were. In Europe it was "Los Angeles", in the US, it was "Middle Finger", and in Japan, it was "Combat Jazz"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wes Borland, the CrazyAwesome guitarist who regularly goes on stage dressed as such outlandish things such as a full body painted skeleton to a bunny suit.
* GuestFighter: Fred is a playable character in ''{{WW|E}}F [[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]: Just Bring It!'', as well as an unlockable character in the [[LicensedGame fighting game adaptation]] of ''FightClub''.
* HiddenTrack:
** [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
** A skit featuring BenStiller and some phone messages appear at the end of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''.
* IconicItem: Fred Durst's signature backwards [[NiceHat red Yankees cap]]. Wes Borland is also known for wearing face and body paint or masks.
* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]]. They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].
** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like BenStiller. And even sounds like him, too. If you didn't know that the ''real Ben Stiller'' was delivering that last bit on ''Chocolate Starfish'', you'd think it was Wes.
* {{Jerkass}}: Fred Durst was considered this when the band became really big, but he's [[ItGetsBetter gotten better]] since then.
* LargeHam: Fred Durst.
* LongRunnerLineUp: Despite Wes Borland leaving the band a few times, the band still has the same line-up after 16 years.
* LoveableRogue: Fred could also qualify as this.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''{{Greatest Hit|sAlbum}}z'' has a white cover with a pink MindScrew icon which could be a keyhole, or a turntable, or a ladies restroom sign.
* NWordPrivileges: Liner notes for ''Three Dollar Bill''.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Fred Durst was considered this for a time as well, but appears to have [[ItGetsBetter matured over time]].
* PutOnABus: [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]].
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The name of the band. It was originally spelled correctly on the band's early demos.
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-->''"[[OurProductSucks You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit]]."''
-->--'''Intro to ''Significant Other'''''
[[quoteright:330:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvt-limpbizkit_1668.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
Influences:
+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, Music/DeLaSoul, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
]
[floatboxright:
Related Acts:
+Music/BlackLightBurns (Borland)
+Music/HouseOfPain (DJ Lethal)
+La Coka Nostra (DJ Lethal)
]
[[XtremeKoolLetterz Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a TropeCodifier of the NuMetal genre. They're also a definite case of LoveItOrHateIt, as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a {{Hatedom}} derived largely from Music/HeavyMetal fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as {{Heel}}s of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of SelfDeprecation in their lyrics and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/limp_bizkit_1195.jpg live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of StealthParody in their lyrics.
The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band Music/{{Korn}} to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
Their debut, ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' sold poorly initially, but sales increased via active touring. Participating in the Family Values and Ozzfest tours gave the band mainstream recognition. Memorably, the band's live set included a giant toilet which [[SelfDeprecation Fred Durst emerged from]] during performances. Also noteworthy was a tour in which the band allowed women to attend their concerts for free, which successfully increased their female fanbase. The band did this because their concerts were formerly attended largely by males.
The crossover hit ''Significant Other'' sold well on both rock and HipHop charts and was followed by a controversial appearance at Woodstock '99, where Limp Bizkit was blamed for the audience's bad behavior, which included sexual assaults and rapes; The Music/RedHotChiliPeppers were blamed for inciting the crowds to start fires. Durst also got into quite a few feuds with other musicians.
The band's next few albums were generally poorly received by critics and despite some media appearances (including one of their songs being used as the theme for ''Film/MissionImpossible 2''), the coverage of the band focused less on the band's music and more on controversies surrounding their concerts. A 2001 tour in which teenager Jessica Michalik was crushed in a mosh pit and died of asphyxiation during Limp Bizkit's performance was the subject of lawsuits; it was generally determined, however, that the death was the fault of poor security, and not the band.
The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
'''[+Members+]:'''
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%% Please, don't pothole The Scrappy here. This is not about Complaining About People You Don't Like.
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* Fred Durst - vocals
* Wes Borland - guitar
* Sam Rivers - bass
* John Otto - drums
* DJ Lethal - turntables
'''[+Former Members+]:'''
* Rob Waters - guitar
* [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]] - guitar
'''[+Discography+]:'''
* ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' (1997)
* ''Significant Other'' (1999)
* ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000)
* ''New Old Songs'' (2001)
* ''Results May Vary'' (2003)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'' (2005)
* ''Gold Cobra'' (2011)
* ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
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Limp Bizkit provides the following trope examples:
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* AtomicFBomb
* BreakupSong:
** Many songs from ''Significant Other'' are shots to Durst's ex-girlfriend.
** The leaked "Just Drop Dead" is a shot at Music/BritneySpears.
* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of Music/NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass".
* ClusterFBomb: "Hot Dog" is both an example and a lampshade of this.
* CorruptChurch: In "The Priest".
