Creed (band)

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Creed was a Post-grunge group that became one of the biggest selling rock bands of the late '90s and early 2000s. While the original grunge groups were experimenting with new sounds at the time, Creed adapted grunge into a radio-friendly commercial style, selling millions of albums with it. This success did not gain them much critical acclaim however; Creed was slammed for their formulaic sound, and dogged with accusations by critics of being derivative of famed Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam, as some believe Creed lead singer Scott Stapp's vocals sound virtually identical to Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Notably they inspired a slew of copycats like Puddle of Mudd that embraced the commercial grunge sound.

Creed was dubbed a Christian rock band, though frontman Scott Stapp has disagreed with the label: "No, we are not a Christian band. A Christian band has an agenda to lead others to believe in their specific religious beliefs. We have no agenda!"

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History

Creed originally came together in Tallahassee, Florida in 1995 as Naked Toddler when Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, former high school friends, got together, and started writing songs. They soon added bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips, and changed their name to Creed on Marshall's suggestion.

They then found work at a live music bar, where they impressed the owner Jeff Hanson enough to let them play at one of his bigger stores. Hanson liked the band so much in fact that he convinced producer John Kurzwegg to produce the band. Their first album My Own Prison was independently released, and distributed to Florida radio stations. This drew the attention of several labels that agreed to see the band, only to pass. Dejected, Creed was playing a small gig when Diana Meltzer from Windup heard the group. She had heard their independent album, and after hearing them live, signed the band to her label. After a remix to make it more radio friendly, My Own Prison was re-released by Wind-Up Records across the country.

The album was a surprise success, reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Top 200, and spinning off several singles ("My Own Prison," "Torn," "What's This Life For," and "One") that topped the rock radio charts. Their second album, Human Clay was released in 1999 and debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at number one, based on the strength of its first single, "Higher," which spent several weeks on the top of the rock radio charts. It wasn't until early 2000 that the single crossed over onto pop radio going to the Top Ten on the Billboard pop chart, and Creed became a household name. Its follow-up, "With Arms Wide Open," was similarly massive on rock radio and arguably even bigger on pop radio that summer, hitting number one.

Meanwhile backlash against Creed was mounting, and they were becoming one of the most notorious bands in America. Marshall particularly enraged many when he criticized Pearl Jam on a radio station. He was soon kicked out of the band, and Brett Hestla (Virgos Merlot, Dark New Day) took over on their Human Clay tour, and subsequent tours. Around that time, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit verbally attacked Stapp at a festival where they were both performing.

In the fall of 2001, "My Sacrifice," the first single off of Creed's last album Weathered, was used as an inspirational song for an Undertaker promo for the WWE pay-per view SummerSlam, more famously as the backing for a Sting promo also. The song went on to be one of many inspirational songs to become huge in a post-9/11 America. They also had "Young Grow Old," a b-side to the 1999 release Human Clay, featured as the official theme song for WWE's Backlash pay-per-view event in April 2002. In early 2002, "Bullets" was released as a single, along with a costly, special effects-laden video. The song and video were possibly Creed's least successful since achieving mainstream success. However, Creed rebounded quickly, with one of the summer's biggest hits, "One Last Breath".

Stapp got into a car accident in April 2002. It seemed that their planned tour wasn't going to happen, but Stapp recovered in time to make up the last shows. "Don't Stop Dancing" was a minor hit for Creed in late 2002/early 2003.

Creed was sued in 2003 by four concert goers who claimed Scott Stapp "was so intoxicated and/or medicated that he was unable to sing the lyrics of a single Creed song" at a December 29, 2002 concert. The lawsuit was later dismissed.

On June 4, 2004, it was announced that Creed had broken up. Stapp has recorded a solo album, The Great Divide, collaborating with Roadrunner Records recording artist Goneblind, while the other band members (including former bassist Brian Marshall) have formed a new band, Alter Bridge, with Myles Kennedy.

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Scott Stapp vs. 311

On Thanksgiving Day, 2005, Martinez and Sexton of 311 were involved in a bar fight with Scott Stapp in Baltimore, Maryland. Martinez told MTV, "He was acting out of control, looking for attention and being loud and obnoxious. He walked up to the bar, took a shot of whiskey and then slammed the shot glass down on the bar, and it shattered everywhere."

"He said some disrespectful things towards my wife and I asked him what he said, and then Chad came over and said, 'Don't talk to her that way,' and Scott got up and Chad followed him. After a while he went back to the bar and was looking for attention. And then a few minutes later, he came back to the table where my wife was, sat down across from us and wanted attention, he started the fight, then the police arrived, escorted Scott to his room and then told him to get out of the hotel." Stapp disagreed with this account, claiming the opposite happened, where Martinez insulted Stapp's fiancee and then jumped him. [1]

A spokesperson for Stapp did not return MTV News' requests for comment on the altercation, and according to the Baltimore police department, no charges have been filed.

The melee left Martinez with a fractured knuckle on his right hand, which he fitted with a soft cast the following day. P-Nut reopened a surgery scar in the fight, though Martinez isn't exactly sure how that happened.[2]

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Band members

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Discography

  • My Own Prison, 1997 album #22 US, #78 AUS(6 million)
  • Human Clay, 1999 album #1 US, #29 UK, #2 AUS(11 milion)
    • "Higher", 1999 single #47 UK (2000 release), #64 UK, #16 AUS (2001 re-release), #7 US
    • "What If", 1999 single
    • "Are You Ready", 2000 single
    • "With Arms Wide Open", 2000 single #1 US, #13 UK, #4 AUS
  • Weathered, 2001 album #1 US, #48 UK, #3 AUS(6 million)
    • "My Sacrifice", 2001 single #4 US, #18 UK, #11 AUS (2002 release)
    • "Don't Stop Dancing", 2002 single #28 AUS
    • "Weathered", 2002 single
    • "Bullets", 2002 single #50 AUS
    • "One Last Breath", 2002 single #6 US, #47 UK, #14 AUS (double A-side with "Bullets" in the UK)
  • Greatest Hits, 2004 album #15 US
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See also

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External links

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