Significant Other

by Limp Bizkit

Overview

Limp Bizkit made their reputation through hard work, touring the hell out of their debut album Three Dollar Bill Y'All and thereby elevating themselves to the popularity status of their similarly rap-inflected, alt-metal mentors Korn. With their second album, Significant Other, they come close to reaching Korn's artistic level; at the very least, it's considerably more ambitious and multi-dimensional than Three Dollar Bill. Limp Bizkit, of course, hasn't abandoned their testosterone-overloaded signature sound, they've just built around it. There are flourishes of neo-psychedelia on pummeling metal numbers and there are swirls of strings, even crooning, at the most unexpected background. All of it simply enhances the force of their rap-metal attack, which can get a little tedious if it's unadorned. Not so coincidentally, the enlarged sonic palette also serves as emotional coloring for Fred Durst's lyrics. He broke up with his longtime girlfriend -- his Significant Other, if you will -- during the writing of the album, and his anguish is apparent throughout the record, as almost every song is infused with the guilt, anger, and regret that was churned up in the wake of separation. That, however, gives the impression that this is an alt-metal Blood on the Tracks. It's not. Nevertheless, it does have more emotional weight than Three Dollar Bill, along with more effective, adventurous music. More importantly, it balances these new concerns with trace elements of their juvenile humor along with the overpowering aggro rap-metal that is their stock in trade. Which makes it a rare artistic leap forward that will still please audiences that just want more of the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/1999
Label:	Interscope
UPC:	0606949033521

Tracks

1. Intro
2. Just Like This
3. Nookie
4. Break Stuff
5. Re-Arranged
6. Nobody Like You
7. 9 Teen 90 Nine
8. I'm Broke
9. N 2 Gether Now
10. Don't Go Off Wandering
11. No Sex
12. Show Me What You Got
13. A Lesson Learned
14. Trust?
15. Outro

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Limp Bizkit   Primary Artist
Scott Borland   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Jonathan Davis   Guest Artist
Method Man   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Les Claypool   Guest Artist,Voiceover,Vocals (Background)
Fred Durst   Multi Instruments,Vocals
John Otto   Multi Instruments
Joel Derouin   Strings,String Section
Suzie Katayama   Strings,String Section
Wes Borland   Multi Instruments
Eve Butler   Strings,String Section
Matt Pinfield   Vocals,Voiceover
Sam Rivers   Multi Instruments
Renita Koven   Strings,String Section
Aaron Lewis   Vocals (Background)
DJ Lethal   Multi Instruments
Larry Corbett   Strings,String Section

Technical Credits

Fred Durst   Annotation,Art Direction,Composer
Charles Bobbit   Composer
Eddie Sancho   Engineer
John Otto   Composer,Composer
Suzie Katayama   String Arrangements
Eric B.   Engineer
John Ewing, Jr.   Engineer
Wes Borland   Composer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Scott Weiland   Composer
Karl Egsieker   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
DJ Premier   Producer
Brendon Urie   Composer
Jordan Schur   A&R,Executive Producer
Roger Lian   Editing
Erin Haley   Production Coordination
Tom Whalley   A&R
Peter Katsis   A&R
Dexter Thibou   Assistant Engineer
Leor DiMant   Composer
Liza Joseph   Assistant
Eric Hunter   Assistant
Eric Barrier   Composer
Clifford Smith   Composer
Markus Ulibarri   Assistant Engineer
Chris Martin   Composer
Sam Rivers   Composer,Composer
Samuel Rivers   Composer
Jonathan Davis   Composer
Ryan Williams   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jesse Gorman   Studio Assistant
Limp Bizkit   Composer,Producer
Rakim   Engineer
Brendan O'Brien   Mixing,Composer
George Michael   Composer
Cameron Webb   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
William Griffin   Composer
Terry Date   Engineer,Producer
Bobby Byrd   Composer
James Brown   Composer