* CoverVersion: [[Music/GeorgeMichael "Faith"]], [[Music/{{Metallica}} "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"]], [[Music/DavidBowie "Fame"]], [[Music/HouseOfPain "Jump Around"]], [[Music/TheWho "Behind Blue Eyes"]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''. "Chocolate starfish" is a slang term for the anus.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: "Greatest [[XtremeKoolLetterz Hitz]]".
* GriefSong: Quite a few.
* IntercourseWithYou: Inverted in their cover of "Faith", about turning down sex.
* LampshadeHanging: The sample at the end of "Clunk" lampshades that Limp Bizkit plays ''louder'' than their favorite bands because they can't reproduce the sound of those bands, and that the band performs solely to entertain themselves, not for critical respect.
* ListingCities: "Show Me What You Got"
* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A Look Around]]".
* MyWayOrTheHighway
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The band's mix of NuMetal, AlternativeMetal, RapMetal, RapRock, ThrashMetal, PunkRap and FunkMetal. Some songs also dip into {{Jazz}} and PsychedelicRock influences.
* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
* NuMetal: TropeCodifier.
* OminousPipeOrgan: In "Counterfeit". It's an electric keyboard imitating an organ, but it's put to the same use.
* OurProductSucks: You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit. You wanted the best? [[TakeThat Go get the fuckin']] Music/BackstreetBoys [[TakeThat CD!]]
* OutOfGenreExperience: "Douche Bag". Not the whole song, just the random {{Jazz}} number at the end.
* ReligionRantSong: "The Priest", in response to the Catholic sex scandals.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rollin'"; it could be argued that it actually rhymes "this shit right here" with "biz-'''kit''''s right here".
* SelfDeprecation: ''Significant Other'' opens with "You wanted the worst... you got the worst."
** Durst was also amused by [[http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/12/austin-does-limp-bizkit-frontman-a-solid/ this]].
* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like Music/{{Korn}}, Music/{{Deftones}} and [[Music/HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[Music/{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
* SignatureSong: "Nookie", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" and [[Film/MissionImpossible "Take a Look Around"]].
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The jam "Everything" is slow and fairly mellow compared to the rest of ''Three Dollar Bill''. It sounds more like ProgressiveRock than NuMetal.
** "Hell of a Band", a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56umJ6i6xA Primus-style track]] with Les Claypool on vocals.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAwm2hQ95HA This tribute to]] Richard Cheese.
* StalkerWithACrush: "Eat You Alive".
* StealthParody: A lot of their songs are this.
* SubduedSection: "Eat You Alive".
* TakeThat:
** Durst, to Trent Reznor in "Hot Dog".
** [=DJ=] Lethal is guilty of this as of late. He recorded a diss track entitled "Crack Your Skull" towards Joe Hahn, [[Music/LinkinPark Linkin Park's DJ]]. This is in addition to some postings on his Soundcloud and Twitter accounts. Odd, considering he recorded "State of the Art" with Chester Bennington a few years ago. He did later recant his statements concerning the rest of the band a few weeks later.
--> "Pro Tools is my favorite member of Linkin Park"
* ThemeTuneCameo: "Rollin'" video began with BenStiller and Stephen Dorff pulling up to Fred Durst— while their car's radio plays "My Generation" (the band's previous single, not the Who song).
* UnusualEuphemism: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water''
* XtremeKoolLetterz: "N 2 Gether Now".
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[[folder:Misc tropes]]
* BonusMaterial:
** A special edition of ''Significant Other'' has a bonus disc with live performances.
** American limited edition of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' has a bonus track, "It's Like That Y'All", featuring Music/RunDMC. The Japanese limited edition has the rare track "Crushed", and two tracks from ''Three Dollar Bill Y'all$''.
** Deluxe edition of "New Old Songs" has three additional remixes of "My Way".
** UK edition of ''Results May Vary'' has the bonus track "Let It Go". Japan edition has this track, and one more track: "Armpit".
** Some versions of ''Greatest Hitz'' ends with "The Truth", from ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
** ''Gold Cobra'' had a Deluxe version with three extra songs ("Back Porch, "My Own Cobain", and "Angels"), a different deluxe edition which had an extra song along with the three others depending on where you were. In Europe it was "Los Angeles", in the US, it was "Middle Finger", and in Japan, it was "Combat Jazz"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wes Borland, the CrazyAwesome guitarist who regularly goes on stage dressed as such outlandish things such as a full body painted skeleton to a bunny suit.
* GuestFighter: Fred is a playable character in ''{{WW|E}}F [[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]: Just Bring It!'', as well as an unlockable character in the [[LicensedGame fighting game adaptation]] of ''FightClub''.
* HiddenTrack:
** [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
** A skit featuring BenStiller and some phone messages appear at the end of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''.
* IconicItem: Fred Durst's signature backwards [[NiceHat red Yankees cap]]. Wes Borland is also known for wearing face and body paint or masks.
* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]]. They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].
** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like BenStiller. And even sounds like him, too. If you didn't know that the ''real Ben Stiller'' was delivering that last bit on ''Chocolate Starfish'', you'd think it was Wes.
* {{Jerkass}}: Fred Durst was considered this when the band became really big, but he's [[ItGetsBetter gotten better]] since then.
* LargeHam: Fred Durst.
* LongRunnerLineUp: Despite Wes Borland leaving the band a few times, the band still has the same line-up after 16 years.
* LoveableRogue: Fred could also qualify as this.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''{{Greatest Hit|sAlbum}}z'' has a white cover with a pink MindScrew icon which could be a keyhole, or a turntable, or a ladies restroom sign.
* NWordPrivileges: Liner notes for ''Three Dollar Bill''.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Fred Durst was considered this for a time as well, but appears to have [[ItGetsBetter matured over time]].
* PutOnABus: [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]].
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The name of the band. It was originally spelled correctly on the band's early demos.
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-->''"[[OurProductSucks You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit]]."''
-->--'''Intro to ''Significant Other'''''
[[quoteright:330:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvt-limpbizkit_1668.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
Influences:
+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, Music/DeLaSoul, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
]
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Related Acts:
+Music/BlackLightBurns (Borland)
+Music/HouseOfPain (DJ Lethal)
+La Coka Nostra (DJ Lethal)
]
[[XtremeKoolLetterz Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a TropeCodifier of the NuMetal genre. They're also a definite case of LoveItOrHateIt, as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a {{Hatedom}} derived largely from Music/HeavyMetal fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as {{Heel}}s of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of SelfDeprecation in their lyrics and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/limp_bizkit_1195.jpg live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of StealthParody in their lyrics.
The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band Music/{{Korn}} to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
Their debut, ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' sold poorly initially, but sales increased via active touring. Participating in the Family Values and Ozzfest tours gave the band mainstream recognition. Memorably, the band's live set included a giant toilet which [[SelfDeprecation Fred Durst emerged from]] during performances. Also noteworthy was a tour in which the band allowed women to attend their concerts for free, which successfully increased their female fanbase. The band did this because their concerts were formerly attended largely by males.
The crossover hit ''Significant Other'' sold well on both rock and HipHop charts and was followed by a controversial appearance at Woodstock '99, where Limp Bizkit was blamed for the audience's bad behavior, which included sexual assaults and rapes; The Music/RedHotChiliPeppers were blamed for inciting the crowds to start fires. Durst also got into quite a few feuds with other musicians.
The band's next few albums were generally poorly received by critics and despite some media appearances (including one of their songs being used as the theme for ''Film/MissionImpossible 2''), the coverage of the band focused less on the band's music and more on controversies surrounding their concerts. A 2001 tour in which teenager Jessica Michalik was crushed in a mosh pit and died of asphyxiation during Limp Bizkit's performance was the subject of lawsuits; it was generally determined, however, that the death was the fault of poor security, and not the band.
The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
'''[+Members+]:'''
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* Fred Durst - vocals
* Wes Borland - guitar
* Sam Rivers - bass
* John Otto - drums
* DJ Lethal - turntables
'''[+Former Members+]:'''
* Rob Waters - guitar
* [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]] - guitar
'''[+Discography+]:'''
* ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' (1997)
* ''Significant Other'' (1999)
* ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000)
* ''New Old Songs'' (2001)
* ''Results May Vary'' (2003)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'' (2005)
* ''Gold Cobra'' (2011)
* ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
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* AtomicFBomb
* BreakupSong:
** Many songs from ''Significant Other'' are shots to Durst's ex-girlfriend.
** The leaked "Just Drop Dead" is a shot at Music/BritneySpears.
* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of Music/NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass".
* ClusterFBomb: "Hot Dog" is both an example and a lampshade of this.
* CorruptChurch: In "The Priest".
* CoverVersion: [[Music/GeorgeMichael "Faith"]], [[Music/{{Metallica}} "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"]], [[Music/DavidBowie "Fame"]], [[Music/HouseOfPain "Jump Around"]], [[Music/TheWho "Behind Blue Eyes"]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''. "Chocolate starfish" is a slang term for the anus.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: "Greatest [[XtremeKoolLetterz Hitz]]".
* GriefSong: Quite a few.
* IntercourseWithYou: Inverted in their cover of "Faith", about turning down sex.
* LampshadeHanging: The sample at the end of "Clunk" lampshades that Limp Bizkit plays ''louder'' than their favorite bands because they can't reproduce the sound of those bands, and that the band performs solely to entertain themselves, not for critical respect.
* ListingCities: "Show Me What You Got"
* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A Look Around]]".
* MyWayOrTheHighway
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The band's mix of NuMetal, AlternativeMetal, RapMetal, RapRock, ThrashMetal, PunkRap and FunkMetal. Some songs also dip into {{Jazz}} and PsychedelicRock influences.
* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
* NuMetal: TropeCodifier.
