Posted on 06/04/2004 11:52:28 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Edited By Barry A. Jeckell. June 04, 2004, 9:25 AM ET
Creed Calls It Quits
The members of Creed have confirmed that they will split after almost a decade together. The announcement comes three months after Creed songwriter/singer Scott Stapp told Billboard that his bandmates would take a break.
In a statement issued today (June 4) and posted on the band's official Web site, Stapp says, "Creed was one of the most amazing journeys through music and friendship I am blessed to say I was a part of."
Creed's last studio album, "Weathered," debuted in December 2001 at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has more than 6.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. A spokesperson for the Wind-up Records act says the band's three albums have accrued worldwide sales to date in excess of 30 million units.
Going forward, Creed songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti will collaborate with the band's drummer Scott Phillips, original Creed bassist Brian Marshall and former Mayfield Four singer/songwriter Myles Kennedy on a new project called Alter Bridge. The band's debut album will be released Aug. 10 through Wind-Up.
"It's kind of sad to end a chapter of your life, but it's also exciting to be starting a new one," Tremonti says in the statement. "We'll always be proud of the music we made with Creed, but Alter Bridge gives me the opportunity to start over with a different perspective and a more evolved direction. This band begins and ends with the love of the music."
An Alter Bridge promotional acoustic tour of radio stations is planned for the summer. A worldwide tour will begin in late August or early September. The band has already established a Web presence at alterbridge.com.
As previously reported, Stapp will contribute material to a compilation of compositions inspired by the film "The Passion of the Christ." The set is due Aug. 31 via Wind-Up.
The singer will also continue to work with producer 7 Aurelius, best known for his work with such hip-hop heavyweights as Nelly and Ja Rule, on his solo debut. Canadian rock act the Tea Party has been tapped to work on the set. Stapp has also claimed his own Web space at scottstapp.com, which promises a full site is coming soon.
Finally, Wind-Up will release a Creed greatest hits compilation later this year.
-- Lars Brandle, London
No, he was IN the jailhouse for SMOKING rock.
By choice? ;)
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Your son would probably think it was the coolest thing in the world. Actually, Rush was the first concert I ever went to, Grace Under Pressure tour, Fastway opened, lol.
On another board I used to go to some girl made a comment about guys who listened to Rush and built models and I replied "hey, I used to build models while I listened to Rush!"
Not much of a choice for some of us, dude.
Did you choose your sex?
Bring back the Yardbirds!!!!!!!
Nope, but I sure wish I had a choice of freqency! *sigh* Too bad I have morals.
Not sure what European music/groups you mean exactly, but I hear you nonetheless.
The Euro music I like beats the American stuff pretty handily. Then again I've never been into most of that aging-hippie-60's-and-70's crap. :-)
I hear ya, buddy.
Is that John Kerry at the keyboards?
There's a whole bunch. Sure people know the Hip, but it's a shame more don't know Tea Party, 13 Engines, Chixdiggit or hHead.
OTOH, 54-40 is overrated. I saw Tea Party open for them once. Took about 3 songs into their set to decide to leave.
The Tea Party is a great band from my hometown of Windsor Ont. Maybe this album which actually have a decent song on it..
Dear God,
Thank you...
Great band. They'll be missed. They put on one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Clean,tight, professional........charisma out the wazoo.
Maybe they've got a good live show (never saw 'em) but the hits (not always representative I know) just bored me silly. Singer has 3-note range on those songs, the songs don't build, they sound like the parts have been recorded once and then cut-and-paste through the rest of the song (something often done to save time).
As for Rush, they've shown spasms of life with some moments on Signals, Power Windows, Grace Under Pressure, but they peaked with Moving Pictures and it's been downhill ever since.
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