Limp Bizkit "Greatest Hitz"

Greatest Hitz is the first compilation album by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2005, it is a retrospective compiling material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water and Results May Vary.

Greatest Hitz was announced for release as early as 2001. While recording the albums Results May Vary and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), the band continued to work on the compilation. A companion DVD, Greatest Videoz, was also released.

Greatest Hitz contains material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water and Results May Vary, as well as new songs, including "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony", a medley of "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe and "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve.

The music of Greatest Hitz has predominately been described as nu metal and is noted for "kinetic, frenzied energy". On this compilation, DJ Lethal functions as a sound designer for the band, shaping their sound. According to Lethal, "I try and bring new sounds, not just the regular chirping scratching sounds. [...] It's all different stuff that you haven't heard before. I'm trying to be like another guitar player."

Wes Borland's guitar playing on this compilation is experimental and nontraditional, and is noted for creative use of six and seven-string guitars. The songs from Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ feature him playing without a guitar pick, performing with two hands, one playing melodic notes, and the other playing chord progressions. His guitar playing on this album also makes use of octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, creating a percussive sound. Borland's guitar playing also has unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes to create a disorienting effect, and hypnotic, droning licks.

Durst's lyrics are often profane, scatological or angry. Much of Durst's lyrical inspiration came from growing up and his personal life. His breakup with his girlfriend inspired the Significant Other songs "Nookie" and "Re-Arranged".

Track listing

1. "Counterfeit" Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ (1997) 4:48
2. "Faith" (George Michael cover) Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ 2:26
3. "Nookie" Significant Other (1999) 4:26
4. "Break Stuff" Significant Other 2:46
5. "Re-Arranged" Significant Other 5:54
6. "N 2 Gether Now" (feat. Method Man) Significant Other 3:55
7. "Take a Look Around" Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) / Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack) 5:19
8. "My Generation" Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water 3:41
9. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water 3:33
10. "My Way" Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water 4:33
11. "Boiler" Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water 5:44
12. "Eat You Alive" Results May Vary (2003) 3:57
13. "Behind Blue Eyes" (The Who cover) Results May Vary 4:29
14. "Build a Bridge" Results May Vary 3:56
15. "Why" Previously Unreleased 4:05
16. "Lean on Me" Previously Unreleased 4:27
17. "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony" (Mötley Crüe and The Verve cover) Previously Unreleased / medley of "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe and "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve 3:42

Total length: 71:11

Limp Bizkit "Results May Vary"

Results May Vary is the fourth studio album by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit, released on September 23, 2003, through Flip and Interscope Records. It was the band's only release under the sole-leadership of vocalist Fred Durst after the temporary departure of guitarist Wes Borland, who left in 2001. Snot guitarist Mike Smith was initially brought in to replace Borland, although the band's falling-out with Smith later led to his departure, with much of the material recorded with him being discarded from the final release. Durst and a number of guests ended up handling the majority of the album's guitar work.

The album differed from Limp Bizkit's established sound up until that point; although the album still featured elements of hip hop and heavy metal, it also branched out into other musical styles, including alternative rock, acoustic, funk, and jazz. It also featured less rapping and more introspective lyrics related to heartbreak, bullying, and self-pity. An alleged affair with Britney Spears by Durst (denied by Spears) during collaborating sessions for her 2003 album In the Zone and resulting rejection by Spears was cited as an inspiration for some of the album's material as well. To promote the album, music videos featuring high-profile actors were created for "Eat You Alive" and a cover of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes"; the former featuring Thora Birch and Bill Paxton and the latter featuring Halle Berry.

Upon its release, Results May Vary peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling at least 325,000 copies in its first week of sales. While the album still eventually went platinum, both the debut and lifetime sales were still well below prior albums Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000). Results May Vary sold at least 1.3 million copies in the United States, and received mainly negative critical reception as well.

Results May Vary was Limp Bizkit's last studio album released before they went on hiatus for three years, starting from 2006 to 2009.

In October 2001, Fred Durst posted on the band's website: "Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways. Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers. Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors." Borland explained why he left Limp Bizkit; he said: "I could have probably gone on and still played the part of the guitar player of Limp Bizkit, but musically I was kind of bored. If I was to continue, it would have been about the money and not about the true music, and I don't want to lie to myself, or to them or to fans of Limp Bizkit."

According to Durst, Limp Bizkit would "comb the world for the illest guitar player known to man" to replace Borland. After holding a nationwide audition for a new guitarist, "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is", the band recorded with Snot guitarist Mike Smith. Mike brought in a breath of fresh air," Durst said. "Creatively, it fit like a glove. It made life easier and more positive. It made us look forward to getting together as a band so much more. The positive effect he had on me just made the whole experience of Limp Bizkit feel like a brand-new entity." Before Smith replaced Borland, Durst played a great deal of guitar. Jon Wiederhorn of MTV wrote, "Limp Bizkit jammed with four finalists after their much-publicized guitarist audition tour, but now it looks like Fred Durst might be taking a cue from his Puddle of Mudd pal Wes Scantlin and handling both vocal and guitar duties himself."

After a later falling-out with Smith, Durst told a fansite: "We are the type of people that stay true to our family and our instincts and at any moment will act on intuition as a whole. Mike wasn't the guy. We had fun playing with him but always knew, in the back of our minds, that he wasn't where we needed him to be mentally." Limp Bizkit scrapped many of Smith's sessions, recording another album that was also scrapped.

