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Creed

Creed was a Grammy Award-winning rock band from Tallahassee, Florida that became a very successful mainstream rock band of the late 1990s and early 2000s. The band announced its break-up on June 4, 2004 after three multiplatinum albums.

History

Creed originally came together in Tallahassee, Florida in 1995 as Naked Toddler when Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, college friends, got together and started writing songs. They soon added bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. Brian Marshall came up with the band name "Creed", taken from the name of his former band, Mattox Creed.[citation needed]

They then found work at a live music bar, where they impressed owner Jeff Hanson enough to let them play at one of his bigger venues known as Floyd's Music Store on the Tennessee Street Strip in Tallahassee. Hanson liked the band so much that he convinced producer John Kurzweg to record the band.

My Own Prison

Their debut album My Own Prison was independently released and only cost them $6,000 to produce, and distributed to Florida radio stations. This drew the attention of several labels that agreed to see the band, only to pass. Rejected, Creed was playing a small gig when Diana Meltzer from Wind-Up Records 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. The band's hit song "My Own Prison" was also featured as a live performance on the charity album Live in the X Lounge.

Human Clay

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," also hit number one that fall.

Meanwhile, Brian Marshall particularly offended many fans when he criticized Pearl Jam on a Seattle radio station (KNDD). He was soon kicked out of the band, and Brett Hestla (Virgos Merlot, Dark New Day) took over on the Human Clay tour, and subsequent tours. Around that time, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit bad-mouthed Stapp at New York's Krock 92.3 "Dysfunctional Family Picnic Concert" where they were both performing. In response to this, Scott Stapp invited Fred Durst to an open boxing match which Durst declined.[1]

Weathered

In the fall of 2001, "My Sacrifice", the first single off of Creed's last album Weathered, was used in a series of promotional tribute videos made by World Wrestling Entertainment. They also had "Young Grow Old," a B-side to the 1999 release Human Clay, featured as the official theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment 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 was involved in a car accident in April 2002 and it had seemed that the tour that they had planned was not going to happen. However, Stapp recovered in time to appear in the last few shows. "Don't Stop Dancing" was a minor hit for Creed in late 2002/early 2003.

Demise and subsequent activities

On June 4, 2004, it was announced that Creed had broken up. Stapp began the process of recording a solo album, The Great Divide, collaborating with Roadrunner Records recording artist Goneblind, while the other band members (including former bassist Brian Marshall) formed a new band, Alter Bridge, with Myles Kennedy. Touring bassist Brett Hestla has since joined the band Dark New Day. On November 22nd, 2004 they released their Greatest Hits.

Since Creed's disbanding, many fans have been waiting for a reunion. The three members currently involved in Alter Bridge have stated that Creed is solely in their past, and will not reunite any time in the future. Stapp had at times left the door open to reunite with his former band members, yet his recent claims reflect only that Creed is in the past.

Controversies

Despite the band's continual dismissals of the label, Creed is sometimes labeled Christian rock due to the fact that earlier albums focus on questions of faith, Christianity, and eternity. The band was never signed to a Contemporary Christian music label, nor did it perform in Christian Music venues or get any widespread regular play on Christian Radio. However, the word creed itself (also the bands' namesake), denotes a popularly Christian theological concept, of absolute individual belief, usually monotheistic. Also, themes within their musical titles such as Human Clay, My Sacrifice and Arms Wide Open contain allusion to Christian theology.

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 in Chicago. The lawsuit was later dismissed and the concert goers who filed the suit were mocked in a Daily Show segment conducted by Rob Corddry.

Collaboration with World Wrestling Entertainment

For many years, Creed collaborated with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) by allowing many of their songs to be played for promotions (such as a song being the soundtrack for a pay per view). In 2001, when WWE began airing videos highlighting many different Wrestlers' careers as well as video highlights of the rigors of the road for wrestlers, a Creed song almost always was the background music; "My Sacrifice" being the most-used song. Even following the breakup of Creed, Scott Stapp and Alter Bridge have both contributed music to WWE.

