This song is best used on a coworker named Roland (if you have one), typically when they just get to work. "It's ROLAND, ROLAND, ROLAND, ROLAND, YEAH!" They will never tire of it.
Yes, I actually had a coworker name Ronan when this song came out. Everyone at work would say keep Ronan, Ronan, Ronan, every time he walked in. I’m sure Ronan hated it very much 😊
Nononono, this is clearly the song to play to yours and your co-worker Roland's boss when you hear rumours of Roland being about to be laid off, but you think he's actually doing his job well: "Keep ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND on, keep ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND, come on!!"
I loved Limp Bizkit in high school and I'll still listen to them occasionally today. Most of their music is as simple as this; turn up loud, forget about your worries, yell some fun lyrics. On a serious note, any band that lives in the "we don't fucking care about anything" space will always find some popularity with youth who also don't really give a fuck about anything.
Bizkit is such a legendary fucking group-groundbreaking, really. It's a damn shame they're on the receiving end of so much vitriol from anti-fun mega-losers who wouldn't know a good time if it were a chainsaw that skinned their ass raw.
This is hands down the single greatest analysis of Limp Bizkit ever. Ironically it makes me appreciate LB even more than I did in my childhood. And obviously my appreciation for Sir Hawkins also grows with each video. Continue the glorious work Justin 🤘👍
Justin's reaction at 10:39 is priceless. It is like going to a fancy restaurant with your friends and there is always one person in the group who does something embarrassing and you don't want to say something but your hands instinctively go to your head in shame.
Thankyou for the best laughs! Thank you especially for the Blur video, the Iggy video, the love of NIN and Depeche Mode, ghost stories and the longest silence in this video. You are hilarious. I teach audio engineering, music programming and podcasting and I keep telling my students to watch your videos because they are simply excellent and insightful. They look at me like I'm nuts, but I'm going to tell them it's for their assessment. Then they'll take me seriously. Click farming at its best! Thank you Justin!
Justin I have to admit I’d never heard of ‘the darkness’ until I stumbled across your channel. I been digging it, but dude I love your takes on happenings in music. Keep it up ✌️❤️😊
Yeah. Cus they made ONE HIT. Fred Durst made multiple of which Justin should take heed to some of the lyrics... "I know why you wanna hate me..." [TAKE A LOOK AROUND] "You think your special, when you look down on me." [MY WAY] And guaranteed you've heard both those songs. Because they're catchy enough to get high in the charts unlike 99% of the Darkness.
@@AnonYmous-ez4es have you listened to their albums? The darkness has a lot of awesome songs. Sure they never made anything as popular as I believe in a thing called love but how do you top that
@@AnonYmous-ez4es the darkness is not the kind of band that makes songs that are cool now but shitty tomorrow. they're classic makers. you may not dig it now but you'll dig it someday.. Limp Bizkit meanwhile made songs that are forgettable as fuck after it wore out on people.
I once played a show on tour and the venue had a giant projected screen behind us on the stage, we requested this video be played on silent throughout our entire set. Good stuff
They get bashed all the time but sooo many people forget that they were ridiculously popular and not just on the "pop rock" charts. Lots of folks enjoyed turning them up loud and rocking to it. It's not life changing lyrics that make ya ponder the human condition but they definitely drop a beat you can get energized to.
Limp Bizkit have an incredibly tight rhythm section. Especially John Otto, I really enjoy his drumming. He knows when to place the kick drum, lots of little double strokes all over. Something about his playing is just so insanely groovy, he's laid back and energetic at the same time. Awesome stuff.
Ive seen every band from morbid angel, to ST To slayer You name it. Limp Bizkit blew them off the stage, in terms of the crowd. Insane band. Love Justin, But he is weird on this one, very snobby
It was the era of teenage angst and it's the audience they targeted and successfully captured simple feelings, simple lyrics and a good beat, at that age I was all about it and nostalgia keeps us listening.
"little DJ Lethal!" the hidden track with stiller at the end of the album is gold!! The album before this was good, 'Rearranged' is such an amazing track. One of the best bass lines in history. Never thought it would say that 😂
I was a teen back in the day and bought the album after hearing the 'numetal' rework of the mission impossible song on the radio. I loved it, it was no substance but pure hype!
I keep loving your stuff Snr Hawkins. The delivery and content is world class. I’d love to see you hosting some interviews with some of your rocknroll chums.
My favourite LB song: BOILER! It has well written lyrics and depth, makes you think ... not a typical radio song. I find it is one of the few exceptions in LB's discography. In other words, that's a really awesome song!
That face palm moment 😂 I was in my late 20s when LB gained popularity. They had some catchy songs but they were that band you didn't admit to your friends you liked. But... here I am now in my 50s and when Break Stuff comes up in my mix I STILL crank it up. 🤘❤️
Wow the parallels here with TJ are scary regarding me. I just turned 56 and have gotten into stuff like Accept and LB (way different Jandra's) more than I did in the 80s. 🤔 Just goes to show we may still have our baselines in music we like, but the leaves on the music tree evolve and change with age.
@forzaazzurri101 you're the same age as my daughter... so yeah it was different for her to like them versus me as an adult at the time admitting I liked them. I was a Metallica and metal fan, it was definitely not cool to like LB. 🤣
@@tjanderson6561 can i be real with you? No one should influence you to like music. it doesn't matter if your friends think something is cool, if you like the music then like it. my favorite band was tool, but i also liked limp bizkit. who cares?
Full disclosure: Limp Bizkit was always my guilty pleasure, and once I hit my 30s I started to fully embrace my inner weirdo. They toured earlier this year and came to a town 20 minutes from me so I figured BUCKET LIST let's get tickets. MY DUDES - it was the best show I've ever been to. Super chill, super fun, full of love and understanding. They're good fuckin guys.
Came up at turn of the century too. LB just crosses the line of cringe that I'll allow. I think Korn was my limit when it came to guilty pleasures even back then 😅. I am gonna see ratm at Madison Square garden in couple weeks so I'm not immune to nostalgia. Though to even compare these bands...