* OminousPipeOrgan: In "Counterfeit". It's an electric keyboard imitating an organ, but it's put to the same use.
* OurProductSucks: You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit. You wanted the best? [[TakeThat Go get the fuckin']] Music/BackstreetBoys [[TakeThat CD!]]
* OutOfGenreExperience: "Douche Bag". Not the whole song, just the random {{Jazz}} number at the end.
* ReligionRantSong: "The Priest", in response to the Catholic sex scandals.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rollin'"; it could be argued that it actually rhymes "this shit right here" with "biz-'''kit''''s right here".
* SelfDeprecation: ''Significant Other'' opens with "You wanted the worst... you got the worst."
** Durst was also amused by [[http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/12/austin-does-limp-bizkit-frontman-a-solid/ this]].
* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like Music/{{Korn}}, Music/{{Deftones}} and [[Music/HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[Music/{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
* SignatureSong: "Nookie", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" and [[Film/MissionImpossible "Take a Look Around"]].
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The jam "Everything" is slow and fairly mellow compared to the rest of ''Three Dollar Bill''. It sounds more like ProgressiveRock than NuMetal.
** "Hell of a Band", a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56umJ6i6xA Primus-style track]] with Les Claypool on vocals.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAwm2hQ95HA This tribute to]] Richard Cheese.
* StalkerWithACrush: "Eat You Alive".
* StealthParody: A lot of their songs are this.
* SubduedSection: "Eat You Alive".
* TakeThat:
** Durst, to Trent Reznor in "Hot Dog".
** [=DJ=] Lethal is guilty of this as of late. He recorded a diss track entitled "Crack Your Skull" towards Joe Hahn, [[Music/LinkinPark Linkin Park's DJ]]. This is in addition to some postings on his Soundcloud and Twitter accounts. Odd, considering he recorded "State of the Art" with Chester Bennington a few years ago. He did later recant his statements concerning the rest of the band a few weeks later.
--> "Pro Tools is my favorite member of Linkin Park"
* ThemeTuneCameo: "Rollin'" video began with BenStiller and Stephen Dorff pulling up to Fred Durst— while their car's radio plays "My Generation" (the band's previous single, not the Who song).
* UnusualEuphemism: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water''
* XtremeKoolLetterz: "N 2 Gether Now".
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* BonusMaterial:
** A special edition of ''Significant Other'' has a bonus disc with live performances.
** American limited edition of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' has a bonus track, "It's Like That Y'All", featuring Music/RunDMC. The Japanese limited edition has the rare track "Crushed", and two tracks from ''Three Dollar Bill Y'all$''.
** Deluxe edition of "New Old Songs" has three additional remixes of "My Way".
** UK edition of ''Results May Vary'' has the bonus track "Let It Go". Japan edition has this track, and one more track: "Armpit".
** Some versions of ''Greatest Hitz'' ends with "The Truth", from ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
** ''Gold Cobra'' had a Deluxe version with three extra songs ("Back Porch, "My Own Cobain", and "Angels"), a different deluxe edition which had an extra song along with the three others depending on where you were. In Europe it was "Los Angeles", in the US, it was "Middle Finger", and in Japan, it was "Combat Jazz"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wes Borland, the CrazyAwesome guitarist who regularly goes on stage dressed as such outlandish things such as a full body painted skeleton to a bunny suit.
* GuestFighter: Fred is a playable character in ''{{WW|E}}F [[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]: Just Bring It!'', as well as an unlockable character in the [[LicensedGame fighting game adaptation]] of ''FightClub''.
* HiddenTrack:
** [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
** A skit featuring BenStiller and some phone messages appear at the end of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''.
* IconicItem: Fred Durst's signature backwards [[NiceHat red Yankees cap]]. Wes Borland is also known for wearing face and body paint or masks.
* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]]. They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].
** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like BenStiller. And even sounds like him, too. If you didn't know that the ''real Ben Stiller'' was delivering that last bit on ''Chocolate Starfish'', you'd think it was Wes.
* {{Jerkass}}: Fred Durst was considered this when the band became really big, but he's [[ItGetsBetter gotten better]] since then.
* LargeHam: Fred Durst.
* LongRunnerLineUp: Despite Wes Borland leaving the band a few times, the band still has the same line-up after 16 years.
* LoveableRogue: Fred could also qualify as this.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''{{Greatest Hit|sAlbum}}z'' has a white cover with a pink MindScrew icon which could be a keyhole, or a turntable, or a ladies restroom sign.
* NWordPrivileges: Liner notes for ''Three Dollar Bill''.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Fred Durst was considered this for a time as well, but appears to have [[ItGetsBetter matured over time]].
* PutOnABus: [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]].
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The name of the band. It was originally spelled correctly on the band's early demos.
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-->''"[[OurProductSucks You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit]]."''
