Creed

This Alternative-Rock band come together in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida USA, when vocalist Scott Stapp teamed-up with guitarist Mark Tremonti; the pair began writing songs and playing music with bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips.

The foursome's debut, "My Own Prison", which arrived in early summer of 1997 on Wind-up Records, cracked The Billboard Top 200 Albums chart within a few months and eventually peaked at #22; it contained four Mainstream Rock top 3 hit singles including the #1 "What's This Life For", the title-track, "Torn" and "One".
Their second effort, "Human Clay", was released two years later; the record shot to #1 on The Billboard Top 200 Albums chart highlighted by their masterpiece, "Higher", the single enjoyed a 17 week run at #1 on The Modern Rock chart and reached the #7 slot on The Billboard Hot 100, the second single, "With Arms Wide Open", hit #1 on both Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts; two more singles followed: the Mainstream Rock top 5 hits "Are You Ready?" and "What If". The album went on to sell over ten million copies.
In June of 2000, Marshall blasted Pearl Jam in a radio interview and was quickly and publicly reprimanded by Stapp on the band's official WebSite, the bassist left Creed before the end of the summer term.
In late 2001, the group returned as a three-piece, with "Weathered" which immediately peaked at #1 in U.S. Top 200 Albums chart, its first single, "My Sacrifice", topped The Mainstream Rock chart and reached the #4 position on The Billboard Hot 100; the follow-up single "One Last Breath" hit the top 10 on both Billboard's Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock charts; the title-track was another smash single and weighed in at #7 on the Active Rock chart.

When Creed took a break, Mark Tremonti and Scott Phillips started to jam together again in 2003 and the following year, reunited with Brian Marshall formed Alter Bridge.

After nearly a decade together and over 30 million albums sold worldwide the members of Creed announced the break-up of the band in mid-2004.

In November 2005, Scott Stapp released his first solo album.
Album List :
My Own Prison
(1997)
1. Torn
2. Ode
3. My Own Prison
4. Pity For A Dime
5. In America
6. Illusion
7. Unforgiven
8. Sister
9. What's This Life For
10. One
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Weathered
(2001)
1. Bullets
2. Freedom Fighter
3. Who's Got My Back?
4. Signs
5. One Last Breath
6. My Sacrifice
7. Stand Here With Me
8. Weathered
9. Hide
10. Don't Stop Dancing
11. Lullaby
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Puddle Of Mudd

Formed in 1993 in Kansas City, Missouri USA, the Alternative-Rock band Puddle Of Mudd was initially a fluid collective centered around lead singer+guitarist Wesley Reid Scantlin.

A year later the band released their first album, the hard-to-find "Stuck"; during the second half of the '90s a revamped line-up, Paul James Phillips on guitar, Douglas John Ardito who replaced former bassist Troy McCoy and drummer Greg David Upchurch, started recording new material and in 1999 released the second independent album entitled "Abrasive".
But the big break came when Scantlin and Fred Durst negotiated a recording contract with the Limp Bizkit frontman's own Flawless label. The year 2001 saw the release of Puddle Of Mudd breakthrough full-length disc, "Come Clean"; this album exploded like a bomb crashing into the top 10 of The Billboard Top 200 chart, the record spawned numerous monster hit singles, "Blurry" became the most played track on Modern Rock radio for 2002 and catapulted itself into top 5 of The Billboard Hot 100; "Control", "Drift And Die" and "She Hates Me" all grazed the top of The Mainstream Rock chart and also climbed into the top 3 of The Modern Rock Tracks. Touring throughout the summer promoting the album's release would see the band sharing stages with such Nu-Metal acts as Staind, Cold, Godsmack and Deftons.
Puddle Of Mudd returned two years later, in November 2003, with "Life On Display" which hit #20 on The Billboard 200 Albums chart and was certified gold, it never received the widespread acclaim of the triple-platinum "Come Clean"; however it included "Away From Me" which rose to #1 on The Mainstream Rock Tracks and to #5 on The Modern Rock chart; the second single, "Heel Over Head" rocketed into the top 10 on the same charts and the final single, "Spin You Around", climbed into the top 20 of the Billboard's Active Rock list.

Two years later drummer Greg Upchurch left to join 3 Doors Down and Phillips left after unsuccessfully trying to take the band's music in a much heavier direction; Ryan Yerdon replaced Upchurch and Christian Stone took over the vacant guitar spot. In October 2007, Puddle Of Mudd resurfaced with "Famous" reaching the #27 on The Billboard 200 Albums list. The opening title-track was selected as the first single off the CD, it peaked at #2 on The Hot Mainstream Rock chart but it was "Psycho" that earned the band yet another Modern and Mainstream #1 hit single.
Album List :
Come Clean
(2001)
1. Control
2. Drift And Die
3. Out Of My Head
4. Nobody Told Me
5. Blurry
6. She Hates Me
7. Bring Me Down
8. Never Change
9. Basement
10. Said
11. Piss It All Away
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Famous
(2007)
1. Famous
2. Livin' On Borrowed Time
3. It Was Faith
4. Psycho
5. We Don't Have To Look Back Now
6. Moonshine
7. Thinking About You
8. Merry-Go-Round
9. I'm So Sure
10. Radiate
11. If I Could Love You
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