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Creed
Torn
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It took a few years, but the Seattle sound migrated south. In 1997 Creed emerged from the sunny state of Florida wielding dark and dulcet postgrunge tones. Their 10-cut debut, My Own Prison, has became a surprising succe.
more »ss by filling a niche for needy teen gloom-rockers. Singer Scott Stapp has the soulful and rich Eddie Vedder inflections down pat, but despite Creed s slightly hackneyed approach, My Own Prison is full of strong, memorable, tuneful songs (and numerous solid singles) coupled with compelling and dark emotions. Titles such as Illusion, Unforgiven, What s This Life For, and Torn clearly peg Creed as dour introverts. But despite lyrics such as Their souls are lost / Because they could never find / What s this life for, Creed is musically tight and dynamic, drawing on melodies that are often moving and uplifting. in a depressing sort of way, of course. Katherine Turman