Creed: Awesome or Sucks?

Message Bookmarked
Bookmark Removed
Not all messages are displayed: show all messages (292 of them)
Why is it that, aside from Depeche Mode and The Smiths, all of the bands with baritone frontmen suck?

Joy Division. The Bad Seeds. The Tindersticks. KINO. The National.

joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 21:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Why is it that, aside from Joy Division, Depeche Mode and The Smiths, all of the bands with baritone frontmen suck?

The Ghost of Actually I've Never Heard KINO Or The National (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 21:39 (eighteen years ago) link

It's funny - I never really considered Morrissey's voice a proper baritone because of the godawful things he used to do with it.

If I decoded your last post correctly, the bone of contention would be the Tindersticks. Fair enough; they're an acquired taste, and pretty monotonous as well. I like them still.

joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link

oh man, that stapp story ned linked to...whoa

latebloomer's rectal mocha latte (latebloomer), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 21:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Dan, I assume we're placing Sisters Of Mercy in the bass vocal camp, right?

John Justen (johnjusten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh, also: Swans, R.E.M., Silver Jews, Smog!

(As you can see, this a sore spot for me, for one obvious reason)

joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 22:12 (eighteen years ago) link

If it weren't for the DJs at the local modern rock station going so ga-ga over them one night at Floyd's Music Store in 1995-96 or so (to the point where they decided to make the first Locals Only compilation just to have them available on CD and gave "My Own Prison" and "Torn" the first two slots on the disc), none of you would have ever heard these bastards.

Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 00:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh God. Ned, that's the best thing ever.

Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 18 August 2005 01:12 (eighteen years ago) link

haha Sisters of Mercy are kind of an "I'll just talk in a low voice and people'll maybe call that 'bass'" vocal tehcnique, v. cult

Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Thursday, 18 August 2005 01:18 (eighteen years ago) link

three years pass...

ALLELULIA!

Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 April 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link

Oh Jesus Christ.

I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 27 April 2009 18:59 (fifteen years ago) link

After a six-year hiatus,...

SIX YEARS IS NOWHERE LONG ENOUGH!

Alex in NYC, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link

wow i agree with you!!!!

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link

"We're not looking at this as a reunion. It's more of a rebirth."

Oh fuck you!

Alex in NYC, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link

Though they stayed in touch through holiday cards and the occasional phone call, the group refrained from recording together in order to, "explore other creative outlets and build the main priority in all of our lives, which is our family," says Stapp.

~*GAME 2 SNYPA*~ (omar little), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link

'thinking of you this season'

- scott

~*GAME 2 SNYPA*~ (omar little), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link

Bahaha

Alex in NYC, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link

i cringed when i read this on idolator this morning, even though they've basically been hinting at it for a while now.

borntohula, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link

And who will get the coveted opening slot on the tour?

Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link

this is a good litmus test band, kinda like boondock saints is a good litmus test movie.

~*GAME 2 SNYPA*~ (omar little), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link

i don't think i know anyone who likes this band

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:20 (fifteen years ago) link

i get what he means tho, otm about boondock at least

oh, whineypause (k3vin k.), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link

but anyway ughhh noooooo

oh, whineypause (k3vin k.), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link

they have a few okay singles

pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link

wow

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 19:47 (fifteen years ago) link

Tonbridge & malling borough council

Area 2 Planning Committee

18 May 2005

Report of Chief Solicitor

Part 1- Public

Section B – For information

Delegated

1. PLANNING APPEAL DECISIONS

1.1 Site Land known as Challops Field, Maidstone Road,
East Peckham
Appeal Against the refusal of permission for the creation of a farm animal veterinary unit (re-submission)
Appellant Mr Eryl Davies
Decision Appeal dismissed

~*GAME 2 SNYPA*~ (omar little), Monday, 27 April 2009 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link

they have a few okay singles

― pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, April 27, 2009 3:34 PM (24 minutes ago)

name a creed song you'd willingly listen to the whole way through

oh, whineypause (k3vin k.), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link

And the critical reassessment begins here on ILM. First comes the dudes listening to Creed to be "ironic", then comes serious threads debating how brilliant Human Clay was as opposed to the less influential Weathered.

homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link

my reassessment says they still suck pretty badly

mark cl, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link

they have a few okay singles

― pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, April 27, 2009 3:34 PM (24 minutes ago)

name a creed song you'd willingly listen to the whole way through

― oh, whineypause (k3vin k.), Monday, April 27, 2009 3:01 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

"my sacrifice" totally

pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link

i like some 3 doors down songs and lifehouse songs too fyi

my feelings on creed are that they're not great nor terrible, probs wouldn't let one of their songs play out on the radio now if i heard it but if i was in a mall or something i wouldn't run 4 cover, and in the right situation i might think "well this is decent"

pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link

but jordan his voice

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link

his pain

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link

if you can tolerate one grunge vocalist's voice you can tolerate them all right?

pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:09 (fifteen years ago) link

see but his has always been like really singular to me. it's definitely its own brand.

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link

u have a stronger stomach than i, no doubt. it's the kind of thing i cant really deal w/ at all really

any excuse to post this, too:
http://tomluv.livejournal.com/13923.html

xp stapp's voice is a different monster dude

oh, whineypause (k3vin k.), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link

but i mean the thing about Creed is they take me back to a time when there were good feelings, so it's kind of a muddled experience

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link

it's hard for me to hate a lot of modern rock from my middle school years

pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:13 (fifteen years ago) link

that's the thing that gets ya, the nostalgia factor

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link

3 Doors Down and Lifehouse are both WAY WAY WAY WAY better than Creed.

the freakish wonder of nature that is "Beat Me" (HI DERE), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link

otoh it's hard to argue with "311, I am ready to fight"

the freakish wonder of nature that is "Beat Me" (HI DERE), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link

nostalgia: the reason why stone temple pilots are able to get headlining spots at festivals.

i'm interested to see how the creed tour sells. i really want to know how many closeted creed fans there are out there.

borntohula, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link

I know of one dude that still listens to Creed and he certainly isn't closeted about it. He just thinks its awesome "rawk" music.

homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 April 2009 21:00 (fifteen years ago) link

:(

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 21:00 (fifteen years ago) link

Basically I don't think those that were ever Creed stans are likely to have been shy about it now, I mean these are the dudes that trace a line through Led Zep, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, Linkin Park as radio friendly hard-rock.

homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 April 2009 21:06 (fifteen years ago) link

tracing a line thru Zep --> Creed makes my stomach a little upset

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 21:07 (fifteen years ago) link

Well, yeah, but you can see how there might be someone out there that thinks like that, right? I just don't think I'll be that surprised when Creed's tour sells well, lots of people with questionable taste out there.

homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 April 2009 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link

ya i can see it, and i won't be surprised either. just relieved to be me

Surmounter, Monday, 27 April 2009 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link

the freakish wonder of nature that is "Beat Me" (HI DERE), Monday, 27 April 2009 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link

name a creed song you'd willingly listen to the whole way through

― oh, whineypause (k3vin k.), Monday, April 27, 2009 3:01 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

"higher" was the first guitar riff i ever learned to play and the christ baiting in the video still makes me lol so

one thousand BIG HOOS raging and pounding (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 27 April 2009 21:23 (fifteen years ago) link


You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.