I think they were everyone’s guilt pleasure. Never been to a festival where anyone was willing to skip LB. I’ve seen them invigorate crowds more than the headlining bands playing 5 hours after them
Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff no less... Ben appears on the album at one point and it name checked in one song too So I used to DJ rock clubs in London, was OK at it... anyway, people who claimed to dislike this band would ALWAYS dance to them, especially this one. It's a good time
Wes Borlands guitar work is in my opinion underrated as fuck. It's like a mix of the Edge from u2. Adam Jones of tool. And a bit of Mark Tremonti of Alterbridge/Creed . Always loved his work.
All the instrumentalists in Limp Bizkit were actually really proficient at what they did. Fred obviously was not a great singer, but he was very charismatic so as a front man, he nailed that.
This band is my guilty pleasure. I stopped trying to memorise the lyrics as I get older because they're just vapid anyway. I just think Fred's vocal is just another instrument to the catchy music, esp the bombastic riff Wes always does. That makes him more bearable 😂
I remember this video won "Best Rock Video" at the MTV VMAs in 2001. I read that the band received a letter from the World Trade Center thanking them for featuring the Twin Towers in their video. The next day, the WTC was destroyed on 9/11.
After receiving the highest honor of a VMA for limp bizkit rocking on top of them, they really couldn't look forward to anything anywhere near as cool happening ever again, it's all downhill from there. It's like yeah we might as well go out with a bang. Makes sense to just destroy them.
It's a little known fact, but declassified documents show that most of the structural damage that brought the towers down had already been done by the totally sick and dope limpbizkit performance on the rooftop some months prior to 9/11.
@@elponchex Yawn. By the way, I saw the previous response you edited then deleted and you decided to post another response a couple minutes later. Weak. You're not that good at being edgy even if you tried. You even liked your own comment lol
When I was 13 in 1978 I heard 'Roxanne' on a shitty AM car radio. It changed my (young learning how to play guitar) life. I've met more people throughout all this time that hate that song than like it. The quality of the song doesn't change its importance to a moment in time I will never forget.
Their big singles all have a catchy chorus/chant that sticks in your head. Rollin', Break Stuff and Nookie are the songs I remember. They were a able to mix rap and rock.
They do actually have very lyrical songs that have deeper meaning but this was a party single for touring. Listen to "The One" from the same album or Hold On, Underneath The Gun, Let Me Down to name a few.
I tried listening to The One after reading your comment. Liked the intro, enjoyable guitar, but still the lyrics sounds like something that I'd write in my teenage emo phase year. It was nostalgic thanks 👍
Hey Justin, I love your videos. I’m serious, I reaaaally wasn’t into the darkness but as a fellow musician I love that you can dig on Wes Borland. Also I love that this came out when I was 16 and as giga cringe as it is I will stand proud and say this shit was the most important thing in my life back then. You believed in a thing called love, Fred durst believed in doing it all for the nookie and whatever rollin’ is…
And also anyone can like anything, so if my dude was a 15 year old chav and liked the darkness and I was a 19 year old who like the Dillinger escape plan and Kelly Clarkson but also played in a punk rock band that sounded like the distillers none of us are wrong. Have fun, music is fucking awesome 🫶
Fred Durst recently had to cancel a tour due to a serious health concern. Hoping it's nothing major but the way he looked when he was announcing it the dude looked genuinely scared. Send some prayers to him I'm sure he'll be needing them.
They're filming on top of the south tower of the World Trade Center building btw, I think about that every time I see the video. I bought the first couple of Limp Bizkit records. Korn was very huge at the time, and they gave LB the co-sign and that instantly gave them fans. I saw Limp Bizkit once in 1998, they just had their first record out, it was pretty good at the time I think?
I was 15 when this came out, was just getting into music and absolutely loved it. But I agree with everything you've said 😂 I still have a lot of nostalgic love for Chocolate Starfish but honestly, my favourite album is their debut. It's raw, very well produced (but not over-produced) and much more chaotic than their "pop" efforts. Haven't heard the new album, I refuse to buy digital. CD or nothing.
I saw Limp Bizkit at Sonisphere, Knebworth, 2014. Up to that point on the Friday it was a dead festival. They could see that the crowd needed lifting and they absolutely delivered. After the opener everybody was bouncing! I was with a number of seasoned metal heads and none of us could resist! I was a great, great ride. The Prodigy headlined and there is no doubt in my mind that it would not have been anything like the same epic gig had Limp Bizkit not set the crowd up for utter abandonment beforehand. Yes it’s dumb, but that’s the point, it’s an indulgence. And I think that there are parallels there with the indulgence that the Darkness so skilfully provided as well.
I was definitely at the right age to think that Limp Bizkit was cool. Had the red backwards hat and this was the first album I got on Napster 😆 I know it’s garbage lyrically, but the technical prowess of the band is surprisingly good for what is essentially “pop rap metal”.
There were two versions of this song put out, both on the album and the other version was the b-side also. This is the air raid vehicle version, but there was also the Urban Assault Vehicle version later in the album which I always preferred, and it was a collaboration with some members of Wu-Tang Clan and it was great
Limp Bizkit is, and always has been, a band to allow people to disengage their brains and listen to an actually quite unique mish-mash of metal, trip-hop and rap Dumb lyrics, fun hooks, and zero ego regarding musical integrity.
The Audioslave video was for "Cochise". Lots of fireworks were set off in its making. Limp Bizkit is like the McDonald's of metal; cheap and easily consumed with no discernible value that leaves you feeling shitty once imbibed. Who doesn't love a cheeky Maccies once in a while though? ;)
I agree with all of that except for the "it makes you feel shitty" part. If it made their listeners feel shitty, they would have no fans. Music is a lot more subjective than food. With food, you obviously get what you pay for, but the quality of music is much more subjective. But, I suppose you could argue that it's cheap, because of the lack of emotional depth.
back in 2000 I helped set that record for fastest selling rock album. I was 14 and bought that shit the DAY it came out. I can very much admit its corny as hell, but I loved it. and I still have the cd and listen to it maybe once a year.
I absolutely agree! His wit and sarcasm when calling out ass-hattery is pegged at 11. I could seriously watch 2 hours of him doing standup where he just muses about mundane aspects of life. His expressions, insight, and delivery are spot on perfect!
Should have no shame in what you like….. not a big fan of theirs…..I like only a few songs…… don’t understand the hate for the band….. they sold a lot of albums and had sold out tours…..
