Another
song from the new album albeit a cover from The Who, Behind
Blue Eyes, and the closest thing Limp Bizkit will ever come
to recording a ballad. Durst has been quoted as saying the
new album is the most aggressive to date, but simply on the
songs played tonight it seems that Fred could be going soft
in his old age. A guitar plays out on a blacked-out stage
and the vocals begin from who knows where. Suddenly, Fred
appears on the barrier between the front two sections to
the delight to the people at the front and, to his credit,
he does a great job as cigarettes, bottles of water, beer
and God knows what rain down.
Still in the crowd, the bass intro
to Take A Look Around ignites the crowd and everyone comes
back to life. Slowly
making his way back to the stage, the energy reaches intense
proportions as he declares ‘I know why you want to
hate me.’ Pyrotechnics play out the final section and
Limp Bizkit leave the stage.
They return with Full Nelson, fists
back in the air as we’re
told that ‘we won the football match’ (referring
to England’s 2-1 win against Macedonia) and they leave
again. This time Fred returns on his own with guitar in hand.
He plays out a verse and chorus of Nevermind before attempting
a quick and rather shocking guitar solo. Finally he introduces ‘the
cheesiest song in the world,’ and Faith closes the
set.
And then they leave. The backing
track plays out and everyone waits for them to come back,
power into Rollin’ and
take their final bow. Except they don’t return and
the concert ends leaving a slightly bitter taste. Sure it
was great, incredibly energetic and, more importantly, free
but it seems like there’s still a little work to do.
So, they came, they saw and, on the whole, probably conquered.
They’ll play better shows than this, but with their
new album just around the corner, Limp Bizkit proved they’re
back doing what they do best and are ready for world domination.
Just keep on Rollin’, baby!
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