Crazy Town Archive

"Next up was a main-stage battle of two dual-vocalist bands, and a good lesson in how to become radio stars without losing your core audience. With their inescapable, but less-than-aggressive hit single "Butterfly" all over the airwaves, Crazy Town showed how not to do things, earning them the only icy reception of the day. A chorus of boos rose from the crowd when Rev. Dangerous announced the band, but most of the crowd was respectful during the set (although later several concert-goers flashed homemade "Crazy Town Aren't Metal" T-shirts). "Butterfly" itself earned cheers from many of the females in the crowd, but in response, drew middle fingers from many of the guys. Linkin Park fared much better with their radio-friendly metal and got the crowd back up out of their seats. Unlike "Butterfly," Linkin Park's first single, "One Step Closer," is a vitriolic anthem, and, as they closed their set with it, vocalist Chester Bennington ran into the crowd and let fans shout out the chorus with him."  – Joe Hautler for Rolling Stone’s article on Ozzfest, 2001