Results May Vary is the fourth studio album by American nu metal 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 the temporary departure of guitarist Wes Borland, who left in 2001.
Guitarist Mike Smith of Snot was brought in to replace Borland, although his time with the band was brief, and Durst along with a number of guests ended up handling the majority of the album's guitar work.
Results May Vary sold at least 1.3 million copies in the United States, and received mainly negative critical reception as well.
In October 2001, Fred Durst posted on the band's website: "Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways.
[6] Jon Wiederhorn of MTV wrote, "Limp Bizkit jammed with four finalists after their much-publicized guitarist audition tour, but now it looks like Fred Durst might be taking a cue from his Puddle of Mudd pal Wes Scantlin and handling both vocal and guitar duties himself.
"[7] After a later falling-out with Smith, Durst told a fansite: "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.
[4] Before the introduction of Results May Vary's track listing, Page Hamilton of Helmet and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer recorded songs with Limp Bizkit for the album;[9] Al Jourgensen of Ministry also joined the band in the studio.
[11] Durst wrote over 30 songs with Limp Bizkit drummer John Otto and the band's bassist, Sam Rivers.
[13] During production of Results May Vary, Durst claimed he listened to such artists as the Cure, Patsy Cline, Mazzy Star and classical music for inspiration.
[4] On August 20, 2003, Fred Durst posted on the Limp Bizkit website: "The album title is Results May Vary.
Results May Vary was recorded under the leadership of Durst, who influenced a direction differing from Limp Bizkit's established sound.
[29] With a change in the band's sound,[20] Results May Vary has less rapping, more singing and more melody (including power ballads) than previous Limp Bizkit albums.
[26] According to D'Angelo, a third of the album's content shows Durst "having actual feelings other than rage, angst and conceit under his omnipresent ball cap.
[39] Durst filmed music videos for "Eat You Alive" and "Behind Blue Eyes" featuring Thora Birch and Halle Berry, respectively.
[4] The video for "Eat You Alive" appeared on MTV before Results May Vary was released,[14] and the album was featured on Total Request Live.
[42] Results May Vary had far less mainstream success than previous Limp Bizkit albums such as Significant Other and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
[62] This is the third lowest score on Metacritic, above The Bloodhound Gang's Hefty Fine and Kevin Federline's album Playing with Fire.
[67] According to AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "the music has no melody, hooks, or energy, [and] all attention is focused on the clown jumping up and down and screaming in front, and long before the record is over, you're left wondering, how the hell did he ever get to put this mess out?".
[4] In a review of Limp Bizkit's Greatest Hitz compilation, Erlewine called "Behind Blue Eyes" the worst in the band's "never-ending series of embarrassing covers".
[19] The Sun-Sentinel gave Results May Vary a positive review, calling Lethal's work "phenomenal", and praising "Behind Blue Eyes" and the soft-to-heavy progression of "Build a Bridge".
[17] Steve Appleford of the Chicago Tribune gave Results May Vary a mixed review, writing: "The music achieves some surprising sophistication with new textures both acoustic and electronic.
Durst also is not so obnoxious nearly so often; at the same time, his songs too often lack the harsh melodic spark that once turned his ravings into pop hits".