Why sorry? LB's version shits on the original.
(quick rant lol)
The band was only ever hated by people for 2 reasons:
1. Metal people hated them because, "tHeY aReN't MeTaL!" and they aren't; Nu Metal is an offshoot of Alternative, not of Metal, so that community always had punching bags in LB, Crazy Town, Methods of Mayhem, P.O.D., etc., who had issues separating the two genres.
2. Fred wrote simple lyrics and his behavior/attitude in the late 90s/early 00s was easy to rip on: "white kid from trailer park trash NC," etc. The demographic that had nothing to do with that region/"culture," of the US (ie: the entire world, basically), hated HIM because of that and everything associated with him (ie: the band), despite the fact that two of the musicians were easily among the 3 most-talented of mainstream Alternative/Punk/Rock at the time (and they still are phenomenal musicians) and the guitarist had a following for his style and attire that made him super-popular. This was further compounded by Fred PLAYING UP to this persona/behavior, which made him even easier to hate and rip on; sometimes playing the guy everybody hates is fruitful (and they did see a ton of success until around 2002 or so), but in his case, the fruitfulness didn't last, which is when I think he realized he needed to grow up and act his age (which he did).
I can agree that a lot of the lyrics can be juvenile, simple, mindless and shallow, but the band's entire existence was to have fun and, "roll with the good times." The only serious material they ever put out was on 1/2 an album (Results May Vary. Half is classic LB, the other half is serious stuff) and 1 LP (The Unquestionable Truth: Part 1). The entire rest of their catalogue is all fun, enjoyable stuff that is not meant to be taken as musical virtuosity, but it isn't trash or anything; it is just LB's style, like it or not.
Regardless, around 2009 or so, when they got back together, you could see that Fred still likes to be fun and goofy, but he had grown/matured greatly from their heyday and the hate that they received back then, is absolutely not warranted anymore, as they aren't the same group as they used to be; people change and become evolved, thus we should all evolve as well and leave the past as the past.
Sorry for the rant lol. Maybe
@Reprise will have a different POV on LB than myself, but I always felt that deserved hate or not, it isn't 2001 anymore and hating on old shit gets, well, old.