Wes Borland: Geetarz
DJ Lethal: Sound Development
Fred Durst: Communications
John Otto: Beat Boy
Sam Rivers: Low End
It only looks easy.
Not every band sells 1.5 million copies of their debut record, and shares
stages with the hottest acts in the world while amassing a gigantic international
fan-base long before radio and -- yes, you, dear press folk -- woke up
and smelled the concrete. But Limp Bizkit rose out of their hometown of
Jacksonville, FL, on the backs of their friends and allies around the globe.
Through ceaseless touring and a dynamic live show, the little group with
the curious name found themselves in heady company indeed.They're that
band with the DJ from House of Pain, you're thinking. The ones that got
where they are because they inked tattoos on their friends in Korn, those
guys with the George Michael song.
Here's the scoop: Significant
Other, the band's second album for Flip/Interscope Records, shatters the
sophomore jinx. Yes, they toured incessantly last year, scoring an impressive
trifecta by appearing on the 1998 Warped and Ozzfest excursions, as well
as the inaugural edition of the groundbreaking Family Values tour. They
had a massive hit on their hands with their inimitable cover of George
Michael's "Faith," and they watched sales of their album fly past Platinum
certification. Worthy and respectable efforts, all. "I think we've successfully
set a landmark for this type of music," he states. "Other bands have combined
singing and heavy rock and rap, but no one's done it all to the extent
where the rap is totally hip-hop credible, the heavy parts can move 100,000
people at a time in an arena, and the melodies can make the whole world
sing. That crash you just heard was the gauntlet hitting the ground. For
the band - including guitarist Wes Borland, drummer John Otto, bassist
Sam Rivers, and turntable-man DJ Lethal -- Significant Other is the album
that will dispel the doubters and silence the skeptical.
It's a collection
of songs that Limp Bizkit say that they learned to write from playing to
audiences around the world, watching their fans in action. "The title refers
to male-female relationships, of course," says Wes Borland. "But it also
refers to this record as our 'significant other'. This is the record that
we've wanted to make since we started this band." Co-produced by the band
with famed noise technician Terry Date (Pantera, White Zombie, Staind)
and mixed by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots).
Here's the scoop: Significant
Other, the band's second album for Flip/Interscope Records, shatters the
sophomore jinx. Yes, they toured incessantly last year, scoring an impressive
trifecta by appearing on the 1998 Warped and Ozzfest excursions, as well
as the inaugural edition of the groundbreaking Family Values tour. They
had a massive hit on their hands with their inimitable cover of George
Michael's "Faith," and they watched sales of their album fly past Platinum
certification. Worthy and respectable efforts, all. "I think we've successfully
set a landmark for this type of music," he states. "Other bands have combined
singing and heavy rock and rap, but no one's done it all to the extent
where the rap is totally hip-hop credible, the heavy parts can move 100,000
people at a time in an arena, and the melodies can make the whole world
sing. That crash you just heard was the gauntlet hitting the ground. For
the band - including guitarist Wes Borland, drummer John Otto, bassist
Sam Rivers, and turntable-man DJ Lethal -- Significant Other is the album
that will dispel the doubters and silence the skeptical.
It's a collection
of songs that Limp Bizkit say that they learned to write from playing to
audiences around the world, watching their fans in action. "The title refers
to male-female relationships, of course," says Wes Borland. "But it also
refers to this record as our 'significant other'. This is the record that
we've wanted to make since we started this band." Co-produced by the band
with famed noise technician Terry Date (Pantera, White Zombie, Staind)
and mixed by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots).
