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According to sonicnet, Limp Bizkit is putting together a remix album. Featured remixers - DJ Premier, Timbaland, Neptunes, etc. I'm assuming that many of you, like me, like some of the named producers and don't particularly like Fred Durst and company... So what does it mean when someone who you like/respect teams up with someone you don't? Admittedly, producers are almost by definition whores, so maybe this kind of "behavior" is to be expected... But does this bother anyone except me? Does this in anyway compromise your opinion of their artistic output? Also, what other musical team-ups of the past have really bugged you?

― Matthew Cohen, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It doesn't *bug* me at all. They are humans with apparently inconsistent taste just like me. I love seventies snort-induced soft rawk and feedback teenage angst pop. So what if it doesn't have any overt similarities.

― Helen Fordsdale, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn right it's a bad idea! I thought they were supposed to be a kick- ass rock band, not some R&B/pop shit!

― dave q, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

As long as these producers make it quite clear that they're doing it for MONEY, and not love of the "music", then I'll lose no respect for them.

With any luck, LB fans will lose respect for the band and stop buying their albums and requesting their damn videos 24/7.

― EdwardO, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Primo had already produced that Limp/Method Man track so its not a big surprise there. As for the Neptunes, I'm all for it. After ODB, Jay-Z, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, P. Diddy, Foxy Brown, Mystikal, Ludacris, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, etc. etc.... moving to Limp Bizkit is a relatively innocent move. Maybe we won't notice Fred like how we don't notice Britney in "I'm a Slave 4 U".

On a side note, Timbaland's been talking about working with NIN and Metallica and stuff since he says he's tired of pop hits or something. So is this like... his first move?

― Honda, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
We got human beings using humans for a bomb
But everyone wanna live
Don't nobody really want to die
You feeling me right
I can't be watching people die
(die)
And watching people cry
Let me break it down for a minute
If there's enough room here for you and me
There's plenty of room for some humanity

Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)

― stevo, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ought to add the above is Fred Durst's jaw-droppingly bad contribution to Artists Against Aids charity-fest 'What's Going On'.

― stevo, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Merzbow doing a split single with those godawful entitties called Cack E.S.P.

― Kodanshi, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm actually sort of excited by the prospect. Limp Bizkit is a sharp cultural quantity -- they're a polarizing force. If these modern production crews can make songs from bursts of synth-white-noise, and produce something *interesting* and unique and exciting from the result, then think how much they'll be able to do with Limp Bizkit, whose sonic assault is even stronger than white noise, some say.

― Sterling Clover, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If they can mix Fred "Peace & Love" Durst out of the songs, so much the better.

And, yeah, that contribution to "What's Going On" is pretty ass, especially coming after Nelly and Nas' fantastic contributions. The best part of the video shows Fred @ the mic, WRITING LYRICS. That's rich.

― David Raposa, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

if they totally eliminate fred durst and limp bizkit's contributions... it'll be swell. what is it with white guys rapping and trying to sound like fucking ad-rock? it's over, everybody - you can just rap now. it's okay.

― your null fame, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

Ok, so this floating around out there now for all to hear. Strange to hear Timbaland, Neptunes, P. Diddy, etc. attempting to incorporate more abrasive guitar sounds/samples simply because they're dealing with Limp Bizkit. A lot of the album sound like bids for what rap-metal could have been (not necessarily good bids, mind). The effect of this ranges from disappointing/predictable to exhibits of interesting new directions for X producer. Unfortunately, Fred is still quite omnipresent.

― Honda, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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