Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Q | |
| Melody Maker | |
| NME | (6/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | (7/10) |
| Martin Charles Strong | |
| The Village Voice | (unfavorable) |
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water received mixed reviews, as Metacritic gave it a 49 out of 100. Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly – it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time." The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the album three out of five stars, whereas the magazine itself gave the album a 3.5 out of 5. Entertainment Weekly writer David Browne named it as the worst album title of 2000.
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