Limp Bizkit - New Old Songs (2014 Review)

Now I'm going to admit, I'm pretty biased since I am a fan of Limp Bizkit and at the time the album was released - I hated it, not all of it though. Collectively it had some awesome remixes and introduced me to artists I like to hear every once in awhile to this day. ==== "Nookie" as remixed by The Neptunes. It starts off like any other Neptunes produced track that came out around that time, the Britney Spears song they did around the same time comes to mind as well as the fact that the drum sounds and samples they always used are very apparent on this track as well. Always liked this one though, still do pretty much to this very day. On a scale of 0-5 though, this gets a heavy 3. "Take A Look Around" as remixed by Timbaland which features some additional vocals by E-40 and 8Ball. Song starts off with a chopped up guitar riffs played by Wes Borland and with other VST type instruments thrown in to flesh it out more with some synth and keyboard work along with Timbaland's use of drum sounds and samples. The song isn't at all too bad, quite like more than the original myself. The addition of the other Rappers makes this song easily one of the best mixes on the album altogether. On a scale of 0-5 I give this one a Filthy 4. "Break Stuff" as Remixed by DJ Lethal. I so WANTED to love this song back in the day and I admit, I still want too and it's not easy too. It's a great mix, it takes an aggressive song and keeps the vocal style and changes the music that surrounds it and makes it feel almost passive in nature instead of the IN-YOUR-FACE heavy riffs as played by Wes Borland. Scale 0-5 I give this one a lukewarm 2 and a half. "Crushed" as remixed by Bosko. I couldn't say enough about this track in all honesty. I loved it when I first heard it, I love the original and this one just works on all levels. It changes the style up completely from the almost synth Nine Inch Nails Goth style of the original and flips it sideways and makes it a Trip-Hop classic. Bosko's vocals thrown in with some crazy effect just works as awesome as a guitar, piano or even keyboard - it's an added layer that fills the song out. Though I admit, it still feels and sounds a bit hollow, I wish there was a deep bassline in there to give the track some much needed backbone. Scale 0-5 this one get's the 5. "N2gether Now" as remixed by The Neptunes. I'm not even going to say a fucking thing. Love the original and this one is just... It's good, but nothing special. Scale 0-5 it's somewhere, just not in the middle of off the scale. Sorry Neptunes, this one just doesn't do it for me. "Rearragned" remixed by Timbaland and featuring additional vocals by Bubba Sparxxx (Timbalands at the time Country Rap protege or project/experiment). The song starts off almost identical to Timbalands's "Take A Look Around" remix, featuring a chopped up bassline from Sam Rivers and lots of VST type instruments added in to fill the song out. Wes Borlands guitar notes are virtually left alone, which is great really and works perfectly well that way. Where the song fails is the pencil hitting a piece of paper snare drum sample and Bubba Sparxxx's verse just doesn't fit at all with the rest of the song. Scale 0-5 this one slides right up to the 3 mark, barely - but still right there. "Getcha Groove On" Dirt Road Remix by DJ Premier - The songs starts out with some 8bit sounding beeps and boops, I'm pretty sure Bill Cosby would have been available to do some random beeps and boops for the song himself. The song isn't the best, the original is better even if it did get the band in a massive lawsuit over the sample that the original features HEAVILY. 0-5 this one lands on a soft 2. "Faith" Remixed by Fred Durst & Josh Abraham (Featuring Everlast) - The song kicks off sampling David Bowie's hit "Fame" and I quite like that. Changing the dynamic of the song overall from the Hokey turn Heavy track they originally recorded for their Debut album. The song would not be the same if Fred hadn't re-recorded his vocals for the song and that's why it's one of my all time favorite tracks - though I admit Everlast's verse is just another freestyle that pretty much every rapper does. The same words can be heard on "N2Gether Now" from Methodman and an unreleased track where Eminem says the very same lines. 0-5 this lands flush on the 5 for me. ==== I'll pick up on the last 7 songs when I have the time to sit and listen. I'm pretty tired right now and ready to finally fall asleep.