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Date Posted: 06/ 7/04 5:31pm
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jesus h. christ
's message, "Re: Creed R.I.P." on 06/ 5/04 1:50pm
This news of the break-up has given us the proof that three crappy albums couldn't.....there is a fucking god!!! Of course, we have to excuse poor Mr. Stapp for his weeklong marijuana addiction...
>see! SEE! I told you motherfuckers they had nothing to
>do with me! Don't you EVER try to put the son of
>FUCKING GOD in the same group as those steroid-pumped
>tampon-suckers!
>
>and dad says to keep off the grass. you know what I'm
>talking about.
>
>
>
>>Why did I read this whole article?
>
>>
>>
>>>Rock Band Creed Breaks Up After 3 Albums
>>>
>>>17 minutes ago
>>>
>>>By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
>>>
>>>NEW YORK - The spiritually inclined band Creed, whose
>>>anthemic hits "Higher" and "With Arms Wide Open"
>>>helped them become one of the top-selling rock acts
>of
>>>the past decade, has called it quits.
>>>
>>>
>>>AP Photo
>>>
>>>
>>>Related Links
>>>• Creed web sites
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Three former Creed members immediately announced they
>>>were forming a new band — minus singer Scott Stapp
>>>(news) — but were quick to say it was not "just Creed
>>>with a different singer."
>>>
>>>
>>>Creed's three albums sold a combined 24 million
>copies
>>>in the United States. While many critics dismissed
>>>them as pale Pearl Jam imitators, Creed members used
>>>that as creative fuel and laughed all the way to the
>>>bank.
>>>
>>>
>>>Lyricist Stapp grew up with a strict religious
>>>upbringing and often explored those topics in song.
>At
>>>one point five of the first eight queries on the
>>>"frequently asked questions" section of the
>>>Florida-based band's Web site dealt with
>Christianity,
>>>including "Is Creed a Christian band?"
>>>
>>>
>>>The band always said no.
>>>
>>>
>>>Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti (news) were
>longtime
>>>friends and songwriting partners whose relationship
>>>soured in the past couple of years, as Tremonti
>>>explained in a recent interview with MTV.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>That caused tension in the band. "There was a lot
>more
>>>drama," drummer Scott Phillips (news) told The
>>>Associated Press on Friday. "It wasn't necessarily
>>>created by anyone in particular. It just stopped
>being
>>>fun."
>>>
>>>
>>>Stapp was not available for comment, said a spokesman
>>>for Wind-up Records.
>>>
>>>
>>>Creed took most of last year off, and reconvened in
>>>the winter to come up with new material. "The vibe
>>>just wasn't the same," Phillips said.
>>>
>>>
>>>Still, they weren't about to casually disband such a
>>>successful unit. The band had initially figured on
>>>taking a hiatus, but a side project was working out
>so
>>>well they decided not to turn back, Phillips said.
>>>
>>>
>>>The new band, Alter Bridge, features Tremonti,
>>>Phillips and former Creed bassist Brian Marshall.
>>>Singer-songwriter Myles Kennedy, formerly of the band
>>>Mayfield Four, was recruited as the fourth member.
>>>Their first album is due out in August.
>>>
>>>
>>>Phillips described the music as edgier than Creed,
>>>with the musicians given more space to show off their
>>>chops.
>>>
>>>
>>>"We don't want to make it seem like it's just Creed
>>>with a different singer," he said.
>>>
>>>
>>>Stapp's first solo recording will be on a soundtrack
>>>of music inspired by the film "The Passion of the
>>>Christ." He's working on a solo album with the
>>>Canadian band the Tea Party.
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