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Thursday, March 28
The Indiana Daily Student

Bad 'Water'

Bizkit's latest offering full of filler to continue popularity

I'd like to say that I have officially created a brand new drinking game. It's called "Drink to Durst." Every time Fred Durst says "f**k" in "Hot Dog," everyone takes a shot. I recommend light beer, because after 45 "f**ks," everyone is guaranteed to be f**ked up. I would also like it to be known that Durst cannot count, as he mistakes the amount of times he says f**k in his own song. Believe me, I counted.


Limp Bizkit
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Interscope Records

Limp Bizkit has an uncanny knack for creating really addictive hip-hop/rock tracks. It all started with a little "Faith," then it was all for the "Nookie" and now the Bizkit is "Rollin'." It's not hard to recognize that all these songs follow the same basic soft hip-hop beat lead into power-rock formula. While Limp Bizkit obviously lacks any depth in the creative department, at least they know how to create catchy beats. But just like previous Limp Bizkit efforts, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is built on a few strong tracks but unable to sustain the power for a full cohesive album. While the first few tracks are strong and catchy, after "Rollin'" the album degenerates into hip-hop ballads that sound more like quickly put together filler than genuine album material. There's "Take a Look Around" from the Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack and even a "Rollin'" rap remix. Chocolate Starfish is also Durst's opportunity to talk some smack back to Trent Reznor. Durst trashes the Nine Inch Nails lead man on "Hot Dog" and other scattered moments around the album. Curiously enough, the very lyrics Durst uses to bash him are used by the permission of Reznor himself. Why "Hold On" is even included in this album is beyond this reviewer. Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots provides lyrics and thoroughly shows up any vocal talent Durst might possess. Chocolate Starfish isn't without its moments. But if Limp Bizkit wants to keep the credibility it might have once had, it needs to work on making solid material rather than making a filler album to ride its wave of success.

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