Let's not forget the heart and soul of Limp Bizkit, DJ Lethal

Man, I really went in on RPB there.

I think I wasn’t feeling good, and was about to get on a plane back to the frozen tundra.

Hopefully, she forgives me.

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Whoa bro, these guys were the shit for reals. I remember when I had to wipe off the cars at Pop's dealership I would crank that shit on those old shit ass iPods. "Break Stuff" was the shit. It was a total motivator. Fuck I hated doin' that shit but he was all, "Wayne gotta work." T-Y had a job at the Arby's which was boss because we would always get sacks of those cheddar melts or whatever. Get toasted, after school, was amazeballs brah.

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Dude, you are my bro.

To revisit this a day later: did anyone else who listened to Kiss FM around this time remember there being a strange amount of R.E.M. recurrents in the playlist? I know that "Man on the Moon" had a moment around 2000 because of the movie, but I distinctly remember "Everybody Hurts," "It's the End of the World As We Know It," and "The One I Love" popping up between "The Next Episode" and "Little Black Backpack." Outside of R.E.M., "Should I Stay or Should I Go" and "Blister in the Sun" were in the mix somewhere, too. How odd.

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These songs are still played pretty regularly on XRT.

I don't like any of them.

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I agree with your premise.
A lot of the late 90's-early 2000's dry-wall punching nu-metal bands actually had talented players in the bands.
I think a lot of the backlash was specifically due to obnoxious frontmen.
Durst, Manson, Godsmack guy, Staind guy, Nickelback guy, Korn guy, Creed guy etc.
If you strip away the dumb lyrics, a lot of the actual music can be pretty decent from a performance standpoint.
But back to the topic, I've never bought a Limp Bizkit record, or have seen them live, but I'd be lying if I told you I didn't
look them up on YT on occasion to watch the Rollin, My Way, or Nookie videos.

Their cover of Faith is absolute fucking garbage though.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

I was absolutely shocked about two tears ago, when my oldest son went to see Limp Bizkit in concert. One of his high school classmates and weightlifting buddies was into them and arranged the tickets. He really enjoyed himself.

I'm trying to go through the R.E.M. back catalogue and find out what I've been missing out on and it's just not happening for me. Between Murmur and Green I don't think there's anything that's grabbed me that wasn't on the best-of-the-IRS-era comp I got like 13 years ago. I suspect I'm too much of a Smiths guy to be an R.E.M. guy. You pick one jangly '80s band and commit.

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I'll tell you what's lethal. Listening to Limp Bizkit.

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R.U. Talking R.E.M. RE: Me?

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It's possible to be both.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

I have one REM CD, I think it's Green, after that they seemed to become self-important and preachy.

If that's the case, PM your dropbox info and I'll send you the entire Bizkit discography to see if your theory holds up.

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Oh, I like Out of Time. I'm not afraid to say "Losing My Religion" is probably their best song, I don't hate "Shiny Happy People" like the real fans do, and I love "Texarkana." "Radio Song" is cornier than "Shiny Happy People" off the intro alone.

Green is a good album. Life's Rich Pageant is the one I can't figure out.

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Well, if you're only gonna own one REM record, having GREEN is better than having Around The Sun, I guess.
Everyone should have Automatic For the People. I'm sure it's on Spotify or YT or whatever.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Good long read on nu-metal: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2015/08 ... -nu-metal/

All the worst dudes liked nu-metal.

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Life's Rich Pageant is pretty front loaded, but side B is pretty good too.
I guess I have a hard time dissing any REM unless it came after New Adventures in hi-Fi - then it's truly hit or miss, mostly miss.
I never saw them live either.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Yeah, I like "Begin the Begin," "Fall on Me," and "Cuyahoga," and that's all. I think I'm just gonna hit this wall with R.E.M. and that'll be that.

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I wish that article spent more time exploring how nu metal became the go-to music for jocks when it's roots were based in the exact opposite. Feels like a missed opportunity.

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was their first hit.

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I love Bizkit.

Saw them at HOB a few years ago.

I especially love Fred. Hilarious guy.

check this thread out. Hilarious video:
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=113735&hilit=bizkit

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Bad thought

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Life's Rich Pageant has always been my favorite REM album. I liked them, never completely loved them. Saw them at the Cap Center back in college. They sucked. Their sound does not translate to arenas.

I was a ringer on wxrt's 16" softball team for a couple years. Lin Brehmer gave me the heads up that REM was coming out with GREEN. There was a ton of buildup and excitement over that record. I just wasn't that into them anymore.

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Hit?

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Not sure how we went to REM from a Limp Bizkit thread....

Always like REM, but agreed...never loved them.

Automatic for the People as a full album is really really good, but Green and Document has their best songs. Out of Time is very good.

I regret not seeing them when they toured the Green album.

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Yes, and it is probably why I don't like them until this day. Why is R.E.M. wasting my time when we could be listening to good music?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

It was a pretty big song.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

28th ranked.

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@audioidkid

Yes, it was a hit. A good song, even though the band turned out to be meh at best.

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28th ranked in what?

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His mind is not for rent to any God or government.