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''Results May Vary'' is the fourth studio album by the American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2003, the album is the band's only release under the sole leadership of Fred Durst, as guitarist Wes Borland had left the band in 2001. Following Borland's departure, the band recorded with Snot guitarist Mike Smith, but later had a falling out with Smith, leading to much of the material recorded with Smith to be discarded. Despite mixed and negative reviews, the album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, with at least 320,000 copies sold in its first week of being released. Produced under the titles ''Bipolar'' and ''Panty Sniffer'',〔 ''Results May Vary'' differs from the band's established sound by featuring elements of a variety of musical styles while still featuring nu metal, rap rock and rap metal elements. ==Background, music and lyrics== In October 2001, Fred Durst released a statement on their website stating that "Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways. Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers. Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors." Durst also stated that the band would "comb the world for the illest guitar player known to man" to replace Borland.〔 After holding a nationwide audition for a new guitarist, called "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is",〔("Limp Bizkit Scouring 99 Cities For New Guitarist" ). MTV News, December 21, 2001; retrieved May 31, 2006.〕 the band recorded with Snot guitarist Mike Smith.〔 Durst later had a falling out with Smith, and told a fan site, "We are the type of people that stay true to our family and our instincts and at any moment will act on intuition as a whole. Mike wasn't the guy. We had fun playing with him but always knew, in the back of our minds, that he wasn't where we needed him to be mentally." The band scrapped much of the recording sessions with Smith and recorded another album, which was also scrapped.〔 During production, the working title changed from ''Bipolar''〔 to ''Panty Sniffer'',〔 and later to ''Results May Vary''. The completed album assembled songs from various sessions.〔 ''Results May Vary'' is a Limp Bizkit album under the sole leadership of Fred Durst, who influenced a different direction from the band's established sound.〔 While ''Results May Vary'' features elements of the musical genres nu metal,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fred Durst and the Fall of Limp Bizkit: Freddy's Dead ) (November 12th, 2003). Retrieved on October 25th, 2015〕〔 rap metal〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Limp Bizkit, Results May Vary: 1 star ) (September 21st, 2003). Retrieved on September 13th, 2015〕 and rap rock,〔 (September 22nd 2003)〕 the album is noted for experimenting with musical genres other than Limp Bizkit's famous rap metal style.〔 ''Results May Vary'' features elements from multiple genres of music, including emo,〔 alternative rock,〔 jazz,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Limp Bizkit : Results May Vary )〕 acoustic〔〔 and funk.〔 ''Results May Vary'' has more melody than previous Limp Bizkit releases〔 and has characteristics that were compared to the bands and artists John Mayer,〔 Retrieved on October 16th, 2015〕 Bon Jovi,〔 Linkin Park〔〔 and Staind.〔 ''Results May Vary'' has also been compared to the Jane's Addiction album ''Nothing's Shocking''.〔 The album has been described as alternative rock,〔 nu metal〔 and rap rock.〔 Featuring a change in Limp Bizkit's sound,〔 ''Results May Vary'' is known for having power ballads.〔 The Observer described the album as Limp Bizkit's "safest, most pedestrian-sounding record yet"〔 and Joe D'Angelo of MTV described the album as Limp Bizkit's "most personal album by far."〔 Joe D'Angelo talked about the album's emotions saying "Comparatively mild tunes comprise a third of the album and present the frontman as having actual feelings other than rage, angst and conceit under his omnipresent ball cap. Anger isn't completely absent, mind you — it's just paired with sensitivity, loneliness and warmth."〔 Fred Durst described ''Results May Vary'' as "more sad, more deep, drone-y."〔 ''Results May Vary'' is noted for showing Fred Durst's "milder, more sensitive streak."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Durst Dissed by Angry Concertgoers ) (October 9th, 2003)〕 While the songs express emotion, the songs on ''Results May Vary'' are noted for not having much screaming, with the song "Eat You Alive" as an exception.〔 Fred Durst spoke about that saying "My approach to () now is past the screaming part. It's 10 times more dangerous to go past that and know what it is that you're trying to express. That can be therapy, and that's what happened to me in a weird way. That's why there is not so much screaming."〔 ''Results May Vary'' was noted for not featuring the guitarist Wes Borland, who was replaced by Mike Smith of the band Snot.〔 The album was also noted for expressing a lot of emotion.〔〔 Retrieved on October 16th, 2015〕 Fred Durst's controversy with Britney Spears provided lyrical inspiration for the album.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bizkit Show Off "Results" ) (September 9th, 2003). Retrieved on October 16th, 2015〕〔 The album also features a cover of The Who's song "Behind Blue Eyes".〔 It differs from the original's arrangement in its inclusion of a Speak & Spell during the song's bridge.〔 "Gimme the Mic" includes lyrics from the Beastie Boys' "Pass the Mic"〔 and Eric B. & Rakim's "Microphone Fiend", while "Let Me Down" samples Steve Miller's "Take the Money and Run".〔 "Head for the Barricade" borrows from the song "Stick 'Em" by The Fat Boys.〔 Retrieved on October 16th, 2015〕 The song "Phenomenon" borrows the line "Once again back its the incredible" from the song "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy.〔 The album shows Limp Bizkit's more gloomy side,〔〔 featuring more serious lyrics and abandoning the more confident lyrical content on Limp Bizkit songs released before "Results May Vary" was released.〔 Lyrical topics on the album include bullying,〔 self-pity,〔 betrayal,〔 childhood pain,〔 heartbreak,〔 feeling misunderstood,〔 love〔 and Fred Durst's thoughts on both MTV and the radio.〔 Citing the lyrics to the album's song "Down Another Day", Joe D'Angelo of MTV said "It's hard to believe that such John Mayer-esque lyrics come from a man who, only months ago, likened himself to a chainsaw and threatened to skin your ass raw."〔 The song "Eat You Alive" was thought to be about either Britney Spears, who is said to have had a relationship with Fred Durst, or Angelina Jolie, who Fred Durst only admired. Fred Durst spoke about the song "Eat You Alive" saying "The scream in 'Eat You Alive' is like an animalistic, sexual, crazy, primitive roar," Fred Durst said, "That song is about that feeling, that desire."〔 Fred Durst said that the song "Just Drop Dead" is inspired by his experience with Britney Spears and other women.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Limp Bizkit's Durst: Britney Is Playing Me Out ) (March 1st, 2003)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Results May Vary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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