Limp Bizkit Three Dollar Bill, Y'All CD

Limp Bizkit: Fred Durst (vocals); Wes Borland (guitar); Sam Rivers (bass); John Otto (drums); DJ Lethal (DJ).
Additional personnel: Scott Borland (keyboards).
Recorded at Indigo Ranch Studio, Malibu, California.
Personnel: Scott Borland (guitar, keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Andy Wallace; Steve Sisco; Tom Lord-Alge.
Recording information: Indigo Ranch Studio, Malibu, CA.
With their major-label debut, Three Dollar Bill Y'All, Limp Bizkit quickly rose to the top of the alt-metal subgenre known as "rapcore." Part of the reason the band stood out from their peers was their kinetic, frenzied energy. They might not have many original ideas -- they are largely an outgrowth of Korn, Faith No More, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers -- but they do the sound well. They have a powerful rhythm section and memorable hooks, most of which make up for the uneven songwriting. Then again, you're not looking for perfection on a debut -- you're looking for a promising sound, and on that front, Limp Bizkit deliver. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
THREE DOLLAR BILL, YALL$, mixes a funky rhythm section, screeching guitars, half rapped, half screamed vocals and noisy sound sculpting (courtesy of DJ Lethal of House Of Pain fame) into a stew that wastes no time simmering and heads straight for a rolling boil. Taking cues from Rage Against The Machine and buddies Korn, the band creates a nearly impenetrable wall of sound.
Singer Fred Durst obviously has some issues to work out, and he uses the band as an opportunity to vent. Whether he's railing against fake scenesters ("Counterfeit"), a gold-digging girlfriend ("Stuck") or his own insecurities ("Nobody Loves Me"), Durst makes his opinions known in no uncertain terms, and at the top of his lungs to boot. Throw in a cover of George Michael's "Faith" and you've got a killer CD.
With their major-label debut, Three Dollar Bill Y'All, Limp Bizkit quickly rose to the top of the alt-metal subgenre known as "rapcore." Part of the reason the band stood out from their peers was their kinetic, frenzied energy. They might not have many original ideas -- they are largely an outgrowth of Korn, Faith No More, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers -- but they do the sound well. They have a powerful rhythm section and memorable hooks, most of which make up for the uneven songwriting. Then again, you're not looking for perfection on a debut -- you're looking for a promising sound, and on that front, Limp Bizkit deliver. [Three Dollar Bill Y'all was issued in a "clean" version with all profanity removed.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine