Limp Bizkit: Rock im Park 2001

Rap, hardcore, and metal merge in this 2001 concert featuring Limp Bizkit playing at the Rock im Park festival, held annually in Nuremberg, Germany. Fred Durst does the rapping and singing, while Sam Rivers (bass), John Otto (drums), and Wes Borland (guitar) bring on the noise, and ex-House of Pain turntablist DJ Lethal contributes the scratching and sampling. Here, the Jacksonville, FL quintet look like a regular bunch of guys (Durst sports a baseball cap and baggy pants), except for Borland, who's painted glittery-brown—possibly meant to evoke the title of Bizkit's then-current multi-platinum 2000 CD Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (the group opens with the title track). Altogether, they run through 15 tunes, including covers of Metallica's “Master of Puppets,” George Michael's “Faith,” and Jane's Addiction's “I Would for You,” while their originals reference influences ranging from Nine Inch Nails and the Beastie Boys to the Eagles. For “The One,” the evening's low point, Durst invites an audience member on stage to dance, then disses her for no apparent reason. All in all, Limp Bizkit: Rock im Park 2001, presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo, is pretty standard stuff—filmed concert-wise—but with more jumping and cussing. Viewers can choose between watching the original TV edit (86 min.) or a truncated remix (74 min.). DVD extras include a casual eight-minute chat with DJ Lethal. This probably won't convert new listeners, but may well appeal to hardcore fans of “nu metal.” Optional. Aud: P. (K. Fennessy)