Results May Vary
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| Studio album by Limp Bizkit | ||
| Released | September 23, 2003 | |
| Recorded | August 2002 - January 2003; May - June 2003 in Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Nu Metal Alternative Metal |
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| Length | 68:33 | |
| Label | Flip/Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Terry Date, DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, Rick Rubin, Jordan Schur |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Limp Bizkit chronology | ||
| New Old Songs (2001) |
Results May Vary (2003) |
The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005) |
Results May Vary is the fourth album by Limp Bizkit, released on September 23, 2003.
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[edit] About The Album
It went through many name changes, originally going by the name Lessismore, and later Bipolar. Other names the album went through include Panty Sniffer, The Search for Teddy Swoes, and Fetus More. At one point Fred Durst even said "Whatever I'm feeling it is on the day the artwork is due, then that will be the final title".
For the first recording sessions, the band recorded without a permanent guitarist in the band (since Wes Borland left in 2001). Vocalist Fred Durst and bassist Sam Rivers played guitar on some songs, and engineer Elvis Baskette was hired to play guitar on some others. 15 songs were written and recorded for the album. Then Mike Smith was recruited, and four more were written as well. After a discussion with Jimmy Iovine, the chairman of Interscope Records, the band decided the vibe they had with Smith was good enough that they should go back into the studio and write a whole new album's worth of material. In the end, 10 more songs were written and recorded. The best songs were chosen from among these, and they made it onto the album. The others, including songs like 'Masturbation', 'Cowgirls from Hell', and 'Relentless' are collectively known by Fred as the 'Off the Record' tracks. Fred occasionally plays them on the band's MySpace.
The album received a lot of negative reviews, so much so, that as of November 2006, it is album number 3 on Metacritic's Worst Reviewed Albums, with a score of 30 out of 100 link. (Only Kevin Federline's debut album, Playing With Fire and Bloodhound Gangs Hefty Fine, have lower scores.) Despite this, "Results May Vary" did receive gold status. Also, the song Behind Blue Eyes managed to reach Platinum certification in the United States, a first for a Limp Bizkit single. [1].
This is the first and only Limp Bizkit album featuring former Snot guitarist Mike Smith. Some critics accuse "Results May Vary" of being another failed attempt for the band due to again abandoning in part rapcore sounds. The album still featured some rapping, but there wasn't much hardcore influence just like all of the bands albums since Three Dollar Bill, Yall$. Also the songs were done in a more alternative rock fashion with metallic guitars, akin to the latter half of Chocolate Starfish.... This is especially true of songs such as Build A Bridge, which is similiar to "The One" from Chocolate Starfish....
This is considered by some the last 'mainstream album' to be released by Limp Bizkit, as The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) was released with no single or media coverage.
[edit] Track listing
- "Re-Entry" – 2:37
- "Eat You Alive" – 3:57
- "Gimme the Mic" – 3:05
- "Underneath the Gun" – 5:42
- "Down Another Day" – 4:06
- "Almost Over" – 4:38
- "Build A Bridge" – 3:56
- "Red Light - Green Light" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 5:36
- Contains the hidden track "Take It Home" – 1:41
- "The Only One" – 4:08
- "Let Me Down" – 4:16
- "Lonely World" – 4:33
- "Phenomenon" – 3:59
- "Creamer (Radio Is Dead)" – 4:30
- "Head For The Barricade" – 3:34
- "Behind Blue Eyes" (Pete Townshend) – 6:05
- Contains the hidden track "All That Easy" – 1:32
- "Drown" – 3:51
Bonus Tracks
- "Let It Go" [UK] – 5:10
- "Armpit" [Japan] – 3:55
- (remaking of a track of the same title from 1995 Mental Aquaducts)
See Unreleased Limp Bizkit songs for "Off The Record" tracks.
[edit] Personnel
- DJ Lethal - Sound Development
- Fred Durst - Vocals, some guitar
- John Otto - Drums
- Sam Rivers - Bass, some guitar
- Mike Smith - Guitar
- Elvis Baskette - Engineering, Guitar
- David Holdridge - Additional Engineering, Digital Editing
- Ulrich Wild - Additional Engineering
- Andrew Scheps - Additional Engineering
- Brendan O'Brien - Mixing
- Billy Bowers - Additional Engineering
- Mark Valentine - Mixing Assistance
- Michael Patterson - Mixing
- Aaron Lepley - Mixing Assistance
- Jason Spears - Mixing Assistance
- JD Andrew - Recording Assistance
- Jun Ishickeki - Recording Assistance
- Jason Carson - Recording Assistance
- Jason Dale - Recording
- Brian Humphrey - Recording Assistance
- Zack Odom - Recording Assistance
- Steve Robillard - Recording Assistance
- John Morical - Recording Assistance
- Neal Ferrazzani - Recording Assistance
- Sergio Chavez - Recording Assistance
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Stewart Whitmore - Digital Editing
- Jordan Schur - Executive Producer
- Brian Welch (Korn)
- Scott Thomas (Ringside)
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | Top Canadian Albums | 3 |
| 2003 | Top Internet Albums | 3 |
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | "Eat You Alive" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 16 |
| 2003 | "Eat You Alive" | Modern Rock Tracks | 20 |
| 2004 | "Almost Over" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
| 2004 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| 2004 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | Modern Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 2004 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
| 2004 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | Top 40 Mainstream | 25 |
[edit] Miscellanea
- This album is currently the third worst-reviewed album on the Metacritic website, with an average score of (33/100). It leads Bloodhound Gang's Hefty Fine, which scored (28/100), and Kevin Federline's Playing With Fire, which scored (15/100).
- The song "Build A Bridge" was the theme song of WWE Survivor Series 2003.
- The song "Behind Blue Eyes" is a cover of The Who's original version and was used as the theme of the movie Gothika, with the music video featuring Halle Berry, who is also in the movie.
- The song "Just Drop Dead" one of the songs discarded from the album, was purposely leaked by Fred Durst, supposedly as a diss to Britney Spears, after the Fred Durst and Britney Spears romance controversy. It was later released on the Eat You Alive single.
- The song "Crack Addict", which also didn't make it onto the album, was used as the theme song for WWE's WrestleMania XIX.
- The album was scheduled to be released on June 13, 2003. As heard on the WrestleMania 19 DVD.
- Tim Burton collaborated with the band for the cover art while it was still going under the 'The Search for Teddy Swoes' name.
- On the inside cover the artwork shows a bottle of pills with the prescription from "Dr. Tyler Durden", a reference to Fight Club, which Fred Durst is a huge fan of. The Song Head For The Barricade Was Also In The Fight Club Game Where He Is A Hidden Charater.
- In the credits of the album Pete Townshend's name was misspelled.
| Limp Bizkit |
| Fred Durst - Sam Rivers - John Otto - DJ Lethal |
| Former Members: Wes Borland - Mike Smith - Rob Waters - Scott Borland - Terry Balsamo |
| Discography |
| Albums and demos: Mental Aquaducts - Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ - Significant Other - Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water - New Old Songs - Results May Vary - The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) - Greatest Hitz - The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2) |
| Singles: Counterfeit - Faith - Nookie - Re-Arranged - N 2 Gether Now - Break Stuff - My Generation - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) - Take a Look Around - Boiler - My Way - Eat You Alive - Behind Blue Eyes - Home Sweet Home-Bittersweet Symphony |
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