-->--'''Intro to ''Significant Other'''''
[[quoteright:330:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvt-limpbizkit_1668.jpg]]
[floatboxright:
Influences:
+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, Music/DeLaSoul, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
]
[floatboxright:
Related Acts:
+Music/BlackLightBurns (Borland)
+Music/HouseOfPain (DJ Lethal)
+La Coka Nostra (DJ Lethal)
]
[[XtremeKoolLetterz Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a TropeCodifier of the NuMetal genre. They're also a definite case of LoveItOrHateIt, as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a {{Hatedom}} derived largely from Music/HeavyMetal fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as {{Heel}}s of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of SelfDeprecation in their lyrics and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/limp_bizkit_1195.jpg live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of StealthParody in their lyrics.
The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band Music/{{Korn}} to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
Their debut, ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' sold poorly initially, but sales increased via active touring. Participating in the Family Values and Ozzfest tours gave the band mainstream recognition. Memorably, the band's live set included a giant toilet which [[SelfDeprecation Fred Durst emerged from]] during performances. Also noteworthy was a tour in which the band allowed women to attend their concerts for free, which successfully increased their female fanbase. The band did this because their concerts were formerly attended largely by males.
The crossover hit ''Significant Other'' sold well on both rock and HipHop charts and was followed by a controversial appearance at Woodstock '99, where Limp Bizkit was blamed for the audience's bad behavior, which included sexual assaults and rapes; The Music/RedHotChiliPeppers were blamed for inciting the crowds to start fires. Durst also got into quite a few feuds with other musicians.
The band's next few albums were generally poorly received by critics and despite some media appearances (including one of their songs being used as the theme for ''Film/MissionImpossible 2''), the coverage of the band focused less on the band's music and more on controversies surrounding their concerts. A 2001 tour in which teenager Jessica Michalik was crushed in a mosh pit and died of asphyxiation during Limp Bizkit's performance was the subject of lawsuits; it was generally determined, however, that the death was the fault of poor security, and not the band.
The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
'''[+Members+]:'''
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%% Please, don't pothole The Scrappy here. This is not about Complaining About People You Don't Like.
%%
* Fred Durst - vocals
* Wes Borland - guitar
* Sam Rivers - bass
* John Otto - drums
* DJ Lethal - turntables
'''[+Former Members+]:'''
* Rob Waters - guitar
* [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]] - guitar
'''[+Discography+]:'''
* ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' (1997)
* ''Significant Other'' (1999)
* ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' (2000)
* ''New Old Songs'' (2001)
* ''Results May Vary'' (2003)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'' (2005)
* ''Gold Cobra'' (2011)
* ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
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Limp Bizkit provides the following trope examples:
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[[folder:Music tropes]]
* AtomicFBomb
* BreakupSong:
** Many songs from ''Significant Other'' are shots to Durst's ex-girlfriend.
** The leaked "Just Drop Dead" is a shot at Music/BritneySpears.
* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of Music/NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass".
* ClusterFBomb: "Hot Dog" is both an example and a lampshade of this.
* CorruptChurch: In "The Priest".
* CoverVersion: [[Music/GeorgeMichael "Faith"]], [[Music/{{Metallica}} "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"]], [[Music/DavidBowie "Fame"]], [[Music/HouseOfPain "Jump Around"]], [[Music/TheWho "Behind Blue Eyes"]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''. "Chocolate starfish" is a slang term for the anus.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: "Greatest [[XtremeKoolLetterz Hitz]]".
* GriefSong: Quite a few.
* IntercourseWithYou: Inverted in their cover of "Faith", about turning down sex.
* LampshadeHanging: The sample at the end of "Clunk" lampshades that Limp Bizkit plays ''louder'' than their favorite bands because they can't reproduce the sound of those bands, and that the band performs solely to entertain themselves, not for critical respect.
* ListingCities: "Show Me What You Got"
* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A Look Around]]".
* MyWayOrTheHighway
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The band's mix of NuMetal, AlternativeMetal, RapMetal, RapRock, ThrashMetal, PunkRap and FunkMetal. Some songs also dip into {{Jazz}} and PsychedelicRock influences.
* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
* NuMetal: TropeCodifier.
* OminousPipeOrgan: In "Counterfeit". It's an electric keyboard imitating an organ, but it's put to the same use.
* OurProductSucks: You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit. You wanted the best? [[TakeThat Go get the fuckin']] Music/BackstreetBoys [[TakeThat CD!]]
* OutOfGenreExperience: "Douche Bag". Not the whole song, just the random {{Jazz}} number at the end.
* ReligionRantSong: "The Priest", in response to the Catholic sex scandals.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rollin'"; it could be argued that it actually rhymes "this shit right here" with "biz-'''kit''''s right here".
* SelfDeprecation: ''Significant Other'' opens with "You wanted the worst... you got the worst."
** Durst was also amused by [[http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/12/austin-does-limp-bizkit-frontman-a-solid/ this]].
* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like Music/{{Korn}}, Music/{{Deftones}} and [[Music/HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[Music/{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
* SignatureSong: "Nookie", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" and [[Film/MissionImpossible "Take a Look Around"]].
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The jam "Everything" is slow and fairly mellow compared to the rest of ''Three Dollar Bill''. It sounds more like ProgressiveRock than NuMetal.
** "Hell of a Band", a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56umJ6i6xA Primus-style track]] with Les Claypool on vocals.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAwm2hQ95HA This tribute to]] Richard Cheese.
* StalkerWithACrush: "Eat You Alive".
* StealthParody: A lot of their songs are this.
* SubduedSection: "Eat You Alive".
* TakeThat:
** Durst, to Trent Reznor in "Hot Dog".
** [=DJ=] Lethal is guilty of this as of late. He recorded a diss track entitled "Crack Your Skull" towards Joe Hahn, [[Music/LinkinPark Linkin Park's DJ]]. This is in addition to some postings on his Soundcloud and Twitter accounts. Odd, considering he recorded "State of the Art" with Chester Bennington a few years ago. He did later recant his statements concerning the rest of the band a few weeks later.
--> "Pro Tools is my favorite member of Linkin Park"
* ThemeTuneCameo: "Rollin'" video began with BenStiller and Stephen Dorff pulling up to Fred Durst— while their car's radio plays "My Generation" (the band's previous single, not the Who song).
* UnusualEuphemism: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water''
* XtremeKoolLetterz: "N 2 Gether Now".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Misc tropes]]
* BonusMaterial:
** A special edition of ''Significant Other'' has a bonus disc with live performances.
** American limited edition of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' has a bonus track, "It's Like That Y'All", featuring Music/RunDMC. The Japanese limited edition has the rare track "Crushed", and two tracks from ''Three Dollar Bill Y'all$''.
** Deluxe edition of "New Old Songs" has three additional remixes of "My Way".
** UK edition of ''Results May Vary'' has the bonus track "Let It Go". Japan edition has this track, and one more track: "Armpit".
** Some versions of ''Greatest Hitz'' ends with "The Truth", from ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)''.
** ''Gold Cobra'' had a Deluxe version with three extra songs ("Back Porch, "My Own Cobain", and "Angels"), a different deluxe edition which had an extra song along with the three others depending on where you were. In Europe it was "Los Angeles", in the US, it was "Middle Finger", and in Japan, it was "Combat Jazz"
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wes Borland, the CrazyAwesome guitarist who regularly goes on stage dressed as such outlandish things such as a full body painted skeleton to a bunny suit.
* GuestFighter: Fred is a playable character in ''{{WW|E}}F [[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]: Just Bring It!'', as well as an unlockable character in the [[LicensedGame fighting game adaptation]] of ''FightClub''.
* HiddenTrack:
** [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
** A skit featuring BenStiller and some phone messages appear at the end of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''.
* IconicItem: Fred Durst's signature backwards [[NiceHat red Yankees cap]]. Wes Borland is also known for wearing face and body paint or masks.
* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]]. They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].
** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like BenStiller. And even sounds like him, too. If you didn't know that the ''real Ben Stiller'' was delivering that last bit on ''Chocolate Starfish'', you'd think it was Wes.
* {{Jerkass}}: Fred Durst was considered this when the band became really big, but he's [[ItGetsBetter gotten better]] since then.
* LargeHam: Fred Durst.
* LongRunnerLineUp: Despite Wes Borland leaving the band a few times, the band still has the same line-up after 16 years.
* LoveableRogue: Fred could also qualify as this.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''{{Greatest Hit|sAlbum}}z'' has a white cover with a pink MindScrew icon which could be a keyhole, or a turntable, or a ladies restroom sign.
* NWordPrivileges: Liner notes for ''Three Dollar Bill''.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Fred Durst was considered this for a time as well, but appears to have [[ItGetsBetter matured over time]].
* PutOnABus: [[Music/{{Snot}} Mike Smith]].
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The name of the band. It was originally spelled correctly on the band's early demos.
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* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics and fans alike absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
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* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics and fans alike absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
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+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, {{Nirvana}}, Music/{{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, Music/DeLaSoul, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
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The crossover hit ''Significant Other'' sold well on both rock and HipHop charts and was followed by a controversial appearance at Woodstock '99, where Limp Bizkit was blamed for the audience's bad behavior, which included sexual assaults and rapes; The RedHotChiliPeppers were blamed for inciting the crowds to start fires. Durst also got into quite a few feuds with other musicians.
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The crossover hit ''Significant Other'' sold well on both rock and HipHop charts and was followed by a controversial appearance at Woodstock '99, where Limp Bizkit was blamed for the audience's bad behavior, which included sexual assaults and rapes; The RedHotChiliPeppers Music/RedHotChiliPeppers were blamed for inciting the crowds to start fires. Durst also got into quite a few feuds with other musicians.
