Okay, I’ll probably get pitted for this one, but…
Why the hatin’ on Creed? I really liked their first two albums, and am more than willing to admit they could have done better on their third. Sure, they’ve been kind of thrust in everyone’s face, but isn’t that the fault of the record label?
Seriously, why does everyone hate them so much?
Eh. I don’t really hate them, but I can kinda understand the vitriol. Scott’s voice gets old in a hurry, and his penchant for posing like Christ on the cross in his videos appears a wee bit egomaniacal. They’ve got a reputation (deserved or otherwise) for being preachy Christians, which never sits right in the music world–esp. when they have been more or less crammed down our throats as their record label has done. Based solely on their music, I don’t think they’re any worse than a lot of what’s out there.
I still would’ve love to see Weiland take on Fred Durst. I love that Weiland challenged him to a charity boxing match, and Mr. Break Stuff wussed out saying he didn’t want to support violence. Ah, contradictions…
They are a 2nd or 3rd tier band getting 1st tier recognition by association with Christianity.
They sound like Pearl Jam letting one of their teenage fans write their songs.
Scott Stapp is a weenie.
When someone puts themselves on a pedestal, whether they cop to it or not, they are cruisin’ for a brusin’.
I don’t hate them.
I don’t like everything they do, but I do like a few of their songs.
I really don’t understand what works some people up into such a lather about them.
I think it boils down to Creed sucks. Not very substantive, I admit, but it pisses people off when sucky bands sell lots of records.
And Weiland did a much better version of Eddie Vedder 10 years ago than this Creed assclown has done in the past 5 years.
I dunno, but the singer’s voice gets rather old.
Wiseass: Because they suck.
They don’t suck any harder than most pop acts. If you want to get all upset about mediocre bands making big bucks, you’re going to be constantly pissed off for the rest of your life.
Yep. For the record, I hated Pearl Jam, too.
Oh, yeah, Creed sucks.
They were great for the first THOUSAND times, and in my area that was ohhh about two hours:D
Seriously, I find them blah. They lyrics aren’t especially thought provoking and in fact often sound to me contradictory. Scott Stapp is/ was good looking but good hell who wants to deal with that ego.
But mostly they are just blah…
Ack! My husband (the musician) will disown me…I meant to say Scott Stapp, Scott Stapp…no Weiland! Stone Temple Pilots are pretty cool and all.
D’oh. At least I got the first name right.
They’re like Pearl Jam without the charm. I love Pearl Jam, but Creed is like the bizarro world version of the band that has had everything I like inverted.
I know this is a common criticism of bands one does not like, but their songs also all sound alike to me. I used to hear them on the radio at the gym, and for months I thought I was always hearing the same song. It took a friend’s boyfriend (who actually liked Creed) to explain that it was actually two or three different songs.
Also, Scott Stapp’s singing style is intensely annoying and overly dramatic…I mean William Shatner level. When I was in college, my friends and I used to amuse each other for minutes on end by “singing like Creed” instead of speaking normally. “I think I’m…GOING to get some ICE CREAM NOW…maybeeeee sooooome CHOC-O-LATE or CHERRY SWIRL…”
Okay, maybe that one doesn’t come across in text, but we thought it was really funny.
Lamia, your quote:
*When I was in college, my friends and I used to amuse each other for minutes on end by “singing like Creed” instead of speaking normally. “I think I’m…GOING to get some ICE CREAM NOW…maybeeeee sooooome CHOC-O-LATE or CHERRY SWIRL…”
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Had me laughing out loud. I can hear that!
I can’t stand Creed because I think the lyrics are grating and preachy. The Jesus Pose is also quite disturbing.
I think Scott is dreamy. I hope he continues to wear wife beaters all.the.time. :rolleyes:
I’m just going to repost what I said in this thread on the matter, because it still applies:
Second rate Pearl Jam, ultra-bland glurge-spouting morons using lumbering alterna-rock riffs, packaged angst and paint-by-numbers spirituality as a shortcut to “deep and meaningful” lyrics.
In short, I hate them because not only does their music fail to have any interesting qualities about it, they’re so damn pious about it that it makes you feel like causing some random violence against them. You know how Homer hates Ned Flanders? Well, it’s like that, except that this Ned Flanders is Ned Flanders crossed with Otto Mann. Crossed with Milhouse Van Houten.
I’ve got nothing against christians, or christians making rock music, or even christians who want to write rock songs about their christianity. But when they write bad songs about their christianity, it jars. Most people can write bad songs and get away with it because their topics are bland and inoffensive. But if you’re going to get up on stage and start singing about something that’s really quite personal, such as religion or your abusive childhood, you’d better do it well, otherwise you’re just asking for the hatred of any rational music fan.
What i’m saying is, if I’ve really got to be witnessed at, I’d appreciate the witnesser to be entertaining about his witnessing.
Nick Cave - God is in the House: good.
Creed - Higher or whatever any of the stupid christian songs are called - bad.
U2 - I still haven’t found what I’m looking for: good
P.O.D. - Whatever their stupid Christian song is: bad.
And did I mention the Pearl Jam-lite? If I wanted to listen to Pearl Jam, and sometimes I do, I’ll listen to Pearl Jam. Why bother with Creed? It’s like drinking skim milk or decaf coffee or light beer. You end up unsatisfied and thinking what’s the bleeding point???
Not to mention that their videos suck. Stupid faux spirituality (I think I may have used that expression already in this rant) was better done by Live, who at least had some songwriting talents behind them. Scott Creedson couldn’t write a decent song if he… well he has no more success with songwriting than I do with coming up with appropriate similes at the moment.
And their sound is way too polished, and really, your question doesn’t make a lot of sense. It’s like asking “Why do some people hate it when someone close to them dies?” or “Why do some people hate it when they stick their hand into something cold and slimy and then it moves and it really just might be alive?”
Cuz these things, by definition, suck.
I actually kinda liked their first single…“My Own Prison”, wasn’t it?
After that, it seemed like they were getting really preachy, and trying to hard to emulate Pearl Jam.
That’s my main complaint against a lot of Christian music. It’s all about imitating what’s popular to win souls for Jesus rather than being musically innovative. I guess that makes sense, but I don’t like it.
I was gonna rip into the people who got Creed confused with STP, but they’ve repented already, so I’ll leave them alone.
As for the Christ pose, I saw an interview with them where they said they didn’t really care for that music video. He only did that pose because the producer made him.
Oh, goody, I’m not the only person who hates P.O.D.
I think they had a song out recently, though, that wasn’t that bad. It may have been on a movie soundtrack…
Exactly what bugs me about most “christian” music today. I’ve heard my little sister (who was into christian music a couple of years ago, but “that was SO 2 years ago”) tell me about whatever glurge-rock she was playing “it’s pretty good for Christian music, huh?” Like they get to tee off at the Ladies’ Tee, creativity-wise, because they’re God-boys. Fuck that.
Having said that, I enjoy bluegrass gospel and soul gospel, so not ALL christian music is shitty…
[Jay Sherman]They Stink![/Jay Sherman]
I like them.
I try not to get worked up over entertainers… if I got annoyed every time I was confronted with someone I don’t like, I’ll wind up dead at 25 from a heart attack.