Band members

Touring members

Discography

Albums

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My Own Prison
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 Human Clay
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 Weathered
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Greatest Hits

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock UK Singles Chart
1997 "My Own Prison" - #7 #2 - My Own Prison
1997 "What's This Life For" - #10 #1 (6 Weeks) - My Own Prison
1998 "Torn" - - #3 - My Own Prison
1999 "One" #70 #2 #2 - My Own Prison
December 28, 1999 "Higher" #7 #1 (3 Weeks) #1 (17 Weeks) #47 Human Clay
September 26, 2000 "With Arms Wide Open" #1 (1 Week) #2 #1 (4 Weeks) #13 Human Clay
2000 "What If" - #15 #3 - Human Clay
2000 "Are You Ready?" - #37 #4 - Human Clay
2001 "Riders On The Storm" - - #28 -
July 31, 2001 "Higher" (re-issue) - - - #64 Human Clay
December 11, 2001 "My Sacrifice" #4 #2 #1 (9 Weeks) #18 Weathered
April 23, 2002 "Bullets" - #27 #11 - Weathered
May 21, 2002 "Hide" - - - - Weathered
September 17, 2002 "One Last Breath" #6 #17 #5 - Weathered
October 22, 2002 "Don't Stop Dancing" - - - - Weathered
2002 "Weathered" - #30 #7 - Weathered

Billboard's Artist Chart History[1]

Milestones

Album sales

  • All three studio albums released went multi-platinum.
  • My Own Prison went 6x platinum in the US.
  • Human Clay went 11x platinum in the US.
  • Weathered went 6x platinum in the US.
  • The Greatest Hits went platinum in the US.
  • My Own Prison, Human Clay, and Weathered are on the list of the top 100 selling albums of all time in the US. [2]
  • Creed has sold 30 million albums in the US, making them one of the top selling artists ever in the US.

Records and accomplishments

Awards

  • Billboard 'Rock Artist of the Year' (1998)
  • Billboard 'Rock Artist of the Year' (1999)
  • Billboard 'Rock Artist of the Year' (2000)
  • Mawn Bawnd of All Time - Infinity A.D.
  • Grammy for Best Rock Song "With Arms Wide Open" (2001)
  • Radio Music Award for 'Rock Song of the Year' - "With Arms Wide Open" (2000)
  • Radio Music Award for 'Rock Group of the Year' (2000)
  • VH1 award – 'Welcome To The Big Time' (Best Newcomer) (2000)
  • VH1 award – '2 for 2' (2 hit albums in a row) (2000)
  • VH1 award – 'Group of the Year' (2000)
  • VH1 award – 'Song of the Year' – "Higher" (2000)
  • American Music award – 'Favorite Pop Album' (Human Clay) (2001)
  • American Music award – 'Favorite Alternative Artist' (2001)
  • American Music award – 'Favorite Alternative Artist' (2003)
  • American Music award – 'Favorite Pop/Rock band/Duo/Group' (2003)
  • People’s Choice award for 'Favorite Group' (2003)
  • Billboard Catalog 'Artist of the Year' (2001)
  • Billboard Catalog 'Album of the Year' (2001)
  • Billboard 'Rock Track of the Year'- "One" (1999)
  • Billboard 'Duo/Group of the Year' (2002)
  • Catalog 'Artist of the Year' (2002)
  • Catalog 'Album of the Year' (2002)
  • VH1 Award – 'Album of the Year' (2002)
  • NARM Awards – 'Best Selling Rock Records' – Human Clay album (2001)
  • NARM awards – 'Best Selling Chart-making Recordings – Human Clay (2001)

References

  1. ^ Rosen, Craig (2000-07-14). "Creed's Stapp To Limp Bizkit's Durst: Get In The Ring". Retrieved 2007-01-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


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