It's also about Scott Stapp being damned, so that's fine.
― mercy, sportsmanship, morality (Abbott), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Ok, that's really only true of the the first verse, but he doesn't really enunciate the rest.
― mercy, sportsmanship, morality (Abbott), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm prepared for the sbs, but Creed's first album isn't completely awful as far as post-grunge mall-rock goes. It all went downhill starting with that second album.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I always thought One had kind of a taut rollick in the verses
― destroy a. monsters (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean, basically they went from being a band that I didn't completely mind when "My Own Prison" came on the alt-rock station to being a band that made me want to SMASH whenever I heard them.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
In 2004, former Creed members Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall, found themselves searching for the perfect new singer…enter the one and only, Myles Kennedy. Since then, they have been a mainstay on rock radio and now releasing a new record, AB III on November 9! (Miles also performs on Slash’s new solo record and fronts his touring band).
― am0n, Friday, 5 November 2010 13:58 (thirteen years ago) link
http://gizmodo.com/5739091/how-creed-saved-a-norwegian-boy-from-a-pack-of-wolves
Earlier this week, in the Norwegian town of Rakkestad, 13-year-old Walter Eikrem was walking home from school when he crossed paths with a pack of wolves. With his life on the line, he had to think quick. He blasted Creed."At first, I thought it might have been the neighbor's dogs," Walter told a Norwegian TV station after the incident. In fact, all alone amongst the sloping, snowy hills that separated his school from his family's farmhouse, he was about to encounter four wild wolves.Fearing that they were getting ready to attack, Walter remained calm, remembering his mother's exhortation not to run away if he ever encountered the animals in the wild. So he stood his ground and figured he might be able to scare the animals off with the music from his cell phone. He yanked out his earbuds. Out blared Creed's Christian rock anthem "Overcome."Walter waved his arms wildly and screamed at the top of his lungs along with the music, and sure enough, the wolves turned around and walked the other way. I'm sure Creed has saved many fans in its career but never quite like this.
"At first, I thought it might have been the neighbor's dogs," Walter told a Norwegian TV station after the incident. In fact, all alone amongst the sloping, snowy hills that separated his school from his family's farmhouse, he was about to encounter four wild wolves.
Fearing that they were getting ready to attack, Walter remained calm, remembering his mother's exhortation not to run away if he ever encountered the animals in the wild. So he stood his ground and figured he might be able to scare the animals off with the music from his cell phone. He yanked out his earbuds. Out blared Creed's Christian rock anthem "Overcome."
Walter waved his arms wildly and screamed at the top of his lungs along with the music, and sure enough, the wolves turned around and walked the other way. I'm sure Creed has saved many fans in its career but never quite like this.
― you think you're cool, but you read ick (Phil D.), Friday, 21 January 2011 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
wolves should have eaten the kid for that imo
― i love tampon spaceship (San Te), Friday, 21 January 2011 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd rather been eaten by wolves than listen to Creed.
― NYCNative, Friday, 21 January 2011 08:45 (thirteen years ago) link
There's another version of this story that the band in question is Megadeth.
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Friday, 21 January 2011 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
otm
― ilxor, Friday, 21 January 2011 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
A+ comment on gawker:
hilikusopus 09:24 AMsending requestInvite a friend to commentMusic tames the savage beast, whereas Creed makes it cringe and slink away with a feeling of cultural superiority. ReplyEdited by hilikusopus at 01/21/11 9:26 AM
Music tames the savage beast, whereas Creed makes it cringe and slink away with a feeling of cultural superiority. ReplyEdited by hilikusopus at 01/21/11 9:26 AM
― ilxor, Friday, 21 January 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i honestly can't think of a band off the top of my head that i despise more.
― charlie h, Friday, 21 January 2011 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
that shit about creed vs. owl city where the latter won the poll for being worse is super rong imo
― ilxor, Friday, 21 January 2011 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
june 10, 2002...my first post ever.
― Moonlight Graham (chrisv2010), Friday, 21 January 2011 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Saved by Creed? Norwegian Boy Fends Off Wolf Pack with Heavy Metal
― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Monday, 24 January 2011 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Has anyone heard about this in the past two days??????//?
― Stop Non-Erotic Cabaret (Abbbottt), Monday, 24 January 2011 02:50 (thirteen years ago) link
no
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Monday, 24 January 2011 02:53 (thirteen years ago) link
first paragraph of that article... eat yr heart out goalkeeper:
While walking home from the busstop this week, a 13-year-old Norwegian school boy stumbled upon four wolves. In the end, it may have been his love of heavy-metal music by the band Creed that saved his life.
