A massive sound propels this album through all its various twists and turns, leaving the listener never less than impressed, if nothing else, with the sheer velocity of it all. That's not to say it's just a noisy album, death metal bands make noisy albums.
This is a surprisingly varied production that seems to succeed on most of the ground on which it adventurously treads. One possible reason why is the calibre of the various contributors, especially former House Of Pain decks-man, DJ Lethal, who brings that act's jump up turntable rhythms to the Bizkit's power chords.
Also included is main man Fred Durst's duet with Wu-Tang emcee Method Man. Produced by Gang Starr's DJ Premier, this is not only a fully credible hip-hop offering, it is also one of the best cuts that Method Man has laid on wax in recent memory.
There are also good commercially appealing pop melodies aplenty layered into the proceedings as seamlessly as everything else that makes up this curious brew. Any complaints? Well, lyrically it ain't exactly Dylan. But we weren't expecting poetry and what Limp Bizkit lack in Rage Against The Machine's fiery political energy, they make up for in their seemingly ironic take on the disaffected American youth thing. So it's time to break with tradition and award a commercial US rock album.