Can you tell I'm pretending I've never seen this video before....that guitar riffis killer...I always like it when riffs change notes after 3 or 5 strikes gives a polyrhythmic and groovy feel
I like your take on this. Fred durst in my eyes has created his own “Chad” impression. As Finn Mckenty said it so well He’s that guy on everyone’s block that’s in his garage all the time working on his car and tries to antagonize you as you come across him. (A character that is, as he evidently has now turned into “Dad Vibes”)
Like The Darkness, Limp Bizkit are one of the most polished live bands I’ve ever seen. Yeah, the put on a show but more importantly they sound incredible! Limp Bizkit don’t take them selves too seriously, neither do their fans, you’re gonna go see them have an incredible time and feel like you would have paid double the price, that’s what music’s all about.
The irony of Justin pointing out that Fred Durst must be up to no good because he's wearing his hat 'the wrong way round' while simultaneously doing it himself is the smart humour I've come to expect on this channel.
“Boy, did the video for Rollin’ backfire. It was filmed on top of the World Trade Center. On 6 September 2001 we won an MTV Video Award [‘Best Rock Video’] for it and the staff at WTC sent over a fruit basket to congratulate us. After 9/11 everyone stopped playing it. Nobody wanted to see it. Neither did we.” - Wes Borland
Hey Justin, would love to hear you react to Elliott Smith - he’s a songwriting genius in my humble opinion. ‘Needle in the hay’ is particularly worth checking out.
HA ha, I heard this track at parties as a youth, never really listened to the lyrics. You reaction spot on. I was the thinking the same :D Keep up the great vids. Top channel. Love you
Justin…in 2002/2003 you believed in a thing called love. 20 years on has anything changed? Do you still believe in it and do see it in the same way. If you wrote the song now how different would the lyrics be?
I loved Limp Bizkit for a good couple of years. Them and Linkin Park helped me on my journey into and through rock music and I'll always be grateful. Still listen to both of them from time to time and enjoy it. And I don't care what people think!
How dare you say " Limp Bizkit" and " Linkin Park" In the same f****** sentence! Linkin Park actually had some talent and good songs whereas limp Bizkit was just mindless b*******. Btw, on another note, out of curiosity, who was actually listening to limp bizkit back in the day? Was it college kids, middle school kids, who? Limp Bizkit came out when I was a teenager and I don't think I've ever met a limp Bizkit fan in real life, ever-- I remember having this discussion decades ago with my friends, I was like "who the f*** would listen to this s***?" Never in my life have I ever set down in someone's car and they were like " hey let's put limp Bizkit on". I don't get it?
@@thejudge-kv2jk I'm cool bruh, but hearing someone lump limp Bizkit and Linkin Park together is a kind of sacrilege, that's all. And no s*** I'm genuinely curious as to who was listening to that stuff back in the day-- I'm not playing when I say I've never met a limp bizkit fan, ever. But hey, each to their own...
Interesting note, the video was filmed on top of the World Trade Center months before it went down. I think many artists filmed music videos there before but Limp Bizkit was the last one.
"You know what time it is" is similar to to sentiment "Are you thinking what I'm thinking"...except with a dash conspiratorial mischief. Directed towards an accomplice before feats of glorious and pointless rebellion
i found this so funny, the overthetopness of limp bizkit and the dryness of your commentary where the contrast i needed today. loving ur content so far, youre a cool dude :D
Music is similar to Movies in away. If you go in with the right expectations, you can have fun with it....even if the content is puddle deep. Rollin made people want to grab a pretend steering wheel and enjoy the moment. The charts reflected that. Songs like this make you feel something, without thinking about it. Once you start thinking about the content....the party is over....lol.
“It’s a kinda hybrid that makes me nervous..” Linkin Park would like a word with you.. haha Seriously though, the Linkin Park and Jay-Z album was genuinely pretty amazing. But to be fair, Linkin Park walks a very difficult line, very well.
Subjectively, I loved Limp Bizkit growing up. It was counter culture, attitude, rebellious for the sake of being rebellious. It tied in with both rock and rap culture and Fred Durst seemed really cool to us 12 year old middle class white kids that never had a real problem, and were just fuelled by hormones. Objectively, however, the band itself was fine, just like any other, but Fred Durst really is an anomaly. He has produced some of the worst lyrics of all time (Hey kids, take my advice, you don't want to step into a big pile of shit), and he spoke, dressed and acted like a teenager when he was in his 30s, which is I think why Limp Bizkit have been the subject of such ridicule over the years. This being said, there is no LB without Fred, and would they have been as successful without the loudmouth manchild as their brand ambassador? Probably not. One thing's for sure, there's not many other bands that can do what Limp Bizkit can do, for so long, so successfully, and whatever you think about them, you have to respect their success and longevity.
the problem is it wasnt some kind of punk ethos, it was pure toxic masculine destruction for the sake it it. thats not counter culture, thats counter productive. fight the system, dont fight your own means of rebellion. musically i never liked them so maybe im biased. but i also think they were a cultural blackhole in the form of a bunch of misogynistic fucktards then i watched the woodstock 99 documentary... that was just the shit icing on an already terrible cake.
Yea i agree. I think of those early 2000s and at least rebellion was still a thing. But now, every "artist" is just a corporate shill. Makes me appreciate nu metal so much more
Counterculture 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s the funniest thing I’ve read today, they were/are mainstream corporate whores and always were. Nothing remotely underground or subversive about them at all.
I have nothing bad to say about this song. Too many high school disco memories from this song. The riff has presence and the chorus smacks. I can live with basic lyrics.
