Duke Lion Fights The Terror!!
Big Dumb Face has created a big, dumb record--intentionally so.  Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland's side project is so self-indulgent  it's almost endearing. Almost. From the GWAR-meets-Cannibal Corpse  death-metal attack of "Burgalveist" to the "Bonanza"-theme feel of  "Duke Lion" to the Martian-style vocals of "Kali is the Sweet Hog,"  Borland, who apparently plays all the CD's instruments, is goofy rather  than clever. While vaguely reminiscent of a side project from Primus  bassist/musical genius Les Claypool or something from Mr. Bungle, Big  Dumb Face lacks stellar musicianship or redeeming moments of brilliance  or true humor. Yet it's also quite clear Borland intends this to be  merely an amusing, wacked-out aural freak-out--the disc ends with a  nearly 20-minute oddball opus featuring lengthy moments of nothing but  doors opening or footsteps, and, at minute 11, a really bad drum solo.  While Bizkit fans may eat this up, to quote Spinal Tap, "There's a fine  line between clever and stupid," and Big Dumb Face falls squarely on  the stupid side.--Katherine Turman