Artist: Limp Bizkit
Genre: Alternative/Rap Metal
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, US
Label Type: Major
Record Label: Cash Money Records
Website: http://limpbizkit.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/limpbizkit
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/limpbizkit
The internet has proved once again how powerful it can be
with the recent leakage of Limp Bizkit track ‘Lightz’. This
premature exposure has prompted the US-based rap metal veterans to reveal that they had no intention for this to be their first video and single off the
forthcoming album, ‘Stampede of the Disco
Elephants’ set for release in 2013.
On the basis of this track, it is clear to see why the album
has included the word ‘disco’ with this effort a far cry for the rock-infused
classics which took the world by storm in the early 2000s. ‘Lightz’ has a more modern day pop feel to it, with an unquestionable influence from new label boss Lil Wayne.
The hip-hop rapper now president of Cash Money Records signed up Fred Durst and
the gang back in February, earlier this year. Like so many songs these days,
auto-tuning plays a significant role on this track, and once again this
inclusion has come in for widespread criticism from rock purists.
The track is far more skewed toward a pop-edged hip-hop
power balled than a nu-metal classic you would normally associate with Limp Bizkit. There
has always been a rap element to LB but the hip-hop influence is abundantly
clear, and has resulted in a loss of that synonymous rock/metal energy and
passion. The melody is aimed to instil feel good vibes, but in truth it isn't at all dynamic and simply
lacks any real depth. A cry of ‘Lightz’ threatens to erupt into
something special, but turns out to be just that – a threat. Nothing comes of
this but a Wes Borland guitar solo offers a hint of hope with the only real
attempt to reach out to the rock fanatics. Lyrically, it’s pretty poor with
rhymes forced and syllables stretched, culminating in an unoriginal meaning and message. It seems as if they have decided to go down a similar
route taken by Linkin Park following their similar success in the early
naughties.
If this is a sign of things to come for the impending album,
then it will prove to be nothing short of a disappointment. Although the track is unofficially titled as 'Lightz' it has also been labelled as 'Pain', 'City of Angels' and 'Beautiful'. For now you can
check out the leaked video for what we're referring to as ‘Lightz’, below:
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