Limp Bizkit: The Rise & Fall In 10 Songs
1. The Priest
FALL
After Wes Borland left Limp Bizkit at the end of 2001, the band floundered for a few years. They released several popular tracks, but times had changed and, without Borland in the mix (as well as drummer John Otto’s place in the band seemingly on the rocks), Limp Bizkit was clearly on the downswing from a monumental peak.
Borland rejoined the Bizkit briefly in 2004 and together, the group created the more Industrial-inspired EP, The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1). While some tracks, such as The Truth and The Channel, are great experimentations, The Priest is laughable.
Beginning with Fred Durst referencing drinking absinthe, the song is a stop and start fever dream. Initially, it isn’t too bad and fits with the experimental nature of the EP. However, there is a bridge towards the end of the song where Durst spews vitriol at the Catholic Church and the individuals responsible for 9/11 and Dimebag Darrell’s murder. These events are thrown in with a bizarre claim that priests want Durst to send his child to Sunday School so they can ‘f**k him.’
The Priest becomes laughable as it jabs aimlessly at anything considered bad in 2004 and then proceeds to just focus on the scandals of the Catholic Church. Its shallowness leaves one scratching their head.