Before the introduction of Results May Vary's track listing, Page Hamilton of Helmet and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer recorded songs with Limp Bizkit for the album; Al Jourgensen of Ministry also joined the band in the studio. The contributions of all three were omitted from the finished album. Bubba Sparxxx joined Durst in a Los Angeles studio, but his contributions also did not make the album. Durst wrote over 30 songs with Limp Bizkit drummer John Otto and the band's bassist, Sam Rivers. During production of Results May Vary, Durst listened to the Cure, Patsy Cline, Mazzy Star and classical music.

During production, the album's title changed from Bipolar to Panty Sniffer, and then to Results May Vary. Other working titles were Less Is More, Fetus More, Surrender and The Search for Teddy Swoes The finished product assembled songs from a number of sessions. On August 20, 2003, Fred Durst posted on the Limp Bizkit website: "The album title is Results May Vary. Like a prescription drug, each persons reaction to the ingredients will be different."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fred Durst, except where noted.

1. "Re-Entry" 2:37
2. "Eat You Alive" 3:57
3. "Gimme the Mic" 3:05
4. "Underneath the Gun" 5:42
5. "Down Another Day" 4:06
6. "Almost Over" 4:38
7. "Build a Bridge" 3:56
8. "Red Light–Green Light "Take It Home""
9. "The Only One" 4:08
10. "Let Me Down" 4:16
11. "Lonely World" 4:33
12. "Phenomenon" 3:59
13. "Creamer (Radio Is Dead)" 4:30
14. "Head for the Barricade"   3:34
15. "Behind Blue Eyes (The Who, cover)
16. "All That Easy"" "Drown" 3:51

Total length: 68:33

Limp Bizkit "Chocolate St★rfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water"

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (stylised as Chocolate St★rfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water) is the third studio album by American band Limp Bizkit, released on October 17, 2000 by Flip and Interscope Records.

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 1,054,511 copies in its first week of being released, with 400,000 of those copies being sold in the album's first day of release—the largest first-week sales debut for a rock album in the United States ever since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking album sales in 1991. In its second week of being released, the album sold 392,000 copies, and remained at number 1 on the Billboard 200. The album also went to number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 98,707 copies in its first week in the country. Two months after its release date, the album was certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and almost seven months after its release date, it was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. In April 2002, the album was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA. It also was certified 6x platinum by Music Canada in October 2001.

The first part of the title is a scatological reference to the appearance of the human anus (Chocolate Starfish). However, Hot Dog Flavored Water is an inside joke started by Wes Borland at a truck stop while the band was on tour, where Borland saw bottles of Crystal Geyser flavored water, and made a joke about having meat or hot dog flavors.

Durst himself refers to the album name in three songs. First, "Livin' It Up", where he declares that "The chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst" (Wes Borland has stated in an interview when questioned on the naming of the album that "Fred calls himself Chocolate Starfish, because people call him an asshole all the time"), "Hot Dog", where he tells his detractors to "Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish," and "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" where he mentions "Chocolate Starfish" in the introduction.

The song "Hot Dog" features the word "fuck" 46 times as pointed out by Durst himself in the lyrics "if I say fuck 2 more times that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme" which is also the most profanity contained on any Limp Bizkit song. The chorus parodies the Nine Inch Nails songs "Closer", "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn". Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music, although Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor had made negative remarks about Durst during that period. Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor. "Livin' It Up" samples "Life in the Fast Lane" by the American rock band The Eagles. The lyrics of My Generation reference "My Generation" by The Who and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fred Durst, except where noted; all music is composed by Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers, except where noted.

1. "Intro" 1:18
2. "Hot Dog" 3:51
3. "My Generation" 3:43
4. "Full Nelson" 4:08
5. "My Way" 4:32
6. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" 3:34
7. "Livin' It Up" 4:24
8. "The One" 5:44
9. "Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit) Durst/Xzibit/DJ Lethal 4:29
10. "Take a Look Around" Lalo Schifrin 5:22
11. "It'll Be OK" 5:07
12. "Boiler (song ends at 5:36, hidden track begins at 5:45 if not on Repeat Track)" 5:36/1:15
13. "Hold On" (featuring Scott Weiland) DurstScott Weiland    5:48
14. "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" (featuring DMX and Method Man & Redman) DMX/Durst/Method Man/Redman Swizz Beatz 6:22
15. "Outro" ("Outro" ends at 4:50. Instead of silence, Ben Stiller's laughs can be heard, and then, at minute 7:40, a hidden track begins: it's a phone call.) 4:50/1:57

Total length: 74:55

Produced by Limp Bizkit and Terry Date, additional production by Scott Weiland and Josh Abraham (all tracks but 9 and 14); DJ Lethal and Fred Durst (track 9); Swizz Beatz (track 14)

Executive producer – Eve Butler

Assistant executive producer – Peter Katsis

Production coordination – Erin Haley

Editing: Domenic Barbers, DJ Premier, Carl Nappa

Editing assistant – Cailan Mccarthy

Engineers – Eric B., Joe Barresi, Barney Chase, Terry Date, Jesse Gorman, Kevin Guarnieri, Scott Olson, Ted Reiger, Dylan Vaughan, Darren Venbitti, Rakim

Assistant engineers – Barney Chase, Steve Conover, David Dominguez, Jaime Duncan, Fran Flannery, Kevin Guarnieri, Femio Hernández, Matt Kingdom, Carl Nappa, Pete Novak, Ted Reiger, Doug Trantow, Alex Morfas

Mastering – Vlado Mellior

Mixing – Andy Wallace (all tracks but 9, 10 and 14), Rich Keller (track 14), Brendan O'Brien (track 10), Michael Patterson (track 9)

Assistant mix engineers - Steve Sisco, Josh Wilbur, Ryan Williams, Karl Egsieker

Art coordinator – Liam