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Results May Vary is the fourth album by Limp Bizkit, released on September 23, 2003 through Interscope Records. The album was certified Platinum on June 3, 2008.[2]

Album information

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. This is the only Limp Bizkit album featuring former Snot guitarist Mike Smith. 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.

Reception

Initial critical response to Results May Vary was generally negative. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 33, based on 11 reviews.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Re-Entry" – 2:37
  2. "Eat You Alive" – 3:57
  3. "Gimme the Mic" – 3:05
  4. "Underneath the Gun" – 5:42
  5. "Down Another Day" – 4:06
  6. "Almost Over" – 4:38
  7. "Build a Bridge" (featuring Brian "Head" Welch of Korn) – 3:56
  8. "Red Light – Green Light" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 5:36 (3:55)
  9. "The Only One" – 4:08
  10. "Let Me Down" – 4:16
  11. "Lonely World" – 4:33
  12. "Phenomenon" – 3:59
  13. "Creamer (Radio is Dead)" – 4:30
  14. "Head for the Barricade" – 3:34
  15. "Behind Blue Eyes" (Pete Townshend) – 6:05 (4:28)
  16. "Drown" – 3:51

Bonus Tracks

  2. "Let It Go" [UK] – 5:10
  3. Armpit" [Japan] – 3:55

"Off The Record" Tracks

  1. "Chains"
    • appeared on MTV Album Launch on a tracklist
  2. "Cowgirls From Hell"
    • posted on LB MySpace
  3. "Fools Game"
  4. "Lean On Me"
    • released on Greatest Hitz
  5. "Masturbation"
    • posted on LB MySpace as 'Masterbation'
  6. "Need"
    • appeared on MTV Album Launch on a tracklist
  7. "Poison Ivy"
  8. "Pollution Recall (aka Press Your Luck Instrumental)"
    • Released on The Search for Teddy Swoes Sampler
  9. "Relentless"
    • posted on LB MySpace
  10. "Until The End"
  11. "When It Rains"
  12. "Why"
    • released on Greatest Hitz
  13. "Relax"
    • Alternate version of "Creamer (Radio is Dead)", rumored to be last track made with Wes Borland.
  14. "Crack Addict"
  15. "Shot"
    • released on the Eat You Alive Single
  16. "Just Drop Dead"
    • released on the Eat You Alive Single
  17. "Press Your Luck"
    • posted on LB MySpace
  18. "How Do We Get Through This"
    • Demo Version of Masturbation

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2003 Top Canadian Albums 3
2003 Top Internet Albums 3
2004 The Billboard 200 3

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
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

Miscellaneous

  • 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.
  • The song "Gimme the mic" features lyrics from the Eric B. and Rakim song "Microphone Fiend", as well as a double bass open-B breakdown, a trademark often used in hardcore and Fear Factory-like metal riffing, which cannot be heard in any other Limp Bizkit song.
  • The bridge in the song "Head for the Barricade" also features the only thrash-styled uptempo beat ever heard through all of the bands discography.
  • On the inside cover the artwork shows a bottle of pills with the prescription from "Dr. Tyler Durden", a reference to Fight Club, of which Fred Durst is a fan. The song "Head for the Barricade" was also in the Fight Club game, in which he is a hidden character.
  • In the credits of the album, Pete Townshend's name was misspelled.

References

  1. ^ a b "Limp Bizkit:Results May Vary (2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  2. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=10&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=on&before=on&startMonth=1&endMonth=8&startYear=2008&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25
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