THE UNQUESTIONABLE TRUTH (Part 1)
Just lke every other rockhead who pays attention to band line-ups, I was thrilled when original LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland
returned to the band after leaving the band for three years. For a band that made their mark with songs like "Nookie", "Break Stuff" and "Rollin", they seem to have taken quite a left turn with
The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1). Fred Durst had previously described this disc as "anti-pop" and "Like Pantera Meets Beastie Boys"... Honestly, I think he should just begin every interview with "We all really enjoy RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE"...and he'll be sailing smooth passed any journalist who feels like smashing him in the face with the Rage similarities.
It's not a mystery why Limp Bizkit has decided to re-invent itself; the mighty nu-metal bands are reeling from poor album sales (for crying out loud, KORN is recording cover song after cover song and their guitarist just
left the band to follow God full-time), and Limp is no exception. Their last disc
Results May Vary wasn't blowing anyone's hair back (least of all mine), and MTV might not return Durst's calls soon.
Gee, maybe it's a good thing that
porn video made its way out of Durst's computer... somehow I don't think this disc is going to get him the same press that video did.
Re-creating yourself is honorable. It shows people you're not afraid to take chances. Re-creating yourself to sound too much like one of the most prominent rock bands of the last decade is probably an error in judgement. Listen to "The Truth" and tell me you don't hear the Tom Morello influenced guitar lines and Zack de la Rocha-isms when Durst screams "imagine accepting the truth". Shit, even the album cover looks like it's Rage-inspired.
I'd like to think the angst is genuine, and that Durst, Borland, Sam Rivers, and co. are just trying to express how pissed they are that their CDs aren't selling as well as they used to, but this appears to be a little more calculated than that.
There are some great riffs on these tracks, and I'm sure I'll make good use out of them, because Limp Bizkit has always managed to produce some fat-ass, bottom heavy grooves that work really well in production pieces.
I would like to see what their sound develops into; maybe a little of this Rage influence mixed with their penchant for hook writing will result in the quintessential Limp Bizkit release.
