It was an album that saw Bizkit become a part of the very fabric of mainstream culture. Rollin’, My Generation, Take A Look Around, My Way, Hot Dog, Livin’ It Up, Full Nelson… that that list reads like a greatest hits set by itself tells you all you need to know about the kind of firepower that Chocolate Starfish… was packing. Landing at No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic after its release in October 2000, Chocolate Starfish… hit a resounding bullseye, stacked with so many big songs that Bizkit were able to release five of them as singles and still hold back tracks that’d become future setlist staples. The band came out of the studio with an album that’d take them further than even they could have possibly imagined. Their cocksure mix of brawling hip hop and kaiju-sized riffs was drawing in a wide array of fans, but it also made them an instant target for metal’s more sneery quarters – accusations that their music and image was opening our world up for invasion by jocks and posers ran riot. A stint supporting Korn followed by abrasive debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y’all in 1997 would see them become one of the most talked-about bands in rock. In an era where metal’s 90s generation had all but prised the baton from its elder statesmen, Bizkit looked set to be the scene’s most successful, but controversial, graduates. Things were already getting pretty damn big for Limp Bizkit by the turn of the millennium. Best in-ear headphones (opens in new tab): Louder’s top choice wired and wireless earbuds.Best headphones for music: supercharge your listening.Spotify vs Apple Music vs Tidal: which streaming service is best (opens in new tab) for rock and metal?.Take it to the streets in style with Converse’s big summer sale (opens in new tab).There was a point in which things got so big that I don’t remember getting them getting bigger.” “Then the record sold a million in the first week. “I never thought Limp Bizkit was gonna be as large as it was,” admits guitarist Wes Borland today down a phone line from his home in Detroit.
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