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Release Date: June 17th 1997
Album Title: Three Dollar Bill
Yall$
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Limp Bizkit's first full length release
that kicks some major donkey arse. This CD came out and
was quite the underground buzz for a while. The band toured
an awful lot using this material and began to get some recognition.
When they finally landed a spot on MTV's spring break in
1998, their sales increased and things started to change.
Fred made a video for the George Michael cover song "Faith"
and it hit MTV and soon became one of the top 10 videos
on Total Request Live. Before they knew it, they were hanging
out with Carson Daly. Carson would be hanging with Nsync
one second, and the next he would be calling Limp Bizkit
"Fred and Co" and saying they are "rad." It's all in good
fun though. Many fans (including myself) figured that LB
sold out big time I was pretty pissed off actually at the
whole deal and started to bitch about them on my old fan
site from 1998. Wes eventually came across my site and decided
to e-mail me about it. He talked to me, and believe it or
not... he made perfect sense as to why they DIDN'T sell
out and it's just how it is. The band didn't know it was
going to happen. They were exposed to more people by being
on MTV and the kids liked what they saw and the band BLEW
UP! So be proud and don't bitch about them selling out,
because if you were in a band, you would be very happy to
be on MTV. If it wasn't for MTV many bands wouldn't be around
because they would starve and go broke! |
With their major-label debut, Three Dollar Bill
Y'All, Limp Bizkit quickly rose to the top of the alt-metal
subgenre known as rapcore. Part of the reason the band stood
out from their peers was their kinetic, frenzied energy. They
might not have many original ideas -- they are largely an outgrowth
of Korn, Faith No More and the Chili Peppers -- but they do
the sound well. They have a powerful rhythm section and memorable
hooks, most of which make up for the uneven songwriting. Then
again, you're not looking for perfection on a debut -- you're
looking for a promising sound, and on that front, Limp Bizkit
delivers.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine - LiveDaily.com
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