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Fred Durst turned one of his most humiliating relationship experiences into “Nookie”. After discovering that his girlfriend had been unfaithful, he stayed with her anyway, then channelled the anger, embarrassment and self-blame into lyrics about knowing you are being treated badly but refusing to walk away. That vulnerability sat... show more

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Jen Dearingvor 1 Monat

This was a fun era to live through. Wish we could go back.

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Annikavor 1 Monat

Sounds good nowadays because there is no mainstream good music, but back in the day only losers liked this shit same that liked fuckin greenday

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Michael Honchovor 1 Monat

When they arrived, I did not hate them. Their music wasn't my thing, but I respected them. They tapped into something at the right time. That something was dumb, white, suburban angst-filled boys, for which there were millions. Borland is an underrated guitarist btw.

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TheBaseballGuy1vor 1 Monat

Saw them in 2000 and they had this up and comer as an opener… Eminem with D12. Phenomenal.

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American Jokervor 1 Monat

So we all just gonna ignore bro in full black face/body? 😂

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PatriotCharlesvor 1 Monat

There’s a huge difference when you go to a live concert someone like this guy or even Eminem. It sounds pretty much just like the CDs, but that’s not true at all rappers. Most are terrible live in my experience

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Joe Whichardvor 1 Monat

Man when music was bad ass! These days are long gone. We have lived thru the golden of music. We are now in the dying days of everything.

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Jesse Kelleyvor 1 Monat

People who weren’t alive in 99/00 will never understand just how big Bizkit was. The backwards red Yankees cap was iconic at the time. Everyone was rocking it. They were the biggest band in the world during this time. Then they tried to blame them for Woodstock which backfired

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SwitchedSaMeOL XRPvor 1 Monat

A few years back I was listening to LB and I realized looking back that I believe LB was one of the biggest influences of my life

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Derek Tom DeLonge Rubisvor 1 Monat

Brilliant song by a brilliant band

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sean starkvor 1 Monat

This band fucking sucks wtf is wrong with ppl

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Brucevor 1 Monat

Such a sick guitar riff by Wes

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Heather 💫vor 1 Monat

These were the days

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Nviousvor 1 Monat

They played HFStival one year, made everyone start breaking shit, then played break stuff, was crazy.

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nick alvearvor 1 Monat

Fuck yeah blasting this at home now

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Warren Wilhelmvor 1 Monat

Loved this at 13 but listening to it now, it's just fucking terrible.

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Up_n_Aftervor 1 Monat

I was an engineer on Results May Vary. Never met a bigger D-bag. Sam was cool. Wes was gone. John had knocked up a stripper in Chicago who was living at his house in LA. So john avoided her by doing blow all night in studio making me babysit and play back the days takes

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Erlang Haalandvor 1 Monat

It was bad then, and it's bad now. Let's leave this in the dust bin of history where it belongs.

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JJTheGrayvor 1 Monat

Nah …that’s @redban . This is how he got his money

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John Nguyenvor 1 Monat

When I graduated. I lucked out

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WokeyWokersonjrvor 1 Monat

So he was a willing cuckold...

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VariousCrapvor 1 Monat

I could never get into them, but they had that crowd exploding.

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Coelocanthvor 1 Monat

LimpBizkit were peak Western civilization downhill since then

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Brenton LJvor 1 Monat

Gayer than aids

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JasmanianBowWowvor 1 Monat

Is this a serious post, they became ‘international stars’?🤣🤣. That’s extremely over inflated. When they were played on alt radio stations in 2001 I couldn’t get the channel changed fast enough! ZERO talent & he looks like a whiteboy wannabe performing at an amateur talent show.

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HUMANS ARE ENDING.vor 1 Monat

Only the losers in school listened to this shit back in the day. They also listened to ICP. So yeah, thai shit has always sucked.

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Spreadvor 1 Monat

Silly

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Offinthedarkvor 1 Monat

Yes, the vulnerable story telling lyrics of Nookie. So you can take that cookie And stick it up your…

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GGvor 1 Monat

This was music for clowns

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Davidvor 1 Monat

He did it all for a cookie? Reminds me of dire straits when I was a kid, money for nothing and the chips are free.... Fat kid got laughed at by his dad for that one...

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scott adamsvor 1 Monat

Looks fun . But he coulda made a different song that didn’t sound so dumb?

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X 🇺🇸vor 1 Monat

The good ol days

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𝙁𝙐𝙍𝙄𝙊𝙐𝙎 3Dvor 1 Monat

Kek

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Big Mikevor 1 Monat

@grok where was Fred Durst born?

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raggamuffinvor 1 Monat

Black face is so awesome

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