Rolling Stone (3/29/01, p.60) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Practically a love letter to Ween....Wes Borland has picked up Ween's affectations(pitch-altered vocals with wacky accents, ultra-chintzy synth beats)...for genre mocking....working up a functional head of silliness a few times..."
CMJ (3/26/01, p.11) - "...A sick marriage of over-the-top death metal and Ween-y pop....it's an absolutely ridiculous record, chock full of pitch-shifted voices and ludicrous lyrics..."
Big Dumb Face features Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit.
Big Dumb Face: Wes Borland (vocals, guitar); Scott Borland (vocals, bass); Kyle Weeks (vocals, keyboards, turntables); Greg Isabel (drums).
Additional personnel: Joe Couch (vocals, drums); Heather Borland (handclaps).
Limp Bizkit fans who've already bought up all the band's available material will rejoice upon the discovery of Big Dumb Face, led by Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland. A few of the tunes on DUKE LION FIGHTS THE TERROR are in keeping with the unrelenting rap-metal sound of Borland's other employers, but that's just one facet of this band's unusual sound.
The balance of Big Dumb Face's debut album is actually closer to the willfully bizarre output of Ween than to anything else. Cartoon-character vocals, goofy, absurdist lyrics, zippy music that could have come from a video game soundtrack, and oddball electronic effects are the building blocks employed here. Big Dumb Face's nothing-is-sacred approach echoes everything from Devo to Man Or Astro-Man, as they systematically defy the expectations of Limp Bizkit followers.