Icon (Limp Bizkit album)
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| Compilation album by Limp Bizkit | ||||
| Released | July 19, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-2005 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal | |||
| Label | Flip/Interscope | |||
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Icon is the fourth compilation album by American rock band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2011, it is a retrospective compiling material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, Results May Vary and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1).[1]
Music and lyrics
The music of Icon has predominately been described as nu metal[2] and is noted for "kinetic, frenzied energy".[3] On this compilation, DJ Lethal functions as a sound designer for the band, shaping their sound. According to Lethal, "I try and bring new sounds, not just the regular chirping scratching sounds. [...] It's all different stuff that you haven't heard before. I'm trying to be like another guitar player."[4]
Wes Borland's guitar playing on this compilation is experimental and nontraditional, and is noted for creative use of six and seven-string guitars.[5] The songs from Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ feature him playing without a guitar pick, performing with two hands, one playing melodic notes, and the other playing chord progressions.[4] His guitar playing on this album also makes use of octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, creating a percussive sound.[6] Borland's guitar playing also has unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes to create a disorienting effect, and hypnotic, droning licks.[6]
Durst's lyrics are often profane, scatological or angry.[7] Much of Durst's lyrical inspiration came from growing up and his personal life.[4] The breakup with his girlfriend inspired the Significant Other songs "Nookie" and "Re-Arranged".[8]
Reception
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Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Icon "[provides] a good overview of the leading rap-metal outfit of the '90s."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Counterfeit" | from Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Faith" | from Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Nookie" | from Significant Other | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Break Stuff" | from Significant Other | 2:46 |
| 5. | "Re-Arranged" | from Significant Other | 5:54 |
| 6. | "Take a Look Around" | from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" | from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | 3:33 |
| 8. | "My Way" | from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Eat You Alive" | from Results May Vary | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Behind Blue Eyes" | from Results May Vary | 4:29 |
| 11. | "The Truth" | from The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) | 5:25 |
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Total length:
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47:36 | ||
Personnel
- Fred Durst - vocals
- Wes Borland - guitars
- Mike Smith - guitar on tracks 9 and 10
- Sam Rivers - bass
- John Otto - drums, percussion
- DJ Lethal - turntables, samples, keyboards, programming, sound development
References
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