Rollin' wasn't anywhere near my fave LB track, but my god, i do love these guys! Chocolate Starfish'... Awesome album!! I liked quite a lot of the Nu Metal bands but Limp Bizkit will always be where this movement was, for me. So underrated, both in songwriting and as musicians. It's a shame, because it seems to have become a 'thing' to hate on Fred and the guys. Never quite understood that but, hey, each to their own. Not sure what is going on with Fred's health at the moment, but i sincerely wish him well. Fantastic band, and absolutely nobody will tell me otherwise! Cheers Justin... 🤟😎
@@eamobyrne1 Why are you trolling around talking sh** about Limp Bizkit? I've seen you like 3 it 4 times now trying to convince people they suck as if anybody cares what your opinion is. I think you like LB. I think you're in love with Fred. Does what I'm saying matter to you? That's what we think when you post your opinion... 🤡
@@johnvinter "And everybody wanna run (Wanna run) Everybody wanna hide from the gun (Hide from the gun) You can take that ride through this life, if you want But you can't take the edge off the knife (No, sir!) And now you want your money back (Your money back) But you're denied 'cause your brain's fried from the sack And there ain't nothin' I can do 'Cause life is a lesson, you learn it when you're through" That *is* actually pretty good.
Ah, nice, thanks for bringing back childhood memories of this being The Undertaker's American Badass theme song and Limp Bizkit being pretty good at hyping Wrestlemania 17's main event between Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock (2001). Hell of a time. PS. Thanks for these videos Justin! What, in your opinion, makes a good album opener? Would like to know some of your favourites!
I’m hooked. I just discovered your channel. How did I not know?! Long time fan! Would love to see you in Glasgow. But how?! Currently in Canada with little ones. As always hilarious & adorable. 💜
This song is best used on a coworker named Roland (if you have one), typically when they just get to work. "It's ROLAND, ROLAND, ROLAND, ROLAND, YEAH!" They will never tire of it.
Yes, I actually had a coworker name Ronan when this song came out. Everyone at work would say keep Ronan, Ronan, Ronan, every time he walked in. I’m sure Ronan hated it very much 😊
Only a narcissist needs to hear their own name again, and again.
Lmao. Ill never hear it any other way again. 😂
@@le_th_ Better to keep a narcissist happy than pissed off, right?
Also, what is even the context of your comment?!? U a bot?
Nononono, this is clearly the song to play to yours and your co-worker Roland's boss when you hear rumours of Roland being about to be laid off, but you think he's actually doing his job well: "Keep ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND on, keep ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND ROLAND, come on!!"
I can't stop laughing at Justin's pauses. Brilliant and honest.
Exact same. Now about to watch “Rollin’” video
Cochise
I’m sure that’s a backstreet boy dancing in a hat.....
He tried working with Edward van halen and he was smoking weed and Edward ended up pulling a gun on him 😂😂😂😂😂
and cringe:)
Justin Hawkins is 35% Monty Python, 5% James Bond, 20% Dudley Moore, 40% Rockstar and 100% hilarious 😆.
Dudley Moore BAHAHA truth!
Lol. Fucking brilliant! God I haven't thought of Dudley Moore in forever!!!
see what you've done there is failed on the last hurdle, your math was pretty sound up until Rockstar, then you threw arithmetic to the wolves
@@kurtlee3198 not so if you consider that all those/his parts are 100% hilarious
Spot on
The faces he makes when he is utterly flabbergasted at the complete emptiness of Fred Durst’s lyrics! Priceless!
"get some better rhymes" is what I believe drove him to need to rub the skin off his face to keep saying what he TRULY thought. lol
"It's been a long day"
@@mudmug110:52 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Justin is the Bob Ross of rock and roll. I could watch these videos every day. Haha.
I loved Limp Bizkit in high school and I'll still listen to them occasionally today. Most of their music is as simple as this; turn up loud, forget about your worries, yell some fun lyrics. On a serious note, any band that lives in the "we don't fucking care about anything" space will always find some popularity with youth who also don't really give a fuck about anything.
Bizkit is such a legendary fucking group-groundbreaking, really. It's a damn shame they're on the receiving end of so much vitriol from anti-fun mega-losers who wouldn't know a good time if it were a chainsaw that skinned their ass raw.
@@damiensdigitalatelier
You're obviously easily impressed.
I feel Justin’s pain forcing his way through this horrible, god awful hot garbage.
@@damiensdigitalatelier What exactly is groundbreaking about their music???
Well said Brandon, I think you hit the nail on the head.
“He’s not even wearing his hat the right way around, this is rebellion 101” funniest line of the video!
whilst wearing his own hat backwards...love these vids...
@@buybitcoin6089 haha my thoughts exactly
This is hands down the single greatest analysis of Limp Bizkit ever. Ironically it makes me appreciate LB even more than I did in my childhood.
And obviously my appreciation for Sir Hawkins also grows with each video. Continue the glorious work Justin 🤘👍
Have you seen the Your Favorite Band Sucks podcast do "Break Stuff"? Spoiler: They loved it.
Justin's reaction at 10:39 is priceless. It is like going to a fancy restaurant with your friends and there is always one person in the group who does something embarrassing and you don't want to say something but your hands instinctively go to your head in shame.
Limp Bizkit spoken with a British accent is just amazing
Thankyou for the best laughs! Thank you especially for the Blur video, the Iggy video, the love of NIN and Depeche Mode, ghost stories and the longest silence in this video. You are hilarious. I teach audio engineering, music programming and podcasting and I keep telling my students to watch your videos because they are simply excellent and insightful. They look at me like I'm nuts, but I'm going to tell them it's for their assessment. Then they'll take me seriously. Click farming at its best! Thank you Justin!
Thanks so much!
@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain make a linkin park crawlin video great content
“Eat crisps on the passenger seat” fahkin killed me… 😂😂😂
“It’s been a long day” 10:40
Justin you’re hysterical and brilliant. Please tour the states
Love Justin’s analysis. You can just tell how hard it is for him to get through the song. His sarcasm is awesome 😂
Fred always sounds like he's about to cry.
One of the reasons why they and nu metal were big was because it was nice to hear a metal band with a strong bass presence.
Justin I have to admit I’d never heard of ‘the darkness’ until I stumbled across your channel. I been digging it, but dude I love your takes on happenings in music. Keep it up ✌️❤️😊
Yeah. Cus they made ONE HIT. Fred Durst made multiple of which Justin should take heed to some of the lyrics...
"I know why you wanna hate me..." [TAKE A LOOK AROUND]
"You think your special, when you look down on me." [MY WAY]
And guaranteed you've heard both those songs. Because they're catchy enough to get high in the charts unlike 99% of the Darkness.