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The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
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The relationship between Wes Borland and the rest of the band, particularly Durst, also suffered, to the point where Borland left the band to form BlackLightBurns, Music/BlackLightBurns, while Limp Bizkit released an album, ''Results May Vary'', without him; it was the band's worst-reviewed. Borland rejoined the band for ''The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1'', released on GeffenRecords, which was better received, but left the band again. Borland eventually rejoined the band, because it was decided that "We were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other." During the band's comeback, they released [[MagnumOpus their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Fred Durst was considered this when the band became really big, but he's [[ItGetsBetter gotten better]] since then.
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* LoveableRogue: Fred could also qualify as this.
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** American limited edition of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' has a bonus track, "It's Like That Y'All", featuring RunDMC. The Japanese limited edition has the rare track "Crushed", and two tracks from ''Three Dollar Bill Y'all$''.
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** American limited edition of ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' has a bonus track, "It's Like That Y'All", featuring RunDMC.Music/RunDMC. The Japanese limited edition has the rare track "Crushed", and two tracks from ''Three Dollar Bill Y'all$''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Fred Durst was considered this when the band became really big, but he's [[ItGetsBetter gotten better]] since then.
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* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A Look Around]]"
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* LoveableRogue: Fred could also qualify as this.
* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A LookAround]]"Around]]".
* MovieBonusSong: "[[Film/MissionImpossible Take A Look
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Fred Durst was considered this for a time as well, but appears to have [[ItGetsBetter matured over time]].
* RhymingWithItself: "Rollin'"; it could be argued that it actually rhymes "this shit right here" with "biz-'''kit''''s right here".
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* StalkerWithACrush: "Eat You Alive"
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* StalkerWithACrush: "Eat You Alive"Alive".
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* SubduedSection: "Eat You Alive"
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* SubduedSection: "Eat You Alive"Alive".
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** [=DJ=] Lethal is guilty of this as of late. He recorded a diss track entitled "Crack Your Skull" towards Joe Hahn, [[LinkinPark Linkin Park's DJ]]. This is in addition to some postings on his Soundcloud and Twitter accounts. Odd, considering he recorded "State of the Art" with Chester Bennington a few years ago. He did later recant his statements concerning the rest of the band a few weeks later.
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** [=DJ=] Lethal is guilty of this as of late. He recorded a diss track entitled "Crack Your Skull" towards Joe Hahn, [[LinkinPark [[Music/LinkinPark Linkin Park's DJ]]. This is in addition to some postings on his Soundcloud and Twitter accounts. Odd, considering he recorded "State of the Art" with Chester Bennington a few years ago. He did later recant his statements concerning the rest of the band a few weeks later.
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* GuestFighter: Fred is a playable character in ''{{WWF}} Smackdown: Just Bring It!'', as well as an unlockable character in the [[LicensedGame fighting game adaptation]] of ''FightClub''.
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* GuestFighter: Fred is a playable character in ''{{WWF}} Smackdown: ''{{WW|E}}F [[WWESmackdown Smackdown]]: Just Bring It!'', as well as an unlockable character in the [[LicensedGame fighting game adaptation]] of ''FightClub''.
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** [[{{Primus}} Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
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** [[{{Primus}} [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
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* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Greatest Hitz]]'' has a white cover with a pink MindScrew icon which could be a keyhole, or a turntable, or a ladies restroom sign.
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* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Greatest Hitz]]'' ''{{Greatest Hit|sAlbum}}z'' has a white cover with a pink MindScrew icon which could be a keyhole, or a turntable, or a ladies restroom sign.
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** The leaked "Just Drop Dead" is a shot at BritneySpears.
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** The leaked "Just Drop Dead" is a shot at BritneySpears.Music/BritneySpears.
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* ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
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* NewSoundAlbum: Had two ones with different responses. Critics and fans alike absolutely ''hated'' the NewSoundAlbum attempt ''Results May Vary'' with Mike Smith, which started off with their usual sound then detoured into a bunch of other things, mostly AlternativeRock and ballads. Then Wes Borland returned and they made another one, ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', which was '''much''' better received, due to Borland's presence.
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* OutOfGenreExperience: "Douche Bag". Not the whole song, just the random {{Jazz}} number at the end.
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** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like a young BenStiller (or Ben Stiller playing a teenager in ''TheresSomethingAboutMary''). And even sounds like him, too.
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** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like a young BenStiller (or Ben Stiller playing a teenager in ''TheresSomethingAboutMary'').BenStiller. And even sounds like him, too. If you didn't know that the ''real Ben Stiller'' was delivering that last bit on ''Chocolate Starfish'', you'd think it was Wes.
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* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]].
** They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].
** They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].
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* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]].
