Reviews list for Limp Bizkit - New Old Songs (2001)

Between 2000’s ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water’ and 2003’s ‘Results May Vary’, American rap rockers Limp Bizkit went from being one of the biggest bands on the planet, to becoming one of the most hated. There is a number of reasons for this. Whether it’s to do with the quality of the music, pop culture fads, individual members of the band, or just about any other reason you can think of, it’s undeniable that from the mid-90’s to the early 2000’s, Limp Bizkit’s career was on an upwards trajectory. 

Then they released this abomination. 

‘New Old Songs’, released in 2001, features a whole bunch of soulless, uninspired and quite frankly, terrible remixes of tracks from the bands previous three studio releases. I can see how this certainly put people off. None of these tracks are overly enjoyable. They certainly didn’t appeal to the rock and metal fans, and I doubt hip hop fans would have cared to give it a chance either. 

At an absolute stretch, the ONLY decent track is the DJ Lethal remix of ‘My Way’, but even that is clutching at straws. I’d much rather listen to the original track. 

I don’t know what Limp Bizkit were aiming for here, but it blew up in their faces. Did the album sell a lot of copies and make lots of dollar for the band? Absolutely. Is there anyone who actually likes this album though? No. No there isn’t.