Fieldy's Dreams is a

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project by

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bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, active from 2000 to 2002. His first album, the

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album ''

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'', was released on January 22, 2002. Most of the lyrics and music were by Fieldy himself, with Polar Bear (of

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) helping out with the rest. Fieldy renamed his project Fieldy's Nightmare and was due to release a 2008 album, ''Sobriety'', but recording was put on hold to focus on work with Korn. Fieldy said that the new album would not be gangsta rap but a bass instrumental album with a

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fusion. The Fieldy's Dreams song "Baby Hugh Hef" placed tenth on a list of the "50 Worst Songs of the '00s" in a 2009 ''

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