@@AnonYmous-ez4es have you listened to their albums? The darkness has a lot of awesome songs. Sure they never made anything as popular as I believe in a thing called love but how do you top that
@@AnonYmous-ez4es the darkness is not the kind of band that makes songs that are cool now but shitty tomorrow. they're classic makers. you may not dig it now but you'll dig it someday.. Limp Bizkit meanwhile made songs that are forgettable as fuck after it wore out on people.
I once played a show on tour and the venue had a giant projected screen behind us on the stage, we requested this video be played on silent throughout our entire set. Good stuff
They get bashed all the time but sooo many people forget that they were ridiculously popular and not just on the "pop rock" charts. Lots of folks enjoyed turning them up loud and rocking to it. It's not life changing lyrics that make ya ponder the human condition but they definitely drop a beat you can get energized to.
Hell yeah, this was daytime radio at some point! 😄
Limp Bizkit have an incredibly tight rhythm section. Especially John Otto, I really enjoy his drumming. He knows when to place the kick drum, lots of little double strokes all over. Something about his playing is just so insanely groovy, he's laid back and energetic at the same time. Awesome stuff.
Ive seen every band from morbid angel, to ST
To slayer
You name it.
Limp Bizkit blew them off the stage, in terms of the crowd.
Insane band.
Love Justin,
But he is weird on this one, very snobby
@@muenchhausenmusic john otto smashes stadiums for a living
Justin basically says this...
It was the era of teenage angst and it's the audience they targeted and successfully captured simple feelings, simple lyrics and a good beat, at that age I was all about it and nostalgia keeps us listening.
"little DJ Lethal!" the hidden track with stiller at the end of the album is gold!! The album before this was good, 'Rearranged' is such an amazing track. One of the best bass lines in history. Never thought it would say that 😂
Rearranged is such a good song.
Haha oh dude little DJ lethal! 😂👌 Literally just put the album on for the hidden track to have a good laugh before work 😅
too bad stiller is an evil demon who drinks blood and God knows what else
What you didn't mention is just how tight their drummer is and his sound is also immense!
I was a teen back in the day and bought the album after hearing the 'numetal' rework of the mission impossible song on the radio. I loved it, it was no substance but pure hype!
“It’s like criticising someone’s sandwich” is such an incredible simile for this
LOL the pain on your face at 7.50 :D
I keep loving your stuff Snr Hawkins. The delivery and content is world class. I’d love to see you hosting some interviews with some of your rocknroll chums.
I've always liked Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish is a banger of an album.
😄😄😄
Damn Straight!
Based
Not just no but specifically hell no.
So is Significant Other
My favourite LB song: BOILER!
It has well written lyrics and depth, makes you think ... not a typical radio song. I find it is one of the few exceptions in LB's discography. In other words, that's a really awesome song!
yes! totally forgot about boiler. great tune. going for a listen now
Always loved rearranged
This is by far the funniest video on TH-cam right now IMHO. Absolutely hilarious!
Justin you are truly a treasure. These episodes are quite a gift to all of us. So much fun and perspective. 👏👏👏
That face palm moment 😂
I was in my late 20s when LB gained popularity. They had some catchy songs but they were that band you didn't admit to your friends you liked.
But... here I am now in my 50s and when Break Stuff comes up in my mix I STILL crank it up. 🤘❤️
dunno what you mean. i'm 33 years old, also grew up on limp bizkit and have 0 shame talking about it
Break Stuff is their only good song.
Wow the parallels here with TJ are scary regarding me. I just turned 56 and have gotten into stuff like Accept and LB (way different Jandra's) more than I did in the 80s. 🤔
Just goes to show we may still have our baselines in music we like, but the leaves on the music tree evolve and change with age.
@forzaazzurri101 you're the same age as my daughter... so yeah it was different for her to like them versus me as an adult at the time admitting I liked them. I was a Metallica and metal fan, it was definitely not cool to like LB. 🤣
@@tjanderson6561 can i be real with you? No one should influence you to like music. it doesn't matter if your friends think something is cool, if you like the music then like it. my favorite band was tool, but i also liked limp bizkit. who cares?
Priceless reaction, well for me anyway. Thanks Justin, you made me smile😀
Full disclosure: Limp Bizkit was always my guilty pleasure, and once I hit my 30s I started to fully embrace my inner weirdo. They toured earlier this year and came to a town 20 minutes from me so I figured BUCKET LIST let's get tickets. MY DUDES - it was the best show I've ever been to. Super chill, super fun, full of love and understanding. They're good fuckin guys.
Came up at turn of the century too. LB just crosses the line of cringe that I'll allow. I think Korn was my limit when it came to guilty pleasures even back then 😅. I am gonna see ratm at Madison Square garden in couple weeks so I'm not immune to nostalgia. Though to even compare these bands...
Saw them 3 years ago in Quebec city and the show was awesome. The energy was insane.
Good on you. Don't let other people's ideas of who or what is cool gatekeep your happiness.
@@beefsupreme694 well then you probably hate Karnivool
I think they were everyone’s guilt pleasure. Never been to a festival where anyone was willing to skip LB. I’ve seen them invigorate crowds more than the headlining bands playing 5 hours after them
Just want to say that I saw The Darkness in Sydney last night and they were epic. Justin is a very funny man and a guitar virtuoso.
I like the bit where he says keep rollin, rollin, rollin
"I expect at least one of them is a really good golfer."
That's where I lost it. Way too funny.
Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff no less... Ben appears on the album at one point and it name checked in one song too
So I used to DJ rock clubs in London, was OK at it... anyway, people who claimed to dislike this band would ALWAYS dance to them, especially this one. It's a good time
Create the vibe of, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands." Add sounds and clothing to suit fashion trends. You have a hit!
Absolutely cracking up as Justin reacts to this. Brilliant.
Wes Borlands guitar work is in my opinion underrated as fuck. It's like a mix of the Edge from u2. Adam Jones of tool. And a bit of Mark Tremonti of Alterbridge/Creed . Always loved his work.
Wes Borland absolutely doesn’t get enough credit
He also did post rock before it was popular ;p
All the instrumentalists in Limp Bizkit were actually really proficient at what they did. Fred obviously was not a great singer, but he was very charismatic so as a front man, he nailed that.