― the new mordant & zingy ilxor persona (ilxor), Monday, 24 January 2011 14:54 (thirteen years ago) link
ppl who hypenate 'heavy metal' are disgusting savages im indubitably correct o
― nothing tastes as good as zingy feels (DJ Mencap), Monday, 24 January 2011 16:11 (thirteen years ago) link
ppl who can't spell 'hyphenate' = life's winners
i hope this sorry sack of shit band does not get critically rehabbed when the 00s revival comes about.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 01:14 (twelve years ago) link
don't have to settle no god damn score
― markers, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:14 (eleven years ago) link
My bartender looks like Scott stapp
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:25 (eleven years ago) link
this brings tears to my eyes
― markers, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:26 (eleven years ago) link
He has a pooka shell necklace with a cross on it.
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:36 (eleven years ago) link
Long brown locks that scream "I am beefing with kid rock"
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:37 (eleven years ago) link
But also "pretty cool that Jesus died for our sins, guys"
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:38 (eleven years ago) link
this band is way too hilarious to hate
― thot police (fadanuf4erybody), Saturday, 15 June 2013 06:01 (eleven years ago) link
exactly! "with arms wide open" = secret cheesy classic. i recommend singing along while imitating scott stapp's voice.
― dyl, Saturday, 15 June 2013 06:34 (eleven years ago) link
This should be a 'defend the indefensible' thread.
― Moka, Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:54 (eleven years ago) link
I hate being elitist but this and nickelback are my foolproof bands to know if I shouldn't discuss music with you.
― Moka, Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:56 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vMpfbuI9FY
― MikoMcha, Saturday, 15 June 2013 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.change.org/p/mgm-change-the-name-of-the-movie-creed
Of course, this is much funnier when one believes it to be earnest.
― doug watson, Thursday, 2 July 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:14 AM
My Own Prison turns 20 tomorrow, and I interviewed Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, and producer John Kurzweg about it for Stereogum.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 25 August 2017 18:14 (seven years ago) link
awesome
Creed performed at Cowboy Stadium in 2001, and to this day it is the funniest thing I have ever seen. You cannot medically prepare yourself for what happens 9 seconds into this clip pic.twitter.com/G30vCvnZ1t— CPAC Chopra (@steak_ham) November 18, 2018
― 🎶 in a world of pure exsanguination 🎶 (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 19 November 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
that is some gob bluth shit
― imago, Monday, 19 November 2018 17:05 (five years ago) link
I share this with friends every thanksgiving, I watched the full performance in 2001 and it remains the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.
― omar little, Monday, 19 November 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
thank you bg for giving me something to be thankful for this year
― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Monday, 19 November 2018 21:55 (five years ago) link
Cool, I'd been looking for the musical equivalent of drdoomcrying.jpg.
― My mother set great store by that microwave oven! (Old Lunch), Monday, 19 November 2018 22:39 (five years ago) link
stapp's fist-pump gesture after the angel's departure just kills me every time
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 19 November 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
the moment in its full glory (all praise to Him, of course) is here, at 1:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prLQhRYh_Ls
― Karl Malone, Monday, 19 November 2018 22:53 (five years ago) link
not to actually the tweet, but
that's not even the best part of that performance pic.twitter.com/1thBAYil5R— Zach Scott (@weinventyou) November 19, 2018
― Karl Malone, Monday, 19 November 2018 23:02 (five years ago) link
while it was unfolding live i couldn't believe what i was seeing. cheerleaders, a tot with a salvation army kettle, a gospel choir, a bunch of Ed Kowalczyks flying through the air on sashes, Scott Stapp #11 and his ill-prepared lip-syncing.
I doubt there's a pop culture time capsule that better explains the immediate post-9/11 era and atmosphere of the U.S.
― omar little, Monday, 19 November 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
Idgi... it’s just a dude doing aerial silks?
― rb (soda), Monday, 19 November 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
yeah, my partner and i were just talking about that. it is incredibly over-the-top nov 2001
― Karl Malone, Monday, 19 November 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
idg how this is any different from every other stupid superbowl halftime show
― Οὖτις, Monday, 19 November 2018 23:25 (five years ago) link
it's that, but up for six days on meth
― Saddo Wannabe (rip van wanko), Monday, 19 November 2018 23:34 (five years ago) link
xp Owl City is def way worse than Creed wtf
At least Creed is lulz
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 09:51 (five years ago) link
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/828/665/533.jpghttps://pre00.deviantart.net/19ae/th/pre/f/2010/139/2/a/can_you_take_me_higher_by_dark_amy_rose.png
― My mother set great store by that microwave oven! (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 November 2018 11:24 (five years ago) link