Greatest Videoz is a DVD by American band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2005, it is a companion to the band's compilation album '' Greatest Hitz''. The DVD compiles

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s from the band's albums '' Three Dollar Bill, Yall$'', ''

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'', ''

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water ''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' is the third studio album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit, released on October 17, 2000, by Flip and Interscope Records. Title The first part of the title is a slang term for the ...

'', ''

Results May Vary ''Results May Vary'' is the fourth studio album by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit, released on September 23, 2003, through Flip and Interscope Records. It is the band's only release under the sole-leadership of vocalist Fred Durst after ...

'' and ''

The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' is an EP by the American band Limp Bizkit, and their fifth major release overall. Released in 2005, it is the first release by the band to feature guitarist Wes Borland since he rejoined the group. He had le ...

''.

Production and content

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was announced for release as early as 2001. While recording the albums ''

'' and ''

'', the band continued to work on the compilation. A companion album, '' Greatest Hitz'', was also released. ''Greatest Hitz'' contains material from the band's albums '' Three Dollar Bill, Yall$'', ''

'', ''

'' and ''Results May Vary''.

Fred Durst William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He ap ...

began to take interest in directing late in 1997, directing the band's music video for "Faith". Before directing the final music video featured on this compilation, Durst filmed an early version in promotion for its appearance in the film ''

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'', but was unsatisfied with it. The final music video, as featured on this DVD, paid tribute to tourmates like Primus,

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...

and Mötley Crüe, who appeared in the video. The video for "

Re-Arranged "Re-Arranged" is a song by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit from their second studio album, ''Significant Other''. It was released as the band's second single from the album and was the band's only number one single on the ''Billboard'' Modern R ...

" reflects on the criticisms surrounding the band following their performance at

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. Durst saw the band as being scapegoated for the event's controversy, and directed a video in which the band receives death sentences for their participation in the concerts. The video ended with angry witnesses watching as the band drowning in milk while performing the song. The ending of the video sets up the concept for the band's next video, "

N 2 Gether Now "N 2 Gether Now" is a hip hop song by the American band Limp Bizkit and the rapper Method Man. It was the third single released from their second studio album, ''Significant Other''. The single was released with their last single "Break Stuff". ...

", which featured Method Man and

Pauly Shore Paul Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for his roles in 1990s comedy films. Shore began as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming an MTV VJ in 1989. This led to a sta ...

, and was inspired by

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's fights with his butler, Cato Fong, in the ''

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'' film series. However, the videos for "Sour", " Take a Look Around", "The Truth" and "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony", as well as the few videos from '' New Old Songs'' are missing.

Music and lyrics

The music of ''Greatest Videoz'' has predominately been described as nu metal and is noted for "kinetic, frenzied energy". On this compilation,

DJ Lethal Leor Dimant ( lv, Leors Dimants, russian: Леор Григорьевич Димант, ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups House of Pai ...

functions as a

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for the band, shaping their sound. According to Lethal, "I try and bring new sounds, not just the regular chirping scratching sounds. ..It's all different stuff that you haven't heard before. I'm trying to be like another guitar player."

Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the rap metal band Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock ...

's guitar playing on this compilation is experimental and nontraditional, and is noted for creative use of six and

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s. The songs from ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall$'' feature him playing without a guitar pick, performing with two hands, one playing melodic notes, and the other playing chord progressions. His guitar playing on this album also makes use of octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, creating a percussive sound. Borland's guitar playing also has unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes to create a disorienting effect, and hypnotic, droning licks. Durst's lyrics are often profane, scatological or angry. Much of Durst's lyrical inspiration came from growing up and his personal life. His breakup with her inspired the ''Significant Other'' songs "

Nookie Nookie may refer to: Music * "Nookie" (Limp Bizkit song), 1999 * "Nookie" (Jamesy P song), 2005 * "Nookie", a 2004 song by Jacki-O from the album ''Poe Little Rich Girl'' * "Nookie", a 2019 song by D-Block Europe * Nookie (Daria Stavrovich), v ...

" and "

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

Tracks 1–10 *

- vocals *

- guitars * Sam Rivers - bass * John Otto - drums, percussion *

- turntables, samples, keyboards, programming, sound development Tracks 11 & 12 *Fred Durst - vocals * Mike Smith - guitar *Sam Rivers - bass *John Otto - drums, percussion *DJ Lethal - turntables, keyboards, samples, programming, sound development

Cast

Counterfeit *

Sen Dog Senen Reyes (born November 22, 1965), also known by his stage name Sen Dog, is a Cuban-American rapper and musician who is best known as a member of the rap group Cypress Hill and as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Powerflo. He has ...

Thom Hazaert Thom Hazaert is an American musician, author/journalist, music executive and radio personality. He was co-founder and president of Corporate Punishment Records and currently runs THC: MUSIC, a management firm and label. With David Ellefson, he r ...

Faith *

Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD or JDevil, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, who are considered a pioneering act of the nu ...

Reginald Arvizu Reginald Quincy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969), also known as "Fieldy", is an American musician, best known as the bassist for nu metal band Korn. He is also the guitarist/bassist for rock band StillWell. Musical career Prior to Arvizu's t ...

Brian Welch Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is one of the guitarists and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death, where he also provides vocals. ...

* Ice Cube *

James Shaffer James Christian Shaffer (born June 6, 1970), also known by his stage name "Munky", is an American musician best known as co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He has cited Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, and Randy Rhoads as some of hi ...

Les Claypool Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and author. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the ro ...

Break Stuff * Eminem * Dr. Dre * Jonathan Davis * Snoop Dogg *

* Seth Green Re-Arranged *

Matt Pinfield Matthew Pinfield (born May 28, 1961) is an American television host, disc jockey, and music executive. He first reached national prominence as VJ on MTV. He served two stints as the host of the alternative music program ''120 Minutes'', from 19 ...

N 2 Gether Now *

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of ...

* Redman * Pauly Shore Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) *

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known ...

Stephen Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology series ''True Detective'', PK in '' The Power of One'', Stuart Sutcliffe in ''Back ...

Eat You Alive *

Bill Paxton William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), '' Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 1 ...

Thora Birch Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in ''Purple People Eater'', for which she received a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years ...

Behind Blue Eyes * Halle Berry

References

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