If I say fuck two more times, that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme

Continuing my trip back through the 2001 album charts.

18/02/01 : Chocolate Starfish and The Hot Dog Flavored Water - Limp Bizkit


This was the first time I was made aware of Limp Bizkit and I seem to recall it wasn't something I felt the need for in my life - but maybe I'll realise the error of my ways when I revisit it after many years.

No, it's all very tiresome. There's a definite "life's not fair for us kids so I'm just going so say fuck a lot" whiney vibe about it, which is somewhat ironic because Fred Durst was 31 at this time, so maybe he should have grown up a bit by then? I would say there is more musical variety across the album than I was expecting, but it wasn't an enjoyable experience which was far too long at 75 minutes (seven of the songs are over five minutes long and they really drag) - and it's a nasty album cover as well. However, the whole thing really wasn't aimed at me so I guess everyone is happy enough with the state of affairs. 

We're at #6 in the charts this week on their eighteenth week of a suspiciously long 49 week run with it having peaked at #1 in its fifteenth week (it appears that "My Way" was probably responsible for its resurgence). The top five this week were Dido, Anastacia, a Texas best-of, a Roy Orbison compilation and Toploader with the highest new entry being David Gray (#7).

Wikipedia has a reasonable amount on the album (204 milliPeppers) and it tells us this is their third album and they basically rushed it out whilst also delivering it late. It tells us that "Hot Dog" includes the work "fuck" 47 times (it feels like many more) and the chorus references some Nine Inch Nails tracks, so they had to give Trent Reznor a co-writer credit - but they only thought to ask him as the record was being pressed. Fortunately he said yes, but they did get into trouble for an unauthorised sample of a Cirque de Soleil soundtrack piece - they're SO rock and roll! Critically, the reviews were mixed with most people marking it average but amusingly The Telegraph loved it and Kerrang! hated it. Commercially, it did depressingly well getting to #1 in a load of places, including all the major English-speaking countries - it sold over six milion copies in the US alone. 

discogs.com tells us this a £1.50 album, but if you want the original vinyl version it's going to set you back £220 - lordy. It probably won't surprise you to hear that I won't be spending any amount of money on it - I imagine it holds "pleasant" memories for plenty of people, but I'm not one of them. 

25/02/01 - A decent enough vibe

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