@@JonnyRottenn__ agreed
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This band is my guilty pleasure. I stopped trying to memorise the lyrics as I get older because they're just vapid anyway. I just think Fred's vocal is just another instrument to the catchy music, esp the bombastic riff Wes always does. That makes him more bearable 😂
I remember this video won "Best Rock Video" at the MTV VMAs in 2001. I read that the band received a letter from the World Trade Center thanking them for featuring the Twin Towers in their video. The next day, the WTC was destroyed on 9/11.
After receiving the highest honor of a VMA for limp bizkit rocking on top of them, they really couldn't look forward to anything anywhere near as cool happening ever again, it's all downhill from there. It's like yeah we might as well go out with a bang. Makes sense to just destroy them.
It's a little known fact, but declassified documents show that most of the structural damage that brought the towers down had already been done by the totally sick and dope limpbizkit performance on the rooftop some months prior to 9/11.
Damn. Gotta watch that vid now.
@@elponchex Yawn. By the way, I saw the previous response you edited then deleted and you decided to post another response a couple minutes later. Weak. You're not that good at being edgy even if you tried. You even liked your own comment lol
10:39 I have not laughed out loud in the most literal sense as hard in a very long time.
“…it’s been a long day…” I am dyin’ laughing as well! 🤣🤣🤣
I don't know what else to say except that this is so fucking brilliant!
You are so clever and funny. I laughed so hard watching this video. Love your channel and congrats on its continual growth.
When I was 13 in 1978 I heard 'Roxanne' on a shitty AM car radio. It changed my (young learning how to play guitar) life. I've met more people throughout all this time that hate that song than like it. The quality of the song doesn't change its importance to a moment in time I will never forget.
Their big singles all have a catchy chorus/chant that sticks in your head. Rollin', Break Stuff and Nookie are the songs I remember. They were a able to mix rap and rock.
well I mean rap can be rock lol rap isn't a musical genre.
@bnicolette14
Nope! It is the vocal portion of (usually) hip hop.
They do actually have very lyrical songs that have deeper meaning but this was a party single for touring. Listen to "The One" from the same album or Hold On, Underneath The Gun, Let Me Down to name a few.
I tried listening to The One after reading your comment. Liked the intro, enjoyable guitar, but still the lyrics sounds like something that I'd write in my teenage emo phase year. It was nostalgic thanks 👍
@@annemone4758 Still Limp Bizkit at the end of the day and a big part of many teenagers lives circa 95-2000.
My god this is genuinely brilliant. What a gem of internet content.
I’m so happy to have stumbled across your channel. Very entertaining and witty takes are assured.
😃
Ben Folds absolutely nailed Limp Bizkit (and that whole genre) with "Rockin the Suburbs" back in the day.
Y'ALL DONT KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE!
BEING RICH, MIDDLE CLASS AND WHITE!!!
@@friendlyattack1181 White people rent free
Hey Justin, I love your videos. I’m serious, I reaaaally wasn’t into the darkness but as a fellow musician I love that you can dig on Wes Borland. Also I love that this came out when I was 16 and as giga cringe as it is I will stand proud and say this shit was the most important thing in my life back then. You believed in a thing called love, Fred durst believed in doing it all for the nookie and whatever rollin’ is…
What’s a chav?
@@therainman7777 chav: think Ali g but without the ironic detachment.
And also anyone can like anything, so if my dude was a 15 year old chav and liked the darkness and I was a 19 year old who like the Dillinger escape plan and Kelly Clarkson but also played in a punk rock band that sounded like the distillers none of us are wrong. Have fun, music is fucking awesome 🫶
Fred Durst recently had to cancel a tour due to a serious health concern. Hoping it's nothing major but the way he looked when he was announcing it the dude looked genuinely scared. Send some prayers to him I'm sure he'll be needing them.
Did he take the Jab??
@@AnonYmous-ez4es more likely to be unwell if he didn't get the jab... oh wait you're an anti vaxer, your views are completely wrong lol
He just needs some Nookie
I am dying laughing in the office. Your commentary is spot on and hilarious 😂
They're filming on top of the south tower of the World Trade Center building btw, I think about that every time I see the video. I bought the first couple of Limp Bizkit records. Korn was very huge at the time, and they gave LB the co-sign and that instantly gave them fans. I saw Limp Bizkit once in 1998, they just had their first record out, it was pretty good at the time I think?
I relate more to Limp Bizkit at 35 than I did at 15.
Lol same here. But I'm 49 🤣
Are you a wife beater?
Yeah hard same
I’m nearly 37 and feel you my dude
@@bakerfrank98531 ah, you got me, I was about to say I'm 47, and can still enjoy this
I was 15 when this came out, was just getting into music and absolutely loved it. But I agree with everything you've said 😂 I still have a lot of nostalgic love for Chocolate Starfish but honestly, my favourite album is their debut. It's raw, very well produced (but not over-produced) and much more chaotic than their "pop" efforts. Haven't heard the new album, I refuse to buy digital. CD or nothing.
I saw Limp Bizkit at Sonisphere, Knebworth, 2014. Up to that point on the Friday it was a dead festival.
They could see that the crowd needed lifting and they absolutely delivered. After the opener everybody was bouncing!
I was with a number of seasoned metal heads and none of us could resist! I was a great, great ride.
The Prodigy headlined and there is no doubt in my mind that it would not have been anything like the same epic gig had Limp Bizkit not set the crowd up for utter abandonment beforehand. Yes it’s dumb, but that’s the point, it’s an indulgence. And I think that there are parallels there with the indulgence that the Darkness so skilfully provided as well.
Yes Justin freedom to just be and not analyze. It can be refreshing at times. Keep rollin, rollin, rollin Justin!😉 Thanks for the video 🥰
Omg thank you for the morning laugh Justin 😂
I was definitely at the right age to think that Limp Bizkit was cool. Had the red backwards hat and this was the first album I got on Napster 😆 I know it’s garbage lyrically, but the technical prowess of the band is surprisingly good for what is essentially “pop rap metal”.
There were two versions of this song put out, both on the album and the other version was the b-side also. This is the air raid vehicle version, but there was also the Urban Assault Vehicle version later in the album which I always preferred, and it was a collaboration with some members of Wu-Tang Clan and it was great
Limp Bizkit is, and always has been, a band to allow people to disengage their brains and listen to an actually quite unique mish-mash of metal, trip-hop and rap
Dumb lyrics, fun hooks, and zero ego regarding musical integrity.
