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{{quote|''"[[Our Product Sucks|You wanted the worst... you got the worst. The one... the only... Limp Bizkit]]."''|'''Intro to ''Significant Other'''''}}
[[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a [[Trope Codifier]] of the [[Nu-metal]] genre. They're also a definite case of [[Love It or Hate It]], as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a [[Hatedom]] derived largely from [[Heavy Metal]] fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as [[Heel|Heels]] of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of [[Self-Deprecation]] in their lyrics and [[media:limp_bizkit_1195.jpg|live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of [[Stealth Parody]] in their lyrics.▼
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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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Influences:
*[[Korn]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Faith No More]], [[Nirvana]], The Sugarhill Gang, [[Public Enemy]], [[Run DMC]], Eric B. & Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, [[De La Soul]], [[KISS]], Suicidal Tendencies, [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Primus]], [[Snot]], [[Hed PE]], [[Tool]], [[Deftones]], [[The Who]], George Michael, [[Metallica]]
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*La Coka Nostra (DJ Lethal)
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Their debut, ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' sold poorly initially, but sales increased via active touring. Participating in the Family Values and Ozzfest tours gave the band mainstream recognition. Memorably, the band's live set included a giant toilet which [[Self-Deprecation|Fred Durst emerged from]] during performances. Also noteworthy was a tour in which the band allowed women to attend their concerts for free, which successfully increased their female fanbase. The band did this because their concerts were formerly attended largely by males.
▲[[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Limp Bizkit]] is a band from from Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for being a [[Trope Codifier]] of the [[Nu-metal]] genre. They're also a definite case of [[Love It or Hate It]], as they have a rather large fanbase with 33 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to a [[Hatedom]] derived largely from [[Heavy Metal]] fandom. The band, particularly Fred Durst, act as [[Heel|Heels]] of the rock world to a certain extent, but there is actually a fair amount of [[Self-Deprecation]] in their lyrics and [[media:limp_bizkit_1195.jpg|live performances]], not to mention the heavy amount of [[Stealth Parody]] in their lyrics.
▲The band formed in 1995, and recorded a demo consisting of material Durst wrote for a pair of previous bands. Original guitarist Rob Waters left the band after recording the demo, and the final line-up was solidified with the introduction of Wes Borland. The latter's role in the band also played a part in the band getting ahead in the music industry: Through Durst's job as a tattoo artist, he was able to get the band [[Korn]] to listen to Limp Bizkit's first demo, but they were unimpressed. After they recorded a second demo with Borland, however, Korn responded more favorably, leading to Ross Robinson working with the band and a record deal with Mojo, and eventually Flip Records (and later Interscope).
▲Their debut, ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' 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 [[Self-Deprecation|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 [[Hip Hop]] 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 [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] 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 ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]] 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 [[Black Light Burns]], 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 [[Geffen Records]], 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 [[Magnum Opus|their most critically acclaimed album]], ''Gold Cobra''. As of 2012, the band recently signed with Cash Money Records.
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* Fred Durst - vocals
* Wes Borland - guitar
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* [[Snot|Mike Smith]] - guitar
* ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' (1997)
* ''Significant Other'' (1999)
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* ''Stampede of the Disco Elephants'' (2012)
* ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2)'' (2012)
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== Music tropes ==
* [[Album Title Drop]]: In "Sour", from ''Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$'' (sort of):
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* [[Atomic F-Bomb]]
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: 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.
* [[Listing Cities]]: "Show Me What You Got"
* [[Movie Bonus Song]]: "[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Take A Look Around]]".
* [[My Way or the Highway]]
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]: The band's mix of [[Nu-metal]], [[Rap Rock]] and [[Punk Rap]]. Some songs also dip into [[Jazz]] and [[Psychedelic Rock]] influences.
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** Durst was also amused by [http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/12/austin-does-limp-bizkit-frontman-a-solid/ this].
* [[Shout-Out]]: "Indigo Flow" entirely consists of this, thanking associates like [[Korn]], [[Deftones]] and [[House of Pain|Everlast]]. "Show Me What You Got" has shout-outs to [[Eminem|Slim Shady]] and [[Primus|Les Claypool]].
* [[Signature Song]]: "Nookie", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" and [[Mission: Impossible (film)||"Take a Look Around"]].
* [[Something Completely Different]]: The jam "Everything" is slow and fairly mellow compared to the rest of ''Three Dollar Bill''. It sounds more like [[Progressive Rock]] than [[Nu-metal]].
** "Hell of a Band", a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56umJ6i6xA Primus-style track] with Les Claypool on vocals.
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** 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, [[Linkin Park|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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* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: "Rollin'" video began with [[Ben Stiller]] 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).
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water''. "Chocolate starfish" here being a euphemism for asshole, while "hot dog flavoured water" comes from an in-joke about how Wes Borland saw flavoured water on sale at a truck stop while touring, and jokingly wondered if they also come in meat or hot dog flavour.
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** ''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"
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Wes Borland, the [[Crazy Awesome]] guitarist who regularly goes on stage dressed as such outlandish things such as a full body painted skeleton to a bunny suit.
* [[Guest Fighter]]: Fred is a playable character in ''[[
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** [[Primus|Les Claypool]] and Matt Pinfield have two of these on ''Significant Other''
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