Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (Edited)
The splicing together of nu metal, rap, funk, and sterile electronica laced with dark melodies as infectious as anythingBritneyhas to offer, inspired 6 million people to purchase copies of Limp Bizkit'sSignificant Other. WithChocolate Starfish, they perfect their formula. From the electro-infused "Intro" through the contagiously chugging "My Generation" to the straight-up rap of "Getcha Groove On,"Chocolate Starfishis a slick, clinical, and flawless platform for Fred Durst's effortlessly savage--and occasionally unintentionally comic--sociological rants geared toward disaffected youth. Ultimately, though, it's that undeniably intelligent musical backdrop--the brooding guitar sound that gave theMission Impossible 2theme haunting new life and menace, and that defines "Hot Dog," "Full Nelson," "My Way," "Rollin'," "Boiler," and "It'll Be Okay"--that makes this a seething work of genius. The fact is, with rap and rock saying pretty much the same thing, Limp Bizkit have plenty of competition. They just do what they do better than everyone else.--Dan Gennoe