Creed: Awesome or Sucks?

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

ALLELULIA!

Oh Jesus Christ.

After a six-year hiatus,...

SIX YEARS IS NOWHERE LONG ENOUGH!

wow i agree with you!!!!

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

Oh fuck you!

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.

'thinking of you this season'

- scott

Bahaha

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

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

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

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

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

but anyway ughhh noooooo

they have a few okay singles

wow

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

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

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.

my reassessment says they still suck pretty badly

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

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"

but jordan his voice

his pain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

:(

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.

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

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.

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

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

"My Own Prison" - mid-90s Live/Pearl Jam nostalgia

http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/0/9/5/9/27809590-27809595-slarge.jpg

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/27/creeds-scott-stapp-calls-reunion-a-renewing-and-a-rebirth/

Five years after their highly acrimonious split, Creed are reforming for a new album and an American tour, which kicks off August 6th in Pittsburgh and runs through October 14th. “I wouldn’t call it a reunion,” says singer Scott Stapp. “It’s a renewing and a rebirth. I missed my boys and wanted to create music with them again. We’re all thrilled to have a second chance to make a first impression.”

The reconciliation began last December when Stapp reached out to Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti. They agreed to meet up at the Hard Rock Hotel in Florida before Stapp sang the “National Anthem” at the Champs Sports Bowl. “I was nervous, but also excited because I knew Mark would bring nothing but positivity,” says Stapp. “We exchanged family pictures and within 20 minutes we were jamming on acoustic guitars and talking about new songs.” They soon met up with drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall, who left Creed in 2000 but is returning for the new album and tour. “At that meeting we were collectively saying, ‘Hey man, I’m sorry if I hurt you or my choices did anything to cause you any pain. I have nothing but love and forgiveness for you and I hope you can forgive me. It’s all part of the process of reflection and not looking back at the six months out of 10 years that were trying.”

Stapp and Tremonti already have six demos for the new album, which they plan on recording shortly in Nashville. They are currently looking for a producer. “We’re reached out to Brendan O’Brien, Mutt Lange, Bob Rock, Steve Lillywhite and six or seven more,” says Stapp. “We want to put ourselves around the best and have them bring out the best in us and challenge us as artists.” The likely title track is “Full Circle.” “It’s a favorite for all of us,” says Stapp. “It really defines and articulates, melody-wise and lyrically, what’s happened with us. We’ve come full circle and it’s a great place to be. The goal is get release the first single before the tour and have the album come out during the tour or right after.”

What’s the status of Stapp’s long-in-the-works second solo disc? “I’m not really thinking about that right now,” he says. “It would be irresponsible for me to think about anything but Creed. This band is my first love and a first love that’s stood the test of time. It’s not hard to step away from any kind of personal agenda when you are totally fulfilled.”

Tour dates:
August 6 - Pittsburgh PA
August 8 - Darien Lakes NY
August 9 - Hershey PA
August 11 - Saratoga Springs NY
August 13 - Philadelphia PA
August 15 - Wantagh NY
August 16 - Holmdel NJ
August 18 - Boston MA
August 20 - Hartford, CT
August 21 - Washington DC
August 22 - Virginia Beach VA
August 25 - Detroit MI
August 26 - Cleveland OH
August 28 - Cincinnati OH
August 29 - Indianapolis IN
August 30 - Chicago IL
September 1 - Milwaukee
September 2 - Columbus OH
September 4 - Raleigh NC
September 5 - Charlotte NC
September 11 - Atlanta GA
September 12 - Birmingham AL
September 15 - Orlando FL
September 16 - West Palm Beach FL
September 18 - Lafayette LA
September 19 - New Orleans LA
September 20 - Bossier City LA
September 22 - Dallas TX
September 24 - San Antonio TX
September 25 - Houston TX
September 27 - Las Vegas NV
September 29 - Glendale AZ
September 30 - Irvine CA
October 2 - Salt Lake City UT
October 3 - Denver CO
October 6 - Minneapolis MN
October 7 - Omaha NE
October 9 - Tulsa OK
October 10 - Kansas City MO
October 13 - St Louis MO
October 14 - Nashville TN

In addition to the lulzworthy reporting of the tender Stapp/Tremonti reunion, I'd like to point out that Darien Lakes NY is an amusement park.

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/sfdl/logo.jpg

they have a few okay singles

Never have I said this with more earnest sincerity: RAISE YOUR STANDARDS!