This.
I agree with what you said. But where's the Trip Hop? Please point on the doll where trip-hop occurred 😁😁
you summarized everything we all think of their music. Their are genius in their own world
If you callin deez lyrikz dumb you'll get knocked da fuqout
I think trip-hop's more your Hooverphobics, your Morcheebas, your DJ Shadows.
Justin, loving these videos. I’ve always loved the mix of humor and lack of pretentiousness surrounding The Darkness. Glad to see you’re well.
Justin, you have totally won me over with this video! This was fucking on point and hilarious! Well played!!
The Audioslave video was for "Cochise". Lots of fireworks were set off in its making.
Limp Bizkit is like the McDonald's of metal; cheap and easily consumed with no discernible value that leaves you feeling shitty once imbibed.
Who doesn't love a cheeky Maccies once in a while though? ;)
Fast Food Music for 15 years old baby metalheads… 😂😂😄
I agree with all of that except for the "it makes you feel shitty" part. If it made their listeners feel shitty, they would have no fans. Music is a lot more subjective than food. With food, you obviously get what you pay for, but the quality of music is much more subjective. But, I suppose you could argue that it's cheap, because of the lack of emotional depth.
@@bigballz4u it makes me feel good to be energized by the music and jump around and scream cuss words so I fully agree.
I wouldnt compare them to fast food, they have some pretty good stuff...and só does fast food ah 🤔
Limp bizkit as a teen was pure adrenaline and head banging, some awesome riffs tbf
back in 2000 I helped set that record for fastest selling rock album. I was 14 and bought that shit the DAY it came out. I can very much admit its corny as hell, but I loved it. and I still have the cd and listen to it maybe once a year.
also, your lyrical breakdown at 8:00 is hilarious haha. I love your expression while doing it.
Justin is the definition of British humor. I've never laughed so many times during a commentary video.
I absolutely agree! His wit and sarcasm when calling out ass-hattery is pegged at 11. I could seriously watch 2 hours of him doing standup where he just muses about mundane aspects of life. His expressions, insight, and delivery are spot on perfect!
They just don't care 😂
"I imagine one of them is a really good golfer." 🤣
This is comedy gold. Thanks Justin
One of my favourite bands ever... no shame.
Also, some of the nicest guys I've ever met too
Should have no shame in what you like….. not a big fan of theirs…..I like only a few songs…… don’t understand the hate for the band….. they sold a lot of albums and had sold out tours…..
Can you tell I'm pretending I've never seen this video before....that guitar riffis killer...I always like it when riffs change notes after 3 or 5 strikes gives a polyrhythmic and groovy feel
Wes Borland is the best thing about limp Bizkit imo
That band is full of very talented musicians. Wes, John, Sam and Lee are awesome.
Wes Borland is 👍🏻
@@samholdsworth420 I've never understood what Wes is doing in this band.... He could be in a good one.
@@redmozzy so true!
@@redmozzy probably getting rich
@@huddy7659 yeah true
I like your take on this. Fred durst in my eyes has created his own “Chad” impression.
As Finn Mckenty said it so well
He’s that guy on everyone’s block that’s in his garage all the time working on his car and tries to antagonize you as you come across him.
(A character that is, as he evidently has now turned into “Dad Vibes”)
Keep rolling Justin, lovin' it
I never knew I needed to hear a detailed analysis of the lyrical content of this song until now. Thank you so much!
Like The Darkness, Limp Bizkit are one of the most polished live bands I’ve ever seen. Yeah, the put on a show but more importantly they sound incredible!
Limp Bizkit don’t take them selves too seriously, neither do their fans, you’re gonna go see them have an incredible time and feel like you would have paid double the price, that’s what music’s all about.
The irony of Justin pointing out that Fred Durst must be up to no good because he's wearing his hat 'the wrong way round' while simultaneously doing it himself is the smart humour I've come to expect on this channel.
“He’s not even wearing his hat the right way round. This is rebellion 101” - Justin Hawkins (while wearing hat wrong way round)
“Boy, did the video for Rollin’ backfire. It was filmed on top of the World Trade Center. On 6 September 2001 we won an MTV Video Award [‘Best Rock Video’] for it and the staff at WTC sent over a fruit basket to congratulate us. After 9/11 everyone stopped playing it. Nobody wanted to see it. Neither did we.” - Wes Borland
Hey Justin, would love to hear you react to Elliott Smith - he’s a songwriting genius in my humble opinion. ‘Needle in the hay’ is particularly worth checking out.
He's arguably the best songwriter ever. Like, not 1 throwaway. Each album is superb. Plus the amount of non album songs?!?
yes mate
Omg yes 😍
@@akeithing1841 agreed
Yes! that would be great!
Wes is an awesome guitarist. Check out 'out of style' on the still sucks album. He's an underrated player for sure. John is a great drummer as well.
True, Wes has great ear for using empty space to make a riff sound bigger, boiler is a good example.
Bullshit. You're clearly not a musician. These guys are average on their best day.
@@NickTempleton it's probably the extra string that makes it sound bigger 😂
@@jamesrudd8705 I am actually. Open minded much?
@@alexbennett9407 And a ton of production!
I was never the biggest fan of them but I am however a huge fan of Wes. I love his style, his unique but also just a really good musician.
HA ha, I heard this track at parties as a youth, never really listened to the lyrics. You reaction spot on. I was the thinking the same :D Keep up the great vids. Top channel. Love you
Thanks
Thanks Mark!
Justin…in 2002/2003 you believed in a thing called love. 20 years on has anything changed? Do you still believe in it and do see it in the same way. If you wrote the song now how different would the lyrics be?
...does anyone truly believe in a thing called love, anymore? What a beautiful thought though.🤯🥀🧟♀️
That was 2003? I thought that was 08?
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@@ReformedR dont know why
It would go like this - Keep Believin', Lievin', Lievin', Lievin', WHAT!
I loved Limp Bizkit for a good couple of years. Them and Linkin Park helped me on my journey into and through rock music and I'll always be grateful. Still listen to both of them from time to time and enjoy it. And I don't care what people think!
