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I got stoned and got in front of the mic and started babbling and they ended up not using the intro and using that instead." Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Les stated, "I came in and they wanted me to write some sort of intro for the record. The second, "The Mind of Les" featured Primus bass player and singer Les Claypool in what begin as an album intro. The first was "Radio Sucks" with MTV VJ Matt Pinfield, in which he rants about "pre-fabricated sorry excuses for singers and musicians who don't even write their own songs" before praising Bizkit for helping launch a musical revolution. The band also recorded interludes featuring celebrity cameos. Scott Borland wrote string melodies for "Don't Go Off Wandering". Problems playing this file? See media help.ĭescribing the album's music, Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that it contains "flourishes of neo-psychedelia on pummeling metal numbers and there are swirls of strings, even crooning, at the most unexpected background." While the band was opposed to solos, they allowed John Otto to perform an extended drum solo in the middle of "Nobody Like You". This sample also highlights the guest vocals of Korn's Jonathan Davis and Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland. While Limp Bizkit generally opposed solos, they allowed drummer John Otto to perform an extended drum solo in the song "Nobody Like You". "A Lesson Learned" is a psychedelic trip hop track similar to "Everything" from Three Dollar Bill, Yall$. The song "Show Me What You Got" is a sequel to "Indigo Flow" from Three Dollar Bill, Yall$. Staind singer Aaron Lewis provided backup vocals on the song "No Sex", while Scott Borland, Wes' brother, played keyboards on "Just Like This", "Nookie", "Re-Arranged", "I'm Broke", "9 Teen 90 Nine" and "A Lesson Learned". Weiland would frequently visit NRG studios and help with the recording, vocally coaching Durst. The band also collaborated with Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis and Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots on "Nobody Like You". Serj's vocals only appeared on the demo version of the song where he sang the bridge and ending chorus but his vocals don't appear on the album version of the song. Durst also recorded a song with System of a Down's vocalist Serj Tankian named "Don't Go Off Wandering". Durst also recorded a song with Eminem, "Turn Me Loose", which was left off the album. The song was originally titled "Shut the Fuck Up", but was retitled " N 2 Gether Now" for marketing purposes. The band wanted to record "a track that was straight hip-hop", according to Borland. DJ Premier of Gang Starr was brought in to produce the collaboration. The band allowed Durst and DJ Lethal to explore their hip hop influences by recording with Method Man. Fred Durst's breakup with his girlfriend inspired the songs " Nookie" and " Re-Arranged". In response to claims that the lyrics of Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ were misogynistic, Durst toned down his lyrical content on this album, which he described as being more lyrically mature. The melody for "Trust?" originated from a melody played in rough form in early 1998, during the Ladies Night in Cambodia tour.

An early version of "I'm Broke" was recorded for Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, but was left off the album because of how different the song sounded from the rest of that album's material. Significant Other has been described as a nu metal and rap metal album. He gets sounds that translate really well on tape and pretty much completely captures what we do, perfectly." The band immediately began recording after the conclusion of the Family Values Tour, despite the insistence of Interscope Records that the band take a break after it. He's a producer who fools with sound and sonically makes everything perfect. Guitarist Wes Borland stated of Date's production, "he doesn't get overly involved at the 'music' end of things. Producer Terry Date, known for working with Pantera, White Zombie and Deftones, was chosen by Limp Bizkit to produce Significant Other. Following the radio success of the band's cover of George Michael's " Faith", the band was determined to record the follow-up to their first album in order to show that they weren't a " Korn ripoff" or a cover band the band began writing an album which dealt with issues deriving from their newfound fame.
