Review by Ken
3½ stars out of 4
Utilising the same brand of Rage Against the Machine / Korn popularised rock
amalgram sound that incorporates heavy metal guitars and hard hip-hop
sounds, this debut from Jacksonville's Limp Bizkit sold buckets of records
primarily because of their almost thrash-metal sounding cover of George
Michael's 'Faith' tune. However, the album also has other floor-stomping
moments like 'Pollution' and 'Counterfeit', all tailored to incite a
frenzied response from headbangers and mosh-pit fanatics alike. The majority
of the songs tend to revolve around lead singer Fred Durst's pain and anger
at being cheated by his former girlfriend, and this makes for some
interesting and even shockingly violent lyrics. Although uneven in some
parts (especially the final track, which just drags on forever) this is
still a strong and forceful debut.
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