re: Why does Creed have so many haters?

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It's because they, along with Nickleback, basically produced the exact same sound on every record. I was a fan of creed through their first two albums, but by the third album, it was sounding like the first album again. I don't remember which songs it was, but there are 2 creed songs that the music is almost identical. I'll do some research and see if I can find them

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and i think by the third not only was it a bit recycled, it simply wasnt as good. it didnt take a step up ever. while tremonti got better, i think stapp was falling enough to offset the gains as a band.

i saw them touring on that first album in a small club setting before they got huge and it was a really memorable, good show. saw them again once big, but before the meltdown and though less impressed musically, purely on an entertainment level still enjoyed it.

i wouldnt categorize myself as a huge creed fan but i think at their peak (musically, not commercially) they were better than many give credit for.

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jamming out to them in middle school

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and there you have it.

just like everything else played on mainstream-top 40 radio, it is cheesy, unoriginal, overproduced crap, made for teenagers and pre-teens that need their music spoon-fed to them.

When your music sounds the same you have a very low douchebag threshold.

You start being too much of a douche and your music is going to become a punch line.

I have to correct you there Spaulding. Creed never "marketed" themselves as a Christian rock band. That was strictly the press doing that. True, Scott Stapp is a Christian and he wrote lyrics that reflected his Christian beliefs and values, but the rest of the band didn't really share the same beliefs he did. He was the primary song-writer, so his beliefs were represented in the band's lyrics. If Creed had had another singer, they probably never would have been labeled a "Christian" band because of Scott Stapp's faith and lyrics.

As far as his addictions and behavior, Scott had a lot of personal demons that he struggled with, including a childhood that included his biological father abandoning him and his family, and then a step-father who routinely abused him in the name of religion. As far as the drugs go, a lot of that was due to the "rock docs" that would pump him up full of different kinds of medical drugs to get him over an illness or ailment so he could continue to perform and record. He did admit that he had an alcohol problem and attended rehab several times. He now seems to be over all of that.

I know all of this because I just read his biography, it was a really good book. So before you criticize the guy Spaulding, do some research first.

bro, creed is not worth bothering to write that much of a response for. go out and find some real music, creed is garbage.

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I know all of this because I just read his biography, it was a really good book. So before you criticize the guy Spaulding, do some research first.

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Hi Scott

LINK

This is the song that made me a Tremonti fan.

Pity for a Dime

this thread is very cringe worthy

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if they were truly garbage and sucked, do you think they would have sold millions of records and sell out all their shows?

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And i'm sure groups like One Direction have also. Majority of people have terrible taste in music.