June 24, 2017

Limp Bizkit - Significant Other (Special Edition) (2001)

*U.K. special edition or "New Edition" 
Contains a bonus disc with 3 live tracks.
Country: U.S.A.
Genre: Nü-Metal
Label Number: 490 788-2

© 1999-2001 Flip/Interscope Records
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Limp Bizkit made their reputation through hard work, touring the hell out of their debut album Three Dollar Bill Y'All and thereby elevating themselves to the popularity status of their similarly rap-inflected, alt-metal mentors Korn. With their second album, Significant Other, they come close to reaching Korn's artistic level; at the very least, it's considerably more ambitious and multi-dimensional than Three Dollar Bill. Limp Bizkit, of course, hasn't abandoned their testosterone-overloaded signature sound, they've just built around it. There are flourishes of neo-psychedelia on pummeling metal numbers and there are swirls of strings, even crooning, at the most unexpected background. All of it simply enhances the force of their rap-metal attack, which can get a little tedious if it's unadorned. Not so coincidentally, the enlarged sonic palette also serves as emotional coloring for Fred Durst's lyrics. He broke up with his longtime girlfriend -- his Significant Other, if you will -- during the writing of the album, and his anguish is apparent throughout the record, as almost every song is infused with the guilt, anger, and regret that was churned up in the wake of separation. That, however, gives the impression that this is an alt-metal Blood on the Tracks. It's not. Nevertheless, it does have more emotional weight than Three Dollar Bill, along with more effective, adventurous music. More importantly, it balances these new concerns with trace elements of their juvenile humor along with the overpowering aggro rap-metal that is their stock in trade. Which makes it a rare artistic leap forward that will still please audiences that just want more of the same.

tags: limp bizkit, significant other, special edition, 1999, flac,

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  1. Link is broken :(

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    1. The link has been fixed :) Thank you for reporting it.

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    2. links are broken again. help us please Lass!

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    3. I'll update the links tomorrow night, after we finish the scheduled AAC updates. Just to be on the safe side, I'll triple check the other Limp Bizkit entries but for now, this girl 🙅 needs her beauty sleep 😴

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    4. Alright my love, all of the Limp Bizkit entries have been updated including this one :)

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    5. thanks a lot Lass, my sleeping beauty! :D

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    6. AnonymousJune 11, 2019

      Links are broken again, thank you in advance for your help

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    7. The links have been updated.

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