| Collected | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Limp Bizkit |
| Cover: | Limp Bizkit Collected.jpg |
| Released: | May 12, 2008 |
| Recorded: | 1997–2005 |
| Genre: | Nu metal, rap metal |
| Length: | 64:37 |
| Label: | Spectrum |
| Prev Title: | Greatest Hitz |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Gold Cobra |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Collected is the second compilation album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2008, it a retrospective compilation album from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, Results May Vary and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1).
Collected contains material from the band's albums Three Dollar Bill, Yall$, Significant Other, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, Results May Vary and The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1). The compilation was released in Europe by Spectrum Music, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
The music of Collected has predominantly been described as nu metal[1] and is noted for "kinetic, frenzied energy".[2] On this compilation, DJ Lethal functions as a sound designer 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."[3] Though the band is generally opposed to the use of solos, they allowed drummer John Otto to perform an extended solo in the middle of the song "Nobody Like You".[4]
Wes Borland's guitar playing on this compilation is experimental and nontraditional, and is noted for creative use of six and seven-string guitars.[5] 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.[3] 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.[6] Borland's guitar playing also has unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes to create a disorienting effect, and hypnotic, droning licks.[6] The song "Stuck" uses a sustain pedal in the first bar, and muted riffs in the second bar.[6]
Durst's lyrics are often profane, scatological or angry.[7] Much of Durst's lyrical inspiration came from growing up and his personal life.[3] His breakup with her inspired the Significant Other songs "Nookie" and "Re-Arranged".[8]
Collected did not chart. Allmusic's James Christopher Monger gave the album 2.5 out of 5, writing "Fans of the raucous rap/nu/alternative metal outfit would be better off with 2005's Greatest Hitz compilation".