Sometimes, you just gotta ‘take a look around’ and ‘rearrange’ a band’s discography to determine which release makes you want to ‘break stuff.’ Hence why over the weekend, we had you guys vote on which Limp Bizkit album you thought was the worst.
Looking at our always stellar comments section, a lot of you people wished there was an “all of them” button, which is probably a bit too harsh even for Fred Durst and company. Hence why that wasn’t an option in our poll — that would be too easy an answer and if I’m being completely honest, it would be a lie. (Significant Other slaps.)
Yet looking at the final results, it seems you guys are right on the money with your choices. The following albums were ranked by your votes and you didn’t disappoint. Here’s the worst Limp Bizkit albums according to you, the MetalSucks readership.
#6 — Significant Other (35 votes)
They may have broken out with their cover of George Michael’s Faith, but Limp Bizkit absolutely exploded into the mainstream with the release of their second album Significant Other. This one legit has good songs on it, from “Re-Arranged” to “Break Stuff” to yes, even “Nookie”. Released at the height of nu-metal’s initial reign in 1999, it’s not a shock that this one received the fewest votes.
#5 — Three Dollar Bill, Ya’ll (125 votes)
If Significant Other was the hyper popular one, Limp Bizkit’s debut Three Dollar Bill, Ya’ll was a shot across the bow. Sure, it doesn’t have the mainstream appeal and sheer number of singles like its follow-up, but this one’s got some great songs with the aforementioned “Faith” and the banger “Counterfeit.” This album was the world’s introduction to the band’s sound — especially Sam Rivers’ incredible bass.
#4 — Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (185 votes)
I don’t know about you, but this was where I dropped off back in my JNCO-wearing nu-metal days. Released one year after Significant Other, this one still had some major commercial success with hits like “My Generation”, “My Way”, and “Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)”. It’s also notable for Trent Reznor receiving music credit on the album for samples in the track “Hot Dog”, so that’s a fun little bit of trivia for you.
#3 — Still Sucks (366 votes)
Limp Bizkit dropped Still Sucks back in 2021. After being in production hell for years following interpersonal disputes, people fucking off to go pursue their own solo projects, and Fred Durst not feeling content enough about how the album sounded, it finally dropped with the band fully embracing the fact that they’re now older men playing nu-metal. Songs like “Out of Style” and “Dad Vibes” certainly feel like the Limp Bizkit you knew, yet with more experience under their belts and a clear idea of what LB is in the modern era.
#2 — Gold Cobra (1,023 votes)
There’s a reason why the next two albums got as many votes as they did. All I can say about Gold Cobra can be summed up as: “meh.” Released in 2011, it was the first release in years that featured the original lineup. Though it got generally positive reviews from critics, it currently sits at 53/100 over on Metacritic with most people admitting that it sounds good, but nothing really stands out compared to their previous works.
#1 — Results May Vary (1,054 votes)
This just feels right. At this point, Limp Bizkit replaced Wes Borland with Snot’s Mike Smith and the band was going through a style change. Rather than be the rambunctious party-ish band that just wanted to get fucked up, fuck some shit up, and fuck your girl, they instead decided to branch out into other genres. The lyrical themes ranged from mopey lost love drivel to damn near incel manifestos like “Eat You Alive”. It’s just one big slab of cringe from a band people loved and then loved to hate.
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