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Recently I listened to Limp Bizkit and Creed (music I enjoyed as a young teenager) and still enjoyed it

HomokHarcos

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When I was 13 and 14 I listened to Creed and Limp Bizkit a lot, and I know their reputations as being two of the worst bands from that time period. But I recently listened to their music again and still enjoy it. Yes, the lyrics are really bad, but lyrics have always been the least important part for me.
 
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King Alamat

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Those are two bands of very skilled musicians let down by the jackasses fronting them.

Limp Bizkit's still fun to listen to though.
 
DrewFu

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I still listen to their stuff all the time due to the channels I listen to on SiriusXM.
 

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It's still totally fine catchy music. Nothing wrong with that. Plus whatever shine might come off the apple just due to aging is probably counter-balanced by the nostalgia.
 

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I'm not a giant fan of Limp Bizkit but I think there are some really interesting textures on 3 Dollar Bill Y'all that make it worthwhile.
 
DanteSparda504

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Limp Bizkit still slaps. The band is really fucking stupid, and the songs are stupid, but they are just a blast to listen to. The Gold Cobra album is A+ and it doesn't get recognized because of when it released.
 
AlmostMilk

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I still listen to them on the regular. Both have a lot of hits. People just like to hate on them because it's cool.

Now go listen to Nickelback and report back.
 

dead souls

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Eh, it's all good. I enjoy such a wide range of music. Some critically well regarded, some reviled.

Hell, the first album I ever bought with my own money way back in elementary school was Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi and I'll be damned if I don't still enjoy the big singles off of it.

If Livin' On a Prayer is good enough for Gallavich, it's good enough for me.
 
Garlic

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Middle aged millennial dads trying to pull some revisionist history on nu-metal is going to be absolutely unbearable
 
Pyccko

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I stan Wes Borland til I die, guy is a criminally underrated guitarist.
 
Conkersbadfurday

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I go back to the stuff I listened to as a kid now and then--old Nickelback, Limp Bizkit, old Disturbed, Papa Roach, etc--and still like the music. My tastes have changed, but I still have a fondness for that shit.

Hell, Godsmack have been my favorite band since I was like 12. And I keep up with Nickelback and Disturbed's current output.

I don't think it's a bad thing to still like the things you used to like as long as you can kinda put some context to it and are still willing to try new stuff.
 

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I get the feeling but not for those particular bands. For instance I have Stabbing Westward in my Spotify artists list and sometimes when I am feeling saucy I'll throw in Ungod and scream along to Violent Mood Swings or the title track. Then I forget that I still like some questionable music from my youth mostly because it's from my youth for a few months to years and it must have something, no matter what you think of trends or industry I am not going to knock on people with an album in the store, so if you like Creed and Limp Bizkit go for it, your not the only one.

Did Durst lose the red hat though, if not he might want to get on that.
 
skeezx

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Creed suffers from "the nickleback effect" wherein the band was never bad they just got way bigger than they probably 'deserved' and became the butt of jokes. their first album in particular was one of the better late 90s rock albums.

Limp Bizkit kinda deserved to be kicked around a little as they were poster children of that era's drek but some of their stuff is pretty good
 
RedMercury

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I'll listen to the My Way instrumental sometimes, I can't stand hearing Fred Durst most times
 

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Limp Bizkit is a very unique band that pioneered their own sound. Nothing to hate on. Well, except the lyrics. Gold Cobra and The Unquestionable Truth are their best work, though. Sonically very cohesive.

Creed on the other hand...
 
The Boat

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Nostalgia does that, but the truth is that both bands (especially Limp Bizkit afaik) have amazing musicians. Limp Bizkit has a lot of catchy tracks and great riffs, nothing wrong with enjoying that.
 
hiredhand

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This phenomenon is called nostalgia. People often get super attached to the music they listen to when they are teenagers.
 
Khrol

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The first two Creed alumna were cool but I've never gone back to listen to them. Wonder how I'd feel now. I can't stand Korn anymore lol.

A lot of Limp Bizkit stuff holds up IMO, but I'm definitely discrete when listening to it. You just have to shut your brain off and enjoy the riffs. Wes is still the man.
 
geardo

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As much as I hate to admit it, I still enjoy limp bizkit from time to time. I'm usually drunk when it happens though lmao
 
BadAss2961

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HomokHarcos said:
When I was 13 and 14 I listened to Creed and Limp Bizkit a lot, and I know their reputations as being two of the worst bands from that time period. But I recently listened to their music again and still enjoy it. Yes, the lyrics are really bad, but lyrics have always been the least important part for me.
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Revisionist history. These bands had credibility and were immensely popular at the time.

Probably most of Limp Bizkit's catalog is cringe now, but a lot it also still sounds good.

Creed's music is pretty timeless. They just had more of a classic rock sound whereas LB was part of the Nu Metal fad. People hate on Stapp, but his voice and that band were a perfect match.
 
Zushin

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If you like the guitar work in Creed, check out Alter Bridge (Mark Tremonti is the lead guitarist in both). Alter Bridge's lead singer Myles Kennedy is incredibly talented.
 
Truly Gargantuan

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Most of Limp Bizkit's music hasn't aged well but I could see how someone can enjoy it today.

But Creed? Yeah nah. You'll never catch me dead listening to Creed voluntarily.
 
Blent

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DanteSparda504 said:
Limp Bizkit still slaps. The band is really fucking stupid, and the songs are stupid, but they are just a blast to listen to. The Gold Cobra album is A+ and it doesn't get recognized because of when it released.
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Gold Cobra is one of my favourite albums of all time.

Years after nu-metal slipped out of the cultural spotlight, Limp Bizkit came back to give us an authentic, unapologetic and unmistakeable Limp Bizkit album.

It was glorious and I loves every track.
 
deftones r cool

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HomokHarcos i dont know if you grew up with them or not, but you should give Deftones a spin. I'm biased, but if you enjoy Bizkit in 2020, then White Pony or something is gonna floor ya with how well it holds up
 
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