How dare you say " Limp Bizkit" and " Linkin Park" In the same f****** sentence!
Linkin Park actually had some talent and good songs whereas limp Bizkit was just mindless b*******.
Btw, on another note, out of curiosity, who was actually listening to limp bizkit back in the day?
Was it college kids, middle school kids, who?
Limp Bizkit came out when I was a teenager and I don't think I've ever met a limp Bizkit fan in real life, ever-- I remember having this discussion decades ago with my friends, I was like "who the f*** would listen to this s***?"
Never in my life have I ever set down in someone's car and they were like " hey let's put limp Bizkit on".
I don't get it?
@@franka2743 Relax mate.
@@thejudge-kv2jk I'm cool bruh, but hearing someone lump limp Bizkit and Linkin Park together is a kind of sacrilege, that's all.
And no s*** I'm genuinely curious as to who was listening to that stuff back in the day--
I'm not playing when I say I've never met a limp bizkit fan, ever.
But hey, each to their own...
@@franka2743 your comment feels very Fred Durst-like in its misdirected anger and emotional immaturity
Lolololol tell 'em @@stevenqirkle !
Interesting note, the video was filmed on top of the World Trade Center months before it went down. I think many artists filmed music videos there before but Limp Bizkit was the last one.
If only the terrorists had picked that day...
[must resist an insensitive comment!]
Reminds me of that tragedy.
@@kevindoran9389 Ya, in 1993, I know.
"You know what time it is" is similar to to sentiment "Are you thinking what I'm thinking"...except with a dash conspiratorial mischief. Directed towards an accomplice before feats of glorious and pointless rebellion
i found this so funny, the overthetopness of limp bizkit and the dryness of your commentary where the contrast i needed today. loving ur content so far, youre a cool dude :D
Music is similar to Movies in away. If you go in with the right expectations, you can have fun with it....even if the content is puddle deep. Rollin made people want to grab a pretend steering wheel and enjoy the moment. The charts reflected that. Songs like this make you feel something, without thinking about it. Once you start thinking about the content....the party is over....lol.
“It’s a kinda hybrid that makes me nervous..”
Linkin Park would like a word with you.. haha
Seriously though, the Linkin Park and Jay-Z album was genuinely pretty amazing.
But to be fair, Linkin Park walks a very difficult line, very well.
Subjectively, I loved Limp Bizkit growing up. It was counter culture, attitude, rebellious for the sake of being rebellious. It tied in with both rock and rap culture and Fred Durst seemed really cool to us 12 year old middle class white kids that never had a real problem, and were just fuelled by hormones.
Objectively, however, the band itself was fine, just like any other, but Fred Durst really is an anomaly. He has produced some of the worst lyrics of all time (Hey kids, take my advice, you don't want to step into a big pile of shit), and he spoke, dressed and acted like a teenager when he was in his 30s, which is I think why Limp Bizkit have been the subject of such ridicule over the years. This being said, there is no LB without Fred, and would they have been as successful without the loudmouth manchild as their brand ambassador? Probably not.
One thing's for sure, there's not many other bands that can do what Limp Bizkit can do, for so long, so successfully, and whatever you think about them, you have to respect their success and longevity.
the problem is it wasnt some kind of punk ethos, it was pure toxic masculine destruction for the sake it it. thats not counter culture, thats counter productive. fight the system, dont fight your own means of rebellion.
musically i never liked them so maybe im biased. but i also think they were a cultural blackhole in the form of a bunch of misogynistic fucktards
then i watched the woodstock 99 documentary... that was just the shit icing on an already terrible cake.
No I don’t.
Yea i agree. I think of those early 2000s and at least rebellion was still a thing. But now, every "artist" is just a corporate shill. Makes me appreciate nu metal so much more
Counterculture 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s the funniest thing I’ve read today, they were/are mainstream corporate whores and always were. Nothing remotely underground or subversive about them at all.
“Oh why did I do that?” Lol…. This is such a great response video. Love it
Gosh I really am enjoying this series of videos very much indeed! Great job Justin! 👌
I have nothing bad to say about this song. Too many high school disco memories from this song. The riff has presence and the chorus smacks. I can live with basic lyrics.
Rollin' wasn't anywhere near my fave LB track, but my god, i do love these guys! Chocolate Starfish'... Awesome album!! I liked quite a lot of the Nu Metal bands but Limp Bizkit will always be where this movement was, for me. So underrated, both in songwriting and as musicians. It's a shame, because it seems to have become a 'thing' to hate on Fred and the guys. Never quite understood that but, hey, each to their own. Not sure what is going on with Fred's health at the moment, but i sincerely wish him well. Fantastic band, and absolutely nobody will tell me otherwise! Cheers Justin... 🤟😎
Fair play to you. They still suck though. Wes is good, Fred is a tool.
@@eamobyrne1
Why are you trolling around talking sh** about Limp Bizkit? I've seen you like 3 it 4 times now trying to convince people they suck as if anybody cares what your opinion is. I think you like LB. I think you're in love with Fred. Does what I'm saying matter to you? That's what we think when you post your opinion... 🤡
Take a look around is one of the song in the album that have really decent lyric & awesome music of course!
Fred seems to trigger bros who think they rule the roost, they have a kind of 'limp bizkit/red cap derangement syndrome'
@@johnvinter "And everybody wanna run (Wanna run)
Everybody wanna hide from the gun (Hide from the gun)
You can take that ride through this life, if you want
But you can't take the edge off the knife (No, sir!)
And now you want your money back (Your money back)
But you're denied 'cause your brain's fried from the sack
And there ain't nothin' I can do
'Cause life is a lesson, you learn it when you're through"
That *is* actually pretty good.
Ah, nice, thanks for bringing back childhood memories of this being The Undertaker's American Badass theme song and Limp Bizkit being pretty good at hyping Wrestlemania 17's main event between Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock (2001). Hell of a time.
PS. Thanks for these videos Justin!
What, in your opinion, makes a good album opener? Would like to know some of your favourites!
I’m hooked. I just discovered your channel. How did I not know?! Long time fan! Would love to see you in Glasgow. But how?! Currently in Canada with little ones.
As always hilarious & adorable. 💜