Creed ♥

in I Want... Music!
18 Mar 2010 | 8 Comments

And today, I direct your attention to less lifestyle-y/fashion-y/beauty conversation: and that is, to discuss the American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida, CREED!

Popular in the late 1990's and early 2000's, Creed created three multi-platinum albums and have sold 26 million records in the United States, as well as an estimated 25 million records worldwide (why thank-you, Wikipedia!), but holey moley do they regularly receive the verbal equivalent of a slaughtering from the music world. And my question is, WHY? And also, when it comes to Creed, where do you stand? Do you rate them, hate them or are currently scratching your head and thinking ''who the hell or what the hell is Creed, anyway?'' (If the latter absolutely represents you, my apologies! We will return to Frock & Roll's more regular programming shortly!)

Personally, I LOVE them, and have since I first heard snippets of their My Own Prison album in a commercial in New Zealand when I was approximately ten years old. (But their overly dramatic videos? Ouch. Don't get me started!)

I don't care if they're supposedly overtly religious (which appears to be a common theme in arguments as to why they're apparently the worst band in the world!); heck, I don't even care if they're singing about magical TOADS, for goodness sake! What I do care about is the fact that I think their lead vocalist, Scott Stapp, has a phenomenal voice and that on the whole, they're immensely talented. But I would love to hear your opinion! (It's okay to reveal that you have zilch of an idea of who they are or that actually, you completely agree that they're one of the world's worst bands! My boyfriend thinks that nails on a chalkboard coupled with the sound of 1,000 sledgehammers is a more pleasant listening experience than Creed, for example, but I still love him!)

My Favourite Creed Songs:

x What's This Life For?
x Pity For A Dime
x My Own Prison
x Higher
x Bullets
x With Arms Wide Open
x My Sacrifice

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xoxo

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Comments (8)

I think the lead singer of Creed isa bit of alright, only know their commercial songs, but like them as well.

18 Mar 2010, Tamara

I am going to get SLAYED by the metal breathren for saying this, but I love Creed. Deep voices and Drop D tuning (which is what makes their guitar sound so deep) really make me melt. I have seen them live - they were the first "real" concert I ever went to, and they were quite incredible. I know the lead singer cops a lot of flack for some of the things he's done, but eh, he's quite electric live - at least he way in 2002.

Nowadays, overtly Christian lyrics turn me off, but most Creed songs aren't that overt. So I still love 'em.

18 Mar 2010, Steff Metal, http://steffmetal.com

I know of Creed but I don't know their music unfortunately. I'll make an effort to listen to a song or two though :)

18 Mar 2010, Alex, http://stockingsneededmending.blogspot.com

Emily - Oh my GOD! That story is hilarious/horrific! I can't believe that I'd never even heard of it existing before! Thank-you so much for sharing it! It definitely altered my perceptions of Scott Stapp..

18 Mar 2010, x Corrine/Frock & Roll x, www.frockandrollonline.com

I don't mind Creed :) Actually, I probably don't know enough of their songs to form an opinion, but they seem harmless enough! I'm surprised that they're as hated as they are, that's for sure.

18 Mar 2010, Hannah

Honestly, the only thing I can think about when I hear anything about Creed is this story I read online years ago that made me dislike them more than I already did (With Arms Wide Open drives me bonkers):

http://tomluv.livejournal.com/13923.html

But, I totally won't judge your musical taste because I secretly don't mind a certain band that sounds sort-of like Creed that people like to bash on...Not telling who though!

: )

18 Mar 2010, Emily, emfry.wordpress.com

I hate Creed. Sorry.

18 Mar 2010, Belinda

Ehm, Creed, I don't like them but I don't dislike them. I'm neutral about them.

Never seen them live, not overly-crazy about his songs. I think that I just don't care about them.

I know some of their songs but I wouldn't go to see them live.

18 Mar 2010, Julie, http://juliettemaxwell.com

Creed ♥

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