**Winkle]]. They're [[http://twitter.com/#!/vanillaice/status/62226301737648128 fans of each other]].other]].
** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like a young BenStiller (or Ben Stiller playing a teenager in ''TheresSomethingAboutMary''). And even sounds like him, too.
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** It's not just Fred that has this. Wes Borland looks like a young BenStiller (or Ben Stiller playing a teenager in ''TheresSomethingAboutMary''). And even sounds like him, too.
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+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, {{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Music/DeLaSoul, Grandmaster Flash, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
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+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, {{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, Music/DeLaSoul, Grandmaster Flash, Music/DeLaSoul, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
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+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, {{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, Grandmaster Flash, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
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+Music/{{Korn}}, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, {{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, Music/DeLaSoul, Grandmaster Flash, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, Music/{{Metallica}}
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[[XtremeKoolLetterz Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a TropeCodifier of the NuMetal genre. They're also a definite case of LoveItOrHateIt, as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a {{Hatedom}} derived largely from HeavyMetal fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as {{Heel}}s of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of SelfDeprecation in their lyrics and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/limp_bizkit_1195.jpg live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of StealthParody in their lyrics.
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[[XtremeKoolLetterz Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a TropeCodifier of the NuMetal genre. They're also a definite case of LoveItOrHateIt, as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a {{Hatedom}} derived largely from HeavyMetal Music/HeavyMetal fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as {{Heel}}s of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of SelfDeprecation in their lyrics and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/limp_bizkit_1195.jpg live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of StealthParody in their lyrics.
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* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]].
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* IdenticalStranger: Fred Durst and [[VanillaIce [[Music/VanillaIce Rob Van Winkle]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass".
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* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of NineInchNails.Music/NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass".
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* CoverVersion: [[GeorgeMichael "Faith"]], [[{{Metallica}} "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"]], [[DavidBowie "Fame"]], [[HouseOfPain "Jump Around"]], [[TheWho "Behind Blue Eyes"]].
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* CoverVersion: [[GeorgeMichael [[Music/GeorgeMichael "Faith"]], [[{{Metallica}} [[Music/{{Metallica}} "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"]], [[DavidBowie [[Music/DavidBowie "Fame"]], [[HouseOfPain [[Music/HouseOfPain "Jump Around"]], [[TheWho [[Music/TheWho "Behind Blue Eyes"]].
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* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like Music/{{Korn}}, {{Deftones}} and [[HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
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* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like Music/{{Korn}}, {{Deftones}} Music/{{Deftones}} and [[HouseOfPain [[Music/HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[{{Eminem}} [[Music/{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[{{Primus}} [[Music/{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
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* OurProductSucks: You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit. You wanted the best? [[TakeThat Go get the fuckin']] Music/BackstreetBoys CD!
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* OurProductSucks: You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit. You wanted the best? [[TakeThat Go get the fuckin']] Music/BackstreetBoys CD![[TakeThat CD!]]
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* MagnumOpus: Either ''Significant Other'' or ''Gold Cobra''.
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* [[{{Snot}} Mike Smith]] - guitar
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* PutOnABus: [[{{Snot}} Mike Smith]].
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+Music/{{Korn}}, BeastieBoys, FaithNoMore, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/FaithNoMore, {{Nirvana}}, The Sugarhill Gang, PublicEnemy, RunDMC, Music/PublicEnemy, Music/RunDMC, Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, Grandmaster Flash, {{Kiss}}, Music/{{Kiss}}, Suicidal Tendencies, RedHotChiliPeppers, RageAgainstTheMachine, NineInchNails, LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Music/NineInchNails, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BlackSabbath, {{Primus}}, {{Snot}}, HedPE, {{Tool}}, {{Deftones}}, TheWho, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/{{Snot}}, Music/HedPE, Music/{{Tool}}, Music/{{Deftones}}, Music/TheWho, George Michael, {{Metallica}}Music/{{Metallica}}
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* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass". Keep in mind, this was the same time that LB and NIN were involved in a dispute over sampling in "Hot Dog".
* ChainsawGood: "Break Stuff".
* ChainsawGood: "Break Stuff".
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* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass". Keep in mind, this was the same time that LB and NIN were involved in a dispute over sampling in "Hot Dog".\n* ChainsawGood: "Break Stuff".
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* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks".
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* BrokenPedestal: Durst is a fan of NineInchNails. Trent Reznor, however, smashed a plate with Durst's face on it in the video for "Starfuckers, Inc." Reznor said of the band, "Limp Bizkit sucks".sucks" and in an interview told Durst to "surf a piece of plywood up my ass". Keep in mind, this was the same time that LB and NIN were involved in a dispute over sampling in "Hot Dog".
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The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band {{Korn}} to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
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The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band {{Korn}} Music/{{Korn}} to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
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* ShoutOut: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like {{Korn}}, Music/{{Korn}}, {{Deftones}} and [[HouseOfPain Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[{{Eminem}} Slim Shady]] and [[{{Primus}} Les Claypool]].
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