With a profession that features quite a few hits and controversial moments, Limp Bizkit has misplaced fairly a little bit of efficiency in 2024. Thirty years following their profitable years, the band round Fred Durst takes the stage like a run-down jukebox. Even competition father Jan Smeets got here to check out the North Stage on Sunday, however did he see that it was good?
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It may be referred to as an achievement: doing every thing you may in an hour to rework right into a caricature of your self. And the truth that you primarily depend on others singing alongside to make sure that nobody decides to face in line for an additional cookie, truly says all of it.
The quantity of cash that DJ Deadly retains placing in his personal tormentor appears countless. Throughout an hour of taking part in time, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Backstreet Boys, Nirvana, Wham!, The White Stripes and The Outfield shall be taking part in. That is nearly extra covers on document than The Analogues carried out dwell on the principle stage yesterday.
Add to that the as soon as profitable renditions of Religion by George Michael and Behind Blue Eyes by The Who and you do not have to be a professor to calculate that there’s little left of the selfmade repertoire. With that final tune, right this moment’s little huge headliner abruptly steps out of the wings to sing alongside to the refrain. We have been questioning why Durst has hysterically shouted his title a few dozen instances because the begin of the present – not even twenty minutes in the past.
‘Women and gents, Ed Sheeran, who’s dad modified his diapers whereas listening to us.’ Sadly, Limp Bizkit additionally depends on different individuals’s success right here. We’d be embarrassed that matches the standard cap from the nineties; Durst hides it behind his lengthy, grey beard and a faint dose of underpants enjoyable. It solely turns into enjoyable when he asks a safety man if he smells the scent of marijuana that wafts over the grounds. Should be due to all these open doorways.
No, that is by far the laziest efficiency we have seen this weekend. Begin with Break Stuff. Finish with Break Stuff. It would not precisely present creativity. And what a pity it’s that the handful of classics – all of which your reviewer additionally retains in a field in his basement – will not be performed convincingly wherever?
Scorching Canine solely tastes like extra in matches and begins, My Era sings alongside dully. Solely Rollin’ and Take A Look Round are good. Within the uninteresting sound combine it is just Wes Borland who comes out a bit right here and there, no pun supposed. Nevertheless it would not sound tight wherever. And it is arduous to imagine that Fred remains to be doing it for the Nookie, since he is already having a tough time getting shifting on stage tonight.
Perhaps it is time for a brand new idea wherein these songs additionally merely sound from the turntable of residing legend Deadly. It can save a variety of expectations. We will think regarding the response of uncle Fred guessed: ‘Now I do know why you wanna hate me, ‘trigger hate is all of the world has even seen recently.’ High-quality Fred. That is at the least as straightforward as this beneath common karaoke present.
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